I understand tempo to be a hard but controlled pace that can be run as long intervals or a steady run.Did a tempo run today in the VF’s and this was my split throughout. I’ve always trained on my own and never had someone give me feedback but my question to you guys who have done tempo runs, does the correctly reflect what a tempo run should look like?
I’ve used the hal-higdon trainiing regimen for my previous HM’s and now I’m using the 5K intermediate training regimen for this upcoming 5K next week. It states the following for these workouts;
Tempo Runs: This is a continuous run with an easy beginning, a buildup in the middle to near 10K race pace, then ease back and cruise to the finish. A typical tempo run would begin with 5-10 minutes easy running, continue with 10-15 faster running, and finish with 5-10 minutes cooling down. You can’t figure out your pace on a watch doing this workout; you need to listen to your body. Tempo runs are very useful for developing your anaerobic threshold, essential for fast 5K racing.
Simply put, I understand it as a slow build up to race pace until you reach the peak time frame of the run, in which you gradually reduce yourself back to a slow pace.
Open to any comments/criticism. Just wondering if what I’m doing actually reflects what a tempo run should look like.
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