Asthma doesn't preclude success, as gold medal winning runner Liz McColgan explains in this video. We also look at why this condition is so common in Olympic teams and how it is diagnosed and treated in athletes.
its not sufficient to simply think there is only either activity induced and 'normal' asthma. there is diff levels of AIA which gives some the ability to run for an hour straight and others will have to stop after 5-10 min. treated or nontreated.....
after long runs (6-9miles) I get coughing fits as soon as I stop running and if I resume running I get a slight tightness in my chest but I do not cough and I don't feel tired. the coughing can last for ~ 40mins ... I swim 6 days a week for the last 8 years and after 100 yrds out of 3,000 I feel like I'm struggling to breath and often see little floating pixels while resting on the side of the pool by the time I done? ... I'm a former competitive swimmer ... I can swim 50 yards underwater without black out so I know I have strong lungs. I'm in my early 20s if that helps ... I cant go to a doctor since I can lose my job if I have asthma and its documented
I love running any sports I have asthma people used to bully me coz of it I don't ever take it I don't carry it around when I'm running my face gets really cold and my chest gets really tight I wish I could take my inhaler I just don't want to coz I feel like people will worry coz I'm taking it k want to do GCSEs pe but my pe teacher thinks I shouldn't coz of my asthma when I was in yr 8 we were doin cross country I did 3 laps and in yr 8 6 and I was like wow asthma sucks I h8 it so much I want to get rid of it soo I can do GCSEs pe
