If you want to run fast you have to run fast
I have never been one to approach my training lazily. If I decide to wake up at 4:30 am for the first session of the day at 5:30 am, it makes sense to follow through and put a fair workout. But it seems as if though being amongst seasoned coaches has been forcing me to remeasure my personal standard of my own effort. I am well aware of my shortcomings as it relates to my running technique and have chosen to make a conscious note of what needs to be altered, but this is definitely not the number one priority right now.
What I have heard from coaches, training partners and onlookers in the last couple of months is how at ease I seem running. I approach training with a mentality to work, but there is obviously something that others are seeing that I have not yet completely grasped. What I speak of is ‘running out of myself’ on a daily basis….Grit & pain, accomplishment & improvement.
I have been fortunate enough to have someone who I consider a track & field genius remain a phone call or message away. It is funny how caught up one can get in trying to perfect elements of execution. The fact of the matter is plain and simple though: If you want to run fast, you have to run fast. I recently consulted my friend about improving my running technique and found myself laughing at myself because his most recent blog entry which I read after my query fell right in line with what coaches say my training at the present moment should be about. No need to sweat the little things, just run out.
Find Bell’s blog entry here.
Bell's recent blog entry found here
