Local Runner Can’t Believe Doctor Didn't Mention His Low Resting Heart Rate
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A local runner was disappointed today when his doctor failed to react upon recording his “really low” resting heart rate, Dumb Runner has learned.
Roger Fisher, 27, was visiting his primary care physician for an annual checkup at the time, sources said—an exam that included checking the avid runner’s vital signs. After listening to Fisher’s heart and checking his blood pressure, sources said, the doctor took his pulse.
“Forty-eight,” the doctor said, jotting the figure down on a form. “OK.”
Normal resting heart rates for adults range from around 60 to 100 beats per minute.
Fisher, who knew his own number would be at or around 50, was prepared to affirm that he was, indeed, a runner, but never got the chance.
“(The doctor) just wrote it down and moved on,” said Fisher in a phone interview with Dumb Runner. “No comments, no questions, not even a raised eyebrow.”
“I mean, it’s not a big deal, obviously,” he said. “But how many patients does she see with a resting heart rate that low? She sees mine and her only reaction is, ‘OK’?”
Fisher noted that the doctor also didn’t seem to notice the tan line from his watch or his “frankly pretty impressive” quadriceps, plainly visible thanks to the shorts he was wearing, neither of which was a big deal, either, but still.
Repeated calls to the office of Fisher’s doctor went unreturned.
