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Old 09-07-06, 05:58 AM
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BlazingPedals
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My resting HR at my physical last month was 58. That qualifies as 'bradycardia,' although that's just a classification, not a diagnosis of a problem - the doc and I both know it's because of my biking. It's in the low 40s when I wake up. As far as blood pressure, it was 2 points lower than 20 years ago, which is to say essentially unchanged, at 126/84. My cholesterol is a bit on the high side, and recently went off the statins because they caused major strength loss, which I figure will take me 2 years to recover from. In this case, the cure was worse than the disease.

My normal weekly training ride - the hard one - is a 30 miler, with the first half at 75% and the last half often at 95% or better. Last night, it was around 97% for the last 15 miles. Finished with a 30 mph sprint and then just about collapsed.
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