• Grimy@lemmy.world
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    an average of 54 miles each day

    It also mention she ran 17 jours a day. I can’t imagine the kind of energy it takes to keep that pace going for 40 days. Absolutely insane.

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      The more you spread that over the day the better. Higher intensity will kill you, you want lower intensity.

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          Of course it can. You just need to define what you’re comparing it against. Surely two marathons per day is lower intensity than two marathons per half-day or 3 marathons per day.

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          Amount of work done and intensity (the rate at which work is done) are two different measurements.

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                Nothing else, that it is also an intensity, despite what the reply seems to incorrectly imply. Did you understand something else?

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              2 months ago

              Seriously? There is a difference in intensity between 2 marathons over 17 hours, vs 2 marathons over 8 hours. The higher intensity is harder, that’s why you get a medal for finishing fast.

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          Both of you are kind of right. It’s still an insane feat of endurance but averaging an 18 minute mile is pretty damn slow and likely zone 2-3 even in rugged terrain for an athlete like her.

          High intensity isn’t just a generalized term but specific to heart rate, lactate buildup, and anaerobic states.

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          A Jupiter day is 10.5 Earth hours, so if we take the definition of 1h = 1/24 of a day, a Jupiter hour would be 10.5 / 24 = 26 min. So 17 Jupiter days fit well inside an Earth day, you got something!

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      That’s like 3mph for 17 hours. Jesus…. That’s a lot of wheaties… by my back of the napkin calculations that’s burning like 4200 calories a day.