Hi there,
I'm really excited about the GOVSS feature -- it seems like a great tool for tracking total training intensity over time and it fits with what I feel is the way I want to evaluate my runs.
I do have a question about the power estimates being given, however. Here's an example from a run I just finished:
Distance: 2.49mi
Time: 21:21.0
My Height: 1.76m
My Weight: 70kg
Average Power: 265.82W
KCal Expended: 85.16
Which is waaay below the traditional rule of thumb of 100KCal per mile. My initial thought was that the calorie calculation was off, but it is at least roughly consistent with the average power:
265.8W * 21:21.0 = 81kcal
So, I guess there are two questions:
Is a 155 pound man running at an 8:30 pace really only burning 250 calories an hour? The figure from the method of McArdle et al (from _Exercise Phsiology 3rd Ed._, Lea and Febiger eds., 1991) would be about 286 calories and 805 calories per hour (
http://www.sdtc.com/cal.html)
And, less critically, why the discrepancy between the power*time (81kcal) and the calories expended reported by TopoFusion (85kcal)?
Thanks for any insight!!! TopoFusion rocks
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