One Year Difference of Zone 2 Running

Last October I started being able to consistently run more than 5kms at a time, it took me a few months of run/walks to build up to this.

Although there are many days/weeks/months where I think I’m not progressing, when I look back at the difference in times I realize how far I’ve come.

The only difference is when I first started, I would always try to stay within my zone 2 HR, but now I go by my rate of perceived exertion (RPE), which I do drift into zone 3 towards the end of my runs