I saw my doc today about my knee and asked about my breathing problems. It hasn't gone away and I figured I'd be in good enough shape by now to not feel like I'm dying.

He gave me a script for an inhaler to see how it worked and I took it for a test ride. The difference is unbelievable. I made it 6 miles without dying for air the entire time. The couple of times I had to stop to catch my breath took a few seconds and I was on my way again. No nausea, dizziness or feeling like if I stop I'll never get going again. I even made it with the cross winds and semi trucks. I was able to drink water normally and that made a huge difference.

This was the best ride ever. I don't think I was faster but I was able to concentrate on having fun and decided to work on cadence and relaxing.

I knew I didn't have enough energy to make it more than 6 miles and it was a test run to see if the inhaler even worked.

Wish I had done this last summer. Get checked out if you are having breathing problems. I'm hoping this will help me to enjoy this summer so much more.