Tempo run

Tempo runs, or threshold runs, are a staple in any runner's training program, from 5K training plans to half marathon and marathon training plans, and are

What is a tempo run? Tempo runs are a great way to improve your endurance, speed and stamina as a runner when incorporated regularly in your training plan.

Learning how to do a tempo run and what pace to run

These 4 tempo run workouts are a simple, efficient way to increase speed and endurance for any runner! Here is the ultimate guide to tempo run training.

Give yourself a gift: add tempo runs to your training schedule, asap. Why? Because 'future-you' will become much faster, have more endurance, and be a happy runner! Want to sustain a faster pace during race day? Be fitter, and make running easier (and more fun)? Then tempo runs will help you do JUST that. Think of it this way: You put in hard work running, right? Then you want to see improvements! You want those average pace stats to get better! You want a PR! Am I right? So stop running…

A running coach recommends five tempo workouts that will help you be able to run faster for longer periods of time.

Comfortably hard or hardly comfortable?

A tempo run is at a pace just below your lactate threshold that you can maintain for at least 20 minutes to up to one hour.

A tempo run is a sustained run at a comfortably hard pace. They allow runners to push their lactate threshold and run faster and farther.

Tempo runs are great exercises for runners to build up endurance. Before starting a tempo run, calculate your tempo pace using an online calculator or doing the math yourself with your PR times as your base. Warm up to get your muscles...