You’re Probably Running Your Easy Days Too Hard. Here’s How We Stick to Zone 2.

Challenges of Zone 2 Training

Zone 2 training can be more challenging than it looks. Runners often find themselves either panicking because they're going slower than usual or noticing their heart rate climbing higher than normal.

Experts emphasize the importance of zone 2 training, but finding and sticking to the correct heart rate can be difficult. It's tempting to pick up the pace on easy days, making it hard to find the true zone 2 that allows for refreshment and recovery.

Instead of adjusting, you continue on with the run, but finish up feeling like you just completed a tempo run rather than an easy session.

This experience is common among runners, highlighting the need to understand and master zone 2 training for effective recovery and performance.

Author's summary: Zone 2 training is challenging to master.

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Runner's World Runner's World — 2025-10-17

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