I guess at this point I just want to keep running for fitness and weight control.
Personal:
I was born in Moscow, Russia in '68, where I started running sprint events in '83. I moved to the US (NYC area) in '91 and didn't run again till '96 when I discovered road racing scene. I was hooked after my first 5K race. I had another break in running from '01-'04 and decided to seriously get back into it in August of '05. I'm married and have 16 year old daughter. I have moved to London in August '06, will probably stay here for a few years.
I think I could get some more sleep, but it's not bad. I usually get 6.5-8 hours of sleep. Nutrition is okay too, although it certainly could be better. I take milti vitamin, vit.E,C and Selenium. I also take fish oil and garlic (to help with cholesterol). BUT: my blood test results from couple of weeks ago indicated that I have ferritin level of 22 (now I'm glad I requested this test specifically!). It is within normal range, so the doctor wasn't worried, but I think it's on the low side. My hemoglobin is 14.3 and hematocrit 41.8 which I think are fine. I'm wondering if I should start iron supplementation? I do think I'm a bit underperforming in my races so I may be a bit iron deficient. I avoid red and organ meats due to heredetary high cholesterol, so I'm not sure I'm getting enough iron from food. But I feel generally fine, so it's not a very clear case. I just read many times that women distance runners should try to keep ferritin no lower than 35. Do you have any experience with this?
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