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Whats the most calories you have burned in a day?

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  • conway3
    conway3 Posts: 8
    On my last triathlon (1/2 Ironman) I burned:
    808 Swimming
    4027 Biking
    1454 Running

    6289 Total
  • Slowtri
    Slowtri Posts: 8 Member
    Probably close to 17,000 in one day... Yes, it was a very long day!

    Lucky no-one had any kryptonite with them that day.

    There was a lot of Kryptonite... I just avoided it...

    16.5 hours of swimming, biking, and running
  • babynurse123
    babynurse123 Posts: 49 Member
    That is unreal! God bless you!:smokin:
  • emmaleigh47
    emmaleigh47 Posts: 1,670 Member
    About 2600, running a marathon. A good rule of thumb for running or walking is approx 100 cals/mil

    2800 on a 11 mile training run ... and I sorely disagree with your estimate up there.
    I wear a Body Media Fit and I burn about 1700 calories for an intense hill-filled 9 mile run ...
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    About 2600, running a marathon. A good rule of thumb for running or walking is approx 100 cals/mil

    2800 on a 11 mile training run ... and I sorely disagree with your estimate up there.
    I wear a Body Media Fit and I burn about 1700 calories for an intense hill-filled 9 mile run ...

    I've read the 100 calories per mile "rule of thumb" in several running books, but I would imagine that just like a lot of the fitness machines, that's a set amount for the "average" weight of 150 pounds...people who are heavier might burn a lot more or lighter people burn a lot less...
  • daddyratty
    daddyratty Posts: 305 Member
    I've read the 100 calories per mile "rule of thumb" in several running books, but I would imagine that just like a lot of the fitness machines, that's a set amount for the "average" weight of 150 pounds...people who are heavier might burn a lot more or lighter people burn a lot less...

    This is correct. There is no "rule of thumb" for calories per mile because it depends on (a) mass and (b) energy expenditure. A mile walking is NOT the same as a mile running, because it taps into deeper aerobic (and perhaps anaerobic) reserves.

    As a 240-ish pound male, I still expend about 195-200 calories per mile jogged (about 120 per mile walked). Obviously this will decrease a little as I get lighter, but it will also allow me to run faster and burn more in the same amount of time.

    As to the original question, I have burned 2400 in a day. A combination of running and mowing the lawn. :smile:
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    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
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  • fastbelly
    fastbelly Posts: 727 Member
    1410 on May 2nd, don't remember why anymore, but recently have a few days on the 1000+ range.

    Now that you mention it, its time to set it as a goal and go for 1500 in one day... next weekend that will be the goal!!! :)

    I had already planned to walk/jog for 15Km so that will probably help.
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