Originally Posted by
genejockey
I think a lot of GPs are not acquainted with endurance sports, or endurance athletes, and for them, if one of their more sedentary patients told them their HR had been > 120 for 4 1/2 hours, it would be some kind of major health crisis, rather than a fairly relaxed Sunday afternoon ride.
That'd be a "new doctor" situation for me, but easy to say in Boulder and Austin.