Here is the Story

June 8, 2010,

For the past 2 weeks I have had what I believed to be a medical problem. Needless to say I was scarred that it might affect my doing the event. What was happening was my heart would periodically start to beat to the point where I could feel it beating. My first thought was more blood clots. I called the doctor and had a cat scan. That proved negative. First relief. Than I went to a cardiologist and had an echo gram. That also proved negative. Finally the doctor said I should take a stress test to make sure it was nothing really abnormal. Took the stress test this morning. The 34 year old doctor said he wished he was in as good a condition as I was. Called my test "pristine". So what was causing the the irregular heart beats. What I had thought all along. Excessive caffeine from the gels I have been taking. I now use caffeine free and and my heart beats are back to normal. A little scary but for a 64 year old, you have to check it all out.

I went for an afternoon ride and fought the win in one direction and rode with it in another. Felt good.

Crunches; 300
Push ups: 25

Total Distance: 23 miles
Total Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Phil