How Much Do You Need to Run to Burn Off Your Thanksgiving Dinner?

Our favorite day of feasting, with gravy-coated turkey and sugary treats that make our souls sing, sometimes takes a hard toll on our finely tuned running bodies.

Have you ever wondered exactly how many calories you're consuming on Thanksgiving Day? Well, we can tell you that your annual turkey trot won't cut it. Using recipes and data from My Fitness Pal , we did the math to figure out how many miles you'd have to run to burn off that delicious feast.

We based our information off of someone who runs a 10-minute pace, which equates to about 100 calories burned per mile. The results? You might want to consider signing up for a post-Thanksgiving marathon.

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