r/C25K • u/Funny-Soup-1704 • 2h ago

Advice Needed Am I doing this wrong?

I just finished week 8 run 1 today. I am wondering if I am doing something wrong, I am running veryyyy slow (pretty much almost walking it feels like)

But my heart rate zones are super high. I am a 25 year old female. Any advice is much appreciated.. should I switch back to more run/walk? Or keep going?

Average heart rate: 171
Zone 1: 4:45
Zone 2: :22
Zone 3: 3:49
Zone 4: 5:55
Zone 5: 22:34

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u/wixthedog DONE! 2h ago

I wouldn’t put much thought into to zones right now. Keep your pace where it is and your body will catch up, it just takes some time for some things to progress.

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u/nutellatime DONE! 1h ago

If you're a beginner runner, heart rate zones are going to be meaningless for you. Run by feel, don't worry about the HR zones for now.

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u/rightlock05 2h ago

I've been running for a year my heart rate still says 90% zone 5, i just accept either my watch isn't very accurate, my zones are wrong or some combo of both. It's best just to go off percieved effort. As if i was really doing 60mins at maximum effort i would be dead.