Running Calorie Data

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This entry provides the data for this calculations outlined in this post. All calculations were performed using Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac (Version 11.2.5, 060620).

Contents 1 Executive Summary 2 Figure 1 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 3 5 Figure 4

Executive Summary

As a convenient rule of thumb, you burn about 1 calorie per kilogram of your body weight for every kilometer you run. If you run a 5K race, you will burn an amount of calories roughly equal to five times your body weight measured in kilograms. For more information, please refer to the writeup.

Figure 1

Calories per kilogram per minute

Running, 5 mph (12 min mile)	0.133
Running, 5.2 mph (11.5 min mile)	0.150
Running, 6 mph (10 min mile)	0.167
Running, 6.7 mph (9 min mile)	0.183
Running, 7 mph (8.5 min mile)	0.191
Running, 7.5mph (8 min mile)	0.208
Running, 8 mph (7.5 min mile)	0.225
Running, 8.6 mph (7 min mile)	0.233
Running, 9 mph (6.5 min mile)	0.250
Running, 10 mph (6 min mile)	0.266
Running, 10.9 mph (5.5 min mile)	0.300

(Source)

Figure 2

Calculations of calories burned per mile

Minutes per Mile	60 kg	70 kg	80 kg	90 kg	106.3 kg
12.0	95.76	111.72	127.68	143.64	169.6548
11.5	103.5	120.75	138	155.25	183.3675
10.0	100.2	116.9	133.6	150.3	177.521
9.0	98.82	115.29	131.76	148.23	175.0761
8.5	97.41	113.645	129.88	146.115	172.57805
8.0	99.84	116.48	133.12	149.76	176.8832
7.5	101.25	118.125	135	151.875	179.38125
7.0	97.86	114.17	130.48	146.79	173.3753
6.5	97.5	113.75	130	146.25	172.7375
6.0	95.76	111.72	127.68	143.64	169.6548
5.5	99	115.5	132	148.5	175.395

Figure 3

Average calories burned per mile (rounded to integers)

60 kg	70 kg	80 kg	90 kg	106.3 kg
99	115	132	148	175

Figure 4

Average calories burned per kilometer (rounded to integers)

60 kg	70 kg	80 kg	90 kg	106.3 kg
61	72	82	92	109