Runners World article on calories burned per mile walking vs running

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findingone
findingone Posts: 31 Member
edited February 2017 in Fitness and Exercise
http://www.runnersworld.com/peak-performance/running-v-walking-how-many-calories-will-you-burn

This is a good article on how many calories burned walking vs running. Increases in walking rate actually increase calorie burn and if you walk 12:30 miles per hour or faster, it's actually burning more calories then 10 minute miles ran! Again this is a runners world article that tested college students in a lab.

CALORIES/MILE .57 x wt in lbs .72 x wt in lbs. Walk/Run.

Amazing how much misinformation is out there. This site included. Can't bs good ole science and math.

I run three 10k's a week on hilly terrain and am now going to start doing two 5k's in between them. I have a sub 10 minute mile pace. What I wanted to know, is it worth it to get fitted and tested for proper running shoes? I have a 140$ budget to get somewhat decent running shoes.

What do you guys/ladies use for jogging/running? Any good brands to look for? What is your experience with buying running clothing, gear, shoes?

Thanks for the help! :)
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  • ronocnikral
    ronocnikral Posts: 176 Member
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    if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
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    NorthCascades wrote: »
    Who walks 12 minute miles though? 18 mins is normal and 15 mins is my "I'm really late" pace.

    I bet I can get REALLY close to that. I do a lot of fast walking for endurance hikes/trail races...my walk is extremely fast. When I'm hitting my stride, my hiking partner has to break into a jog to keep up. I've reeled in runners late in races while walking vs their slow jog.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,682 Member
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    I can walk really fast when I take walk breaks during a run or race. Generally 12 or 13 minute miles. I can't sustain it, but for a short period, I can move.

    And to the OP, yes, it is worth while to get shoes that really fit your feet and the way you run. Go to a running store, where they will watch you walk and run to determine whether you need a neutral or stability shoe. Having the wrong shoe can lead to injury. Keep track of the mileage on your shoes as well. After a while (400-500 miles for me) they start to break down internally, which can lead to knee and other issues. I rotate four pairs of shoes, depending on what I'm doing. For a long run I like more cushion than for a short or fast run. I like Asics, but there are a lot of good shoes out there.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Get fit for the right shoes for you, don't worry about recommendations from other runners, they don't have your feet/gait/body.

    I walk fast, but couldn't walk that speed for a sustained period of time.
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
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    So if you walk at a faster pace than you run you will burn more calories! No kidding. Who would have guessed?

    Also as 4 miles an hour is considered a brisk pace I really can't see how you could walk at 12.5 miles an hour for any period of time and not be running.
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
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    Read the article. It is not miles per hour but minutes per mile. Big difference. Even so it is a pace that only elite walkers can manage for any period of time.
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
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    Lillymoo01 wrote: »
    So if you walk at a faster pace than you run you will burn more calories! No kidding. Who would have guessed?

    Also as 4 miles an hour is considered a brisk pace I really can't see how you could walk at 12.5 miles an hour for any period of time and not be running.

    Yep! OP, have you got something wrong here because when you say: "12:30 miles per hour or faster, it's actually burning more calories then 10 minute miles ran!" that is because 12:30 miles per hour is significantly faster than 10 minute miles (which is 6 miles per hour). And, as others point out - is a very, very, very fast walk.
  • findingone
    findingone Posts: 31 Member
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    Sorry. I didn't type that out correctly. The article states...

    Walking is a different kind of animal. Increases in walking speed dramatically raise calorie burn per mile as well as per minute. Indeed, at about 12:30 per mile, walking hits a point where it burns about the same calories/mile as running. Walk faster than 12:30 and you will burn more calories/mile than running at 10:00 pace.

    So if you are walking a mile faster than 12:30 then you will burn more calories if you were running 10:00 miles.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
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    spiriteagle99 wrote: »
    I can walk really fast when I take walk breaks during a run or race. Generally 12 or 13 minute miles. I can't sustain it, but for a short period, I can move.

    And to the OP, yes, it is worth while to get shoes that really fit your feet and the way you run. Go to a running store, where they will watch you walk and run to determine whether you need a neutral or stability shoe. Having the wrong shoe can lead to injury. Keep track of the mileage on your shoes as well. After a while (400-500 miles for me) they start to break down internally, which can lead to knee and other issues. I rotate four pairs of shoes, depending on what I'm doing. For a long run I like more cushion than for a short or fast run. I like Asics, but there are a lot of good shoes out there.

    Did this last night. Tried the shoes on the treadmill this morning and they feel a little better than what I was jogging in, but time will tell.

    Plus they were not cheap. ~$170 Cdn. I'll be saving them for running outside and go back to what I had for the treadmill.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,728 Member
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    Lillymoo01 wrote: »
    Read the article. It is not miles per hour but minutes per mile. Big difference. Even so it is a pace that only elite walkers can manage for any period of time.

    12:30 isn't an elite pace. 9:00 is.

    12:30 is absolutely attainable.
  • ercarroll311
    ercarroll311 Posts: 295 Member
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    I've loved my Asics Cumulus for running, have had three pairs, but they just don't last. Every pair got the same hole in the toe within a couple months. I'm now a couple months into some Nikes, a shoe I'd never thought I'd try for running, but they're great. The name is escaping me right now--maybe natural run?
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    For trail running I wouldn't be without Inov8s.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
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    stanmann571 wrote: »
    Lillymoo01 wrote: »
    Read the article. It is not miles per hour but minutes per mile. Big difference. Even so it is a pace that only elite walkers can manage for any period of time.

    12:30 isn't an elite pace. 9:00 is.

    12:30 is absolutely attainable.

    Power walkers reach a maximum comfortable walking pace of about 5.7 mph. Race walking is done competitively, and national-class male race walkers cover a 20-kilometer -- 12.5-mile -- race in approximately one hour and 30-minutes. That is about 8 to 9 mph.


    Race Walking vs. Power Walking | Chron.com

    livehealthy.chron.com/race-walking-vs-power-walking-2929.html

    8 mph= 7.5 minutes per mile. That's some fast walking.

    5.7 mph= 10:30 minute miles. Still fast in my book.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
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    NorthCascades wrote: »
    Who walks 12 minute miles though? 18 mins is normal and 15 mins is my "I'm really late" pace.

    That is not very much faster than my normal walking pace. Even when I was much heavier, I walked almost that fast normally. This is why I get so annoyed at slow walkers, particularly in crowded areas. And if I have to try to stay with someone? That's really tough for me to slow down like that. Many years ago, I had a job where I had a police escort throughout my shift. My employer would hire off-duty officers, in uniform (this is not an uncommon practice) to protect me whenever I was away from my secured (bulletproof, etc.) office area and especially when I was among the general public in a crowded events center / arena. There was one cop that I most enjoyed working with because she was the only one that had enough speed and endurance for us to keep close to each other and continue to move quickly among the various stops I had to make around the venue sometimes for hours at a time. All of the other cops had trouble keeping up, or would wear out after awhile and end up further away than needed. More than a few feet away greatly increased the risk, and our general manager was always concerned when that happened. At his previous location, someone who did my job was killed with a razor blade; and it happened really fast. So he was always on me about how I needed to slow down to keep with the cops... while I was thinking the cops should speed up to keep with me.

    OP, as to shoes, it depends on the person. Personally, I like a lot of padding and my road shoes are Hoka One Clifton's. Trail shoes need to have a good toe guard but not as much padding on the soles. I wear waterproof Ahnu's on dirt trails. Factors vary from person to person as to firmness, padding, drop, etc. If you spend $140 to get a pair of shoes and that includes a proper fitting - yes, it is worth it.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
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    I'm short. The best I've gotten myself to is a 15 minute mile for walking and since I like to take long walks and can sustain that over 5 miles, I'm not going to quibble with it. What I get from my Fitbit has served me well, so I really don't need the article to tell me anything.

    My running pace is glacial, except for shorter runs. I can run around a 10:30 mile, but only for maybe 2 miles. Anything longer and I have to pull it back to 11:30 - 12:00.

    As for shoes, I'm not a trail runner. I have arthritis and my feet are really achy. I like a good stable shoe with some decent padding. For walking, I have Hoka One-One's. For running, I had Asics Gel Cumulus and liked them well enough, but they didn't quite fit my feet right. I seem to do really well with the fit of New Balance shoes. I'm currently wearing Fresh Foam 1080's and love them -- particularly since my feet tend to get hot and they are really a nice, cool shoe.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
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    rybo wrote: »
    NorthCascades wrote: »
    Who walks 12 minute miles though? 18 mins is normal and 15 mins is my "I'm really late" pace.

    I bet I can get REALLY close to that.

    I'm sure a lot of people can. I'm also sure no one does on a regular basis.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,728 Member
    edited February 2017
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    NorthCascades wrote: »
    rybo wrote: »
    NorthCascades wrote: »
    Who walks 12 minute miles though? 18 mins is normal and 15 mins is my "I'm really late" pace.

    I bet I can get REALLY close to that.

    I'm sure a lot of people can. I'm also sure no one does on a regular basis.

    When Pokewalking I do 13:45-14:00

    When I put the phone down, put the phones in, and bear down, I hit 12:00 easily. And that's for a 2-4 mile trip.

    It's not all that hard.

    For the record, I can also hit 8:00-9:00 for a couple hundred yards.

    Knowing that I will burn as many calories at 12:30 as running means I'll probably be in less of a hurry to get back to running.
  • findingone
    findingone Posts: 31 Member
    edited February 2017
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    I can sustain a walking pace of 11:37 for 2 miles. Then I just slowed down and walked normal. I could do it no problem. It's not that hard and people do it. This isn't some unique thing that is coveted. Just working out, getting healthy. Thank God for science right! :smile:

    Like you all said, I think I am going to get fitted for running shoes tonight. I have Asics and I like them. I think I will stay with that brand, or see what they fit me for my gait. Trail running sounds neat as heck. Kinda like being a kid in the woods back when you were young :smile:
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    findingone wrote: »
    http://www.runnersworld.com/peak-performance/running-v-walking-how-many-calories-will-you-burn

    This is a good article on how many calories burned walking vs running. Increases in walking rate actually increase calorie burn and if you walk 12:30 miles per hour or faster, it's actually burning more calories then 10 minute miles ran! Again this is a runners world article that tested college students in a lab.

    CALORIES/MILE .57 x wt in lbs .72 x wt in lbs. Walk/Run.

    Amazing how much misinformation is out there. This site included. Can't bs good ole science and math.

    I run three 10k's a week on hilly terrain and am now going to start doing two 5k's in between them. I have a sub 10 minute mile pace. What I wanted to know, is it worth it to get fitted and tested for proper running shoes? I have a 140$ budget to get somewhat decent running shoes.

    What do you guys/ladies use for jogging/running? Any good brands to look for? What is your experience with buying running clothing, gear, shoes?

    Thanks for the help! :)

    Being an avid runner, it is always worth getting fitted for proper running shoes. No exceptions. The sporting store you go to testing should advise you accordingly. :)

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