I believe you'll develop speed via strength work which includes hill running, either repeats, or running hilly courses as the Kenyans do on a steady basis.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics.
Even for runners who never make the transition to more sophisticated workouts, easing into speedwork will lead to more enjoyable running.
I already have natural speed, which I don't need to work on, so in training I've been working more on my endurance.
I believe I can get faster because I have trained for it, and I'm doing faster times I've ever done in training.
Fitness has always been one of my strengths. I can do all the long-distance runs. When I was at school and we entered the competitions, I used to do the 100m, 200m, and the 1500m as well, so it's never just been a pace thing.
As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.
Intervals and other types of speed work are essential to improve running speed.
If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no good just thinking about endurance and not to develop fine speed.
When you have good runners, you always run fast. That's the motivation for me. But I have room to improve in my technique and in the start.
Hills are speedwork in disguise.
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