Brooks HYPERION TEMPO Review - SPEED Test & LONG RUN Test | FOD Runner - The FOD Runner

Aug 13, 2025

Intro: This is a quick summary of Brooks HYPERION TEMPO Review – SPEED Test & LONG RUN Test from The FOD Runner. It’s a great watch — we’re breaking it down so you can try the workout today. Be sure to check out the full video for all the details.

Key Points:

The shoe shines on short, fast efforts but feels a bit unstable on very long runs. 
A hill‑interval “speed test” uses a 3‑mile rolling‑hill loop: 3 min hard, 2 min easy repeated 8 times (16 minutes total). The runner averaged sub‑6‑minute miles despite grade‑adjusted pacing. 
The long‑run test was 21.4 mi at a tempo‑threshold pace (~5:30 – 5:45 / mi). The shoe held up well up to about 13–15 mi for speed work before fatigue sets in.
Practical tip: Use “grade‑adjusted pace” to gauge effort on hills – a 6:20 / 6:30 / mi effort uphill can still translate to a sub‑6‑min mi on flat ground.

Workout Example:

Warm‑up 10‑15 min easy on flat or gentle terrain.
Speed Test – Hill Intervals
- Find a 3‑mile loop with rolling hills.
- Run 3 min hard (aim for effort that would be ~6:20 / mi on flat) then 2 min easy.
- Repeat 8 times (total ~40 min including recovery).
- Goal: average < 6 min / mi after grade adjustment.
Cool‑down 10 min easy.

Closing Note: Give the Hyperion Tempo a spin on your next hill‑interval session or a 13‑15 mi tempo run – and feel free to customize the paces in the Pacing app to match your own fitness. Try the workout today and see how the shoe (or your current shoes) performs, then head back to the full video for deeper insights and more mileage ideas!