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How Many Calories Are Burned in a Triathlon?

Calories Torched

On the charts below, you can see that a 130-pound racer burns some 945 calories in a sprint race and around 7,464 in an IRONMAN. That racer's 180-pound friend that is racing the same distances at the same pace burns 1,309 for the sprint and a whopping 10,335 in an IRONMAN.

How many calories burned in a triathlon? A lot.

130-Pound Triathlete

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180-Pound Triathlete

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Source: Nutristrategy.com

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