🏃 Running Calories Calculator: Calories Burned Running

Calories burned on your run, from your distance, time and weight.

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Running Calories Calculator: Speed — Distance ÷ time. Example: 5 km in 30 minutes, 70 kg → Calories burned: 367 kcal
How the Running Calories Calculator works: Speed — Distance ÷ time

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📘 About the Running Calories Calculator

Running burns roughly 1 kcal per kg of body weight per kilometre, almost whatever your speed — faster running burns more per minute but you cover the distance sooner. A 70 kg runner burns about 350 kcal over 5 km.

Enter your distance and time; the calculator works out your pace, picks the MET value for that speed from the Compendium of Physical Activities and calculates calories.

🧮 Formula

Speed
Distance ÷ time
Calories
MET(speed) × 3.5 × kg ÷ 200 × minutes

✏️ Worked examples

5 km in 30 minutes, 70 kg

You enter
Distance5
Distance inkm
Time30 minutes
Your weight70 kg
Weight inkg
You get
Calories burned367 kcal
Pace6:00 min per km (10 km/h)
Distance & time5 km in 30 min
Calories per km73 kcal (about 1 kcal per kg per km)
Per hour at this effort734 kcal
Calories above resting330 kcal
Fat equivalent48 g (7,700 kcal ≈ 1 kg of body fat)
MET value used10

367 kcal.

10 km in 55 minutes, 80 kg

You enter
Distance10
Distance inkm
Time55 minutes
Your weight80 kg
Weight inkg
You get
Calories burned817 kcal
Pace5:30 min per km (10.9 km/h)
Distance & time10 km in 55 min
Calories per km82 kcal (about 1 kcal per kg per km)
Per hour at this effort891 kcal
Calories above resting740 kcal
Fat equivalent106 g (7,700 kcal ≈ 1 kg of body fat)
MET value used10.6

817 kcal.

🧭 How to use this calculator

What you enter

  • Distance
  • Distance in
  • Time (minutes)
  • Your weight (kg)
  • Weight in

What you get

  • Calories burned
  • Pace
  • Distance & time
  • Calories per km
  • Per hour at this effort
  • Calories above resting
  • Fat equivalent
  • MET value used

💡 Run smarter

  • Build distance by no more than 10% a week.
  • Mix easy runs with one faster session.
  • Replace running shoes every 600–800 km.
  • Warm up and cool down for 5–10 minutes.

❓ Frequently asked questions

How many calories does a 5 km run burn?

About 300–400 kcal for a 60–80 kg runner.

Is running or walking better for burning calories?

Per kilometre, running burns about 1.5–2 times what walking does, and per minute much more.

Do I burn more calories running uphill?

Yes — a 5% incline adds roughly 20–30% more calories.