How i became a faster runner pt. 2: tempo runs

photo credit: Pic2Go race photography - www.pic2go.com

For part 1 (How I Became a Faster Runner) - Click here.

In our last post about how I became a faster runner, I ran through (pun intended) my five point plan/different running workouts which helped me go from a runner who struggled to run 1 kilometre without the need to rest to completing my first half marathon in 18 months.

Now I say 18 months because initially I never intended to complete anything more than 10k.  My reasoning was that I never wanted to run more than an hour.  That made my goal of a sub-60 minute 10k the ultimate running goal for me.

However, (and I'm sure many of you have experienced this too), but when around other runners, especially post-run coffees, you get the itch and next thing you know, you've signed up for half-marathon races left, right, and centre.

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