FWIW, I know a bit about iron supplementation as I have 3 kids who were/are elite runners. A typical red blood cell lasts 120 days in body circulation, but a pro-level runner who is clocking easily 70-80+ miles a week, thus circulating that same RBC a lot more times in a day, may see it last as little as 30 days. So iron supplementaton i…
FWIW, I know a bit about iron supplementation as I have 3 kids who were/are elite runners. A typical red blood cell lasts 120 days in body circulation, but a pro-level runner who is clocking easily 70-80+ miles a week, thus circulating that same RBC a lot more times in a day, may see it last as little as 30 days. So iron supplementaton is a necessity.
You just need to take chelated iron (easy on the stomach) + Vit C in the mornings, separate from other multi-vitamins as there would be conflict in terms of absorbtion with all the other essential metals (zinc, calcium, magnesium etc) . There's also some kind of enzyme which builds up through the course of the day that inhibits iron absorbtion, hence the morning requirement.
I am a distance runner (not elite but I run 40-50 miles per week) and even for non elites, it’s definitely an issue for many runners, especially females. I have to take iron supplements too, whereas I never did when I was younger and not a runner.
The Blood Builder supplements actually include vitamin C so that is helpful.
FWIW, I know a bit about iron supplementation as I have 3 kids who were/are elite runners. A typical red blood cell lasts 120 days in body circulation, but a pro-level runner who is clocking easily 70-80+ miles a week, thus circulating that same RBC a lot more times in a day, may see it last as little as 30 days. So iron supplementaton is a necessity.
You just need to take chelated iron (easy on the stomach) + Vit C in the mornings, separate from other multi-vitamins as there would be conflict in terms of absorbtion with all the other essential metals (zinc, calcium, magnesium etc) . There's also some kind of enzyme which builds up through the course of the day that inhibits iron absorbtion, hence the morning requirement.
I am a distance runner (not elite but I run 40-50 miles per week) and even for non elites, it’s definitely an issue for many runners, especially females. I have to take iron supplements too, whereas I never did when I was younger and not a runner.
The Blood Builder supplements actually include vitamin C so that is helpful.