Calories
There's an interesting table in the rec.running FAQ entitled "Calories burned by running". A quick analysis of the table reveals that it's pretty much based on a single rule:
Running at 70% of maximum heart rate, calories burned per mile = 0.73 * body weight in lbs.
70% is a fairly easy pace and so should be around what I'm doing for my long runs. So at about 200lbs, my current 8.75 mile run burns about 1280 calories. That's around an extra half a day's food I have to eat on Sundays in order to avoid losing weight. Wahey!
Then again, my BMI comes out at 23.6, so maybe it wouldn't hurt to shed a couple more pounds.
Running at 70% of maximum heart rate, calories burned per mile = 0.73 * body weight in lbs.
70% is a fairly easy pace and so should be around what I'm doing for my long runs. So at about 200lbs, my current 8.75 mile run burns about 1280 calories. That's around an extra half a day's food I have to eat on Sundays in order to avoid losing weight. Wahey!
Then again, my BMI comes out at 23.6, so maybe it wouldn't hurt to shed a couple more pounds.
