Asthmatic runners

I use a loose fitting balaclava for any temperatures below -5 C. It covers my mouth and when required I can pull it up over my nose too. The problem is, my window goggles fog up. So it's a bit of a trade-off. 

I don’t know about anyone else but I know the difference between the burn from fatigue and fighting against a tight chest so I know when to push and when to back off, I think it’s something you need to find out for y...

I tend to carry mine with me, it’s not exactly an hard to carry, plus my asthma is very brittle, I can be fine for months and with the drop of a hat it will be incontrollable so I personally carry my inhaler everywhe...

This is why you should always carry your inhaler with you in this weather

There have been a few occasions where I had to bring my inhaler w/me (summer in Ohio) but  I run trails and keep my inhaler in my Jeep at all times b/c I never know when I might need it. I do 'hit it' on my way to th...

My doctor has told me that it's actually most effective to take it 15 minutes into a run. So if I'm feeling that I might need it, I bring it.

I always carry my inhaler with me when i exercise as sometimes i have an attack without noticing it coming on. I also never train alone because of my asthma. Mine is usually worse when the air is cold

Yeah definitely!  If only we could always have clean air!!  Trying to force a breath durin a jog makes me even more tired too:-\

Mines mostly exercise induced, running on bad air quality days sucks!

Thanks for all your advice!  Yeah here in Beaumont, it's very industrial so there's so much exhaust, smog, and pollution..very hard to breathe.  I definitely understand about the time of the year too..and the amount...

Yes! I was just talking to a runner friend about this today. We live in the valley so it's like a giant soup bowl with the mountains around us. Everything gets trapped down here and when it's foggy its even harder to...

Do you guys run with your inhaler in hand?  I used to do that a lot more, but then my breathing got better and just recently it's been acting up again.  It seems like the inhaler sometimes doesn't do much.  Or if I use it on a run, it's almost lik...

I have asthma triggered by my cat allergy.  I created the 100+Project to help raise money for the St Louis chapter of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.  I take on all kinds of endurance challenges to show that people with asthma and al...

I know what you mean about the nose!  Very annoying!   I've found now that if I take my inhaler before I go out, it tends to keep the asthma under control-and luckily my nose dries up in the cold afer the first 5 ...

Hey all,

Having asthma for the past 10 years and beginning trail running 4 years ago what kind of strategies do you use to 'control' your asthma when running? I will say that where Iive that the seasonal pollen is pretty much a sure thing to irri...

Hi everyone! My asthma is at its worst at the moment. If I do a slow trot I can manage about 15 minute before my symptoms develop if I go any faster I manage about 5. I train quite a lot and also teach taekwondo but I cant join in with fear of hav...

Hi all, I developed mild 'asthma-like symptoms' after living in South Korea for a few years. Apparently it has to do with 'yellow dust' (pollution mixed with pollen) that floats down from China in the summer.

As per running, I make sure to keep m...

Hey everyone!!! I have exercise-induced asthma, cold exacerbated asthma, and mold allergies. All will set me off, especially the mold now that we are living on the east coast. It just does not get cold enough to kill the dead foliage on the gro...

Hi all. I'm down to about one or two ventolin inhalors a year now but was more like one a month when I was younger (along with steroid inhalors and other various drugs - what ever happened to 'Intal' which used to have Alan Pascoe the 400m hurdles...

I agree w/ Dana. I used to run in the cross country club in middle school (way back in the day) and Eric's cadence breathing tip was the ONLY thing that got me through. My exercise induced asthma never seemed severe...

I have exercise-induced asthma. I always use my inhaler before I run & stuff it in my sports bra just in case I need it again. Usually I don't need it again unless I run over 7-8 miles. Ask your doctor about it, he sh...

Dana's got it spot on. Slowly does it. Short distances at a comfortable pace I'd say.  Plus, walk when you need too.  Over time, walking becomes less, distances increase, enjoyment gets better and then, times get qui...

Great answer Dana.  You might want to try cadence breathing techniques also....like every two steps breathe in, every two steps breathe out...etc... You could also do it to music.  Hope this helps! Good Luck!

Start running for short periods of time. Kind of like interval training. So go to a track and run the straight always and walk the curves. Do this for a week to give you lungs and idea of what's to come. If your asthm...