I had on my team a girl who at age twelve just missed the world mile record for her age group. But at 20 she just couldn't run.
Gerry LindgrenWhen you hit a certain spot you Sprint no matter how you feel inside or what your co-runner thinks. You just go! In training as a nickel, you sprint because you need to sprint! You just do it! In racing people see it and call it courage, but it is attitude; determination; duty.
Gerry LindgrenBased on my experience; I would develop fast speed before anything else. Get your young runners so they can run and teach them speed.
Gerry Lindgren