Former England footballer Carlton Palmer has revealed he had a “suspected small heart attack” throughout the first mile of a half marathon – which he accomplished.
The midfielder tweeted that he was “being kept in hospital” and “tests are ongoing”.
In an earlier tweet, the 57-year-old stated his coronary heart “played up again in the first mile” of the Sheffield Half Marathon however he “managed to complete the course”.
He had a prolonged operation for a coronary heart situation in 2016.
Palmer additionally posted an image of his stats as he ran the 13.1 mile course, displaying his most coronary heart charge was 232 beats per minute.
He received spherical in two hours and 9 minutes.
His spouse, Lucy Kirkby-Palmer, tweeted that her husband, who performed for a lot of golf equipment together with West Brom, Leeds, Southampton and Nottingham Forest, was not in her “good books”.
She added: “Running after a 230 heart rate! Not sure what you were thinking!”
Palmer replied: “Sorry, love you.”
Alan Shearer tweeted: “Hope you’re ok pal.”
Palmer later tweeted: “Thank you so much for all the lovely messages. I have been kept in hospital with a suspected small heart attack.
“They wish to discover out what has brought on this drawback so checks are ongoing.
“I’ll maintain you up to date. Gutted – I used to be flying to Portugal at 4pm with (his spouse).
Source: information.sky.com”