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Old 07-26-2004, 04:58 PM   #5 (permalink)
Terry Morse
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Re: Cycling vs running... time and distance

Chris Zacho wrote:

> I've heard that a century (100 miles) is the equivalent of a runnert's
> marathon (26 miles). But I think this is due to the common finishing
> time amongst the pros, about 4 hours.


Cycling a flat century consumes more calories than running a
marathon, by maybe about 50%. But cycling is a lot less tough on the
body parts.
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