I wonder if we can get personalized printouts for Pittsburgh? We could be J-Girls! :p
Tempo runs are when you do portions of the run at a close to all-out pace. Since I'm trying to do my long runs slow right now so that I don't get sick/injured too much, it's a chance to help my actual running pace develop. Like, right now my "tempo" pace is about a 9-minute mile, according to my Garmin. So I'll do anywhere from 0.5-1 mi at tempo with a really slow recovery of like 2 min inbetween. Eventually you work your way up to run 3,4,5 miles at tempo pace. It's just part of the way I'm training! XD
And yeah, I am sure stride rate is different for everybody! But I think I was striding forward too far, which is a big waste of energy. I'm not really sure whether changing my cadence will do anything (I don't think I'm fit enough to make a difference, haha!) But I'm trying to watch it.
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Tempo runs are when you do portions of the run at a close to all-out pace. Since I'm trying to do my long runs slow right now so that I don't get sick/injured too much, it's a chance to help my actual running pace develop. Like, right now my "tempo" pace is about a 9-minute mile, according to my Garmin. So I'll do anywhere from 0.5-1 mi at tempo with a really slow recovery of like 2 min inbetween. Eventually you work your way up to run 3,4,5 miles at tempo pace. It's just part of the way I'm training! XD
And yeah, I am sure stride rate is different for everybody! But I think I was striding forward too far, which is a big waste of energy. I'm not really sure whether changing my cadence will do anything (I don't think I'm fit enough to make a difference, haha!) But I'm trying to watch it.