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Nothing like celebrating your 60th birthday on a long run with friends on the NCR. 8 miles done with Rob Olsson and @ronel7. My longest run in at least 6 months. Very happy with this run. Time to relax and celebrate!! by @daveflax

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This morning, I got this insertable cardiac monitor put under the skin of my left upper chest. Prior to this I had a Zio ecg patch for two weeks. The Zio patch found instances of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and non sustained ventricular tachycardia. All of these issues occurred when I was running, particularly in hot/humid conditions. The icm will be with me for up to 3 years. My cardiologist will get a report every day and will be able to look for trends over time. The icm is the size of a paper clip, the pic is zoomed in. I have no exercise or running restrictions which Is good. I don’t have any changes in any medications I take. My cardiologist and I can discuss what he sees long term and what treatment options we can look at. The lesson for me was not to ignore something and hope it goes away. It’s always best to talk it over with your doctors. by @daveflax

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@orioles game #10 of the season vs the @brewers . Let’s go O’s by @daveflax

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Beautiful weather for a run. It’s even better because I was in Zone 2 for 97% of the run. The stars must be aligned. 😂 by @daveflax

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Fun 5.5 mile run with my daughter @rebeccaflax . Love that she wants to still run with her dad. by @daveflax

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Nice morning for a run on the NCR. Just a little update. Over the summer there have been times, particularly when it’s sunny, hot, and humid out where I am really bothered by the heat and feel really uncomfortable. My watch shows a really high heart rate. In a couple of track races, I had to drop out due to feeling panicky. I contacted my cardiologist and he had me use the Zio patch. The patch sticks to your left chest and records every heart beat for 14 days. The cardiologist gets a report. The report showed that predominantly I was in sinus rhythm. However, there were occasions where I was in ventricular tachycardia for less than 30 seconds and occasional atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter almost always while running. I’m not restricted from running, but will be getting an implantable loop recorder to record heart beats for 3 years. Oh the joys of getting older. by @daveflax

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Fun time at the Mermaid Run 5k with @athletesservingathletes and Team Lauren. The humidity was thick but we got it done. by @daveflax

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Back for game #9 for the season. Let’s go @orioles by @daveflax

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Running the 2nd annual Peninsula Mile. The @uarunning running community is a great community to be a part of. I’m usually the oldest person to attend but everyone cheers for everyone. We are all on a journey and strive to do our best. This wasn’t my fastest mile, but it’s a mile I finished. It’s so much fun to run with these amazing amateur and professional runners. I hear from younger runners, I don’t know if I’ll be running when I’m 60. I hope they do. The running community is one of support and fun. I hope it doesn’t change. by @daveflax

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2 months ago

Starting to wonder if the Orioles weren’t using @dj_krey6 the right way. by @daveflax

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Mt. Airy Mile. Very humid out, kept the pace pretty chill through the uphill 1st half, on the downhill still kept it manageable. Picked it up a little in the last quarter mile. I was 6th out of 13 in my age group and in the top half of the 350 runners. Pretty happy with this. by @daveflax

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Back at Camden Yards for Game #8 of the season. Go @orioles by @daveflax

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