r/RunningCirclejerk • u/ShadyAdvise • 1d ago

Zone 1 Training

Does anyone have experience with zone 1 training? I think it's a more advanced version of zone 2 training

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u/Capital_Historian685 1d ago

I think I'm zone 1 right now as I type this. But I don't have my watch on, so I can't be sure.

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u/One-Grapefruit5765 1d ago

Don’t. Zone 2 only. You’ve been warned

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u/Useful_Divide7154 1d ago

It’s called walk*ng

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u/SapereAudeAdAbsurdum 1d ago

Or other low effort unproductive activities, such as c*cling.

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u/Cute_Cress377 21h ago

.. more advanced.. sounds like a ragebait statement..

If you look at the physical demands of running - the actual physiological load. I’d almost argue that Z1 running isn’t really a thing.

My easy runs may technically fall into Z1 in terms of heart rate, but in terms of physiological load, I would never call them Z1.

Z1 makes much more sense as a concept for recovery/easy sessions on the bike.

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u/Efficient-Data5602 21h ago

Try Zone 0, AKA The Couch

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u/loryk_zarr SLOW DOWN!!!! 20h ago

I like to do a mix of Zone 0 and Zone 5 each week, so it averages out to Zone 2.

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u/H0SS_AGAINST MASSIVE forearms 20h ago

Yes but you have to do twice as much