After the American Bank Half Marathon a running friend handed me his camera and requested a picture. I said that I couldn't; I had no feeling in my fingers. I stretched out my hand to show him.
The tips of my fingers were blueish-purple dark. I explained that with all the training I've done that my resting heart-rate was down to the low 40s, and my blood pressure was on the low side also. Post hard / long runs, it gets worse as my circulation is further reduced by dehydration.
The friend said, "You better put that information on the back of your bib as race instructions recommended." I replied that it was no big deal and I didn't worry about it.
The friend explained, "My brother is the one who actually told me to do it; he's a Doctor and marathoner. My brother told me that when a runner goes down, for any reason, the paramedics are usually called. The medics, not knowing that runners have naturally low heart-rates / blood-pressure, freak-out. On more than one occasion, they've whipped-out the defibrillator and shocked the runner."
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