Running Pacing | Tempo? Steady? Threshold? Understanding Different Paces

Tempo. Threshold. Steady. What do all these words mean? Here on The Running Channel we're going to bust the running paces jargon.

↓↓ What have we missed? Are there any other pacing terms you've heard but don't understand? Tell us in the comments below ↓↓

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[MrCol]

Interesting advice. Very informative. I don’t do tempo runs, intervals, speed work ect. Instead, I do all my runs (including races) entirely on feel. It just works for me.

[filmic]

Great explanation. That's what the orange zone (threshold) in my GPS watch means, lactic acid building up. aka, putting real effort in. Thanks!

[sifi]

Great video; it’s going g to take me forever to get through your previous videos (relatively new subscriber!)

[guybrushthreepwood]

So I still got a bit lost towards the end there, and have more questions :(
1. Would your race pace be your threshold pace? Or if it depends on distance, then do they coincide for a certain distance eg you might run a 10k at threshold, but a 5k is faster than threshold pace.
2. Would you consider lactate threshold to be the limiting factor for distance runners, or is it your aerobic capacity, or something else?
thanks.

[colinmerritt]

Need to try some interval training to help improve my 5km time.

[helenward]

how do i make my own running plan for a half marathon in may

[STWTHEBIGMAN]

Can you take wee stops when doing recovery time in tempo training..

[jackz]

Be careful! Lots of false information!