What should me tempo pace be?

Why can't you just look it up yourself? There's a search bar on this site for a reason. Jesus. Work a little for it.

A couple hundred people have already asked this question. Go learn from them

GIVE US MORE INFO..WHAT ARE YOUR PRS? WHAT'S YOUR EASY PACE?

19:39 5k from last year, 11:3X 3000m from spring track. Easy pace is like 8:00.

Sorry, I meant 11:3X for 3200m.

8:00 is probably your tempo pace

Probably about 6:55-7:15

VDOT = 54

20min tempo pace is 6:25 then +8secs for 30 mins and +13secs for 40min tempos.

drunkrunner wrote:

VDOT = 54

20min tempo pace is 6:25 then +8secs for 30 mins and +13secs for 40min tempos.

Op has not even broken 19 -6:25 is too fast

You could probably PR every 3 mile tempo because 19:39 isn't as fast as you're capable of. Seriously, once a week, amidst a 40 mile week, do a down day where you only run a warm up, tempo, and cool down. Chances are because you're not already at your potential you'll PR.

I think 6:50 ish should be good for a 20 min tempo.

If her recent PR for a 2 mile is 11:30 then surely that's a better predictor of current potential than a 5k PR from last year?

IMO - based off your 19:39 your 3 mile tempo should be in the 6:50 range. A 18:55 5K runner IMO should run a 3 mile tempo in the 6:28-6:32 range. This is assuming a flat course to run on. I prefer "feel" but that takes a little more experience. Meaning., "it feels like 6:50" but you might be running 6:56 due to a tougher course. Good luck - keep asking questions that is how you learn.

Arr, yer tempo pace should be around 6:46 according to me old friend, the Captain Jack Daniels calculator.

Yeah, around 6:40-6:50 sounds right.

I was thinking 6:40 extrapolating from my own tempo paces. You might start a little slower since your 5k pr falls off a bit (probably because of low mileage).