miker: You just had to go all
miker: You just had to go all serious on us, didn't you? You're right, though. A taller or rather heavier runner will almost always be at a disadvantage compared to a lighter athlete. The less weight you have to carry around, the more energy you'll be able to use to drive yourself forward. A rough estimate of energy consumption is usually in the neighborhood of 1 kcal/kg/kilometer so a lighter athlete will always be more efficient when it comes to calories burned. And yes, I'll leave it to you 'mericans to do the conversion.
miker: You just had to go all serious on us, didn't you? You're right, though. A taller or rather heavier runner will almost always be at a disadvantage compared to a lighter athlete. The less weight you have to carry around, the more energy you'll be able to use to drive yourself forward. A rough estimate of energy consumption is usually in the neighborhood of 1 kcal/kg/kilometer so a lighter athlete will always be more efficient when it comes to calories burned. And yes, I'll leave it to you 'mericans to do the conversion.