Hi there, Mariliyn.
I also have asthma, which only rears its ugly head when I'm running and never at any other time. I only developed it about a year and a half ago when I was running in Reading on a dark winter's night in the cold and got lost! My half hour run from the hotel turned into an hour and a half in the freezing cold and I went down with a bad cold and chest infection which turned into asthma. I never even knew it was asthma for about two months, I just thought it was a lingering chest infection until a friend saw the effects in the gym one day and he knew it was asthma because he is also a sufferer. It would kick in after about two miles and I would get a stitch, become breathless and start wheezing terribly and it forced me to stop one day which is something I would never do normally. I went to my doc and he gave me an inhaler, advising me to take a few blasts just before I run, which I did - and I ran like a panther! haha, it was like getting my legs back! It doesn't affect my running now because I always use the inhaler before I run and I have no symptoms at all. I'm not sure whether the condition ever improves but I daren't run without using my inhaler first these days. Unless your asthma is chronic I think you will be alright, but maybe you should ask the doc anyways. Good luck with your running too - I'm also doing a 10K this year, let us know how you're getting on. And keep coming to the forum - it's a great place for morale and support
