Hi I'm new and I have asthma (Read 761 times)

I also have asthma and treat the same way as you. I am fine as long as I stay away from a farm. No problems for me. You seem to have asthma in control. Progress slowly, building miles at comfortable pace. Take your time and build. You will be fine.

I had exercised-induced asthma in high school and college, and I found that taking a puff on my inhaler before I exercised always did the trick. Not sure how, but I outgrew it. Maybe developing a beer gut strengthened my resistance.

Yep, Asthmatic here. Most of the time all is well. Singulair and a pre-run inhaler help. I notice issues breathing when there is a ton of pollen in the air (like spring), or a sinus infetion is lingering. On these days I run slower, and try to breath through my nose as much as possible. Come to think of it, the more Antihistamine/allergy meds I take the more water I need to consume to avoid cramping. Good luck-

I have exercise-induced asthma. I usually do OK during my easy runs, but find I need to use my albuterol inhaler before races/hard workouts, when my allergies get bad, or if it's too hot & humid out. If I don't, my lungs will feel like they're on fire, I'll struggle to keep my breathing under control, and I'll usually cough up a lung afterwards.

I could have written this. After races and speedwork I will often spend hours coughing and hacking. Yick.

If it wasn't for my hacking in my 5K yesterday I would have passed at finish line the female who I usually beat. She heard me coughing all race and on my final kick and had a bit extra to hold me off. It certainly didn't hurt her to have the crowd yelling, "come on, he's coming, he's getting closer"! Hey, if they only knew I had asthma.

There have been so many times when I KNEW that the thing holding me back is my lungs. Drives me nuts when I can train more and smarter than others and they still kick my butt in races. Even with an awesome set of lungs I'd never be elite material, but if I had even average lung function I think I could probably knock a minute or two off of my pace with all other things being equal.

I have asthma as well!! My asthma is triggered off when I exercise. I become short of breath & wheeze considerably. However, I have tried singulair and increasing my steroid inhaler dose (with the Doctors recommendation), but these have made very little difference. I currently use Flixotide as a preventer and Salbutamol as a reliever (which I almost never use unless I exercise). I would recommend to ensure that you remain on your preventer medication (as your doctor has prescribed) as this will prevent very bad attacks from happening. I too use salbutamol as a 'preventative' measure for my asthma just before I start running to open up my airways and prevent any allergens from triggering my airway spasm (things like cold, pollen & pollution seem to make it worse for me). Although salbutamol works quite quickly, the full benefit is obtained within about 15 minutes, and deteriorates thereafter. When I run I also take my inhaler with me, just in case it stops working. This is especially important with longer runs. Also, try to avoid the trigger allergens. I avoid running in extremely cold conditions, and will run inside on a treadmill instead. Additionally, try and control your breathing and keep it regular, although as a beginner I am finding it rather hard to do. My final comment would be, if you are a smoker --- stop smoking. Smoking will only make your asthma (and health!) worse.