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Dracula without his Fangs
Replacing all runs with Tempo runs. 11/3/2009 2:21PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Normal week:

Mon- 8 miles (All these runs are around 6:40-7:20 mins miles)
Tues- 4 Am & Session in evening ( varies between 1ks, 800s, 400s, 300s, 200s, 150s etc)
Wed- 9 miles
Thurs- 10 miles
Fri- 7 miles
Sat- Sesion in morning as above.
Sun- Long run


Alternative week: (ie. Tempo Week)

Mon- 5 mile tempo ( around 5:40-6:00 miles)
Tues- 4 Am & Session in evening ( varies between 1ks, 800s, 400s, 300s, 200s, 150s etc)
Wed- 5 mile tempo
Thurs- 4 mile tempo (around 5:30)
Fri- Rest/ slower run
Sat- Session in morning as above
Sun- 6 mile tempo, slightly slower than other tempos)




I'm an 800m runner, last summer PR-ing at 1:59, and 4:06 in 1500m.

I've been following this tempo schedule since track season ended, with my eye on the indoor season.

Are there any real benefits associated with the second schedule, do you think? Will it give me the extra speed endurance I need?

Any feedback is appreciated
RQ
RE: Replacing all runs with Tempo runs. 11/3/2009 2:36PM - in reply to Dracula without his Fangs Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
5:40-6:00 is not tempo. run faster.
Dracula without his Fangs
RE: Replacing all runs with Tempo runs. 11/3/2009 2:39PM - in reply to RQ Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Not slow either mate
joiwef
RE: Replacing all runs with Tempo runs. 11/3/2009 4:10PM - in reply to Dracula without his Fangs Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Dracula without his Fangs wrote:

Not slow either mate


He said its not tempo. It's not.
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