tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385658443328594719.post4024475806192784039..comments2015-12-23T01:17:46.463-08:00Comments on California Running: Tempo Time, for my wife too!Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06747591179607121086noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385658443328594719.post-91710878160665456362008-09-18T12:40:00.000-07:002008-09-18T12:40:00.000-07:00Well done on the tempo session. some good steady r...Well done on the tempo session. some good steady running there>Grellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07132757537248747078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385658443328594719.post-68682702152856344782008-09-18T07:21:00.000-07:002008-09-18T07:21:00.000-07:00It's odd that you feel stiff and tired in the begi...It's odd that you feel stiff and tired in the beginning of each interval. I typically feel a bit refreshed right after the break due to letting the HR come down and catching up on my breathing. Do you start each interval faster than target pace and then adjust down?<BR/><BR/>I actually use both types of workouts for different things even though they're both "threshold work". (that is, once I work my way up in volume)<BR/><BR/>The tempo run is more of a mental challenge later in the effort, while the breaks of the CIs allow me to get in a much greater volume of work at the same pace. <BR/><BR/>For example, next week's workout is 3 x 2-mile repeats w/ 2-minute breaks. This will get me 6-miles at T-pace - I would not be able to do 6-miles @ 5:55 pace straight thru, so the intervals will allow me to get in a greater volume of work. <BR/><BR/>Also, according to the Daniels book - once your tempo run goes over 20-minutes you start adding some seconds per mile to the effort. For example a 25-minute tempo run would require me to add 5-seconds per mile to my pace. So if I were to do longer tempo runs, (which I'll do down the line) they would not be at the same pace as the CIs. With that being said, the last mile and a half of a 6-mile tempo run, even though the pace is a bit slower, is typically a big mental challenge for me.<BR/><BR/>So for me, both workouts benefit me in different ways. It would appear from what I've read that guys training for the marathon do more tempo runs while guys focusing on shorter races do more CIs, and although that might make some sense, I'm not sure that info is reliable.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747591179607121086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385658443328594719.post-27635105832507340542008-09-18T05:43:00.000-07:002008-09-18T05:43:00.000-07:00Whenever I do cruise intervals I feel that the beg...Whenever I do cruise intervals I feel that the beginning of each fast segment is the worst bit - I feel stiff and tired, and the legs invariably hurt. The end of the intervals always feels better.<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering if I were better off with continuous tempo runs instead.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.com