ICD and Hills & Running!

Hi everyone, so I am now running about 4-5 miles 4-5 days a week, cannot believe it really. I am also faster than when I first hit the ground running post ICD surgery. I have been avoiding any substantial hills while running, however I would love to run my old running route which begins while a long upward slope of about a mile. Any suggestions on running hills? I do wear a HRM when I run. Thanks for chiming in!

NL

2 Comments

try it out

by Tracey_E - 2014-09-15 04:09:14

If you feel good doing what you're doing, go ahead and try your old route. Let us know how it goes!

Deep breaths

by Bostonstrong - 2014-09-15 06:09:55

A lovely 82 yr old on this site posted that her dr told her to take deep breaths before climbing stairs as the pacer can't differentiate between vertical and horizontal movement. I tried this running up hills and it helped. Best of luck!

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