Missoula Marathon RR
On Sunday, I ran the Missoula Marathon, my 48th marathon and one more state on the quest. It was a hot day for marathoning and I had some issues with my asthma and elevation, but it was done and not too slow at that. Ever since Martha's Vineyard in May, I've been having asthma issues again. Been using the long-term asthma inhaler, which I had dropped for close to two years. With that, comes some side effects, so I wasn't happy. On top of that, the week before the marathon my breathing issues were so bad that I had to start on prednisone. I sure loved the extra 10lbs I gained before the race, says no one ever. But at least I could breathe better...or so I thought. We arrived in Bozeman, Montana on Friday late afternoon, and as soon as we went to the rental car, I started having breathing issues. I didn't even think the elevation in Montana would be too bad so I wasn't even prepared or expecting this. Bozeman has around 5400ft elevation, so would think