An easy run is about restraint.
If your heart rate stayed in Zone 1–2 and your pace didn't creep up, you ran easy. If it didn't, you didn't.
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Zone AdherencePrimary signal
How much of the run sat inside the easy-zone HR target — and how far above when you drifted.
% in target zone% above targetAvg HR -
HR Drift
Late-run heart-rate creep at the same pace — the giveaway that an "easy" run was actually a tempo.
Overall drift %First half HRSecond half HR -
Pace Discipline
Steady pace, no surges. Variability matters more than absolute speed here.
Avg paceSpeed CVZone fit