tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743337412135161675.post2552376009123628193..comments2022-12-03T04:29:01.742-08:00Comments on Never Not Running: Give the gift of life, but not right before a race!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743337412135161675.post-17018049698201547872010-08-16T09:59:36.678-07:002010-08-16T09:59:36.678-07:00Thanks, good post! A few years ago, at that time b...Thanks, good post! A few years ago, at that time being a frequent blood donor and running lots of mileage, I had gradually become less and less energetic - with accompanying slower race times. In retrospect extremely foolishly I wrote off this to my 'getting older' and with some discouragement stopped running for several months. Fortunately, upon my next attempted donation my problem was identified, by the blood service who refused my blood donation owing its low density! This unpleasant surprise, and recognition of my iron-deficient anemia led me - with my doctor's help after other tests were done - to the conclusions that: 1) I needed iron supplementation so-as to replenish my severely depleted iron stores; 2) Multiple marathons per year is an adequate enough strain on the human body without further compounding matters by my donating quarterly. I've since read that iron-deficient anemia - especially within the running community - is becoming a significant problem, possibly due to runner's having a 'healthier' diet (with accompanying less beef and iron-rich liver), iron losses through our much greater sweat volume, and the trauma we repeatedly inflict upon the soles of our feet. Bottom line, good running blog, and thanks also for sharing via the RRT.Mark U.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04792726660751354015noreply@blogger.com