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#dailymission I love a good tempo if I can go out at the right pace. Nothing beats finishing off a 4 mile tempo with a six minute mile...
#dailymission on January 23, 2012
What is your favorite or toughest tempo run/workout?
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#dailymission tempo run workout ? I hate them all equally.
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#dailymission Someone told me that the Daily Mission was "What celebrity would you like to work out with?" I cannot find this anywhere on Daily Mile but I came up with an answer so I am ... read more
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#dailymission It's a bedroom maneuver called The Helicopter.
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LOL @Bill! I wouldn't be surprised at all :)
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I know the feeling Bryan:( being injured sucks big time! I also get very moody if I can't get my sweat on.
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#dailymission I like to call it the "Give a Cop a Wedgie". Done correctly it's the ultimate in bragging rights. If you screw up you have to see a judge in the morning.
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you know that this is my kind of workout.
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#dailymission "What is your favorite or toughest tempo run/workout?" When it's Mountain Mist 50k training time, I've got this tough trail tempo 8 mile route I do, more recently ... read more
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#dailymission I like the Yasso 800s.
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I like those, too!! Should add them back into my routine after my 100 in March!
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#dailymission What is your favorite or toughest tempo run/workout?: I love the Kenyan runs - where you run in a line of 4-6 people, and at random intervals the runner from the back sprints to the f... read more
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#dailymission. Repeat 800's. They really suck in that you have hold back in the beginning and push like hell at the end.
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#dailymission ~ Glori and I add 20 squats after every 400 meters.
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#dailymission no need for tempo runs when a noobie ultra runner, I just worry about miles and time on my feet when I'm tired ;)
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#dailymission - I'm not doing any temp workouts. Maybe I should start. Does it really improve speed? How is it done? Intervals?
I just start running and hope I can make it back home without w... read more2 people liked what Bine said-
I don't Bine but it all depends what you are running for. There is also some disparity in the understanding of what is a tempo run. Type the question into google as read around the topic and see if it's for you. Different from intervals and not for specific speed improvement more about the ability to run at a certain tempo for a specific longer distance. I like your attitude in the last sentence of your post.
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for sake of completeness: the instances were you run at or faster than goal pace are intervals. long (extensive) intervals are run at goal pace, for example three to six times 1k to 4k, with 400m to 1k recovery jogs in-between, depending on the race distance (1k intervals are typical in 10k training). short (intensive) intervals are run slightly (10-15 seconds) faster than race pace but usually not longer than 400m and you would usually run 4 to 10 of them with 200m recovery jogs in-between.
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#dailymission Before my last marathon, I ran 20 miles at goal marathon race pace (6:40). It gave me TONS of confidence going in to the race and was probably the best workout of my entire training p... read more
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This blows me away. I know the Phitzinger plans call for 10 miles @ MRP in the middle of a long run, but I haven't heard of doing the whole 20 miles at race pace. Seriously amazing!
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Haha I make my own crazy training plans... I am to the point where I train enough and hard enough that I want to be absolutely sure of what I am capable of going in to my race. I really can't say enough how HUGE that 20 mile run was for my confidence and race day prep.
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#dailymission still don't understand tempo workouts. i need a running coach.
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What helped me was reading advanced marathoning which describes the level of effort of the types of runs. Tempo is a level of effort pace where you should be able to balance speed, air intake, etc Think of it as : easy pace, marathon pace, tempo (fast) pace, 5k pace, etc. I hope this helps.
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I don't have many runs that feel easy. Regardless of actual pace they all feel hard. What Loreen describes pretty much sounds like all the runs I do. So while I understand the definition of a tempo run, I am not sure I have ever set out to do one. I am still new to running, so I have not yet experienced all the different types of workouts. I do know what they are though.
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I have looked at some articles about determining tempo pace. They say to add 20 to 30 seconds to a recent 5k pace. I did my last 5k was 8:23 pace. So my tempo runs should be at 8:53. I have been doing two mile runs at that pace so I guess I have done tempo runs. I have not been doing the slow warm up though.
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#dailymission Individual leg training.
Doing six 40 second sets isn't bad. Doing 60 second sets with 2 minutes rest between for an entire hour is terrible.
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Holy moly!! I can't even imagine doing an hour of those!
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I so agree. Single leg drills are awful - but so good for form! kudos to you for slogging through an hour. I'm up to 24 min of 1 min left 1 min right... ugh.
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@Kate: Former coach I worked with recommended one leg, other leg, then a minute of both legs pulling upward, and then rest.
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#dailymission - am I the only one who actually likes running fast?
My favorites are the progressive tempo runs where you swear you're slowing down but actually post your fastest time in the ... read more
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#dailymission My favorite tempo? The one where I don't crap out at the end. My toughest? The one where I have to crap at the end. ;D
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#dailymission my favorite workout is Coachprs 's 4x7 Interval on Itunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/prs-fit-live/id410830026 Coachdiane and Coachprs talk me through the workout and I f... read more
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#dailymission There's a course leading through Cherokee Park I like that yields a good six mile tempo run. After a mile or so of warm-up, right when I have to speed up for the tempo part, the ... read more
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