Tempo

During Winter, we run hills and stairs for strenght. As the temperature rises throughout the year, we pick up the pace.

Last Friday, the Boys and Glamour worked their way up Peachtree, turned around and hammered back. Tempo running is an age old way for increasing Lactate Threshold ( the speed you are able to run before lactic acid begins to accumulate in the blood). By regularly including tempo runs in your training schedule, you will increase the speed that you can run before lactic acid begins to slow you down. To use a car analogy, tempo runs will allow your engine to rev faster without red-lining. Before tempo training, you may have red-lined at an 8-minute-per-mile pace. After a few months of tempo runs, you won't red-line until you reach a 7:30-per-mile pace.
Today, Triple Nickel hustled through The Belt Line. Princess Boot Camp quickly worked the Lenox route. The paces are picking up. We are going faster.

Susie Mac	6
Susie C	6
Reba	6
Mary M.	6
Mary	6
Margaret	6
Kathleen	6
Kaffee	6
John S	6
Jimmy F	6
Glamour	6
Barb	6
Arnaud	6
Yeshim	5
Mary D.	5
Liz	5
Lisa	5
Leslie	5
Katie	5
Karyn	5
June	5
Jen Jen	5
Harriott	5
Dave B	5
Connie	5
Charles	5
Amy	5
Wendy	4
Stephanie	4
Roxanna	4
Reid	4
Michael G.	4
Matt	4
Jonathan	4
John O'Neill	4
John O.	4
Jenny	4
Eileen	4
Chris W.	4
Caroline	4
Maggie	3
Kwithee	3
John G.	3
Irene	3
Ellie	3
Cindy	3
Bonnie	3
Steef	2
Prancey	2
Michael S.	2
Jodi	2
Holly	2
Frank	2
Alan	2
Sally	1
Paige	1
Molly D	1
Kristen	1
John Mears	1
Dave D	1
Cindy Neal	1