Logging Sprints and Intervals

Tzippy7

How do I log this?

Tzippy7

bump.
Anyone?
I dont have a HRM so its really hard to know. For example, yesterday as part of my workout I ran 4 laps around the track, alternating jogging and sprinting. How would I log something like that?

taso42

You can try something like this
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php

Or guesstimate. Take your exertion level on a scale from 1 to 10, and multiply by number of minutes.

MoreBean13

Log it as running and use the overall average speed you're going. For example, if you're doing 1:1 intervals of 7mph and 3 mph the average would be 5mph over the time you've been doing intervals.

MoreBean13

Log it as running and use the overall average speed you're going. For example, if you're doing 1:1 intervals of 7mph and 3 mph the average would be 5mph over the time you've been doing intervals.

Edit..re-read and realized you probably don't know the speed either. Find the total distance you've gone...say its 1 mile. Use the calculation for 6mph (because the math makes it easy). At 6mph it is a 10 minute mile, so log it as running 10 minutes at 6 mph to match the total distance. The calorie count (above MBR) is not drastically different whether you jog or walk over a certain distance so you can use a different speed to log with the same total distance. Its not a perfect solution but all calorie expenditures are estimates anyway...

Tzippy7

thanks !