I live in LA, where there is endless traffic and stoplights. I have no problem with my easy runs. But how do I maintain an even tempo for my tempo runs? It seems boring to run for so long (30-60 min) on the track. Any ideas, besides moving?
I live in LA, where there is endless traffic and stoplights. I have no problem with my easy runs. But how do I maintain an even tempo for my tempo runs? It seems boring to run for so long (30-60 min) on the track. Any ideas, besides moving?
Find a loop in a park if its at least half a mile you won't get bored and you can mark out 800 meters to help keep track of pace or you could drive/run out of the high traffic areas
ndd wrote:
Find a loop in a park if its at least half a mile you won't get bored and you can mark out 800 meters to help keep track of pace or you could drive/run out of the high traffic areas
if you can find a place like this, get a garmin. ya, i know everyone's too cool to run with one of these on here but they are invaluable when you don't have access to mile markers.
I do all my tempos on tracks. Extremely lame, but I dont get injured.
Never lived in LA, visited a few times but its a big city. Anyway, I would say find a bike path. There have to be bike paths along major rivers (Los Angeles river?) or other water fronts (pacific ocean?) that have at least a couple miles without stoplights.
early mornings, long straight stretches if possible. avoid the big roads.
forget tempos and do long fartleks instead - might as well use the stop and go nature of city running to your advantage. throw in a tempo whenever you can get out of the city to a park or good stretch of rural road.
no parks? Treadmills are good for tempo and tempo intervals, but are even more boring than a track.
What part of LA do you line in?
Close to downtown? Griffith Park is the best option. Otherwise, find a loop along a residential area with no stoplights.
I second the "What part of L.A. do you live in?" question.
If I want an uninterrupted run, it's usually either a track, or Griffith Park. Another way I sometimes do it is to just find a reasonably long block (without any heavily traveled driveways) to circle around. I have one that's 1k around and practically deserted in the evenings. Still kinda dull, but better than a track.
Otherwise, find a residential area and map out a loop where every street crossing you do has a stop sign for cross traffic: you'll almost never have to stop.
timmins wrote:
no parks? Treadmills are good for tempo and tempo intervals, but are even more boring than a track.
Ever heard of a tv? Works great to pass the time of a treadmill run. Pretty hard to watch a tv running around a track.
Mr Mountain wrote:
Ever heard of a tv? Works great to pass the time of a treadmill run. Pretty hard to watch a tv running around a track.
Ever heard of a jumbotron?
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ndd wrote:
Find a loop in a park if its at least half a mile you won't get bored and you can mark out 800 meters to help keep track of pace or you could drive/run out of the high traffic areas
This is the best solution. No stopping, no traffic fumes and a better surface to run on. Obviously the bigger the park the better I don't think the distance has to be exactly marked either it's not a time trial and if you use the same route you can check your progression
If no park, maybe a river/canal running through city with path next to it. Get a map & see what you may have missed
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