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[Clean39T]

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[el cheapo]

Back in World War II my father got dust pneumonia when he was stationed in Tonopah Nevada flying B-24's. Doesn't sound like an enjoyable experience. Get well soon.

[Richard]

Sounds like something I got when I raced in NYS during a period of forest fires a couple of hundred mile away. Was like exercise induced asthma. Couple of days of using asthma inhalers got rid of it. See if you can get hold of one.

[HenryA]

Think about resting. And then do it.

[John H.]

My guess is that it is a combo of extreme effort, dust (even if you didn't feel it) and low humidity (it is Bend, correct?)
Also could be dehydration if you didn't pay attention to hydration from the moment you got to Bend.
Hydrate well before tomorrow- Don't forget electrolytes. That said, don't gulp or guzzle. Too much is as bad as too little.

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Raced an ITT on gravel yesterday evening. 16-min all-out effort at altitude in Bend. I went deep into the oxygen-debt cave. It took me a while to stop coughing afterwards and catch my breath. It wasn't exceptionally dusty - no packs of riders churning it up, but my legs and bike we're covered at the end.

I spent the rest of the night coughing and wheezing a bit, with that exhale rattle at the end.

I've had pneumonia in the past and it trucked me, so I'm sketched out a bit.

Is that rattle and deep cough urge just part of trying to clean the lungs back out?

No fever or anything, other pain, etc.

Anybody else had this experience? Just part of the #groad experience?

Headed out for 70mi of gravel today and the same tomorrow. Guess I'll see if this gets worse.

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[Clean39T]

Got the ride done today - and it was an adventure for sure - story to come elsewhere, but the lungs are not feeling great by any means and gave me some trouble on the ride even though I tried to avoid eating the dust as much as I could. I've got that weak and raspy sensation I remember from when the pnuemonia started in on me a few years ago after a particularly nasty cold/wet trail night half-mar.. Knocked me out for a few weeks that time. Hopefully it's just the dust/humidity and not that. Leaning toward taking a DNS tomorrow just to be careful..

Thanks for the insights though all - can always count on the wisdom of the crowd here

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[beeatnik]

No te mueras!

[Spdntrxi]

I did a similar TT about a month ago... I'm 80-85% right now. I had walking pneumonia..

[Kirk007]

your also at altitude compared to Portland. Sounds like you irritated your lungs and have some inflammation, dust certainly could have contributed to it. An inhalers not a bad idea but probably would need to go to Dr and get prescription.

[Andy sti]

Today was so dusty, Dan. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s getting to you. I think you need to do our local cross races to acclimatize

[Clean39T]

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[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by Andy sti

Today was so dusty, Dan. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s getting to you. I think you need to do our local cross races to acclimatize

Alpenrose in August was enough for me - a cloud hung over the course for hours - can't imagine how bad it is in Bend late Summer.. I'll take my cyclocross the way Lord Hinault intended it - cold, wet, and muddy...





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[gasman]

Do you have any history of asthma ? Ever ?

Because this sounds like the dust did stir up/cause some asthma to me.

Go see a doc and consider getting tested with spirometry. My asthma is kicked up by pollens, dust or hard exercise. Wish I had been diagnosed before age 35.

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by gasman

Do you have any history of asthma ? Ever ?



Because this sounds like the dust did stir up/cause some asthma to me.



Go see a doc and consider getting tested with spirometry. My asthma is kicked up by pollens, dust or hard exercise. Wish I had been diagnosed before age 35.

It's possible. Thinking about it now, this has only been an issue since I got that bout of pnuemonia...or at least I feel more sensitive since then. Of course, I'm also turning 40 in two months, so there's that.

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[bigbill]

I did a 72 mile gravel race last summer that started in the afternoon and went into the night. It was hot and humid and I was head to toe caked in dust, blowing dirt snot, and hacking up dust. I coughed and spit all the way home and felt like crap the next day. Didn't die.