I was in my 20's when I found out I had a heart murmur. Official geek techno term for it is mitrial valve prolapse or something like that.

Every year I go in for a yearly physical and they hook me up to the EKG machine - takes just a couple of minutes. Always says my heart is healthy as a horse. Every 5 years I go to the hospital for an Echo Cardiogram. Kind of like an ultrasound for the heart. Again, healthy as a horse.

The only thing I have to do is take antibiotics before going in for surgery. The only surgery I've ever had is getting my appendix taken out 2 years ago.

I'm 44 years old now, carrying a few extra pounds, and a long distance, recreational bike rider. Mostly a roadie although I also own a mountain bike and a beach cruiser.

I've done 2 century rides, bunches of metric centuries and am currently training for our local MS150 ride (2 day, 150 mile road bike ride). I ride ride between 40 and 150 miles per week depending on my schedule and usually go to a weekly spinning glass at the gym. No problems with my heart, I have a murmur but so do a lot of people. As long as I keep getting regular check ups everything should be okay dokay.