I was just on a working trip to Kelowna BC which is only a 3.5 hour drive to Vancouver which is where I grew up. I went out for a couple of drinks at a local watering hole with some long time friends and found one had a quadruple bypass last year, one had several stints inserted, one had a heart attack today requiring several defibs and just had a 4 stints inserted.

I did two rides on the trip, 220km and 12000 ft vertical. Nearing the summit of the second climb I felt a little dizzy but holy tachycardia. Even the Garmin was showing 220 HR. Saw a doctor in Kelowna have an appointment with a cariologist in Toronto on Monday.

Two years ago I was advised I had less than a 2% chance of a cardiac event in the next 20 years by the Cleveland Clinic. I feel pretty good but seeing my fat friends suffering had me a little spooked!