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Heart Attack to 10K (part 4.3) - End of year 1 round-up and assessment

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END OF YEAR 1 ROUND-UP AND ASSESSMENT (Phase VI –  sustaining a healthy life-style) "Nothings going to happen unless you make it happen." Both my visits to the Cardiologist and Urologist in late November/early December were both unassuming, which is a good thing. The only thing to come out of my visit to Harefield was another appointment in 6 months' time while the results from the MRI scan as good as cleared me from the possibility of prostate cancer and the only real headway was if I want to improve my quality of life and pee less I need to drink more! ... (but not caffeine, alcohol etc. - none of the good stuff of course). With freezing temperatures setting in, my SMART challenge to complete the Wycombe Rye parkrun in under 30 minutes [see part 4.2] became more difficult as I was becoming more prone to angina. After reading an article regarding the increased risks of heart attacks while shovelling snow  [ link ] , just after having cleared snow from my driveway ,