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The MicroCastAuthor: Microcosm Coaching
The Microcosm Coaching Podcast helps endurance athleteswhether you're a road runner, trail runner, or training for your first marathon or 100-milerget more out of their training with evidence-based advice, effort-based coaching, and expert mindset support. Hosted by professional coaches and athletes, each episode explores practical strategies for race prep, running recovery, mental performance, and sustainable training. If you want to build fitness, avoid burnout, and find more joy in running, you're in the right place. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How to Set Your Running Zones: VO2 Max, Lactate, and Why Your Zones Might Be Wrong
Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
🔥 Want to train smarter and avoid common mistakes? This episode covers how to actually set your running zones — without falling into data traps or overtraining.🎙️ This week, Coach Zoë shares insights from her VO2 max and lactate threshold lab test — and what it revealed about the accuracy of smartwatches, heart rate zones, and perceived effort. She and TJ break down:Why most athletes are using flawed training zonesWhat "zone 2" really means — and why your easy days might not be easy enoughThe science of threshold, VO2 max, and how to test them (with or without a lab)The biggest mistakes athletes make with heart rate and watch-generated zonesWhat effort-based training actually looks like in practice⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Hot or Not: Backwards treadmill walking08:15 – VO2 max testing: what it actually tells you18:50 – Why your heart rate zones are probably wrong25:00 – RPE vs. heart rate: which is better?31:00 – Field tests for setting your running zones41:20 – Common mistakes and when to recalibrate52:30 – Should you do a lab test?56:00 – Why RPE still reigns supreme📣 Subscribe so you never miss an episode💻 Learn more about 1:1 coaching: https://www.microcosm-coaching.com/📸 Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/microcosmcoaching/
