The fact that immortals like Michael Johnson suffer a stroke aged 51 makes you wonder.
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The fact that immortals like Michael Johnson suffer a stroke aged 51 makes you wonder.
Lifestyle may enhance or moderate hereditary traits but not eradicate them.
This is an interesting topic - and whilst I've not read every post in detail, I didn't spot any mention of caffeine. If the O.P. drinks tea or coffee, it might be worth experimenting by cutting this out for a few weeks and measuring blood pressure from time to time. You may find this lowers it. (This would be anathema to me; I've always been a big tea drinker - but if I thought it had become a health risk I'd stop.) Incidentally, don't expect giving up caffeine to be easy. Expect headaches and very low moods over the first few days (starting around 24 to 36 hours after stopping). But this difficult phase is soon over.
The other obvious culprit for raised blood pressure is alcohol of course. (I presume, as a fell runner, you'd not be daft enough to be a smoker!)