jogging and motivation thread

[milkiee]

what's the purpose of running at Z2?

 

[rosschang]

LOL. sound alien. Zone 2 is a more scientific way to say run at easy pace.

Just do most of your runs at easy pace 80%. A rough guide used is a intensity you are able to hold a conversation or breath thru your nose comfortably. No need to bother with whatever zones your are in if you are just starting out.

I've issue with nose breathing... feels suffocating, have to open mouth at the end....

 

[Ender]

what's the purpose of running at Z2?

Low heart rate trainng, for running purpose, watch 2:35 to 4:20.


For general health, watch PEter Attia videos and podcasts.

 

[saltedd]

Low heart rate trainng, for running purpose, watch 2:35 to 4:20.


For general health,

Really? No wonder my heart rate is in 55-60 region. Because that's how I've been running so far. But speed is slower, though can last longer

 

[WussRedXLi]

Ah. Think I've been doing that all the while. I always breathe in through my nose

Breathing through the nose as much as possible is good. Check youtube for the vids.

 

[WussRedXLi]

I've issue with nose breathing... feels suffocating, have to open mouth at the end....

Share this again....... i tried before, seems like i was able to train to a pretty good tolerance, able to pass 60 seconds without pushing too much (eg wanna blackout).

 

[xllms]

I feel zone 2 / lower levels of exertion shd still be fine. Do dynamic stretches esp for Z4

must show him image or video what is dynamic stretch.
me last time also catch no ball

 

[xllms]

what's the purpose of running at Z2?

build up your base.

 

[Balian]

its so difficult to keep HR in zone 2

 

[WussRedXLi]

must show him image or video what is dynamic stretch.
me last time also catch no ball

Yeah i just do this every time coz takes very little time, prob the best bang for the buck for us. Plus pogo jumps for the calf activation. If racewalking then some tib raise would be nice. All very fast;
If got time and want to do some pretty fast sessions like SIT, can do some skips as well.....coz those sessions could be brutal for some, better to be safe than sorry.

 

[xllms]

Yeah i just do this every time coz takes very little time, prob the best bang for the buck for us. Plus pogo jumps for the calf activation. If racewalking then some tib raise would be nice. All very fast;
If got time and want to do some pretty fast sessions like SIT, can do some skips as well.....coz those sessions could be brutal for some, better to be safe than sorry.

likewise, been doing "scope the chicken" before every run since i got to know this.

 

[WussRedXLi]

its so difficult to keep HR in zone 2

Just gotta train for it. Saw a vid on a GB elite (HOKA sponsored) running 37.38 mins (IIRC) for 10K in mostly zone 2. He was pacing another fella, a youtuber, who wanted to get his PB or should i say PR as it was an official race. Chatting and smiling on the cam and drinking redbull etc....chillax run. But they have cold weather on their side.
For us here in tropical climates, we have to contend with cardiac drift so the HR drifting up along the way is normal, so sometimes right at the latter stages gotta base on effort or other stuff.


The main bonus is the zone 2 or lower zone 3 thereabouts is very much accessible to the majority......wont be taxing and injury rates the lowest. Even zone 1 is cool. The pace is not as important. You'll get there eventually, ie able to do a decent paced jog in zone 2 or even zone 1 for those fitzai. Chillax.

This fella zone 2 or lower zone 3 @ 4.00 pace. Blardy fit.

 

[Ender]

I've issue with nose breathing... feels suffocating, have to open mouth at the end....

Means you are not doing easy pace run.. Nothing wrong with opening your mouth to breath when you are at high intensity, it's normal.

Breathing thru nose comfortably is just a rough guide to tell you are at easy pace when you don't have HR monitor or like most people, their zone intensity is not properly zoned.

 

[xllms]

Just gotta train for it. Saw a vid on a GB elite (HOKA sponsored) running 37.38 mins (IIRC) for 10K in mostly zone 2. He was pacing another fella, a youtuber, who wanted to get his PB or should i say PR as it was an official race. Along the way chatting on the cam and drinking redbull etc. But they have cold weather on their side.
For us here in tropical climates, we have to contend with cardiac drift so the HR drifting up along the way is normal, so sometimes right at the latter stages gotta base on effort or other stuff.



This fella zone 2 or lower zone 3 @ 4.00 pace. Blardy fit.

that guy pro athlete competing internationally on track events, if i didn't remember wrongly

 

[WussRedXLi]

that guy pro athlete competing internationally on track events, if i didn't remember wrongly

Got it..... this fella. Basket you see in the end, clapping and smiling cheering for the youtuber maciam nothing sunday morning jog.

This fella like 2 mins faster than our Soh Rui Yong in 10K.

And this youtuber is already significantly faster than me. So he is not a slow runner at all.
37:05 leh....... dont play play.

 

[Deadmaninc75]

good luck on sunday those running

 

[saltedd]

good luck on sunday those running

I switched to 10km this year. No more WFH end up running much lesser... I did half m last year, so anti climax actually

 

[Marvtan]

good luck on sunday those running

Moi running half this sun