Table 2.
Mean (±SEM) baseline serum ferritin, iron, transferrin saturation and C-reactive protein (CRP) at Day 1, Recovery Days 3 and 7 in the running (RTB) and cycling (CTB) training blocks
|
Blood Parameters |
RTB |
CTB |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Recovery 3 | Recovery 7 | Day 1 | Recovery 3 | Recovery 7 | |
|
Serum Ferritin (μg.L
−1
) |
79.3 |
82.6 |
84.2 |
84.7 |
82.4 |
77.9 |
| (15.0) |
(16.0) |
(13.7) |
(17.4) |
(15.5) |
(15.5) |
|
|
Serum Iron (μmol.L
−1
) |
19.6 |
20.3 |
17.5 |
15.8 |
22.6 |
17.5 |
| (2.0) |
(1.5) |
(2.0) |
(1.0) |
(2.8) |
(1.6) |
|
|
Transferrin Saturation (%) |
33 |
34 |
30 |
26 |
37 |
29 |
| (5) |
(2) |
(4) |
(2) |
(4) |
(2) |
|
| CRP (mg.L −1 ) | 1.08 |
1.10 |
0.91 |
1.17 |
1.12 |
0.75a |
| (0.35) | (0.34) | (0.33) | (0.38) | (0.38) | (0.28) | |
aSignificantly different to CTB Day1.