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I Broke Through My Run/Walk Plateau With Heart Rate Zone Training

Runner's World · 10/2/2026, 09:30:00

A run/walker broke a fitness plateau by using heart rate zone training. On expert advice, she adjusted run/walk paces and interval ratios by heart rate zone. After two weeks, every pace rose by 0.1 mph, except zone 5 run pace, which rose by 0.2 mph, while heart rate stayed the same. She now distinguishes easy from hard more subtly and tolerates hard training better.

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