The only way to get better at running fast is to run fast.
It ain’t like cycling, which I’ve done competitively. Cycling has the same muscle recruitment and motions whether you’re cruising or maxing it out for a time trial. So, sure, for cycling long duration moderate effort can translate to better times over distance. (Road racing, not track or sprinting.)
But running is completely different. We don’t recruit the same muscles in the same way training at 9 min/mile as when running at 4-6 min/mile. Stride length, foot strike, leg lift and push off… everything changes with speed.
Downvotes may be placed in this basket 🧺 . I’ll hand them out at the next 5k fun run.
The only way to get better at running fast is to run fast.
It ain’t like cycling, which I’ve done competitively. Cycling has the same muscle recruitment and motions whether you’re cruising or maxing it out for a time trial. So, sure, for cycling long duration moderate effort can translate to better times over distance. (Road racing, not track or sprinting.)
But running is completely different. We don’t recruit the same muscles in the same way training at 9 min/mile as when running at 4-6 min/mile. Stride length, foot strike, leg lift and push off… everything changes with speed.
Downvotes may be placed in this basket 🧺 . I’ll hand them out at the next 5k fun run.