Tempo
The cooler weather of fall brings great relief to runners as it usually means a break from thick morning humidity.
Tomorrow is Thursday so that means the Breakfast Club will run 5 from Fleet Feet and hopefully the humidity will be low.
As a member of the Fleet Feet Marathon training group, our plan details the Thursday run as a Tempo Run. This run is a way to practice a 'race pace' for a shorter distance than the actual race. It is also a way to begin to feel and be comfortable with that pace.
The published plan call for a 15 minute warm-up, 3 miles at tempo and a 15-minute cooldown.
Personally, I plan to modify that some. I hope to run a one-mile warm-up and then do 3 or 4 miles between my half-marathon and marathon pace and finish with a cool down.
No matter what pace you run, if you are in the middle of a training plan or just logging a few miles to stay in shape you are welcome to join us. We leave from Fleet Feet promptly at 5:30 am. After the run, most of us drive over to Brueggers for a bagel, coffee, and conversation.
Below is the turn-by-turn directions for the 5-mile loop. There will also be ways to shorten the route if you don't need or want to run 5. Note: clicking on the title will take you to the Garmin Connect Route.
Another 5 from Fleet Feet
- L - Carl T Jones
- L - Garth
- L - 4 Mile Post
- R - Hickory Hill
- L - Sherwood
- R - Attwood
- L - Mira Vista
- L - Jacqueline
- R - Statton
- L - Olivia
- L - Attwood
- R - Sherwood
- R - Greenway
- R - Carl T Jones
- R - parking lot
