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Redefining "Success" Due to a Physical Limitation
I got into it a little with the exercise specialist at cardiac rehab Friday. I brought in my heart rate chart from my 5K PR last January, a 23:47. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/143414934 She basically told me I can never run another 5K like that again (where I was at my max heart rate, 180 bpm, pretty much the whole…
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Heart Attack Provides Motivation
I've tried a number of food tracking sites with good success. Last year I lost 25 pounds and went on to improve my personal best marathon time by 38 minutes, running the 2012 Little Rock Marathon in 4:14. My experience is that I can focus on calories about six - ten weeks and then I burn out. That is usually enough time to…
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From marathoner to cardiac rehabilitation
I've done myfitnesspal in the past to lose weight for marathon training. Between October, 2011 and April 2012 I ran three marathons. I've run a total of seven marathons since 2009. Saturday I had a heart attack, so now I'm back for very different reasons. Primarily, I'm here to track a heart healthy diet. Exercise the next…
