10.5 and 11 minute mile runs. calories?

c2sky
c2sky Posts: 487 Member
edited September 26 in Fitness and Exercise
I have been building back up to my half marathon. I can run a 9.5 minute miles on some days, but on my long run days, I want to do 10.5 - 11 minute miles. But there is not that pace in the database. It seems like they have every thing but. Does anyone know the calorie count for that, or tell me how I can figure it?

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  • shells62682
    shells62682 Posts: 16 Member
    try searching running 5mph (miles per hour) or 6 mph (miles per hour). Those are the numbers for 12-10 minute miles.

    they are in the database, I use them all the time.
  • smithak2
    smithak2 Posts: 12
    You burn roughly 100 calories per mile you run. It doesn't matter if you walk one mile you will still burn roughly 100 calories. The only difference is the time you do it in and you tend to burn more carbs at faster paces and more fat at lower paces. I'm not exactly sure on the carbs and fats part but the difference between walking a mile and running a mile is close to the same.
  • c2sky
    c2sky Posts: 487 Member
    Thanks. I will try looking with different key words.

    @smithak2....where did you hear that walking fast and running same amount of time are the same calorie consumption? Maybe I misunderstand what you're saying. I'm a certified trainer, so I see calorie consumption charts often. And my boss was a professional marathoner and coach. I have always been taught that running burns a lot more calories than brisk walking because you are lifting your entire body weight against gravity, versus just the weight of the leg. The exceptions are walking up steep inclines with heavy packs.
  • TheLaser
    TheLaser Posts: 338 Member
    On a similar but related topic, I'm wondering if anyone knows how accurate those running calories are. I'm a serious runner and I have been for years. I can run an 8.5 minute mile with low effort and I am definitely not expending as many calories as someone who is larger and/or new to running and may find an 8.5 min mile a huge exertion. Everything else about the site exudes such precision, so why are the exercise calories one-size-fits-all? I've been putting all my runs down as 11.5 min/mil and for significantly fewer minutes as an attempt at adjustment. Does anyone have any advice on how to calculate energy expenditure based on level of fitness?

    (MFP does adjust your exercise calories as your weight decreases, but that calculation is not taking fitness level into account, just weight.)
  • c2sky
    c2sky Posts: 487 Member
    o.k. I re read your post. It's the mile, o.k. I get it. sorry.
  • c2sky
    c2sky Posts: 487 Member
    On a similar but related topic, I'm wondering if anyone knows how accurate those running calories are. I'm a serious runner and I have been for years. I can run an 8.5 minute mile with low effort and I am definitely not expending as many calories as someone who is larger and/or new to running and may find an 8.5 min mile a huge exertion. Everything else about the site exudes such precision, so why are the exercise calories one-size-fits-all? I've been putting all my runs down as 11.5 min/mil and for significantly fewer minutes as an attempt at adjustment. Does anyone have any advice on how to calculate energy expenditure based on level of fitness?

    (MFP does adjust your exercise calories as your weight decreases, but that calculation is not taking fitness level into account, just weight.)

    Yes, MFP does not appear to do take those things into account. That's kind of what I was hoping for. Maybe in the future it will.
  • silveryflutterby
    silveryflutterby Posts: 335
    On a similar but related topic, I'm wondering if anyone knows how accurate those running calories are. I'm a serious runner and I have been for years. I can run an 8.5 minute mile with low effort and I am definitely not expending as many calories as someone who is larger and/or new to running and may find an 8.5 min mile a huge exertion. Everything else about the site exudes such precision, so why are the exercise calories one-size-fits-all? I've been putting all my runs down as 11.5 min/mil and for significantly fewer minutes as an attempt at adjustment. Does anyone have any advice on how to calculate energy expenditure based on level of fitness?

    (MFP does adjust your exercise calories as your weight decreases, but that calculation is not taking fitness level into account, just weight.)

    A heart rate monitor is the only way to get an accurate calorie count that takes your fitness level into account. i am new to running and still quite a bit overweight so I actually burn more than the mfp calculators say because my HR is pretty high while running. I love having my HRM!
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    On a similar but related topic, I'm wondering if anyone knows how accurate those running calories are. I'm a serious runner and I have been for years. I can run an 8.5 minute mile with low effort and I am definitely not expending as many calories as someone who is larger and/or new to running and may find an 8.5 min mile a huge exertion. Everything else about the site exudes such precision, so why are the exercise calories one-size-fits-all? I've been putting all my runs down as 11.5 min/mil and for significantly fewer minutes as an attempt at adjustment. Does anyone have any advice on how to calculate energy expenditure based on level of fitness?

    (MFP does adjust your exercise calories as your weight decreases, but that calculation is not taking fitness level into account, just weight.)
    The only way to do that is with a heart rate monitor. Even then, depending on the algorithms used, there is a wide variance. The one I have, Garmin, uses a first beat algorithm that gives me about 110 to 120 calories per mile for a moderate effort. This site always gives a much higher estimate.
  • smithak2
    smithak2 Posts: 12
    I learned my information taking an exercise physiology class from the instructor who does studies and research for gatorade and nike where they actually measured the calories burned during different levels of exertion over varying distances. The calories burned is not exactly the same but it is close, enough to state that if you are trying to loose weight you do not need to run a mile but walking will do just the same. Studies done measuring different amounts of gases exhaled from the subject during exertion have pointed out you burn more carbs during high intensity exercise and more fat at lower intensity exercise. Running is also harder on the bodies joints, from a physics perspective.
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