Now we’re in the middle of Massive March we have the perfect man for the job of helping us adapt to going longer and marathon pace: Oska Inkster-Baynes—the reigning NZ marathon champ! This is a workout he will do out on the hills behind Christchurch and is ideally done to heart-rate/feel rather than exact pace.[...]

This March we are getting massive with some marathon-style workouts. This week’s workout is another step in that direction by adding in 2x2km at your marathon goal pace, with a sneaky 20-minute tempo run thrown in the middle. WHAT 2km @ marathon pace (or half marathon), 1min jog 20mins @ your lactate threshold (or 1-hour[...]

In March we are gearing up for marathon season with some serious workouts designed to get the engine running long and strong! This first week of Massive March is an ideal transition from the faster interval sessions we have been doing into the slower but longer tempo work we will do. WHAT 2 sets of:[...]

For the final week of Fast February we bring you a super fun gear-changing workout from a super fast Kiwi, Cam Graves. It’s 5x1k but not as you’ve ever known it! In each 1k rep, every 200m we’ll be oscillating between mile pace and 10k race pace. So get ready to get speedy! And don’t[...]

This month is all about getting those wheels rollin’! And to help fuel your workouts, we’ve partnered with New Balance to give away a $150 EVERY WEEK in February. To enter, all you need to do is tag @runtempofit AND @newbalancenz in your Instagram or Facebook workout posts each week. And this week, we’re doing[...]

This week we have a special guest presenting one of her favourite interval workouts especially for Fast February. And it comes from one freakishly fast lady … Camille Buscomb is New Zealand’s current queen of distance running having finished 12th in both the 5000m and 10,000m at last year’s World Champs—both in personal best times[...]

Fast February: Part 1 This month is all about getting those wheels rollin’! And to help fuel your workouts, we’ve partnered with New Balance to give away a $150 EVERY WEEK in February. To enter, all you need to do is tag @runtempofit AND @newbalancenz in your Instagram or Facebook workout posts each week. Get[...]

Have you ever approached a run like you would, say, practising the piano or learning to swing a golf club? This workout is designed a lot like that—teaching you to smoothly and quickly … even when a little tired. WHAT 3x200m @ repetition pace (200m jog recoveries) 20min Tempo Run @ lactate threshold pace (2min[...]

One of the classic track sessions, the Ladder is designed to get things moving really well with the shorter first few reps and then test that good technique with endurance (with the 400s and 800) and then test it again with fatigue (with the 200s to finish). Give this workout a go and let us[...]

It’s back to the trails we go! This week we’re doing a mixed fartlek session with a tasty combo of fast, steady and easy on the menu. It’s one of those workouts that, when run correctly, leaves you absolutely pumped! Mixed Fartlek – 6x the following 5-minute block over undulating terrain:  2mins steady 1min easy 30secs[...]