Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for the Biophysical study...
If you want to sign up, contact Erin Falcone ASAP, as you have to give blood tomorrow as your last chance. Here are the details.
Showing posts with label Biophysical250. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biophysical250. Show all posts
Thursday, November 20, 2008
T - 17 : 6 X 1 Mile @ 10K Pace
a 10K is 6.2 miles. We ran 6 Mile repeats at 10K pace.
Coach Sisson said you generally don't run 6 repeats, keeping it to 4 or so, as you never schedule a distance of a workout based on the distance of the pace. But he wanted to see how we'd do. Looked to me like the entire group breezed through it, which once again is a testament of our fitness level. Sisson told us he was once again was pleasantly surprised at how well we're hitting all the stuff he's throwing at us!! : )
The train had a goal of somewhere between 6:15 (fitness goal) and 6:30 (marathon extrapolation goal). Our splits were good.
6:24
6:25
6:19
6:15
6:15
6:14
It's now 3 hours later and my legs are pretty tired now. Then again, we pretty much ran 6 miles in 37:52, which is the equivalent of a 10K race in sub 39 minutes.
But!, today I get a massage and then i'm off to give two tablespoons worth of blood to start that study. Then Lunch, then work work work work more.
FYI - Between moving in to a new place, packing, moving loads, unpacking, working, running, and the fact that I don't have Internet Access at my new place until Dec4, it's pretty hard to fit in time to type up stuff. I'll do my best to keep logging my runs, but how i'm feeling leading up to the marathon, how excited I am about my teammates' results that chose to run San Antonio marathon instead of California in a few weeks, and other general stuff is going to suffer. Oh well. Priorities.
Happy Running!
Coach Sisson said you generally don't run 6 repeats, keeping it to 4 or so, as you never schedule a distance of a workout based on the distance of the pace. But he wanted to see how we'd do. Looked to me like the entire group breezed through it, which once again is a testament of our fitness level. Sisson told us he was once again was pleasantly surprised at how well we're hitting all the stuff he's throwing at us!! : )
The train had a goal of somewhere between 6:15 (fitness goal) and 6:30 (marathon extrapolation goal). Our splits were good.
6:24
6:25
6:19
6:15
6:15
6:14
It's now 3 hours later and my legs are pretty tired now. Then again, we pretty much ran 6 miles in 37:52, which is the equivalent of a 10K race in sub 39 minutes.
But!, today I get a massage and then i'm off to give two tablespoons worth of blood to start that study. Then Lunch, then work work work work more.
FYI - Between moving in to a new place, packing, moving loads, unpacking, working, running, and the fact that I don't have Internet Access at my new place until Dec4, it's pretty hard to fit in time to type up stuff. I'll do my best to keep logging my runs, but how i'm feeling leading up to the marathon, how excited I am about my teammates' results that chose to run San Antonio marathon instead of California in a few weeks, and other general stuff is going to suffer. Oh well. Priorities.
Happy Running!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Biophysical 250 - woohoo!!!
"Biophysical250 is the single most comprehensive health assessment available today. Unlike standard physicals that measure only up to 40 biomarkers, Biophysical250 simultaneously assesses hundreds of biomarkers used by 12 different specialties."
I'm pretty excited! I got approved to be part of a local company's (Biophysical Corp) group of people they'll be testing over the next few months!
The study is centered around the Austin Marathon in Feb (meaning I'm running the marathon), looking into biological changes that occur under acute physical stress and how long the recovery process at the biological level takes.
What will they do with the results?
The results will be used by the military and other occupations to predict the readiness for deployment, combat, physical work (such as firemen, police, professional and collegiate athletes, etc) and to monitor the recovery from these occupations.
All they will do, is take about 9-10 blood samples from me. (Each blood sample just being about 2 tablespoons worth) There are 10 blood draws and questionnaires to complete within that time. There is one blood draw/questionnaire per month until January, four draws in February (essentially 2/14/, 2/15, 2/18 and 2/23) and two in March (3/2 and 3/16). I can't handle giving blood (freaks me out), but I can certainly handle giving 2 tablespoons worth in one syringe.
Why are they doing this study?
The study is looking into biological changes that occur under acute physical stress and how long the recovery process at the biological level takes. The results will be used by the military and other occupations to predict the readiness for deployment, combat, physical work (such as firemen, police, professional and collegiate athletes, etc) and to monitor the recovery from these occupations.
At the end of the event, I won't get paid like many other research programs. However, I will get a copy of my report, so i'll know all about myself regarding over 250 different conditions and diseases including:
- Cardiovascular disease (such as risk for heart attack and stroke)
- Cancer (including breast, colon, liver, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic)
- Metabolic disorders (such as diabetes and metabolic syndrome)
- Autoimmune disease (including rheumatoid arthritis and lupus)
- Viral and bacterial diseases (such as mononucleosis and pneumonia)
- Hormonal imbalance (including menopause, testosterone deficiency, thyroid deficiency)
- Nutritional status (such as vitamin deficiencies, protein deficiencies)
Check out the entire list here.
Pretty cool, huh!?
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