How To Do A Tempo Run | What Is Tempo Running & Why Should You Do It?

Tempo running, or the threshold run is an important component in any triathlete's training plan, but what actually is it? Mark explains what a threshold run is, and how you can use it in your workout to run faster and improve.

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[gtn]

Do you use tempo runs as part of your training?

[preetamsoram]

Ran my first 5k today.Thanks to all the great advice and inspirations from your channel👍

[novennelagua]

Tempo run really helps me to get new PB in 5k
From 18:42 on June 2020 to 17:03 October in just 4months!

[SleepyBabyClub]

Just watching you running and working in nature give me positive energy ♡

[mustaphab.]

The only sacred session of the week I never miss, tempo run, slightly slower than 10K PB..
4*9/3, 3*12/4, 2*20... variations are endless👍

[jaysingh]

Thank you! I feel like a lot of us here KIND OF knew what a tempo run is but It was perhaps something we could use refreshers on, from time to time. And this video is probably the best for the job! Thanks again!

[kozakhanda]

sounds like all I've been doing is tempo runs

[liewwenyen]

this is such a great video ! been wondering what is a tempo run for the longest time and this help so much

[patrick]

Love the tempo run. Bernard Lagat's workout that he attributes the most to his success

[jackjosephy]

Surely a tempo run is z3 and threshold is z4. That is what most apps will tell you - Garmin, strava, training peaks

[adaiyah-zerahbahtyahudah]

This was EXTREMELY helpful. Question: if I do this tempo once per week, do I increase the times every week? Ex: week 1 tempo is 4 sets of 4 minute runs w/ 1.30 minute jog rest. Week 2 tempo would increase to 4 sets of 6 minute runs w/1.30 minute jog recovery. Am I correct here? Ty. This makes all the sense in the world.

[SBoots]

Whew. Thank you for confirming my training strategy. However I call it interval runs. But I follow the same logic you laid out. Hoping for Half Ironman in Edmonton AB this fall. If they don't cancel.

[landyncb]

Very informational video, but I do believe that tempo runs and threshold runs are different.

[antonyadshead]

The area around Golden Gate bridge looks remarkably like the English Pennines.

[lwittrock]

They are a regular part of my trainin.

[pezdacandyboi]

I've had a challenge finding my temp pace. My race pace for a marathon is 6:49. But anytime I run that speed or half marathon (what calculators say) it does not feel comfortable and many times I don't complete the workout. How does that work?

[ariftirtoaji]

There are channels that motivate us to buy running shoes and there are GTN and running channel that motivate us to actually run

[trinichinee]

I did a 10k tempo today on the treadmill .
My first 10k tempo so the pace isn't too fast ..
Each 1k was 4:50
Total time was 48:20
The first 3 miles felt a little to uncomfortable ngl but it was manageable. Was still able to breathe fairly good and not hyperventilate
I had to remove my jersey as I was sweating profusely... All my head was sweating and I'm not bald .. that's to tell u how much my body was working
The last 3 miles got easier and my breathing was more casual ... Felt like a normal run on a Sunday evening .. but my hamstrings started to get a bit heavy from 4 miles .. so the backlift was a little harder ... I sustain that pace with good form fairly consistent throughout the run
At times I would lean back, my backlift wasnt too efficient but I still work it .. the knee drive was fairly consistent. My foot strike felt very good . Always landing under my centre of gravity
Next run for me will be on Thursday .. will try to do a half after work
Rest tomorrow, gym Wednesday maybe chest and some legs to prep. For run and is on the road thursday
🦾
I'm preparing for a international half marathon in Trinidad and Tobago my country in August .. I have about 8 weeks to drop my time from 1:56:20 to a sub 1:50:00

[Mato]

I believe this question to be a separate topic entirely, nevertheless, during these tempo pace stints - would you recommend aiming to increase the stride length or cadence primarily, to increase the speed? Thanks, love your vids!

[rzwb]

Only 1 week? Hmmm. Jacob ingebrigsten does tempo/treshhold work every other day. What do you recommend for a new runner? Who has completed a 5k. Training was 2mi at race pace everyday for a full year. No zone2. Besides the long, tempo, and easy runs, do I need anything else? Should I stop running 2 miles at race pace everyday?