Tempo Run without a GPS Watch

Hola! How’s it going?

First, I have to share some bad news…

I need a moment of silence for my favorite HUGE salad bowl. I broke it in half somehow today. This is my favorite thing in the kitchen (besides the food, obviously)!!

RIP Bowl.Diddy. We had some good times.

{cue salad montage}

So, now I’m just going to sit here and listen to sad songs all day and drown myself in tears.

How am I going to eat lunch now?!

Now I’ll never be able to have salad again

I might have to resort to liquid lunches from here on…

How to Do A Tempo Run Without a Running Watch

I know not everyone has a fancy watch for running. That’s no big. You can do speed work or tempo runs without one with this super easy Tempo Run how to…

*You still need a watch or phone to check your time.

Run out for 2 or 3 miles. <- Time yourself.

Turn around and run back FASTER than it took you to do the first half.

This is a great exercise because it’s training you to run faster on tired legs. Also running the second half of a run/race faster than the first is called ‘negative splits’. And it’s a good thing (even though the word negative is in it – I dunno, go with it).

So. You are doing a tempo run and practicing negative splits.

Not the real splits.

Question: Should I bury my bowl?

Should I just replace it with the exact same bowl or is that too cold?

Can you do the splits??

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