Thanks Mike, I’ll be looking for sports /exercise cardiologists to help with my recovery so will look Gemma and her paper up as well. Early days yet as I need to keep things REALLY easy for the next 3-6 months I think but hopefully if my recovery goes well I’ll be able to get back to some training and won’t be needing an e-bike! We’ll see.

For now, remember me as you knew me in Alanya – on top of my game. That’s how I still imagine myself, even if it’s been a case of clinging onto the past for a couple of years now – maybe this recent event explains some of the decline rather than just blaming it all on getting old. Perhaps there was something going on before the heart attack that had gone unnoticed. Sometimes I wonder if being fit and well trained compensates for underlying health issues and therefore masks them.

Glad you like the blog – I’ll continue to update it there just hasn’t been much to post this last week or two. Hopefully once I start a proper cardiac rehab programme that will change.

Hope all is well with you – take it easy!!
Al.

Perhaps of interest to you I recently participated in the Master Athletes Heart Study undertaken by Gemma Parry-Williams at St George’s Uni of London hospital. Gemma is from west Wales. Their initial research results are a bit unnerving for long term endurance athletes. My personal CAC calcium score was off the scale. But with no plaque, which hopefully, is ok for me. They published a paper early this year. I’ll email it to your web design email address. I’m sure you will find it interesting. Best wishes for the future, Mike