WMan -
Might want to try a steroid inhaler used for asthma. I've had the same problem occasionally and that seems to work. Get better.
WMan -
Might want to try a steroid inhaler used for asthma. I've had the same problem occasionally and that seems to work. Get better.
Thanks for the good wishes, folks. It could well be EIA (exercise-induced asthma). I've suspected this might have been going on to a degree for years. I haven't raced seriously since 1996 (until this year if you can call three races this fall serious), so I'd stopped paying attention to any minor niggles when I was out jogging. It certainly was more noticeable at this race than what I had recollected in the past.
Looks like we would not enjoy a week of post-nationals training in Spokane. See below.
Spokane shut down by snowstorm
The winter storm that has paralyzed Spokane set a record for the amount of snow dumped in a 24- hour period, the National Weather Service...
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
The Associated Press
SPOKANE — The winter storm that has paralyzed Spokane set a record for the amount of snow dumped in a 24- hour period, the National Weather Service said Thursday.
The weather service recorded 17 inches of snow at Spokane International Airport in the 24 hours that ended at 4 a.m., 4 inches more than the record of 13 inches set in 1984. Records have been kept since 1881.
More than 3 inches of additional snow had fallen on the city since 4 a.m., the weather service said, driving the total to more than 20 inches.
"We've deployed all of our snow removal equipment and are calling in more from the private sector to efficiently and effectively open our streets," Mayor Mary Verner said. "This is our priority.
"The city of Spokane is the heart of this region, and we will get the community moving."
Heavy snow was falling across much of Washington and especially in the northeastern part of the state, a region that last year endured one of the snowiest winters in its history.
Spokane police on Thursday urged people to stay home because most roads were impassable.
Spokane schools were closed, as were most government offices. The Spokane Transit Authority grounded most of its buses, and garbage pickup was suspended.
Spokane International Airport remained open, but snowfall was so heavy that planes were not departing because runways could not be plowed fast enough and loading and de-icing planes was hampered, spokesman Todd Woodard said.
Gonzaga University canceled classes. But the 8th-ranked Gonzaga basketball team will be in action Thursday evening. Their opponent, Texas Southern, managed to get into town Wednesday.
State Route 272 from Colfax to the Idaho state line was closed.
Spokane officials were hiring private contractors to help clear 967 miles of streets.
The city has declared a "Condition Red" snow emergency, meaning crews will work 24 hours a day, seven days a week until they complete a full city plow.
Police said there have been so many collisions they are not responding to accidents unless there are injuries.
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
Here in North Idaho we got well over 30 inches in 20-something hours. I headed out to run in the afternoon and was stopped by a television crew. Never saw the newscast, but I'm told there were several references during the storm coverage to "the crazy runner."
It was snowing and blowing pretty large. But really, after our experience at Club Nationals, the rest of the winter is going to be cake.
Mike Scott's Spokane Photos: