Does anyone else have this wierd problem?

[PaulRotheram]

I used to always have this problem when i raced, i found that a good pair of shades with a slight tint, or darker for when sunny for outside works best, and also to open my mouth slightly to breathe more and to try get it in my head to blink.

I remember my run after i put in an 11th in round at southport national was coming around the top 5 in round, my eyes were streaming with water then couldnt see anything for half a lap and ended up 11th.. if only, haha.

[woOdy]

Clear rap around glasses like Oakley's or something like that. I suffer without them but not with them.

[telboy]

I started with this problem last year...and still get it a bit.
I'm ok for about 3 and a half mins, then the tears start.

Turned out to be something called 'dry eye syndrome'. Quite common according to my optician. its when your eye lids don't produce enough natural tears due to the pores being blocked. So you eyes are being scratched by dry eyelids, so when your eye does eventually get the tears through, its like a water fall.
I now have some eye drops for racing, and have to clean the edges of the eyelids with a 3pt water 1pt baby shampoo every now and then. Also a 'hot compress' helps too. This is where you soak a flannel with hot water (as hot as you can bear without it burning) and press it against your eye for 10mins every day for a week. This softens the waxy content in your pores and helps the tears get through.

I think mine is down to the paint dust blocking the pores in mine, but not sure what everyone elses is.

[MRD]

I wear contacts and if I dont blink for a while during a race my eyes dry up and vision goes to pot. It takes a load of blinking to get rid of the blurryness. Ive just started on some new top bannana lenses so I hope it helps.

[bodgit]

If none of the above works get a good mate to kick you in the nackers always brings tears to my eyes and at no cost either