A running question?

Question

i am working on a six pack and i need to lose the little bit of fat on my abs for the mucsle to show i dont have much but enoghe to block my abs so how many caloiers does runing burn

(in form like 1mile= ??caloiers)

does running fast for short distance burn more than running at a good pace for long distance?

for long distance runs how far should i go

and

for short fast ones how far and in what amount of time

im in good shape i ran 8miles for relay4life with nine minute splits (was in a group running at thier pace not mine)

Answer 1

this would probably wear you out faster but i suggest doing like 400/800 sprints starting off of blocks or in the position youre in when you use blocks cuz that adds a little more preasure to your abs im guessing.

Answer 2

If you're looking to lose weight, I would suggest LSD....Long, Slow Distance.  High-intensity interval training is great for building cardiovascular fitness and improving lactate threshold, but it's not going to burn significantly more calories per mile than distance running.  Slowing the pace will allow you to run longer, forcing your body to begin metabolizing fat for energy instead of stored glycogen which is tapped first for high-intensity training.

The number of calories burned per mile depends on your body weight.  A rule of thumb that's tossed out a lot is 100 calories per mile for an average runner.  However, that number will go up somewhat with increasing body weight.  As for how far you should go, you want to run long enough for your body to start breaking into it's stored fat for energy.  This will vary for every individual, but another one of those rules of thumb is about 30 minutes before your body switches over to burning fat.  

Most distance training programs will include one long run per week.  The target distance depends on what you're training for....marathon training is going to be longer than 10k training, for instance.  Since you're looking to lose weight and not training for a specific distance event, I would say just stay within your comfort zone.  If you can already handle 8 miles comfortably, start with that distance once a week with a slightly shorter run in between.  You might start with a 5-mile run mid-week and a long 8-mile run on the weekend.  Keep the pace comfortable....if you feel like you're straining or you couldn't keep up a conversation, slow down.  The goal is to go long, not to go fast.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

the only way you can tell how many calories you are burning is to wear a heart rate monitor while you exercise.

high intensity interval training is the most efficient way to burn calories running:

go to a track or oval or something like this and do your warm up then sprint 100m stop and walk or jog back to the where you started and then repeat.  ideally you should do this for around 20 minutes but it is very physically draining so depending on your fitness levels so if you cant do 20 minutes to begin with start doing less and then build up. this raises your metabolism so if you do it in the morning you will continute burning more calories than usual throughout the day, it also doesnt deteriorate muscle as you can when doing long distance runs.

its not recommended to do this everyday though so probably do it maybe every second day and if you want to do cardio everyday you can do long distance running at a steady pace on the other days.