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Zone 2 Overview

If I Don’t Have a Race Goal, Does Zone 2 Really Matter?

The Ideal 3-Day Running Schedule in the Offseason

Training for a specific goal race is a great way for runners to maintain focus and build fitness. As you complete race-specific workouts , your body becomes stronger and you get closer to achieving your goal.

Running without a race goal in mind has become a different challenge for me. I’ve been inundated with so much information and guidance on how to train properly for a race that I didn’t really know what was valuable to me as a casual runner.

One of the most popular topics among distance runners lately is the importance of zone 2 running , and I was wondering if focusing on zone 2 pace really matters if I’m not training for a race.

I posed this question to an expert and discovered exactly what role zone 2 pace should play in everyone’s running—not just those with race goals.…