Welcome · Orientation · Direction
Not sure where to go? You're in the right place. Tell us which of these sounds most like you — and we'll point you straight to what matters.
Or I'm still trying to make sense of what bronchiectasis actually means.
Start with the What is BX? page. It's written in plain language — no jargon, no assumptions — and covers everything from how the disease works to what daily management looks like. Then come back here.
Go to What is BX? →I have a diagnosis and I want to know what's possible — and how to do it.
The Engine Room is your first stop — that's where the training logs, session data, and race reports live. The Lifestyle Hub has the daily management framework. The Lab has the science behind why exercise is one of the best things you can do for BX.
Go to the Engine Room →A partner, parent, friend, or carer trying to understand what their person is living with.
The About page explains the thinking behind this site and the personal story behind it. What is BX? will give you the clinical picture without the jargon. And Basecamp has a community of people in similar situations who are often the best source of practical insight.
Read the story →A note from me
When I was diagnosed, the first thing I did was search the internet. What came back was mostly clinical, often frightening, and almost entirely focused on decline. There was very little about people who had decided to push toward something — not despite the diagnosis, but with full knowledge of it.
BX Ultra is what I wish had existed then. It's part training log, part research library, part daily management guide, and part community. It's built on a simple conviction: that the people who live well with bronchiectasis are the ones who take an active role in understanding it — and that "living well" can mean something genuinely ambitious.
You don't have to be trying to run an ultramarathon to belong here. You just have to be trying. That's enough.
— The Airway Adventurer · Matsumoto, Japan
The map
Training logs, race reports, and athletic data from one person's journey from 0 to ultra — with BX.
A filterable library of clinical studies, plus editorial posts interpreting what the research means for BX athletes.
Practical daily management: nutrition, hydration, air quality, sleep, routine, and airway clearance.
The community layer — Discord, Strava, and spotlights on people living actively with bronchiectasis.
Curated starting points
The complete plain-language guide — symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and what exercise actually does for BX.
Read →The Cochrane meta-analysis on exercise in bronchiectasis — and what it means if you're trying to train.
Read →Nutrition, hydration, air quality, sleep, daily routine, and breathwork — practical, not theoretical.
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