Palmer, a former England international, has a heart attack during the marathon. He finishes the race and then goes to the hospital – Corriere.it

A heart attack while running the half marathon. There were moments of fear for Carlton Palmer, the former England international who played in the Premier League, among others, among the ranks of West Bromwich, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds and Southampton, ending his career in 2005 with Mansfield Town. Born in 1965 in Rowley Regis, the former midfielder was running a charity marathon in Sheffield when he suffered heart problems after just over a mile.

However, Palmer didn’t stop, didn’t want to raise the white flag and made the rash (but also crazy, for his own health) decision to continue the race for the remaining 20 kilometers or so. The tender, by the way, completed, but was immediately transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for a heart attack. Following the tests carried out, a high heart rate was found: 232 beats per minute, as evidenced by the tweet published by Palmer himself, who then reassured everyone about his health conditions.

I’m fine and I’m under hospital observation. Heart skipped after the first mile but I managed to complete the course, wrote Palmer, who had already had heart problems in recent years, on his Twitter profile. That of the former midfielder, 18 appearances and one goal for England including participation in Euro ’92 in Sweden, was a very risky decision, which could have far more serious consequences. Thank you so much for the love messages. Now the doctors want to find out what caused this problem, I will keep you updated, Palmer continued, thanking his followers.