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Century a Month Challenge 2009

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  • #122
    Lumen
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    Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »
    Basically, if you are less fit than me then if you do the exact same workout you will burn more calories! I'm not saying you don't know how the system works, or that you are less fit than me or that my computer is more accurate than yours (I don't think any of then can be 100% accurate, just a rough guide)!

    My Monday ride was a half-hilly 98.38km (D15 to Sally Gap and back), 2471kJ registered by the power meter. I'm 68kg ish + about 11kg of bike, clothing, fluids and food.

    The standard approximate formula is 1 (k)calorie burned per kJ of energy spent through the drivetrain. The 4:1 factor represents the inefficiency of human metabolism.

    This would suggest that your 2100 calories is about right, assuming it was flatter but faster than mine.


  • #123
    Home:Ballyhoura
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    Lumen wrote: »
    My Monday ride was a half-hilly 98.38km (D15 to Sally Gap and back), 2471kJ registered by the power meter. I'm 68kg ish + about 11kg of bike, clothing, fluids and food.

    The standard approximate formula is 1 (k)calorie burned per kJ of energy spent through the drivetrain. The 4:1 factor represents the inefficiency of human metabolism.

    This would suggest that your 2100 calories is about right, assuming it was flatter but faster than mine.

    Yes much flatter, but slightly windy still. I weigh around 55kgs if that helps! :D


  • #124
    Ryaner
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    Ah ok. 55KG would explain things. I'd a bit over 100KG when the bike is included which shows why the figures were double.


  • #125
    ROK ON
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    Ryaner wrote: »
    I'd a bit over 100KG when the bike is included which shows why the figures were double.

    Similar weight: Big advantage of that weight is the superior calorie burn:)


  • #126
    blorg
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    Sportstracks gave me a figure of 37,198 calories for the Tour of Ireland; I have certainly lost weight (was ill immediately before it which helped in the weight loss department, if not with the cycling :))


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  • #127
    tunney
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    ROK ON wrote: »
    Similar weight: Big advantage of that weight is the superior calorie burn:)

    Emmmm would I prefer to be tubby and burn lots of calories cause I'm tubby or not to be tubby? Hard one that..........


  • #128
    ROK ON
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    tunney wrote: »
    Emmmm would I prefer to be tubby and burn lots of calories cause I'm tubby or not to be tubby? Hard one that..........

    Yep, I often struggle with that philospohical concept myself.:rolleyes:


  • #129
    short circuit
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    tunney wrote: »
    Emmmm would I prefer to be tubby and burn lots of calories cause I'm tubby or not to be tubby? Hard one that..........

    Straight in the gut that one .. and it hurts ... every one of those extra pounds around the middle ... and the lasagne for lunch hurts ... :)


  • #130
    FrankGrimes
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    Did my century for May while on holiday in west Cork there on Thursday. Went from outside Clonakilty to Ballydehob. Beautiful part of the country, fantastic views for most of the way.

    It was a relatively flat 100km with 1100metres total ascent spread over rolling terrain, no major climbs. Still, I'm pretty happy with the time of 3hrs 39mins giving just over 27km/h. Again it was my wish to keep up on this challenge that drove me to make the extra effort to arrange my schedule to fit this in, so I'll still aim to keep this up.


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