rekrunner wrote:
Let's see what Mr. half-the-facts ignores this time ...
The IAAF gave TWO reasons for the low RET-% for the first two samples, and here you've only considered ONE (ONE/TWO = ONE HALF the facts): "endurance athletes display significantly lower RET% than normal during the competitive season, and also by altitude exposure".
The 2012 RET-% was taken "out of competition", and not "in the competitive season" like the others.
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"being at high altitudes may cause reticulocyte counts to rise, to help you adjust to the lower oxygen levels at high altitudes."
http://www.upmc.com/health-library/Pages/HealthwiseIndex.aspx?qid=hw203366"Simulated high altitude induced by intermittent hypobaric hypoxia does not modify reticulocytes, despite an increase in erythropoietin serum concentration."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18278982Sondre Moen's blood values:
24 Jan 2012 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.7 - Hct 45.2 - OFF Score 100.5
5 Jun 2012 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 13.7 - Hct 41.2 - OFF Score 69.9
22 Nov 2012 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 13.9 - Hct 42.6 - OFF Score 73
19 Mar 2013 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 13.5 - Hct 39.5 - OFF Score 83.7
12 Jun 2013 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.3 - Hct 42.3 - OFF Score 91.4
23 Oct 2013 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 13.9 - Hct 41.1 - OFF Score 84.3
23 Apr 2014 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.1 - Hct 42.5 - OFF Score 99
30 Jul 2014 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.1 - Hct 44.2 - OFF Score 89.7
8 Sep 2014 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.1 - Hct 42 - OFF Score 96.5
26 Oct 2014 (Blood only - Lab in Utah in USA) : Hb 15.1 - Hct 45.1 - OFF Score 92.2 (Altitude)
12 Jan 2015 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.2 - Hct 43.2 - OFF Score 93.3
24 Mar 2015 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.1 - Hct 42.1 - OFF Score 89
6 May 2015 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.6 - Hct 44.7 - OFF Score 94.4
2 Dec 2015 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.3 - Hct 43 - OFF Score 90.4
28 Jan 2016 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.8 - Hct 45 - OFF Score 93
24 Feb 2016 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14 - Hct 41.9 - OFF Score 93.1
13 Apr 2016 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.5 - Hct 42.8 - OFF Score 95.9
10 Jun 2016 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.1 - Hct 41.8 - OFF Score 91.9
8 Aug 2016 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14 - Hct 41.6 - OFF Score 92.8
19 Apr 2017 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.3 - Hct 43.1 - OFF Score 85.1
(10 days after Hannover Marathon in 2:10:07, NR)
8 Aug 2017 (Blood only - Lab in Dresden (GER)) : Hb 15.3 - Hct 45.5 - OFF Score 103
15 Dec 2017 (Blood and Urine - Lab in Oslo) : Hb 14.8 - Hct 45 - OFF Score 84.2
There is no discernible decline in RET in the season, his highest RET count coming on 15 Dec 2017 ((Hb x 10)- (OFF Score 84.2 ) then ÷60, then squared) just after running a 2:05 marathon.