do “they” say every extra pound of body weight is worth?
famous quote is 1 sec per mile per pound
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I just did a google search and found lots of “2 seconds per mile per pound” that you are overwieght.
That means I could have run 1 minute faster this morning in my tri. I took 4th in my age group and could have been 4th in my age group had a been those 10lbs less…OH…this means I would have gained nothing except starving myself to loose the 10 lbs and not gained any places : )
I knew I wasn’t eating bean sprouts, broccoli and and tree bark for a reason : )
for some reason I was thinking it was something more ridiculous, like 10 seconds, that would be to convienient, thank u both for the input.
Another way I’ve heard it is - you will go 1% faster for every 1% of weight you lose.
Obviously this only works up to a point, and then you die. 
I’m not sure its a simple seconds/mile equation. Too many variables to consider.
All I know is I started skinny, lost 20lbs, and still run slow, haha
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Jackmott…at least you are skinny.
My point exactly!
It apparently only counts loosing body “fat”. So you can only gain so much time as you have % of fat. The rest don’t count!! : )