I'm sure that the subject question has been asked/answered a million times, but I've managed not to know the conventional wisdom - if it exists - about it. Disclaimers:
- Yes, I am trying to use this message board to avoid reading half-a-dozen books on training (and/or associated web searches).
- No, I'm NOT willing to do "whatever it takes" to get better. Hence my desire to see if I can be more efficient with my training days.
Thanks to anyone who helps.
What is the question?
It's your life, do tempos inside of a long run if you want. Or do them a different day. Or both.
Try it out and see if you like it/ it seems to work well for you. Some people do, some people don't. No one on here knows if it'll work well for you.
I personally like them. It breaks up the monotony that can come with a long run. It can be pretty hard on your body though.
Yes, you can add a tempo to the middle of your long run.
You can add some faster sessions, like a fartlek, to your long run.
Yes. "Inside" is fine, but I prefer adding them to the back end of a 12-14 mile session and make it a progressively faster effort. Make sure the following day is light or off. Despite some eschewing the long run these days, I am a huge proponent and mixing it up with some speed play or something faster is wise.
You can do the Jack Daniels approach, a few tempo repeats at the front end of your long run, and some tempo repeats at the back end of the long run. I felt like these workouts really prepared you for a solid marathon. Total distance was usually 20-22 miles with about 6-7 miles of tempo.
Thanks a lot for the replies (except the first [DB] one, of course).
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