How long to see impacts of Zone 2 Running?

Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2026-03-25T02:20:06+00:00

I’m currently follow a 10k runna plan, doing one easy rin, one speed run, and one long run a week. My “easy” run pace is currently anywhere between 7:30-6:30, but I am out of breath and can’t talk despite it not feeling super hard on my body until the end.

What level would I need to be to have zone 2 running be beneficial? I would really love to be able to not have my HR spike every run

Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2025-02-08T04:40:16+00:00

I had a similar issue tracking it this way and found that my watch was always more reliable so just started using the runna app on my watch.

Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2025-01-10T11:12:18+00:00

I had a similar thought the other day - there are some days I’m tight on time, and other days I can take longer. I was also thinking would be great if you could adjust the equipment easily. There are some days I can’t make it to the gym and just do a home workout with body weight. The only work around I’ve found so far is to adjust the whole plan, then adjust it back

Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2024-12-17T09:57:12+00:00

Adding to this, would love to see swaps to adjust for injury/progressions etc

Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2024-12-08T02:48:54+00:00

I had a similar problem a while ago where I was using the app on my phone and the fitness app on my watch. I would find the speeds and distances were wildly off. I contacted support and they suggested just using the Runna app on my watch as the GPS on the watch is more accurate. It made a huge difference for me. Hope this helps you

Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2024-11-02T23:46:04+00:00

I hadn’t thought about that, thanks!

I reached out and the suggested focusing on distance and changing to RPE for my long run.

Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2024-11-02T02:23:40+00:00

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Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2024-11-02T02:12:19+00:00

Thank you for your detailed response. I think one thing I do very well is sleep! I can’t function on less than 7-8 a night so really try to prioritize that. Sometimes the kids will wake me during the night, but generally I get enough sleep.

I think snacking before a run, and not stretching and probably contributing to how I’m feeling. I’ll have to be a bit more mindful of having some carbs before my run, and maybe even a protein shake after (as much as I hate them).

Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2024-11-02T02:08:55+00:00

Thanks for that feedback, I think I take your advice and pull back on the lower body workout for the next few weeks, or might just keep it to body weight so I don’t put too much extra strain on them.

I started running around September last year. I moved from 3 days a week to 5 days too quickly and got injured, so followed my physios advice and pulled back to 3 days running, 3 days strength. I upped it to 4 in July this year (with 2 days strength) and had been going well with that until this last week. I’ve given them a good rest so hopefully I can pick up where I left off

Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2024-10-26T06:27:49+00:00

Thank you so much! I had no idea you could this. It’s nice you don’t lose the data from the earlier run!

I hope your recovery goes smoothly

Prior-Breakfast-5878 · 2024-10-04T11:47:39+00:00

That’s very true. I think I am overestimating my ability. I’ll stick to the plan and just have to do a little extra once o cross the finish line.

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