Runners with HRMs

julieh391
julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I don't have a HRM, but I'm wondering for those of you that do, how many calories do you burn in your average mile? How 'bout a 5k? What is your pace? I just saw a post where someone said they burnt 590cals (or something) running a 5k, and that seemed high. I always figure about 100-150 per 11ish minute mile (I'm 5'7" 172lbs btw.)
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  • cindyjob
    cindyjob Posts: 10 Member
    I am five four, female and 126. I burn about 120 a mile if I am running a ten minute mile or less. If I run/walk and the pace is 12 minutes or over then it is only about 80 . Walking a 16 minute mile drops it down to about 70
  • Tilran
    Tilran Posts: 627 Member
    The rough estimate is (0.75 x bodyweight) per mile when running at 5-6mph.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I'm 44, 5'8", 137lbs, and burn about 350 - 400 cals for around a 5k distance at about a 10 minute mile pace, with a few minutes of walking before and after the run. I have a friend who averages 550 cals for his 5k, but he's a guy and he's faster. :smile:
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    My first 5K took me 46 minutes. I walked about 8 minutes of that. My HRM said I burned 600 calories. Now, for a 5K (7 months later) I burn around 350 to 380 calories and finish it in about 36 minutes. I'm about 20 lbs. thinner now.
  • geordiegirl27
    geordiegirl27 Posts: 307 Member
    I'm 5'4" 72kg & my avg burn is 125c / mile, I'm normally around the 10mm pace. I can burn more per mile if I'm doing a harder/faster work out so it is an average. I would love to burn 590 for a 5k!

    Hope this helps.
  • tpop917
    tpop917 Posts: 21 Member
    I've been running for a while. I stopped using my HRM because it seemed to always be the same, no matter how fast I ran, I burned 100 calories per mile.

    Maybe I should do a sanity check soon and see if it is still the same.
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    I burn about 110 calories per mile at an 11min/mile pace. I'm 5'6" and 187lbs - 29 yo female.
  • susyale
    susyale Posts: 2 Member
    I average 100 calories per mile at 10.5 min/mile.
  • AubreySue81
    AubreySue81 Posts: 167 Member
    I ran a 5k on 9/29. It took me 34 minutes. I burned 385 cals. I'm 31 yo and 5'0". :happy:
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    I average 110 calories burned per mile, usually between a 9-10 minute mile depending on distance (yeah I'm not a great runner). I'm 5'6" and 135lbs.
  • dixiech1ck
    dixiech1ck Posts: 769 Member
    Unfortunately, you can't go off of someone elses information. Everyone's body is different and everyone's heart rate is different when it's pushed to a max target. For you, that could be in the mid-150's, but for me that could be mid-170's. Hard to decipher using someone elses metrics. That's why owning a HRM is so important.
  • LesleeBeAlive
    LesleeBeAlive Posts: 504
    If you have a smart phone, you can use the app iMapMyFitness and that is pretty good on prediciting your cals and tells you your avg speed.
  • bsix3
    bsix3 Posts: 291
    I don't have a HRM, but I'm wondering for those of you that do, how many calories do you burn in your average mile? How 'bout a 5k? What is your pace? I just saw a post where someone said they burnt 590cals (or something) running a 5k, and that seemed high. I always figure about 100-150 per 11ish minute mile (I'm 5'7" 172lbs btw.)

    I'm not much of a runner but in reference to the HRM, I will say that it made a huge difference. My heart rate is a little higher than normal. With just the Nike+ app on my iPhone it said I burned around 280 calories walking at 5mph...With my HRM it logged the walk around 378 calories for the same 20 minutes.

    If you can, I'd suggest getting one. I use the Wahoo BlueHR which is a bluetooth HRM that connects to my iPhone. It's around $80.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Unfortunately, you can't go off of someone elses information. Everyone's body is different and everyone's heart rate is different when it's pushed to a max target. For you, that could be in the mid-150's, but for me that could be mid-170's. Hard to decipher using someone elses metrics. That's why owning a HRM is so important.

    +1 It's not one of those things you can predict based on someone else's information.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    I don't have a HRM, but I'm wondering for those of you that do, how many calories do you burn in your average mile? How 'bout a 5k? What is your pace? I just saw a post where someone said they burnt 590cals (or something) running a 5k, and that seemed high. I always figure about 100-150 per 11ish minute mile (I'm 5'7" 172lbs btw.)

    Here's your calculator.

    Better accuracy than HRM up to 6.3 mph.

    http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/WalkRunMETs.html

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/774337-how-to-test-hrm-for-how-accurate-calorie-burn-is
  • 916lude
    916lude Posts: 305
    I burn around 500 on a 5k. My HR usually stays consistently in the high 170's lower 180's
  • Cheval13
    Cheval13 Posts: 350 Member
    Unfortunately, you can't go off of someone elses information. Everyone's body is different and everyone's heart rate is different when it's pushed to a max target. For you, that could be in the mid-150's, but for me that could be mid-170's. Hard to decipher using someone elses metrics. That's why owning a HRM is so important.

    +1 It's not one of those things you can predict based on someone else's information.

    Yeah, and unfortunately even for that same person, the number of calories burned will change. For example, I've been running since I was 15. When I started 5Ks, I probably burned around 360 calories per mile at 7 mph pace. Then, in races it was slightly higher. However, as my mileage has increased and my heart has gotten stronger, I can do a 5K in 22 minutes and still only burn 360 calories. On some easy runs, like 6.5 mph, I only burn around 90 calories per mile...
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    I did a 5k run using a gaming HRM and a polar HRM at the same time. The farming awarded me 360 cals at a 10 min/mile and the polar awarded me 570 for the same run. Both devices with the same data. Erring on the side of caution, I feel around 115 cals per mile is right and don't trust the polar HRM . I'm 168 lbs male.
  • Jules221
    Jules221 Posts: 69 Member
    It is difficult to estimate how many calories you may burn as everyone is different how efficiently the body burns the calories/fat. Best bet is to get a HRM to really determine how many calories you may burn. I will say however that I am 5' 4", 43 years old, and weigh approx. 153 pounds and burned 1039 calories running just over 9 miles (about 9.35).
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    I don't have a HRM, but I'm wondering for those of you that do, how many calories do you burn in your average mile? How 'bout a 5k? What is your pace? I just saw a post where someone said they burnt 590cals (or something) running a 5k, and that seemed high. I always figure about 100-150 per 11ish minute mile (I'm 5'7" 172lbs btw.)

    Here's your calculator.

    Better accuracy than HRM up to 6.3 mph.

    http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/WalkRunMETs.html


    Interesting website! I plugged in my data from my 5 mile run on Saturday (I just put the grade at 0 though when there were slight hills). My HRM said 658 and the website said 669. I consider than an excellent comparison!
  • nphect
    nphect Posts: 474
    I don't have a HRM, but I'm wondering for those of you that do, how many calories do you burn in your average mile? How 'bout a 5k? What is your pace? I just saw a post where someone said they burnt 590cals (or something) running a 5k, and that seemed high. I always figure about 100-150 per 11ish minute mile (I'm 5'7" 172lbs btw.)

    i burn roughly 120 calories at a 11 minute mile
    burn roughtly 150 at a 9 minute mile

    ive ran 2 miles at 7 minute miles and i burned roughly 350 calories. if i ran a 5K at that pace i would roughly burn 525-535. So its not completely out of range, and if they are overweight, then that will definitely up the calories.


    oh sorry im 6'2'' 205lbs 33 years old.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    I did last night's workout and it was off a little more. HRM said 457 and website says 495. It was hillier last night (and not in a good "all downhill" kind of way LOL).

    This makes me happy though - my HRM is lower than the website.

    Well, now that I think about it, is the website displaying only the workout calories, or workout+BMR? I subtract out my BMR from my HRM, so those numbers are the lower amount.
  • nphect
    nphect Posts: 474
    I average 110 calories burned per mile, usually between a 9-10 minute mile depending on distance (yeah I'm not a great runner). I'm 5'6" and 135lbs.

    i think thats pretty good. 9 minute miles i consider a good runner if female. If you could run 8-10 miles at 9 minutes, i would say thats better than good.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Yeah, and unfortunately even for that same person, the number of calories burned will change. For example, I've been running since I was 15. When I started 5Ks, I probably burned around 360 calories per mile at 7 mph pace. Then, in races it was slightly higher. However, as my mileage has increased and my heart has gotten stronger, I can do a 5K in 22 minutes and still only burn 360 calories. On some easy runs, like 6.5 mph, I only burn around 90 calories per mile...

    Well, is that based on HRM estimate of calorie burn?

    Because if the weight stayed the same, and the efficiency of your stride didn't change, then the energy to move you didn't change either.

    Now what easily changed was your ability to transport and use oxygen better. So while it used to take more heart beats to supply what was required for x amount of calories burned, now takes HR-10 at same pace to supply the same amount of oxygen required to burn the same x amount of calories.

    You still burn the same, just easier to get the oxygen to do so.

    That's why the better HRM's have the VO2max stat. As that goes higher, HR can go down to supply the same amount oxygen for same amount of energy at same pace at same weight, ect.

    In fact, where the HR starts messing with you is heat or stress elevated HR. It may be higher, not because of burning more calories or you body needing more oxygen, but for cooling of the blood or stress.
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    Male, 6'0", 170 lbs. I get around 130 to 133 calories per mile according to my garmin no matter what speed I'm running. That's usually pretty close to the mfp numbers.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    I did last night's workout and it was off a little more. HRM said 457 and website says 495. It was hillier last night (and not in a good "all downhill" kind of way LOL).

    This makes me happy though - my HRM is lower than the website.

    Well, now that I think about it, is the website displaying only the workout calories, or workout+BMR? I subtract out my BMR from my HRM, so those numbers are the lower amount.

    For purpose of eatback, the calculator has NET value too.

    But the GROSS is what your HRM would report, as well as any database or treadmill method.

    And for level running outside, 1% incline is figured the same for wind resistance effect.

    And even though you may go up and come back down and figure the avg incline is 0, it is really not possible then, as coming down does require energy to for braking you might say, just as much as pushing up higher.

    So if calculator was close on 1% incline to the HRM estimate, and you actually were NOT level the entire time, both are underestimated.

    So eat-back your total GROSS, not NET.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    I did a 5k run using a gaming HRM and a polar HRM at the same time. The farming awarded me 360 cals at a 10 min/mile and the polar awarded me 570 for the same run. Both devices with the same data. Erring on the side of caution, I feel around 115 cals per mile is right and don't trust the polar HRM . I'm 168 lbs male.

    I'm guessing you mean Garmin - which model?

    Several of their models don't actually incorporate the HR into calorie burn estimates, even though it's there.

    They rely on the weight and pace and time, just like the more accurate calculators. But they get thrown off on lots of hills since GPS elevation ability is far more inaccurate.
  • thomassd1969
    thomassd1969 Posts: 564 Member
    I am 5 ft 3in and 155lbs. I just ran last night and it was 127 cal per mile. I run a 10 min mile.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    I did a 5k run using a gaming HRM and a polar HRM at the same time. The farming awarded me 360 cals at a 10 min/mile and the polar awarded me 570 for the same run. Both devices with the same data. Erring on the side of caution, I feel around 115 cals per mile is right and don't trust the polar HRM . I'm 168 lbs male.

    I'm guessing you mean Garmin - which model?

    Several of their models don't actually incorporate the HR into calorie burn estimates, even though it's there.

    They rely on the weight and pace and time, just like the more accurate calculators. But they get thrown off on lots of hills since GPS elevation ability is far more inaccurate.

    Interesting, thanks! I'll stick with the lower amount anyway, since I do run/walk intervals, but it's nice to see that my HRM is really not overestimating like many people like to say. Or if it is, not anywhere near the 15% to 25% people say. I mean, I guess I already knew that since my weight loss is consistent LOL.
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    I'm a 38 year old female, 5'4" and weigh 117. My run this morning was 5.5 miles, speed ranging between 5.9 MPH and 6.8 MPH and my HRM read about 535 when I was finished, although that does include a 4 minute walking warm up and a 4 minute walking cool down. I typically take 60 calories/an hour off what my HRM says to account for BMR (which would be me still being in sleep land!). So, taking off some for BMR and the walking, it was about 80 calories a mile.

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