Another low iron antedote

[katinthehat]

Marion Fraioli (http://www.mariofraioli.com/) who writes for a lot of running magazines, is a coach, etc. said on twitter last night his wife had been having problems maintaining 7:30 for tempo runs lately.  Had her iron and ferritin levels checked and they were low.  After four weeks of iron supplements, noticeable improvement.

Mario Fraioli ‏@mariofraioli

In May/June @tsugould struggled to hold 7:30/mi for tempos. Turns out ferritin, etc. super LOW. Iron supplement + 4 weeks=6:48/avg #shesback

I thought that was interesting given the problems a few of the ladies on here have had recently.

[taratru]

I've been wondering about sluggishness lately as well. It's not like my diet provides amazing amounts of iron.

[kellina]

I wonder as well. I don't eat much iron rich food. And I feel like I'm running through molasses half the time. But that could also be the 5am runs with 100% humidity...

[finallykrisb]

Taking my supplement right now. This could explain why I can't drag myself out of bed.

[Deleted]

FUCKING WEIRD.

I know him, I've known him for years. He used to work with my mom at a running store in MA. We're facebook friends.

So seeing his name here was weird.

Carry on.

[zoidberg]

So it's not just me! Although I freaking WISH my problem was only getting 7:30 miles. Heh.

[joenali]

Perhaps I need some iron to get faster!!

[foundmylazybum]

Jul 19, 2013 20:26:50 GMT -5 zoidberg said:

So it's not just me! Although I freaking WISH my problem was only getting 7:30 miles. Heh.

No. It's NOT JUST YOU.