ECG or Not to ECG

Went to a clinic at the CRY Centre for Sports Cardiology at the Olympic Medical Institute today.

The wonderful folks at CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) were providing a specialist cardiology clinic and a number of us MdS runners had been referred there by our GPs. It seems the ECG reports of fit ultra-runners can mimic those of people with potential cardiac problems. We need to have an ECG and medical check before we go to the desert.

The lovely Lorna hooked me up to the machine, and fed us with cups of tea and croissants. All was fine and Dr Agnes checked me over and gave me the all-clear. Yet another expense (£35) which I could do without but it all goes to CRY, a registered charity. It's good to know my ticker is in good working order. Now, would you believe it, I have to do it all over again with my GP, since only they can sign off on the actual form.