After doing 33.3 miles during the first six days of the Lands End to John O’ Groats challenge, I collapsed in my house on the 7th day.
I had been mowing the grass and I felt short of breath and my chest was hurting. I told my family I was going to go and lay down but I didn’t get very far as I passed out at the bottom of the stairs. I was unresponsive for just under a minute and my wife had already called an ambulance.
The hospital ran many tests and everything was coming back negative. They kept me overnight for observation. There were more tests in the morning and still more negative results.
I’m happy everything came back negative but I really hurt my knee when I fell. The doctors decided to change my blood pressure medication and I will follow up with them later this week.
Needless to say, the stay in the hospital and an injured knee have put a dent in this weeks mileage, but I have to be sensible about rushing back too soon. The challenge is a long one and I have plenty of time to make up for this setback.
Big Head Running 