Workout of the Week - TempoFit
Podcasts
Your weekly running workout. A dose of running inspiration, guidance, entertainment and community—sharing in the joys and challenges of running with a community of TempoFit runners from all over the world! This 15-minute weekly podcast will guide you through the what, the why and the how of each week’s running workout. It’s 15 minutes because that’s the minimum time we recommend people jog for their warm up. So listen as you run and hear about the workout you’ll be doing that week. We also recommend you do some dynamic stretches and warm up drills before diving into the workout as well—you can find ideas for those here. The fun really starts once you’ve crushed your TempoFit Workout of the Week. Jump on to Instagram, Facebook or Strava to post up photos, GPS files or aftermath from your workout and use the hashtag #tempofitwow (WOW standing for “workout of the week”) and tag us in @runtempofit and we’ll all be able to cheer you on and give you the props you deserve for getting the w
Location:
New Zealand
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Podcasts
Description:
Your weekly running workout. A dose of running inspiration, guidance, entertainment and community—sharing in the joys and challenges of running with a community of TempoFit runners from all over the world! This 15-minute weekly podcast will guide you through the what, the why and the how of each week’s running workout. It’s 15 minutes because that’s the minimum time we recommend people jog for their warm up. So listen as you run and hear about the workout you’ll be doing that week. We also recommend you do some dynamic stretches and warm up drills before diving into the workout as well—you can find ideas for those here. The fun really starts once you’ve crushed your TempoFit Workout of the Week. Jump on to Instagram, Facebook or Strava to post up photos, GPS files or aftermath from your workout and use the hashtag #tempofitwow (WOW standing for “workout of the week”) and tag us in @runtempofit and we’ll all be able to cheer you on and give you the props you deserve for getting the w
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.tempofit.org/wow/
Email:
admin@tempofit.org
Episodes
Workout of the Week: 127 – Legs, Lungs & Lactate Ladder Pt.4
2/27/2022
This is the finale of our ladder series of workouts and it’s JUICY one!! WHAT? Legs, Lungs & Lactate Ladder Pt.4 4x30s, 3x1min, 2x2mins 10mins (@ 1-hour race pace), 2x2mins, 3x1min, 4x30s @ mile-to-5k race pace 1min jog recoveries (2mins either side of the 10-minute tempo) Terrain: Undulating terrain for a fartlek session or flat,[...]
Duration:00:17:37
Workout of the Week: 126 – Legs, Lungs & Lactate Ladder Pt.3
2/21/2022
This week’s ladder session is a really tasty sandwich with short, fast reps as the bread and a juicy tempo run as the middle. Be sure to give this workout a go! WHAT? Legs, Lungs & Lactate Ladder Pt.3 3x30s, 3x1min, 10mins (@ 1-hour race pace), 3x1min, 3x30s @ mile-to-3k race pace 2min jog recoveries[...]
Duration:00:18:16
Workout of the Week: 125 – Legs, Lungs & Lactate Ladder Pt.2
2/14/2022
I absolutely love the balance of this workout with a good amount of faster stuff to refine technique and a big old block of grindy 10k paced work in the middle to keep the session honest. WHAT? Legs, Lungs & Lactate Ladder Pt.2 3x30s, 3x2mins, 3x3mins, 3x2mins, 3x30s @ mile & 10k race pace 1min[...]
Duration:00:16:39
Workout of the Week: 122 – Time Under Tension Pt.3
1/23/2022
This week is the finale of our series on broken tempo runs where this week we get through 36 minutes of solid work—all designed to make your body a fatigue-flushing machine! WHAT? Time Under Tension Pt.3 3x 12mins @ Lactate Threshold Pace (your 1-hour race pace) 3mins jog recovery Terrain: Flat, measurable pathway. A broken[...]
Duration:00:13:37
Workout of the Week: 121 – Time Under Tension Pt.2
1/16/2022
Continuing our series on broken tempo runs, this week we add 25% more time to the session—ramping up your opportunity to get stronger and go faster for longer. WHAT? Time Under Tension Pt.23x 10mins @ Lactate Threshold Pace (your 1-hour race pace)2-3mins jog recoveryTerrain: Flat, measurable pathway. A broken tempo run is a good way[...]
Duration:00:16:20
Workout of the Week: 120 – Time Under Tension Pt.1
1/9/2022
With the New Year comes a new series of workouts where we’re taking the traditional tempo run and breaking it into segments to allow for more time at threshold to develop that ability to go faster for longer. WHAT? Time Under Tension Pt.1 3x 8mins @ Lactate Threshold Pace (your 1-hour race pace) 2mins jog[...]
Duration:00:16:51
Workout of the Week: 119 – The 2022 Special
1/2/2022
Happy New Year! To celebrate 2022, we’re doing a workout this week perfectly suited for the occasion with two 20-minute tempo runs and then a final 2-minute blast off: 20-20-2! WHAT? The 20-20-2 2x [20-minute tempo run @ half marathon pace, 5min jog] 2 minutes at your 3k race pace Terrain: Flat, measurable pathway or[...]
Duration:00:17:05
Workout of the Week: 118 – Holidays Special
12/26/2021
It’s the holidays and the final workout of the year, so why not do the most brutal fitness challenge from the year all over again!!?? If it’s your second time doing this session, can you beat your previous time? If it’s your first time, how close can you get to your 5k PB? WHAT? Holidays[...]
Duration:00:12:47
Workout of the Week: 117 – Countdown to Christmas Pt.2
12/19/2021
Last week we did a 4-3-2-1 fartlek; this week it’s 5-4-3-2-1 twice over. So a little more endurance and, with it, a little more fun to bring in the festive season! WHAT? Fartlek Countdown to Christmas Pt.2 2 sets of: 5-4-3-2-1 minutes @ speeds of your choosing 1 minute jog recoveries Terrain: Undulating trails or[...]
Duration:00:11:15
Workout of the Week: 116 – Countdown to Christmas Pt.1
12/13/2021
This workout is as easy as 4-3-2-1, twice over. Do it fast. Do it cruisy. You choose. The one rule for this session, though, is have FUN! WHAT? Fartlek Countdown to Christmas Pt.1 2 sets of: 4-3-2-1 minutes @ speeds of your choosing 1 minute jog recoveries Terrain: Undulating trails or flat, measurable pathway (you[...]
Duration:00:14:38
Workout of the Week: 115 – What Doesn’t Kill You Pt.3
12/6/2021
Up for a challenge this week? This running-meets-calisthenics will BURN!!! WHAT? What doesn’t kill you … Pt. 3 5 non-stop sets of: 20 squats, 10 press ups, 5 burpees 1k as fast as you can Terrain: Flat measurable path or running track This workout challenge is a 5k but interspersing burpees, press ups and squats[...]
Duration:00:17:03
Workout of the Week: 114 – What Doesn’t Kill You Pt.2
11/29/2021
We’re one week out from our calisthenics-meets-running challenge and this is the perfect workout to tune up both running legs and press up arms! WHAT? What doesn’t kill you … Pt. 2 5 sets of: [20 squats, 10 press ups, 5 burpees 3mins @ your 5k race effort] 2mins jog or active recoveries Terrain: Flat[...]
Duration:00:18:41
Workout of the Week: 113 – What Doesn’t Kill You … Pt.1
11/22/2021
What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger … right?! Well, this series of workouts will definitely test out that theory as we work our way up to an epic running-meets-calisthenics workout challenge in three weeks’ time. WHAT? What doesn’t kill you … Pt. 1 5 sets of: [20 squats, 10 press ups, 5 burpees 2mins[...]
Duration:00:17:27
Workout of the Week: 112 – You Choose the Toppings
11/15/2021
This workout is the ultimate homemade pizza of workouts where we give you the base and you decide the toppings. Will it be meaty? Maybe a little spicy? Or will it be a chilled out Hawaiian?! WHAT? YOU CHOOSE THE TOPPINGS 10x 400m @ between 5k and mile race pace 400m jog recoveries Terrain: Flat[...]
Duration:00:19:35
Workout of the Week: 111 – The Firestarter
11/8/2021
What better way to celebrate 111 episodes of the podcast than a workout like 11x 1 minute!? And aside from another numerically pleasing session, why would we want to do a session like this? Read on … WHAT? THE FIRESTARTER 11x 1 minute @ 5k race effort up to mile race effort 1 minute jog[...]
Duration:00:17:42
Workout of the Week: 110 – How to Love Hills Pt.4
10/31/2021
This is our final workout in the series of short-fast hill reps designed to give us the physical and mental tools to love running hills. On this occasion we use the hills as a stimulus to create great running technique and power before doing short bursts of tempo running. WHAT? HOW TO LOVE HILLS: PART[...]
Duration:00:15:06
Workout of the Week: 109 – How to Love Hills Pt.3
10/25/2021
This week we continue our focus of quality-over-quantity in hill reps, but we’re introducing some accelerations to switch over to beast mode for the close of each rep. WHAT? HOW TO LOVE HILLS: PART 3 6x 45-second uphill efforts (w/ first 30s steady, final 10s fast) 2-3mins jog recoveries Terrain: Moderate hill. Gear-changing workouts are[...]
Duration:00:17:37
Workout of the Week: 108 – How to Love Hills Pt.2
10/17/2021
Want to get faster? Get stronger? Run smoother? Hills are the answer to many of these questions and this week continue our series of quality-over-quantity hill reps where mastery is the goal, not exhaustion. WHAT? HOW TO LOVE HILLS: PART 2 3 sets of: 15, 30 & 45-second uphill efforts (w/ respective effort levels of[...]
Duration:00:17:05
Workout of the Week: 107 – How to Love Hills Pt. 1
10/11/2021
For the next four weeks, come on a journey to discover a new love for running hills! We’ll be doing short, sharp hill reps with plenty of recovery to develop technique, power and overall improve our emotional relationships with going vertical! WHAT? HOW TO LOVE HILLS: PART 1 3 sets of: 2×15-second strides uphill 1×15-second[...]
Duration:00:16:47
Workout of the Week: 106 – Hilly Fartlek
10/3/2021
It’s time to let yourself loose in the trails and hills! This fartlek workout is designed to free you up to get stronger on the verticals. WHAT? HILLY FARTLEK 6x4mins @ your 1-hour race effort w/ 2min recovery jogs Terrain: Undulating hills. Hunt some hills today. But nothing too mountainous. Ideal would be uphill and[...]
Duration:00:15:57