Originally Posted by
Velo Vol
I don't know how "bad" this is, but I'm sure toiling on select hills, and it doesn't seem like I should be
that out of shape.
That's very similar to my chronic anemia. I've been that way since 2009. I don't think I've been to 13 since then and I've been as low as 9 - low ferritin levels. I've had to take prescription stuff a couple times. I quit worrying about it years ago. I generally run 12-12.5.