The Cardiac Chronicles

My record of an evolving story from the best shape of my life to heart attack to who knows where

Category: The way things are

  • The Gambler

    Want to listen to this post instead? Here’s the audio version: We are playing with the cards we’re dealt. Knowing when to fold ‘em A month ago, Emily had a race. 50 miles along the mountains above Davis County: The DC Peaks 50. It didn’t go as planned. She trained hard, ran up lots of…

  • The plain cheerios era: a comparison of pre and post heart attack life

    The word of the day: Juxtaposition Let’s strike a juxta-pose and I’ll introduce you to the then-and-now of my life. We’ll start with the differences. Since discovering the potentially dangerous rhythms in my halter monitor, running looks substantially different. Before the heart attack, in a big week of running, I’d cover upwards of 100 miles.…