I’ve seen this happen all the time. People do a lot of threshold and tempo work, base phase stuff but can rip a fast mile or close a race well under 60 without having run that pace in practice. Are fast strides enough? Maybe it’s just taken and natural speed?
It's called finding the extra gear when you need it and training intelligently. Then there's workout heroes who complain all the time about never having a good race.
Curious cat wrote:
I’ve seen this happen all the time. People do a lot of threshold and tempo work, base phase stuff but can rip a fast mile or close a race well under 60 without having run that pace in practice. Are fast strides enough? Maybe it’s just taken and natural speed?
I always had talent and running high mileage brought out my close even more. Strides are enough though