S5 Ep 129 - Brooke Williams & Oli Jones - Have we forgotten a little about speed development as distance runners?
Local Legends in Running Podcast by Oli Jones
S5 · E129
Oct 2, 2026
01:17:28
Episode notes
- Context / big question – Are we so focused on running further that we’re forgetting about developing our speed?
- Our 5K backgrounds & where we’re at now
- Marathon hype / rushing to longer distances
- Speed plateau & raising the speed ceiling
- Why the 5K & why Australian summer
- What our current 5K training looks like
- Speed, VO₂max & running economy
- Research – peak sprint performance age (Haugen 2018)
- Kipchoge – faster running in marathon training (Haugen 2022)
- Road/parkrun vs track
- Getting involved in athletics
- How to race a 5K
- Taking speed back to longer distances
- Our upcoming races & goals