freebyrd 69
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I'm an old pro. Open heart surgery to repair a valve at age 7, and a heart attack at 32. I was 95% blocked on my left main artery, and they put a stent in. That was 2002.
Went in to the doc's (which I NEVER DO) about a month ago for overall fatigue. They did blood work, and it was fine.
I have always been in good shape, and work out 2-5 times a week, along with eating healthy. I have a 2 a 3.1, and a 4 mile run I do during the week. Even on my 4 mile run, I am ALWAYS under 9 min. miles. I'm not a runner, I just do it to stay in shape with some light lifting.
Anyway, the last week or so the runs have been tough. Tuesday, I wanted to try the run with my struggles in mind. I set my 3.1 mile pace. At that pace, I am not even breathing hard or sweating after 1/2 mile. Well, I was Tuesday. Tight chest all the way across, fatigue. I continued and did 1.6 miles in close to 18 min. My worst TWO mile time is 17:30.
Went to the docs where they did an EKG. My echo/stress test is today. Hope everything checks out, but I know my body, and somethin' ain't right. We'll see!
Went in to the doc's (which I NEVER DO) about a month ago for overall fatigue. They did blood work, and it was fine.
I have always been in good shape, and work out 2-5 times a week, along with eating healthy. I have a 2 a 3.1, and a 4 mile run I do during the week. Even on my 4 mile run, I am ALWAYS under 9 min. miles. I'm not a runner, I just do it to stay in shape with some light lifting.
Anyway, the last week or so the runs have been tough. Tuesday, I wanted to try the run with my struggles in mind. I set my 3.1 mile pace. At that pace, I am not even breathing hard or sweating after 1/2 mile. Well, I was Tuesday. Tight chest all the way across, fatigue. I continued and did 1.6 miles in close to 18 min. My worst TWO mile time is 17:30.
Went to the docs where they did an EKG. My echo/stress test is today. Hope everything checks out, but I know my body, and somethin' ain't right. We'll see!