So my first Olympic distance race is this Sunday (for those that don’t know it’s a 1500m swim, 40k bike and 10k run).  I’m very excited and really looking forward to it – swim, bike and run are all feeling in tip top form and the week has been a week of PB’s in all so far.  Soooo…..the main thing now is a question of can I contain my asthma – oh, and that on race day it all comes together as planned – never a guarantee obviously!

So, on the asthma front, I had a check up with my doctor last week which included a serious “chat” about asthma, that this is serious and I need to look after things…..point noted   The strategy we devised goes along the following lines:

1. Take your inhaler before the race (yep, got that one after my last experience)

2. Have your inhaler with your during the race (swim excepted obviously) in case you need it (ditto, got that one after the last race!)

3. Take it as soon as signs of an attack start to show, don’t wait til you can’t breath at all

4. If all else fails, shout for your doctor as he’s in the race too!  Not often that’ll be an option but it will be this weekend.  I did promise I’d only use that one if REALLY necessary!

Our friends, Keith and Linda, will be coming to stay Friday night, then we all head over to the race together Saturday afternoon ready for an early start on Sunday.  Keith is also racing, as are most of Fernie (!) so should be a good day for spectators too, with lots of familiar faces running by.

Will let you know how it goes – either Sunday or Monday depending on how chipper I’m feeling