4 months in...just ran 10 miles (16 km)!

Hi All,

Yesterday, (4 months and a bit after getting my PM), i completed the Phuket 10 mile (16 km) run... in 28 degree heat!

Admittedly, i was a bit slower than usual, but i made it! I'm so happy (despite the muscle aches) that i have got my fitness back, my PM didn't even blink.

Not so long ago, i didnt think i would ever be able to do something like that again...i was wrong.

Really enjoying reading all the comments on here...You guys rock! Take care Everyone.

Cheers,

Edward

11 Comments

way to go!!

by Tracey_E - 2015-03-24 03:03:19

Well done!! Congratulations. A pm can be a tool to give us a full life, it doesn't have to be an impediment. You are not disabled!

Hi Edward...............

by Tattoo Man - 2015-03-24 05:03:50


...............many congratulations !!...there are lots of runners here in PM Club and all will identify with your feelings of elation and accomplishment.

The only way is up !!

Tattoo Man

That's the way

by wjs1954 - 2015-03-24 06:03:18

Congratulation on your run :), Keep moving forward things only get better...

Wally

Thanks Tattoo Man

by edwardtk - 2015-03-24 06:03:38

Appreciate the comment...since i received my PM, friends and family have been trying to wrap me in cotton wool...like i'm somehow disabled (they mean well of course), so it was good to show them that i'm still alive and kicking...thanks to my new battery powered buddy, a very skilled EP & the PMC.

Onward and upward!

Cheers, Edward

Kudos

by Janenotarzan - 2015-03-24 11:03:12

Hi Edward! Thanks for sharing! Who doesn't like positive news? I am a walker, not a runner, but I can clap & cheer like a pro : )
Hope you got a picture or two; If not, maybe next time?

Smiles, Jane

Thanks...

by edwardtk - 2015-03-26 05:03:30

Thanks wjs1954, Tracey & Jane for your comments. I will keep pushing hard and see what happens :) I have lots of photos, i will upload 1 or 2 to the gallery.

Take care guys!

Hi Edward

by rusty - 2015-03-27 08:03:01

Great news....congrats. Getting my PM put in on Monday, and it's encouraging to see posts from fellow runners.
Don't look back

No Holding Back

by 2john - 2015-03-27 08:03:33

Congratulations Edward....now on to longer runs. The pacemaker is an aid to improve your performance.

I live in the Philippines and recently completed a 105 mile bike ride in probably 28 degree weather too. In fact I cycle daily usually 20 miles in the mountains. Forgot I had a pacemaker. Now it's been 2 1/2 years since implementation.

Cheers,
Keep on moving forward

Thanks again

by edwardtk - 2015-03-28 02:03:36

Thanks john, I will indeed keep pushing forward! Your doing amazing distances...i now have something to aim for! :)

Rusty, thanks very mich, good luck for you PM implant, wishing you all the very best!! I'm sure youll be out running in no time!

Take care

Edward

That's Awesome

by WillToRun - 2015-04-08 01:04:49

Thanks for the encouraging achievement. I had just gotten my ICD on Feb 24, 2015. So a little over a month. I'm getting back to running as well. Although I'm being asked to run cautiously. I am looking forward to my half marathon in 4 weeks. I hope to hear more great news from you in Thailand!
William

Great Job

by RMH1812 - 2015-04-14 04:04:37

I was able to do a six hours race after 10 months. Finding getting legs back in shape more trouble than heart. Just had pacemaker replaced with with a CRT-D Spent five weeks easy making share leads healed. Starting to train for a 12 hour race.

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