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Zone 2 Training Lessons (nequalsonelifestyle.com)

submitted 2 years ago by marvinfreeman@lemmy.world to c/running@lemmy.world

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"[A]s I implement Zone 2 training for doing distance running again I was lamenting not having done so for my 2013 marathon training. . . I thought I had. . .. Looking back over the data however it is pretty clear that I did not."

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[–] elektrobier@mastodon.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@fivemmvegemite @marvinfreeman I started incorporating zone 2 runs and noticed I only got faster when I started duing some faster intervals or fast medium-long runs. Doing "just" zone 2 alone increased my endurance and was good as a recovery run. The zones shift when you work on the threshold.