
48: Is It Bad to Run in the "Grey Zone?" Understanding Moderate Pace Running
About this episode
What is the grey zone in running?
The benefits and detriments of running in the grey zone
How to use the talk test
When to use zone 3 training
Should you do all of your long runs at marathon pace?
What is polarized training (hard days hard, easy days easy)
Marathon pace/zone 3 workouts
Zone 2 vs zone running when you are a beginner runner
If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like:
44: Why do you get muscle cramps when running?
9: What is 80/20 running?
2: Zone 2 training and heart rate
32: What your running watch stats mean
References:
PMID: 33344993
PMID: 36900796
PMID: 35661059
PMID: 26578968
Skiba, Scientific Training For Endurance Athletes
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2019.00070/full
Further reading:
https://lauranorrisrunning.com/what-is-zone-2-training/
https://www.runtothefinish.com/zone-2-heart-rate-training/
https://www.runtothefinish.com/running-heart-rate/
https://lauranorrisrunning.com/training-intensity-distribution-for-runners/
Get every episode summarized
Each time Tread Lightly Running Podcast publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Tread Lightly Running Podcast

Does Summer Running Really Make You Faster in the Fall?
Tread Lightly Running Podcast

What to Do The Week After a Half Marathon or Marathon: A Science-based Post Race...
Tread Lightly Running Podcast

Do You Need High Mileage? The Science of High Volume Running
Tread Lightly Running Podcast

Tune Up Race Formula: Timing, Recovery, and What the Training Theory Says
Tread Lightly Running Podcast