How many calories do Olympic marathoners burn during a marathon?

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8 Responses to “Calories Marathoners Burn”

  1. eurohim Says:

    That’s like saying that I’m not working hard enough because Lance Armstrong finds it easy.

  2. dansadlersacramento Says:

    One thing he doesn’t mention is that olympic marathon runners are so fit, that they burn close 75 to 80% fat calories when they run, as opposed to regular shape joggers who probably burn 20 to 25% fat calories when jogging. The remarkable thing about olympic athletes such as marathoners is the efficiency of their fat motabolism proccesses of their fat and muscle cells.Do the math; marathoners burn 12 kcal per minute, 9 of which are fat. You or I burn 8 kcal per min, 2 of which are fat!

  3. eastern2western Says:

    what he does not talk about is the bmr which is the betal metabolic rate. a lot of times the body would have to spend more calories to maintain and prepare it self to prepare for the next period of excitation (marathon) then the calories it uses during the marathon and that is a number very hard to calculate

  4. skiersarah Says:

    OK Steve, how do you explain the EPOC method….Estimated Percentage of Oxygen Consumed….which equates to calories burned after exercise at a higher rate than normal. Explain your research on this please

  5. jma2w Says:

    I’m a little confused. Calories burned is work. It takes more energy to move a heavier person X miles than it does for a lighter person. How can you just say that 5 minute mile is 50 calories, when a 200 lb person will burn more calories in that time period than a 150 lb person? Also, how does running burn more calories than walking? For example, if you run 5 miles at 8 mph or walk 5 miles at 2 mph, you should burn the same amount of calories-but the catch is walking takes 4x longer, right?

  6. BodyPerformanceTV Says:

    True. I would rather not eat 500 calories then do an hour of cardio.

  7. penileperfection Says:

    SteveI agree with you about your point. Most persons have no idea how very little calories they are expending. It is far easier just not to consume those calories than try to burn them off and only get back to the starting point.Exercise is more for health maintenance than actual fat loss.

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