The Mileage Podcast

The 5 Zone Training Model Is Dead. Use This Instead

July 24, 2026·23 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Here's why the 5 zone training model isn't working anymore and what you should use to organize your training instead.0:00 Background1:00 Why 5 Zone Training Model Is Broken2:00 Reason 1 - False Specificity 4:06 Reason 2 - Runners Don't Have 5 Heart Rate Zones7:19 Reason 3 - Heart Rate Training Is Fundamentally Flawed9:55 The Three Zone Model10:00 First Zone - Daily Mileage12:55 Second Zone - Race Effort 18:00 Third Zone - Speed The Summer of Speed is presented by Nomio. The best for training hard and finishing races fast. Use code SUPWELL15 https://thefeed.com/products/nomio?from=supwell  Shoutout to our fuel partner Formula369. The most affordable carb solution in the game. Use Supwell15 for 15% off: https://formula369.com/supwellTwo new colorways of the Dynafish Xiaonian are available for preorder https://hobbyjogger.com/products/dynafish-xiaonian-super-trainer-preorder Sign up for the Supwell app for the best deals on running shoes and gear, training insights and/or to offload your shoes so your spouse lets you buy more shoes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id6753905424  (along with DAILY motivation, the most supportive hobby jogger community, best buy, sell and trade shoe marketplace and an exclusive 10% off discount code on hobby jogger gear)

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