re: I quit doing cardio

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I think some people just misunderstand the reason elite endurance athlete Zone2 train and forget it's part of a polarized training regime where you also have to do maximal efforts in the other 20% of your training.

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DING!


Once you get over 20 miles per week, zone 2 is your friend. I can run 6 miles in zone 2 and it feels like I barely did anything. No fatigue. None of the aches and pains of a max effort. It's been a game changer for me being able to build mileage and keep from being injured. One reason I haven't been in my long run group in so long is they all run WAY too fast. No one wants to do the 11-12 min miles.