so i was having a great race - 3rd to 4th in my AG going back and forth through the 2nd lap of run and then (this has never happened before in a race) i could not breathe towards the end of the 2nd lap. the last couple days prior to IM my chest had been somewhat tight but i really didn't pay attention to it as i wasn't having trouble breathing but i could tell something was brewing. had to ride through black smoke from a large fire during bike and i think that and previous tightness and event gave me flare. so i took about 1000 hits of albuterol (using a holding chamber) but each would only last about 5 minutes and i was back to no oxygen. so i walked and watched one lady after another pass by me.
any ideas of what i could have done differently? a hit of the albuterol only gave me about *maybe* a minute (but likely less) of being able to slowly jog but i kept trying and then gave up and walked. chest is still really tight this am.
so basically is there anything i could have done differently to get a better result?
tia!
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any ideas of what i could have done differently? a hit of the albuterol only gave me about *maybe* a minute (but likely less) of being able to slowly jog but i kept trying and then gave up and walked. chest is still really tight this am.
so basically is there anything i could have done differently to get a better result?
tia!
http://harvestmoon6.blogspot.com
https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/katasmit