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    Parkrun: New Personal Best

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    Today I achieved a new personal best time of 23:03 on the Hillsborough 5k Parkrun. I came 50th (45th male) out of a field of 219 runners and 1st in my age category with an age-graded score of 66.09%. And…

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    Leg damage

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    On this morning Parkrun my leg muscle ached as I walked down to Hillsborough park. I should have known…it was a sign! I got round lap one in less than 8 mins but then pain started in my right leg.…

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    Cholesterol update

    Just latest health update I posted a detailed piece a few years ago on Cholesterol and was happy to report my level had dropped from overย  6 down to 3.5.ย  I had a blood test about four months ago that…

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    Swine Flu Jab

    Sign I’m officially vulnerable as I get a letter to join the frail and elderly queue up outside the Worksop Town Hall on a Freezing December morning for the Swine Flu Jab. I met Jean Darnborough in the queue  

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    Cardiac Rehab Exercise

    The final stages of my rehab program have come in to play. I’m now attending a Cardiac Rehab Exercise class at the hospital. It’s a series of 12 sessions aimed to teach you how to exercise correctly following a heart…

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    What are the odds?

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    As many who read my occasional diary know, after my heart attack it was discovered that I had a totally blocked artery, and the remedy was an attempt at doing an angioplasty. I arranged a consultation with the cardiologist, Dr…

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    Stents inserted

    I had stents fitted to widen artery in heartI had to carry this card around for 90 days so physicians could see I’d had an Angio-Seal Device on the right side of the groin and Fenoral Artery.  

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    Angioplasty

    Had Angioplasty – commonly known as stents fitted in the heart Three inserted into the central artery to clear the blockage

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    Stents – good or bad?

    I finally got to know an outcome of my next stage of recoveryโ€ฆand made a mistake of doing a bit of research on the web. I have a totally blocked artery. Fortunately my heart has compensated and grown another artery…

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    I never thought I’d consider my diet!

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    Following a heart attack you start looking at your life in new light. In my case excessive weight, lack of fitness or smoking could not be attributed to the causeโ€ฆbut one thing that I can change is my diet. Particularly…

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Iโ€™m Lucas Brey, a travel blogger sharing practical guides, hidden gems, and honest tips from the road. Follow along for smart itineraries, great food finds, and stories worth bookmarking.

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