{"id":87,"date":"2023-04-03T00:49:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T00:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/?p=87"},"modified":"2023-09-20T00:42:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T00:42:27","slug":"what-is-a-tempo-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/what-is-a-tempo-run","title":{"rendered":"What is a Tempo Run?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You may have come across the term &#8220;Tempo Run&#8221; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/marathon-training-plan\/\">marathon training plan<\/a>. What is a tempo run?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tempo run is a type of running workout that involves running at a steady pace that is faster than your normal easy pace, but not as fast as your race pace. The purpose of a tempo run is to improve your lactate threshold, which is the point at which your muscles start to accumulate lactic acid and fatigue sets in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a tempo run, you should aim to maintain a pace that feels comfortably hard, but sustainable for the duration of the workout. Typically, tempo runs are between 20-40 minutes long, depending on your fitness level and training goals. They can be done on flat terrain or on a slight incline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tempo runs can be a valuable addition to a <a href=\"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/marathon-training-plan\/\">marathon training program<\/a> because they help you become more efficient at running at a faster pace for longer periods of time, which can help you maintain a steady pace during the <a href=\"\/marathons\">marathon<\/a>. They can also improve your mental toughness and confidence as you learn to push through discomfort and maintain a consistent pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/mona-fartlek\/\">Mona Fartlek <\/a>for another type of training run. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have come across the term &#8220;Tempo Run&#8221; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/marathon-training-plan\/\">marathon training plan<\/a>. What is a tempo run?<\/p>\n<p>A tempo run is a type of running workout that involves running at a steady pace that is faster than your normal easy pace, but not as fast as your race pace. The purpose of a tempo run is to improve your lactate threshold, which is the point at which your muscles start to accumulate lactic acid and fatigue sets in.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/what-is-a-tempo-run\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-running"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runcalendar.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}