Quote Originally Posted by RoadRaven View Post
There is also something called "Pursuiter's Cough" and I am not 100% sure, but I think it is different from "Exercise-induced Asthma".

I typically get Pursuiters Cough after a time trial event. Sometimes I will get it after a very hard road race. I don't get it after training rides.

In a timetrial you are breathing so hard and heavy, it is almost as if the dryness of your throat combined with the heavy breathing "sand-papers" the back of your throat. Consequently, I often have a dry (occasional) cough which can last a couple of hours, or sometimes a couple of days.

When I don't cough, I take it as a sign that I didn't push myself hard enough!
I'm with Raven. Inevitably after a TT or really hard workout, I will have what I call "biker's cough". Feels kind of like I smoked 2 packs, and sounds about as bad. It doesn't last, and I take it as a sign that I've pushed myself to my limits.

Oh - and I think this has to do with HOW you breathe. When I do these workouts, most of my breathing is through my mouth vs. my nose, and I think that dries the throat, and has a more immediate impact on the lungs (my multiple years of medical training says so anyway ).

SheFly

p.s.
In case you missed the sarcasm, I am NOT a doctor, nor have I ever played one on TV