How do I figure out elevation gain?
January 9, 2008
On Monday, I did a treadmill workout, where I walked 3.6 miles at a 10% grade. I wanted the grade in order to keep my heart rate high. Now I want to know an easy way to calculate elevation gain given only those two pieces of information.
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Paulba | June 18, 2008 at 6:58 pm
You can simply multiply your distance by the grade, or:
Elevation Gain = Linear Distance * Grade
Or, in your case,
Elevation Gain = (3.6 mi) * (10%) = (3.6 mi) * (0.1) = 0.36 mi = 1900 feet.