Dave, sorry to hear about your health issue but thankfully you still
ride (could be worse). As you likely know heart disease is ~50% due to
genetic factors so even some fit folks are at risk. I have been curious
about some of the Santa Monica climbs (I did Latigo Canyon Rd and few
others a few yrs ago) so any idea of the most difficult in that area??

JHS

-----Original Message-----
From: kom_@yahoogroups.com [mailto:kom_@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Dave Wyman
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 3:12 PM
To: kom_@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [kom_] Re: Where is Everyone?

Sometime last year I think I started this question. I wish this were a
more active forum.

In a few minutes I'm going to ride my bike up into the Santa Monica
Mountains for 90
minutes or so. I'm glad I can do so, as I had a heart attack two months
ago. Luckily, I
recognized the symptoms and was operated on within 90 minutes. I now
have a stent in
one artery.

I was back - albeit slowly - on my bike five days later, with my
doctor's permission. Three
weeks later, after some tests, my doctor said to do whatever I wanted.

Too many sweets, family history, and stress probably played a role. The
only change I've
made in my lifestyle is to cut down the sweets and increase the
consumption of fruits,
vegetables and protein at the expense of those sweets. This has caused
me to lose some
weight, by the way, without even exercising, probably due in part, at
first, to muscle loss.

Now if it would just stop raining in Los Angeles, I would put some more
miles on my bike.
Today is beautiful, although chilly by S. California standards. And the
Santa Monicas, with
the Hollywood Sign clearly visible in the clean, clear air, beckon me to
them.

On tap for me for the rest of this year: two organized California
centuries (Solvang and
Chico), and perhaps the Tour of the California Alps, as well as lots of
rides with friends.
Most of the time, though, I plan to simply pedal up the steepest roads I
can find north of
my home in the flatlands, so that I can know I am still King of the
Mountain.





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