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Location:

Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

16:52 Phillies Charities 5k (2016)

35:52 Beach to Beacon 10k (2015)

58:10 Broad Street 10 Mile (2016)

1:16:02 Philadelphia Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2015)

2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

Personal:

I live in Michigan with my wife, Megan, and our boys, Charlie and Sawyer. I started running in September 2010.

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Miles:This week: 17.80 Month: 188.40 Year: 510.50
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles: 613.75
Nike Zoom Streak LT2 White/Orange Lifetime Miles: 189.95
Saucony Kinvara 5 Viziglow Lifetime Miles: 530.45
Kinvara 10 Lifetime Miles: 186.30
Kinvara 10 II Lifetime Miles: 137.80
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles: 99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles: 21.60
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 Lifetime Miles: 609.15
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles: 154.30
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles: 337.95
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles: 121.50
Saucony Kinvara 5 (2023 Vault Shoe) Lifetime Miles: 263.15
Saucony Kinvara 5 (2023 Vault Shoe II) Lifetime Miles: 228.00
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles: 188.90
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles: 170.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles: 43.70
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles: 20.30
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.300.000.000.008.30

PM: 8.3 miles, averaged 7:48. HR 156.

It was extremely windy and snow was blowing albeit not accumulating.

I went to my first phyical in some time today at 3:00. I fasted, which wasn't as bad as I thought. Blood pressure was 110/72 and my EKG showed a heart rate of 40, which of course immediately set the doctor off. She still isn't sure about the data on the print out so she sent me to a cardiologist.

I wish I had all of my numbers from my fitness checkup at Purdue from fall 2013. I know my resting HR was 37 and my weight was 171, but I can't remember my other numbers. I do recall my good cholesterol was beyond the measurable range on the machine.

I also asked her for a physical therapy referal for my hip/psoas, which has been tight for several years. It is long overdue to be released, which will hopefully help with flexibility, efficiency, and injury prevention.

I ran immediately after the visit and actually felt decent and had a solid finish to the run. I had a few snacks and asked Megan to pick up some Buddy's pizza as I didn't feel like cooking.

 

Altra One V3 Miles: 8.30
Weight: 182.60
Comments
From Derunzo on Wed, Apr 04, 2018 at 19:33:03 from 98.229.177.205

Ummm.... Your resting heart rate is zero. I think you should see the Cardiologist.

From Bret on Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 12:42:10 from 216.234.133.229

I have had this happen a couple of times not for the low resting HR but because the EKG actually shows a weird reading, which is consistent with an "athletic heart" which is not uncommon for endurance athletes. So I had to do a stress test a couple of times at the cardiologist. Both times it made for some fun on the treadmill - with the staff gradually moving the speed and incline up on the treadmill trying to get my HR up to a level where it could show a useful measurement for the testing. Most of the patients they see are much older or much less physically fit, and they rarely need to have the speed / incline on the tm at that level.

From I Just Run on Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 18:00:18 from 166.137.8.121

I always get the comment "are you feeling okay" after they check my HR too. I just say, "Yes I'm a marathoner" and they say "I thought so". 😊

From Jason D on Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 20:44:16 from 73.144.91.168

Thanks, Bret. I wasn't too worried, as I don't imagine they see too many people who run as much as I do even if I don't in greater contexts run that much.

A nurse asked me at Purdue if I drank red wine and she said that was why my numbers were good. I failed to tell her I was pretty sure I exceeded the recommended amount.

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