Hi. I’m Mark. Two years ago I underwent a triple heart bypass.
Next year I am cycling the London to Brighton run for the British Heart Foundation. This is my blog about getting fit and ready for the challenge.
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In 2020 after a short period of discomfort and breathlessness I was diagnosed with Ischemic Heart Disease. This was caused by a genetic defect and meant that arteries feeding blood to my heart were calcifying – my heart was turning to stone! After angiograms (stents) it emerged that I needed a triple heart bypass which happened in September of 2020.
The BHF has helped halve the number of people dying from heart and circulatory disease in the UK but sadly every day hundreds of people lose their lives. It’s only thanks to support from people like us that the BHF can create new treatments and discover new cures. £24 could pay for two hours of research by an early career scientist, but every pound helps so please give what you can to help me hit my target. Thanks!
My Latest Posts
- Training D2 – Rest DayToday is the first rest day. Just because I can, I want to tell you about my bike.
- Training D1 – Windsor Great ParkToday I did a one hour blast around Windsor Great Park. It was raining and a planned 2 hour was cut short. I also found a good plan on Zwift called the Bambino Fondo which will be handy when it’s time to train in the garage.
- Training Plans – where to beginSo, how do we get a fat, unfit 50 yr old to do 80km (50 miles) and get his sorry arse over Ditchling Beacon? Why, we have to train! So I hit up google looking for training plans and it turns out there are as many plans as there are charities to support on this … Continue reading Training Plans – where to begin
- Made the ballot – time to put my money where my mouth is.Way back in July 2022 I submitted an application to enter the ballot for a slot on the BHF London to Brighton bike run in June 2023. Well, this week I heard that I had been successful. Secretly, lately I had been dreading this and was ambivalent to the whole thing, but now I am … Continue reading Made the ballot – time to put my money where my mouth is.
Fat Bloke to Brighton - on a bike. 