Monday, May 24, 2010

Calorie Calculation for a Ironman Triathlon (2.4M/112M/26.2M)

Calculation for a Ironman Triathlon (2.4M/112M/26.2M)

Resting (basal) metabolic rate: 2257 calories per day
Typical daily activities: 0 calories per day
Calories burned from Swimming: 1490 per day
Calories burned from Cycling: 6648 per day
Calories burned from Running: 3627 per day
Total calories burned: 14023 per day
Note: 3500 calories = 1 pound weight loss

Those are some serious calories.....that equal to eating 6 Med Pepperoni Pizza's at Domino's.

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