| During the cold winter months when snow
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| | table; nor is drafting, which can reduce
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| and ice are on the ground, it's too
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| | your energy expenditure by up to
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| dangerous to ride a bike, so many
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| | one-third.The number of miles ridden
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| cyclists run instead. The standard
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| | divided by the conversion factor for the
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| comparison is that one mile of running
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| | speed of riding equals the number of
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| equals four miles of cycling, but that's
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| | miles running to use the same amount of
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| lousy science. Although running requires
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| | energy. Here's the conversion
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| the same amount of energy per mile at any
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| | table:MPH:Calories per mile:Conversion
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| speed (110 calories per mile), riding is
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| | factor
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| affected by wind resistance so the faster
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| | 10: 26: 4.2
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| you ride, the more energy you use. So you
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| | 15: 31: 3.5
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| have to compare running and cycling at
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| | 20: 38: 2.9
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| different cycling speeds.Dr. Edward Coyle
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| | 25: 47: 2.3
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| of The University of Texas in Austin
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| | 30: 59: 1.9How to use the table: For
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| determined average values of oxygen
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| | riding 20 miles at 10 miles per hour,
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| consumption by cyclists to develop a
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| | divide 20 miles by the conversion factor
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| table to estimate the approximate caloric
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| | of 4.2 to get 4.8 miles running. For
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| equivalence between running and cycling.
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| | riding at 20 miles at 20 miles per hour,
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| He found that if you ride 20 miles at 15
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| | divide 20 miles distance by 2.9
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| mph, you burn 620 calories (20 miles X 31
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| | conversion factor to get 6.9 miles
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| calories per mile = 620 calories). Take
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| | running. For riding 20 miles at 25 miles
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| the 620 calories and divide them by 110
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| | per hour, divide 20 miles by 2.3 to get
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| calories per mile for running and you get
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| | 8.7 miles running. For riding 20 miles at
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| 5.63 miles to burn the same number of
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| | 30 miles per hour, divide 20 miles by 1.9
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| calories. So riding a bicycle 20 miles at
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| | to get 10.5 miles running.Dr. Gabe Mirkin
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| 15 miles per hour is equal to running 5.6
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| | has been a radio talk show host for 25
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| miles at any speed.Coyle's derived
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| | years and practicing physician for more
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| conversion figures are for an
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| | than 40 years; he is board certified in
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| average-size adult (approximately 155
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| | four specialties, including sports
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| pounds). A larger cyclist would divide by
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| | medicine. Read or listen to hundreds of
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| a slightly higher number; a smaller
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| | his fitness and health reports at weekly
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| cyclist, by a slightly lower one. Wind
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| | newsletter on fitness, health, and
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| and hills are not accounted for in the
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| | nutrition.
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