Tempo Training

Tonight is my traditional tempo night, according to my nifty new half-marathon training program. I didn't attack it like most tempo runs, for a variety of reasons: my speedwork last night took a toll on my legs, I got out late and my eating schedule was messed up. The excuses aside, I got out for a 5K tempo run, which included a 1K warmup, 0.5k cooldown and 5K tempo. I understand hills can build character, but I really think I have enough character right now and I wish I could have some flat surfaces to do my tempo runs on. I could care less about hills on my steady runs, but hills in tempos really hurt. My splits were 4:44, 3:59, 3:59, 4:11 (hill), 3:59, 4:04 and 2:53.