What Pace Should I Run?
One of the biggest mistakes runners make is going out too fast or too slow during their runs.
Knowing what your ideal pace is will help make all your runs feel better and be more effective at your end goal whether it is to run longer or faster!
We are talking all things run pacing with our very own Coach Lu from our Healthy Runner Coaching Team!
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Listen to the Podcast Episode during your next run!
In this episode,
Lu talks about run pacing and answer some common questions like these:
- What is a good running pace?
- How can I measure how hard I am running?
- What is the RPE scale?
- How can I find my perfect pace? Is there a calculator to determine running pace?
- How to pace yourself when running?
- What happens if I run my runs too fast?
Connect with Coach Lu:
- Facebook: Lufeng Zou
- Follow Lu on Strava
- Follow on Instagram @lucio_run_fitness
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Want to hear coach Lu’s first time on the podcast? Check out this episode with our whole coaching team sharing half marathon training tips!
https://sparkhealthyrunner.com/half-marathon-training-running-tips/
For context of this episode, I refer you to Episode 25- How Fast Should I Run I 3 Types of Runs in which I did a deep dive on what is the conversational pace run, tempo/ threshold run/ interval or speedwork
https://sparkhealthyrunner.com/types-of-runs/
For the previous episode with GARMIN check out Episode 46- Best Watch for Running here
https://sparkhealthyrunner.com/best-watch-for-running-should-i-get-a-garmin/
Want to calculate your own pace like we talked about in the episode? Here is The VDOT calculator https://runsmartproject.com/calculator/
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