Aspects of anemia in ultra skills

The changes of red blood cell viscoelasticity and sports anemia in male 24-hr ultra-marathoners A group of Taiwan examined the phenomenon of sport-induced anemia at a 24-hour run. Special phenomena were examined like the viscoelasticity of the red blood cells.It shows that the race led to a waste of haptoglobin, red blood cells, hemoglobin, and hematocrit. On the other hand, there was an increase in reticulocytes and ferritin.In 15 out of 19 runners, there were changes in the viscoelasticity of red blood cells.

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Medical emergencies in a half-ironman

Medical support during an Ironman 70.3 triathlon race A Korean group has studied what happens during a medical point of view during a half-ironman. As part of the race, 187 triathlets needed medical help.In swimming, an athlete cramping suffered into the calf, 19 triathlets needed medical support during the bike range and 159 athletes had to be treated medically during the running track.

Five athletes had to be driven with the ambulance in the hospital for problems on the bike path. The whole work can be found under https://f1000research.com/articles/6-1516/v1

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Miles in 3 days and 2 nights swim

Sarah Thomas: the woman who swam a century The British journalist Tom Allan has portrayed the swimmer Sarah Thomas in an article in the ‘Financial Times’.

This woman in Lake Champlain in the US has covered the distance of 104 miles in a non-stop swimming for 67 hours. Allan has found many of our works in his literature research, which show that women in long-distance swimming in open waters can achieve better achievements than men. The article is about https://www.clippings.me/tomallan

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Theory and practice in the nutrition in extreme expenses loads

Nutrition strategies before and during ultra-endurance event: A significant gap between science and practice A Greek group has studied the nutritional practices in extreme sprays in the preparation and during the competition.

It showed that the swimmers had a significant negative energy balance.It also came to a reduction of micro- and macronutrients. The results can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29117450/

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What characterizes marathon runners?

Physiological and training characteristics of recreational marathon runners A British group has studied what variables influence the marathon time in hobbylons. In 97 female and male runners they have examined various physiological variables as well as aspects of the training.It showed the faster runner much more trained as slower runners. The route per training session was longer with the faster than slower runners.

And the running speed correlated with the lactic shaft and the lactate blanking point. The whole work can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29200895/

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What happens during an Ironman triathlon?

Blood biomarkers in male and female participants after an Ironman-distance triathlon A Swedish group has studied what happens with biomarkers regarding possible damage to heart, liver, kidney and muscle during an Ironman triathlon.

For men, there was a significantly higher increase in myoglobin, CK and creatinine than women. The authors concluded that women better tolerate an endurance burden like an Ironman triathlon than men. The study can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28609447/

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How fatally is a triathlon?

Death and Cardiac Arrest in U.S. Triathlon Participants, 1985 to 2016: A Case Series Sofa athlete or non-athlete often believes that athlete harms damage and sport can also be very fatal.On the basis of deaths to triathlon competitions, an American group has studied how often cardiac cases occur at a triathlon. For this purpose, they evaluated all triathlons in the US from 1985 to 2016.Based on the ‘U.S.National Registry of Sudden Death in Athlets’ and the compilations of USA Triathlon (USAT) could be established these deaths. A total of 135 exceptional deaths were registered like sudden death, unsuccessful reanimation or accident. It was 85% of men with a middle age by 47 years.During swimming, 90 triathlets died while cycling 7, while running 15 and after the race 8. 15 of the fatal accidents occurred on the bike path.The incidence for an accident content resp.Herzdod Among the 4'776'443 Triathlen was 1.75% per 100,000 participants, slightly higher for men with 2.40% than for women with 0.74%.

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