Linda, you must be very pleased; your innocuous question has led to
quite a ruckus. I responded with the sarcastic post because I thought
(with all respect) that the question was ridiculous. How would anybody
here (or anywhere) know how many calories you're going to burn running
behind a stroller? Moreover, what the hell difference does it make? A
few years ago, a woman posted a message here saying someone had
advised her to do hillwork by running up a 1/4-mile hill with a 10%
grade. She wanted to know how and where to find such a hill. I told
her for Christ's sake just go find a big steep hill and run up the
damn thing. If you're going to be obsessively anal about running,
you're not going to find much empathy in rec.running.
"nooby" <
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> I don't find these asinine posts funny at all. They're a nuisance and a
> waste of time. It's this elitist attitude that turns off so many novice
> runners attempting to use this newsgroup.
> --
>
> "Linda and Pete" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Very funny, all of you - I must admit, you are all quite witty but where
> the
> > heck do you find time for all this posting - especially the length of
> them -
> > I mean, if you had a life, I guess you would not be posting so much.
> >
> > ""El Paisano"" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > >
> > > "John B." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > Running one 10-min. mile while pushing a 60-lb. stroller will burn off
> > > > exactly 127.64 calories (assuming body weight of 125 lbs., ambient air
> > > > temperature of 70 degrees F, 0% grade, relative humidity of 46.3
> > > > percent and winds of 4.8 mph or less, unless they are from the
> > > > northwest, in which case calories burned will be 128.12). For every
> > > > pound of body weight over 125, add 13.647 calories. For every pound
> > > > under 125, subtract 18.982 calories. Add 1.33 calories for each
> > > > 1-degree temperature increase over 70. Subtract 1.67 calories for each
> > > > temperature decrease of 1 degree. For each percentage point of
> > > > relative humidity over the 46.3 percent base, add 0.79 calories. For
> > > > each percentage point under 46.3 percent, subtract 0.58 calories. With
> > > > an 11-min. mile, use the above formula starting with a base of 124.21
> > > > calories.
> > > >
> > > > Not knowing your route, I cannot predict calorie reduction owing to
> > > > changes in surface incline. However, assuming for the sake of
> > > > argument that half your route is at a 2% uphill grade and half is at a
> > > > 2% downhill grade, calorie reduction owing to these factors will be
> > > > negligible, i.e., in the 1.5-to-1.75 calorie range. If you will
> > > > calculate the exact grade and length of any hills on your route (both
> > > > up and down), I'll run the numbers and tell you exactly how they
> > > > affect calorie-reduction.
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have not accounted for hair-related wind resistance, as I don't know
> > > > the length or thickness of your hair. Calorie reduction will also
> > > > vary somewhat based on the size and weight of your shoes as well as
> > > > the relative lightness (of weight AND color) of the clothes you wear
> > > > while running.
> > > >
> > > These are growing children, we need a factor to adjust for the
> increasing
> > > weight of the stroller. Also will calorie expenditure be the same on
> gravel
> > > trails as on concrete? What about elevation?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >