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No Detectable Foot Pulse, But Pink Toes, With Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Ironman Collaterals

My toes (still have 10) are nice and pink, and there is excellent nail refill if I push on them. If I stop my training, especially running, my toe nails start to go blue, refill is slower. It's not easy, but I'm still doing Ironman training with no detectable foot pulse in the right leg, using ultrasound. About six years ago, four years after running the Boston Marathon, I noticed problems with running in longer ... Read more

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Ironman Triathlon Saved My Life Multiple Times

Kevin Morgan

IRONMAN TRIATHLON SAVED MY LIFE #1: Yep! Believe it or not, Ironman Triathlon saved my life, multiple times. Back in the late 1970s, I was sitting in my office, at Battelle Labs, Geneva, Switzerland, when one of our technicians came in and said, "Kevin, we need some normal blood, please." So I rolled up my sleeve and held out my arm. About 10 minutes later, she returned, held up a glass tube, and said, "What ... Read more

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Recent Comments
 FitOldDog on Signed Up For the 2024 North Carolina Ironman 70.3, To Keep My Training On Track: “Thanks Bill. I now do it in large part to support people with PAD. Then it’s not all about me,…” May 29, 06:43
 Bill Hall on Signed Up For the 2024 North Carolina Ironman 70.3, To Keep My Training On Track: “Go for it Kev. We’re rooting for you.” May 17, 10:04
 Kevin Morgan on Keep Your Feet With Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) or Diabetes: “Hi Cheri, it’s a battle, that’s for sure, but with a little work, combined with some anatomical and physiological common…” Apr 22, 06:34
 Cheri Murphy on Keep Your Feet With Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) or Diabetes: “I recently saw an article at my cardiac interventional medicine doctor’s office..Indeed it was comforting fo kmow someonecekse was fighting…” Apr 17, 22:56
 Roger A Renne DVM on Keep Your Feet With Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) or Diabetes: “Thanks Kevin for helpful advice on avoiding numb feet.” Feb 24, 13:11






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