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Jack is as much fun in person as he is here....great weekend Jack!

Welcome....I had no limitations leading up to my surgery...I did a half just months before I went under the scalpel. My cardio just told me to listen to my body....and sure enough 2 months after the half, I could not finish a mile run. Good luck on your training...you can find more info on...

Sorry I am late to the thread, but you have plenty of great advice here, fom some great people! You certainly can finish the race....but just a note abou you training. Your progress will be in fits and jumps....you will see little progress for awhile, then, boom, you will be running noticeably...

Have a great time....Peachtree is one week before the Utica Boilermaker up here in central NY. Both great races....

I agree with my buddy Kodi...keep working at it, listen to your body. Your fitness will not increase in a linear fashion but in jumps, then stagnate, then jumps.

I would believe your cardio....they are usually conservative, so if they say go for it, then go for it! A great goal to do a half by September....what race are you shooting for?

I cannot find any reason to not exercise, and I mean a good exercise....there are many here and at cardiac athletes that have had valves and aortas replaced, and have finished marathons....full on Ironmans....even competitive weight lifting....

Very, very nice story! And so happy you are back at it...

Congrats ek, sorry again Jack! Ek, enjoy the event it is something you will never forget!

Garmin is a useful tool to keep your training in a zone. Have not used mine in awhile, maybe I'll charge it up!

Brian, it seems slow....but the more you can keep at it, the better you will feel......

Rachel, thanks for posting this. To anyone who thinks they would like to join us, even if you are not a runner, but want to meet other valvers.......here is a really good opportunity. And hey, we are right in the middle of some of the greatest wine country in America!

Congrats on taking on the challenge! My two senior runners here have given you one good advice. You certainly should not have any problems running a 5k. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

I was running again at six weeks, although slowly. Your fitness will not come back all at once, it is more fits and starts.

Yes, what everyone else said! One year seems to be a point where you feel comfortable running again, but maybe not at your old pace. I did not see anything on drugs you are taking, but beta blockers make you feel slow... You néed to totally forget your old times...you are not recovering from a...

There are a few of us here that have been Global Heroes.... Kodi, Mark Siwik, myself tht I know of right now. It is a great program....

Good luck, not that you need it!

Congrats! And now we need a pic of you in that helmet!!!

Welcome as a cardiac athlete, whether you go over there or not. First, your are really starting from scratch, not just a long injury time off. You might as well be a new runner, after what your body went thru. It takes about a year to totally recover your running. Also, it is important to...

Kate, if I may, the porcine valve is the actual pig valve fom their heart. The bovine valve, made by Edwards, is made from the pericardial sac from the cow, and hand sewn into a valve. That is the difference. How well they work, or last....well, that is the great debate!!