I had my first DNF yesterday.
No, no, no...not a race DNF...a blood donation DNF.
I went to donate platelets yesterday...and I was DENIED.
Turns out, you can't receive money or drugs in exchange for sex after 1977.
Kidding! Well, you can't receive money or drugs in exchange for sex and still be a blood donor...but that's not why I was denied. My hematocrit was too low. Guess it's a good thing I didn't sign up for the IronGirl Duathlon because I am obviously NOT an IronGirl!
The hematocrit cutoff is 38%. The average for women is 41%.
My count was 33%.
Word on the street is that iron levels are usually lower in runners. And because I am vegetarian, I don't get iron from meat...so I'm usually happy when my hematocrit is 38-39% (thanks to spinach).
I guess the low iron would explain why I've been tired lately. It's definitely not because I've been staying up late watching the Olympics. :)
Speaking of the Olympics, I think Megan said it best...
Amen, sista. No way am I getting farther than 10 feet from my couch when THIS is on:
RAWR!
Hello, lovers
No, no, no...not a race DNF...a blood donation DNF.
I went to donate platelets yesterday...and I was DENIED.
Turns out, you can't receive money or drugs in exchange for sex after 1977.
Kidding! Well, you can't receive money or drugs in exchange for sex and still be a blood donor...but that's not why I was denied. My hematocrit was too low. Guess it's a good thing I didn't sign up for the IronGirl Duathlon because I am obviously NOT an IronGirl!
The hematocrit cutoff is 38%. The average for women is 41%.
My count was 33%.
Word on the street is that iron levels are usually lower in runners. And because I am vegetarian, I don't get iron from meat...so I'm usually happy when my hematocrit is 38-39% (thanks to spinach).
I guess the low iron would explain why I've been tired lately. It's definitely not because I've been staying up late watching the Olympics. :)
Speaking of the Olympics, I think Megan said it best...
Is it me, or does watching the Olympics make you want to get off your dead ass and do something, like go to the pool? And I soooo would, but I am too busy watching the Olympics.
Amen, sista. No way am I getting farther than 10 feet from my couch when THIS is on:
RAWR!
Hello, lovers
12 Comments:
Don't worry. That doesn't count as a DNF. Just a DNS (did not start). It is shameful, but not as bad as a DNF. :-)
I've heard of lots of women with iron issues. Apparently the menstrual cycle does that to ya.
Oh and this morning I went to the pool for the first time in almost a month. What is normally a 200m warmup ended up being almost 800m straight before I realized that I hadn't stopped yet and started the actual workout. The olympics are like swimming crack! I can't wait for Track and Triathlon!
That is one hawt picture of Phelps yo...
I haven't donated blood since I went veggie so I wonder where I'm at...not worries though, are you making sure to take a multi-v?
I'm not allowed to give blood ever becuase I lived in England during the Mad Cow years. They're worried that I have mad cow blood.
no worries on the blood thing.....yes, eat your iron pills and your spinach, just like popeye :) you'll be able to try another time. i'm still on the naughty-you-got-a-tattoo-w/in-a-year-we-don't-want-your-blood
list.
here's a query i haven't researched....
ALL of these amazingly hot topless male swimmers (on the tv during lunch break as i type.....200M Medley heat) and not ONE single tattoo...
what up with dat????
must be a rule is all i can figure....
do you take vitamins with iron?? thank you for the pics :) i will read your post many times today hehe.
Love the captions. Couldn't have said it better myself! :)
Yeah, I'd tap all of that. Or let all of that tap me. I'm not sure how to word it when I'm pretending to be gay.
Sigh.
Beautiful.
Remarkable, actually.
And sooo the right picture to see right before I am about to go to sleep.....
And as for Steve's comment? I's take tapping EITHER way.
Funny. I don't have the same feelings towards the female US swimmers. Though I'd totally want them on my female rugby team I'm thinking about starting.
I'm not going to lie. I probably "like" Phelps a little more than most non-gay men are suppose to.
That's scary. Do you pass out easily?
I'm so disgusted...those poor men are NOT pieces of meat...
just kidding... ;)
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