This is how I do it.

Saturday:

3 miles today ahead of a long run tomorrow.


Running
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Total this year 128
Total days running this year 23

Cycling
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Total this year 82
Total days cycling this year 5

Well this is it for the time being. I got some bad news on Monday. I don't know if you have read through my posts but back about 2 weeks ago I went to the doctors for my sinus. They were killing me at the time with Lumps behind my ears and headaches that would make me question myself if I was drinking or the night before!!!!

So I finished my antibiotics last Thursday I think ,and was due to head back to the doctor on Monday just gone for check up. He told me the last day I was in with my sinus he wanted to check for exercise induced asthma. So he was going to give me a lung test and take a "snap picture" of my heart. Was not sure what he meant by that so I went anyway. The snap picture he was taking was an ECG. I felt fine during this, it took only bout 5 min or so. then the lung test. This also took a few min. Grand I thought, I'll be back at work in min.
Sitting in the waiting room for a few min waiting for the Doc to call me into his office. In I go. He can't look at me and keeps his head down as he is asking me about the running I have done and about recent running. hen he asks if anyone in the family have had heart issues, and how often do I get heart palpitations (spelling). He goes on to tell me my lungs are in excellent shape but my ECG has shown up abnormalities!!!!!:eek: And that he is referring me to a Cardiologist. My Doctor said it looks like "electrical signals are firing when they shouldn't be firing/

Total shock for the next two days. How could this be!!???!!?? I have completed 5 marathons in since Oct 2007, ran countless miles over that time in all terrain and conditions, Have played sports since I was 6 (34 since 1st of Jan). I was always the most active player in any team sport I played, always running and chasing down the opposition............ Surely if my heart had a problem I would have dropped by now!!???!!??

So Now, no running, not until I get cleared from the Doc. I have a Wife and 3 kids to consider.
Am I being selfish when I say that when I meet the Cardiologist, he will tell me that it's ok???

SO the right thing to do now is stop running and wait to see.

SO if anyone is reading this go get an ECG. Tell your Doc you do XXX amount of running and for peace of mind you would like an ECG. It really only takes 5 mins.

I'll update here when I know more.

Update,

Went to see the Cardiologist on Monday. I got my ECG done again, also had an Echo Cardiograph carried out and a stress test. My heart looks "good" and my resting heart rate was 45!!!!! But the abnormalities showed up, WPW http://www.irishheart.ie/iopen24/wolffparkingsonwhite-syndrome-t-80.html is what I have been diagnosed with. It's basically an extra electrical pathway in the heart. The Doc said it would cause major complications in later life if it was not found. So he tells me I will have to head to the big smoke for an overnight stay where my heart will "mapped" and the extra electrical signal that is there, will be terminated.

He also told me it has nothing to do with running but it is hereditary so I am in the process of spreading the word to Family. DOc also said that I can continue my running, but try not be breaking any world records.

I went for a nervous run last night, 4 mile. I didn't enjoy this run at all. I took my time hardly broke, bout 9 min miles, but was very nervous. I won't be doing any fartleks or intervals for now just mono pace for the time being. I might go for a 7 miler tonight, but I'm not too pushed about running at the moment to tell the truth.

But lads, I don't want to sound like a broken record: you spend alot of money on runners and gps watches. Is it not worth it to spend a fraction of this at your GP and have an ECG carried out??

Running
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Total this year 150
Total days running this year 25

Cycling
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Total this year 82
Total days cycling this year 5

Hey guys Thanks for the positives:D

Marie,

I see from the UL results you finished 3rd!!!!!:cool: well done, excellent work.

So I feeling a bit better of the last few days running. I did 7 miles on Thursday and 6 more hilly ones tonight. I took the dog with me both nights, he misses the running more than me lol.
I started each run with about 10min of skipping and finished with stretching and foam rolling. I'm still not at ease and thinking all the time about n ot pushing too hard, but I'm not as bad as i was on Tuesday night.

Running
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Total this year 163
Total days running this year 27

Cycling
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18 miles today. felt good through out. Last 8 miles were very hilly. Came home in 2hr 45min. I happy with to tell the truth as at no stage did i exert myself. Had to phone home after 10 mile to let everyone know I was ok.

Running
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Total this year 185
Total days running this year 29

Cycling
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Total this year 82
Total days cycling this year 5

Wednesday
yet another 4 miles, for some reason I thought I was due an 8 miler!!??!! But when I checked it turned out to be 4 miles. So after a bit of skipping to warm up I headed off out the door with the dog. 1/2 hr later I was back home to stretch and foam roll.

Running
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Total days running this year 31

Cycling
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Total days cycling this year 5

Hi Marie,

Yeah I more relaxed over than last few runs. I was a bit nervous about heading out for my long run last Sunday. I had a chat with my wife before I left the house.
I'm still waiting for the call from the cardiologist to sort out the WPW.

Thanks for asking

Saturday our next door neighbour had a confirmation party. I only had 6 or 7 drinks at most between 7 pm and 12 midnight. But still next day I was feeling so lazy and tired on top of that we had to take our oldest kid for some belated birthday shopping. Later that evening I was feeling guilty about not making my planned 13 miler, so I got into my running gear to go running.... as you do. My Wife stopped me at the door and asked me not go running. She is a bit worried over the WPW I was diagnosed with 2 weeks ago. She knows what a weak drinker I am and was worried I'd be dehydrated from the night before, and was worried that this might lead to something else if I went running. I know myself I would have been fine but I wouldn't have been able to relax running knowing she was worrying.

So I went to plan B. Which involved some skipping and treadmill running. I started off on the treadmill at max speed which is 10km/hr. This was so slow even for me. After 10 min I could take no more. So I skipped for about 20min. I'm getting good at the skipping, I had never skipped in my life till about 2 months ago. Now I can skip on either leg, run on the spot skipping and so on. So I went from skipping to treadmill to skipping for about an 1 1/2 hr. I'm not even going to add my thread mill running to any list as I don't rate it at all!!!!!!!!!

So this is another week. I have a 20miler planned for Sunday, but, I have a full wedding on Friday!!! So hopefully I'll make it. I'm secretly thinking about doing this run early Friday morning

Thursday,

I wasn't able to get oof the bed this morning:o So the usual putting the small fella to bed and off out the door for 8 hilly miles esp the first 4. Came back home in less than hr later which I was happy with. I didn't ake the dog this evening, sometimes it good to be on your own.

I'm off to a wedding in the morning so no running for next 2 days but I'm hoping to be back on Sunday for lsr 20miler :cool: we'll see

Running
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Total days running this year 36

Cycling
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4 miles this morning. Another early morning run with the hound. Bit of stretching before heading to work. will do some more stretching and foam rolling tonight.

Running
Total this week 4
Total this year 247
Total days running this year 37

Cycling
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Total this year 82
Total days cycling this year 5

Thursday:

Ran home from work today, all 9 miles. I felt tired on this run home. Suppose I had a tough enough day at work. But gald I got it out of the way.

Running
Total this week 21
Total this year 264
Total days running this year 39

Cycling
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Total this year 82
Total days cycling this year 5

Hi RedB,

Thanks It's always good to get some praise from fellow peers on here.