The 5 Zone Training Model Is Dead. Use This Instead

Here's why the 5 zone training model isn't working anymore and what you should use to organize your training instead.

0:00 Background
1:00 Why 5 Zone Training Model Is Broken
2:00 Reason 1 - False Specificity
4:06 Reason 2 - Runners Don't Have 5 Heart Rate Zones
7:19 Reason 3 - Heart Rate Training Is Fundamentally Flawed
9:55 The Three Zone Model
10:00 First Zone - Daily Mileage
12:55 Second Zone - Race Effort
18:00 Third Zone - Speed

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