By Tim Wilson
Hang around with runners a while and it won’t take very long before you will hear about speed. Sure runners talk about a lot of different things from gear, injuries, training, unpleasant odors, and a million other things in between, but if you hang around for more than just a short time, you will most likely hear something said about speed.
This talk about speed with runners that have been running some time is all part of the fun and camaraderie of the sport, but what else would you expect in a sport where the pinnacle event is a race to see who can cross the finish line the fastest.
The concern comes when new runners, particularly those who have very few miles under their belts, start worrying about it too much.
All too often when talking to new runners, I find that they are overly concerned with their speed.
They are often concerned with how fast they did the mile, or how they should incorporate some speed work into their workouts. This can be for a multitude of reasons — from trying to get faster to burning more calories, but whatever the reason, focusing on speed without a good base can get very discouraging, not to mention it can be dangerous as well.
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