Table 2. Hematocrit and Hemoglobin Concentration Before and Immediately After an Incremental Event (VAMEVAL Test) and a Supra-Maximal Exhausting Race (Limited-Time Test) in Sedentary Subjects (SS), Long-Distance Runners (LDR), and Middle-Distance Runners (MDR) ^a.

Variables	VAMEVAL Test		Limited-Time Test
	Before	After	Before	After
Hematocrit, %
SS	39.71 ± 5.7	41 ± 4.17	40.01 ± 5.3	40.7 ± 4.34
LDR	42.43 ± 1.9	45.43 ± 4 b	42.8 ± 3.2	45.85 ± 4.2 b
MDR	40.85 ± 3.13	41.7 ± 3.14	40.79 ± 4.8	41.28 ± 3.68
Hemoglobin, g/dL
SS	14.14 ± 2.19	14.57 ± 1.9	14.09 ± 2	14.14 ± 1.9
LDR	14.85 ± 1.34	15.7 ± 1.6 b	14.12 ± 1.09	15.7 ± 1.6 b
MDR	14 ± 1.4	14.4 ± 1.2	13.92 ± 1.7	14 ± 1.4

^a Values are presented as mean ± SD.

^b P < 0.05 compared to baseline.