WHEN YOU FIRST get into running, your routine probably looks something like this: Lace up the best running shoes you own, hit a quick warmup, and then hit the road for a set time, distance, or route.

Runners throw around the term “tempo run” like confetti. It’s confusing, even for well seasoned athletes, because it’s not a cut-and-dried definition like a lactate threshold workout. Frequently, ...

When Nell Rojas journeyed to Kenya this winter, she was ready for a good chunk of training on the red dirt roads surrounding the Rift Valley town of Iten, home of many of the East African country’s ...

But if you feel confused by all the different types of runs, don’t know which runs are the most important and have no idea how to execute each workout properly, you’ve arrived at the right place. Here ...

I knew I wasn’t alone in my love/hate relationship with tempo runs when Mallory Creveling, deputy health and fitness editor, attributed breaking four hours in the marathon to consistently running ...

When Alan Culpepper was one of best runners in the country, with an incredible range, going from 3:55.1 for the mile to 2:09:41 in the marathon, a workout called a “tempo run” was one of the mainstays ...

If you've ever asked any cross country runners about their workouts, you've probably heard them say "tempo run," "progressive run" or some other vague or confusing term ("fartlek," anyone?). During ...