Yep, over here! *waves hand*

I feel for you, it's pretty scary to go through that when you're out on your own. Glad you're ok now.

I'm not sure if you need to give yourself any particular recuperation time physically but in my experience, the anxiety caused by worrying you'll have another is almost capable of bringing one on, so take the time you feel you need, make your next run a short, easy paced one and make sure you have your inhaler, phone and ID with medical info.

I find that when I'm running, I naturally want to push myself but I also need to keep an awareness of how I'm feeling so that I can slow down and catch my breath or take my inhaler preventatively before it gets worse.

I hope you get your confidence back soon.

Yes, I am asthmatic, too. (We have a "Losing Weight with Asthma" group here on mfp if you want to join, I'm a member.) Be careful on returning to running too soon after an attack. Really it depends on how you feel, peak flow readings, pollen counts, etc. You need to determine what your triggers are and keep track of them. For example, for me, pollen/mold counts affect me a lot so I have to be more careful when they are in the moderate to high range. Another idea: Try alternating run/walk/run/walk to give you a chance to rest your lungs (and your legs)-learned it from Jeff Galloway, the marathoner/author. Hang in there, asthma seems to be cyclical for many of us but with proper help from doctors, medication, and treatment (including meticulous tracking of your symptoms and triggers), you can keep on running-but take breaks (rest days, walk breaks, etc.) when you need to do so. Good luck.