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| | Learn How To Do A Perfect Tempo Run From Runner's World.com |
 | | Her tempo runs, like those of many runners, were too short and too slow. |
 | | Typically, 20 minutes is sufficient, or two to three miles if your goal is general fitness or a 5-K. Runners tackling longer distances should do longer tempo runs during their peak training weeks: four to six miles for the 10-K, six to eight for the half-marathon, and eight to 10 for 26.2. |
 | | Because Roberts was focusing on the half-marathon, Tanser built up her tempo runs to eight miles (plus warmup and cooldown) at an eight-minute-per-mile pace. |
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