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Table 2 Estimated daily caloric requirements for ultra-marathon runners, based on sex, typical extremes of body mass/fat, and session duration/pace

From: International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: nutritional considerations for single-stage ultra-marathon training and racing

PACE

FEMALE

MALE

50 kg (15% BF)

70 kg (24% BF)

65 kg (10% BF)

85 kg (20% BF)

 

1 h

3 h

1 h

3 h

1 h

3 h

1 h

3 h

11.5 min·mile− 1 (8.4 km·h− 1)

2004

2726

2443

3455

2553

3492

2959

4187

9 min·mile−1 (10.7 km·h− 1)

2103

3023

2581

3870

2681

3878

3127

4692

7 min·mile−1 (13.8 km·h− 1)

2236

3423

2768

4430

2855

4398

3354

5372

  1. e.g., a female runner of body mass 50 kg (~ 15% body fat), training for 1 h per day at a pace of 9 min·mile− 1, would need an estimated 2103 Kcal·d− 1. BF body fat. h hour
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