Question: A world-class runner can run long distances at a pace of 12 km/hour. That runner expends 740 kilocalories of energy per hour. What's the power

A world-class runner can run long distances at a pace of 12 km/hour. That runner expends 740 kilocalories of energy per hour.

What's the power (in Watts [W]) the runner is exerting while running? 

  1. what's the total energy (in Joules [J]) exerted by the runner in a 12 km run? 



How many Milky Way (Original Single 55.2g) chocolate bars does the runner need to buy to supply the amount of energy to complete a half-marathon (14.1 miles)? (label source for the number of calories in a Milky Way bar) 

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