A Serious Runner on Finding Easy Run Pace

Wondering how to find your easy pace? As a #seriousrunner I share my tips to determine your easy running pace when training for a marathon. If you're wondering how to run faster or how to approach base building for runners, it starts with your running your easy days easy... but perhaps not too easy.

A Serious Runner will use estimations, game the Daniels' Running Formula VDOT score, and more on their quest for aerobic development and base building.

And yes, you can impress your followers on Strava with an easy run.

#marathon #easyrun

0:33 - Start from your (imagined) marathon race pace
0:58 - Make it believable
1:13 - Compare yourself to professional runners
1:40 - Game the VDOT score
2:04 - Skip the Heart Rate data
2:59 - Add strides

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[twabrams]

another reason to do strides at the end of easy runs: That way my followers know that I was actively holding myself back and I could have gone faster if I wanted to.

[hcronos]

My heart rate is 120 bpm when I'm brushing my teeth 😂

[GotDamBoi]

I always use my phone GPS on easy days. Best way to shave off 10ish seconds per mile to impress my 18 strava followers.

[mikedickerson]

Glad you didn’t bring up the “Capable of having a conversation” metric. Talking while running raises your ❤rate. Totally counterproductive from a cost-benefit-analysis. Yes, you’re pissing off your running partner by not talking to them, but you’re gaining the admiration of your tens of followers.

[bendigeidfranemmanueljones]

I do all my easy runs in zone 2. At least I have since I found out how to change the zones on Strava.

[tomrankin]

Another great video with sage advice from the Serious Runner. Your videos help me take the fun out of running and worry about only things that matter.

[trainwellracewell]

Strides at the end of an easy run is definitely a pro tip 👌

[jimchristy]

I hate to admit that I am sometimes guilty of this too. I think that's why I think you are so funny, because most of us do these things at least to a degree!

[jp]

The Kipchoge Strava comment is fkn insane hahahahahha😂

[therapygrind]

First time viewer here, love the details like the music bed giving a mix of "ode to joy" & the Star Wars theme. This guy's a genius writer & producer. Easily the best running channel on Youtube.

[jeremyringma]

Tip number 4. Keep your easy runs short with no warm up. That way the first 10 minutes when your heart rate is rising will bring your average heart rate stat down into easy range, even though the last kilometer is at 170bpm.

[mischalaun]

Love it back to basics Serious Runner content. Looking out for the Serious Trail Runner launch 👀

[kristinecarleton]

This SERIOUSLY has to be the best channel on YouTube… and I’m not just saying this because I’m a runner (and fellow NY’er!) 💪🏼🙏🏽👟😉

[MrMiles]

This is where the “hide stats” function on Strava comes in handy…!

[LuisBecerra]

VDOT 🤔 Got it 👍🏼 🤣😂🤣😂 i also want kudos and a comment from the goat. ❤

[ericperramond]

Sure, my HR might be at 145, but on my perceived effort, I'll give it a 2 to impress people. Great vid, man.

[rudolphteperberry]

Reminds me of a guy I use to see on an online training group. He was training for a no oxygen ascent of 8000m peak and kept posting "easy" training runs that were incredibly fast! Not only were regular fast runs not ideal training for climbing big mountains but also no way was that his easy pace! He stopped posting around the time of his ascent. Either he died, he never went or he failed so miserably he was ashamed to share it with the group 😅

[pf]

Also if you stop your watch in the middle of a stride but just after your last mile, strava will show your "fastest split" as something like 5:30/m pace, which looks impressive.

[PoetWithPace]

Heart rate tells the true story, which is why so many influencers hide their HR on Strava 🤣🤣

[levandmarthapolyakin-aaron]

I just make my usual excuses like that I live at 8000 ft and everyone knows I’m old enough to be their mom😂