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    Quote Originally Posted by benshep View Post
    yes, I think there's something wrong with her inlet pipe. if you could have a look into it i'd be very grateful.
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    So I gathered more data yesterday. Did a 4 mile fell race setting strict limits on my heart rate with a monitor. 160 is my max so I kept the rate at 140. That put me right at the back of the field on the ascent but I passed a few on the way back. Felt comfortable all the way. And it was nice. Saw me old pals. Saw the hills. Now I just need to ask cardiologist if this counts as avoiding extreme exercise!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wheeze View Post
    So I gathered more data yesterday. Did a 4 mile fell race setting strict limits on my heart rate with a monitor. 160 is my max so I kept the rate at 140. That put me right at the back of the field on the ascent but I passed a few on the way back. Felt comfortable all the way. And it was nice. Saw me old pals. Saw the hills. Now I just need to ask cardiologist if this counts as avoiding extreme exercise!!
    That sounds good to me Wheeze. Just don't be tempted to overdo it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wheeze View Post
    So I gathered more data yesterday. Did a 4 mile fell race setting strict limits on my heart rate with a monitor. 160 is my max so I kept the rate at 140. That put me right at the back of the field on the ascent but I passed a few on the way back. Felt comfortable all the way. And it was nice. Saw me old pals. Saw the hills. Now I just need to ask cardiologist if this counts as avoiding extreme exercise!!
    You have made me smile very warmly Wheese. You're delightfully incorrigible - true fell runner's spirt, through and through. Just keep taking a very measured approach and follow the best advice you personally trust.
    Am Yisrael Chai

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    Pity you live in Wales and not the Dales Wheeze.

    The BOFRA series would be perfect for your new found fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stagger View Post
    Pity you live in Wales and not the Dales Wheeze.

    The BOFRA series would be perfect for your new found fun.
    Yes, a 2-mile sprint up and down some impossibly steep jumble of scree and tussocks would be ideal for triggering a "cardiac event".
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    I was thinking the same AK

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    He is running to a max HR so that would control the pace.

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    Jez, hope things are going well for you.
    Update on my situation is that I had a long discussion with my cardiologist who considered my plan of keeping pulse at 140 eminently sensible and was pleased I had been able to cut out competitive racing.
    So it was with much pleasure that I took part in a race that i created in 1991 and is now in the able hands of another enthusiast who keeps the race alive. Last time I did it competitively in 2015, I completed it in 1hr 15. This time, sticking to my 140 max pulse I bimbled round in 1hr 30. Not too shabby at all and it was very enjoyable. I was dropped back into a gaggle of lady racers and what a difference! Whereas us blokes would have been silently grinding and sweating our way around, the ladies chatted about all and sundry!😂
    And then, because a large part of the fast field went wrong I came home in 17th place!!😂😂 you couldn't make it up!

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    Fantastic stuff Wheeze. What a great post

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