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A lot of runners want to get “faster.” So they do more sprints, intervals, fast 400s... but they’re missing the point. If your aerobic base is weak, it doesn't matter how fast you can sprint, because you can’t hold it. Think of your aerobic system like the foundation of a house. If that foundation is shaky, the whole thing collapses under pressure. But build it strong, through easy runs, high mileage, threshold work, and suddenly everything feels easier. The fastest I’ve ever gotten didn’t come

3 things I stopped doing that made me faster For a long time, I was doing what most runners do, training hard, trying to go fast all the time, and thinking that more speed meant more progress. But I wasn’t improving the way I wanted. I was stuck. It wasn’t until I made a few big mindset shifts that things really started to change: 1️⃣ I stopped trying to PR every workout. I used to push every session like it was a race. Every threshold had to be faster than the one before, otherwise I felt like