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The document describes a marathon where runners go 100 km at 15 km/h. It then calculates how many 230 Calorie energy bars a 68 kg runner would need to fuel such a run based on their kinetic energy needs.

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Topic 4206

The document describes a marathon where runners go 100 km at 15 km/h. It then calculates how many 230 Calorie energy bars a 68 kg runner would need to fuel such a run based on their kinetic energy needs.

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TOPIC 4206

Description

In an extreme marathon, participants run a total of 100 km; world-class athletes maintain a pace of 15

km/h. How many 230 Calorie energy bars would be required to fuel such a run for a 68 kg athlete?

SOLUTION.

We first get the speed of the marathon participant;

Velocity v = 15km/h

Thus we have; v = (15 x 1,000 metres)/3,600 seconds

v = 4.166667m/s

We further get the kinetc energy as follows;

Kinetic Energy KE = 1/2(mv^2); where m = mass

                         KE = 1/2(69kg x 4.166667^2)

                               = 590.28 Joules

1 calorie = 4.2 joules

KE = 590.28 Joules or 140.54 calories

Number of 230 calorie energy bar required = 140.54/230

                                                                  N = 0.6110 bars

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