John Perry wrote:
I was told that German Fernandez has super low ferratin as a result of "foot strike" hemodialysis. This is very common in distance runners, basically the more that you run, the lower your ferratin level therefore The lower your hemocrit and the slower that you run. Don't know the solution, except don't be a vegetarian. I think his ferratin level was in the low teens when he started to falter at OSU. The only other solution that I can think of is get a blood donation from a genetic chromotosis blood donor and take iron supplements. My ferratin level from genetic hemochromatosis is 900 unless I make monthly donations to the blood bank, then it's is about 200. Don't know how long I have had this condition but now suspect that it was a factor in my college improvement from 2:00 to 1:50.3 in the 880 in 5 months back in 1964 at OSU.
Very frustrating condition for a runner, the more that you run, the slower that you get. Urinating blood after a hard run is a symptom of "Foot strike" hemodialysis. Don't know if German had that symptom but know a lot of runners who have and it's not good.
This is why the medical profession should be abolished immediately.