Unlock the power of tempo runs! Learn what they are, how to do them right, and why they’re a game-changer for speed and endurance. Plus, get coach-approved tempo workouts to level up your training!

A tempo run is at a pace just below your lactate threshold that you can maintain for at least 20 minutes to up to one hour.

Tempo runs give runners an edge by building endurance and speed. Here we'll dive into your tempo pace and how to do the workouts.

Add Any of These 5 Tempo Workouts to Your Training to Build Speed and Stamina

What is a tempo run? Tempo runs are a great way to improve your endurance, speed and stamina as a runner when incorporated regularly in your training plan.

Comfortably hard or hardly comfortable?

Tempo runs are an effective training tool that can improve your running performance. Follow this step-by-step guide on how to do tempo runs.

Want to run faster at any race distance? Learn how tempo runs work then add these three effective tempo run workouts to your training!

Give yourself a gift: add tempo runs to your training schedule, asap. Why? Because 'future-you' will become much faster, have more endurance, and be a happy runner! Want to sustain a faster pace during race day? Be fitter, and make running easier (and more fun)? Then tempo runs will help you do JUST that. Think of it this way: You put in hard work running, right? Then you want to see improvements! You want those average pace stats to get better! You want a PR! Am I right? So stop running…