I don't race or anything, but I think I can ride pretty fast and am pretty competitive, so I thought I would give some interval work a try today, just to prove how tough I am.

I did 2" on as hard as I could maintain, 2" rest 6x with a 5" rest in the middle and I felt like falling over and puking at the end. The last one hurt a lot more than the first one, but I think my power was way less. I also timed it poorly, so I ended up 10 miles away from home when I finished. I don't see myself doing it again without some new found motivation. Racers must be crazy or really masochistic.

Oh, and just to give some purpose to this post. I am wondering if I might have exercise induced asthma. For about an hour afterwards, if I tried to take a deep breath, I would get this feeling deep in the back of my throat and cough for a bit. I didn't have any trouble breathing normally. Just deep breaths would make me cough. This only ever happens after hard exercise. Anybody know?