Pace and watts
Concept2 calories per hour to watts and split
A Concept2 monitor showing 1000 calories per hour is about 203 watts, a 1:59.8 split. This chart converts every calories per hour figure from 400 to 1800, in steps of 100, to watts and the 500m split.
Concept2 calories per hour to watts and split
| Calories per hour | Watts(exact) | 500m split(exact) |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | 29 | 3:49.2 |
| 500 | 58 | 3:01.9 |
| 600 | 87 | 2:38.9 |
| 700 | 116 | 2:24.4 |
| 800 | 145 | 2:14.1 |
| 900 | 174 | 2:06.2 |
| 1000 | 203 | 1:59.8 |
| 1100 | 232 | 1:54.6 |
| 1200 | 262 | 1:50.2 |
| 1300 | 291 | 1:46.4 |
| 1400 | 320 | 1:43.1 |
| 1500 | 349 | 1:40.1 |
| 1600 | 378 | 1:37.5 |
| 1700 | 407 | 1:35.1 |
| 1800 | 436 | 1:32.9 |
- Treat calories as a guide to effort, not an exact burn. Compare sessions on watts or split.
- The monitor adds a fixed 300 calorie resting allowance, worked out for a 175 lb (79.5 kg) person.
Worked example
At 1000 calories per hour, 700 calories are left after the 300 resting allowance. That is 203.4 watts, a 1:59.8 split.
How it is worked out
Watts come back from the monitor figure by taking off the fixed 300 calorie resting allowance, then dividing by four times 0.8604: watts = (calories per hour − 300) ÷ (4 × 0.8604). That allowance is worked out for a 79.5 kg (175 lb) person, the reference weight the converter uses when no body weight is entered. The 500m split then comes from the watts: split = 500 × cube root of (2.80 ÷ watts).
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