What is the equivalent distance of running 1 mile in swimming?

October 16th, 2009 | by DistanceRunner |
Cougar J asked:


If I run about a mile every other day and decide to incorporate swimming in the days between, how much distance should I aim for?

I know swimming a mile is a lot harder than a running a mile, so is there a thumb when you want to convert running miles to swimming miles?

Thanks

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  1. 2 Responses to “What is the equivalent distance of running 1 mile in swimming?”

  2. By Kellie on Oct 18, 2009 | Reply

    There really isn’t a rule of thumb. If you are aiming to burn the same number of calories you can find a calorie calculator and by entering in your weight and approximate time (time spent running), it will tell you the number of calories you burn. Then you could do the same thing for swimming and find out how long you would need to swim to burn the same number of calories. If nothing else, I would say swim as much as you feel comfortable with and work yourself up to a mile. Swimming is excellent exercise!

  3. By Healthy Helen on Oct 19, 2009 | Reply

    3 miles.As swimming consumes more energy

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