Three Lessons From a Heart Attack and Vertigo for Older Runners
Herb, host of the Forever Runner podcast, shares three lessons from having a heart attack as an ultra runner that are helping him cope with a new medical issue: vestibular neuronitis, which caused sudden vertigo about eight months ago and still affects his balance, limiting him to short runs with walk breaks and prompting him to enter a local five-miler instead of the marathon.
Lesson one, “you’re not done yet,” came after his first heart attack at 50 when running a marathon and joining a Hood to Coast relay team of 12 open-heart surgery survivors led him into ultra racing and keeps him from writing himself off while grounded by vertigo.
Lesson two is to stay in the moment and work the problem daily.
Lesson three is that it doesn’t always get worse, illustrated by recovering mid-race after stomach trouble at a 100-miler.
00:00 Older Runner Reality Check
00:50 Vertigo Hits Outta Nowhere
01:39 Race Day Reset at the 5-Miler
02:21 Lesson One Not Done Yet
03:40 Lesson Two Work the Problem
04:55 Lesson Three It Can Turn Around
06:20 Putting It All Together
07:01 Final Thoughts and Next Steps
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