The finale of our progression workouts, this week combines some fun gear changing with some good ol’ fashioned grind. WHAT? Progression 2Ks3x [1k @ your 1-hour race pace, 1k @ your 10k race pace]3min jog recovery Terrain: Flat, measurable pathway. Feels: Step It Up If your 10k pace is actually very similar to your 1-hour[…]
Can you complete the double royal flush? Two 5Ks increasing speed every kilometre—that’s our workout for the week. WHAT? Progression 5Ks 2x 5k increasing pace every KM (marathon, half, 1-hour, 10k and 5k race pace) 1-2 jog recovery Terrain: Flat, measurable pathway. Feels: The Pacing Ninja Keeping with our theme of progression work, this one[…]
This workout is an all-time classic TempoFit session deigned to get you strong and reinforce that ability to close out a race hard and fast. WHAT? Progression Tempo 15mins @ your half marathon race pace 10mins @ 10k race pace 5mins @ 5k race pace Terrain: Flat, measurable pathway or running track. Feels: Finish Strong![…]
Welcome to a new block of training that I’m calling “Practice Makes Progress”. Over the next four weeks we’ll be doing progression-style workouts that focus on running faster as things get tougher. It’s great for the body and great for the mind! WHAT? 5 sets of: [1k @ your 10k race pace, 500m @ your[…]
My former coach used to call these workouts predator runs, because they have that approach of initially stalking your prey at a slower speed, then closing the gap with a faster pace and then unleashing for the final effort to take down your dinner! This week we’re doing just that (minus the dinner—I leave that[…]