To begin with, because sprinting is hard work. It's not easy for anyone. However, if you look at the world's best sprinters, they're not short. Sprinting well takes a lot of training, just like any athletic endeavor. read more
Sprint training can and needs to be done in a short amount of total training time. You can’t keep up the intensity level necessary for your intervals to be called sprints for much longer than 20 minutes. And you’ll get the best fat loss, muscle building and health results from keeping it short, simple and intense. read more
I know, sounds like a dumb question but hear me out. I thought myself a pretty fit person. I can run 5 miles (more like jog actually) without any problems. read more
I loved this. But it was also really taxing and so very hard to do at the end of a hard 8-10 hour work day (sprinting with my club team took place in the evenings). Whereas distance running, even when doing intervals 2-3 times a week (400s, 800s, 1ks, 2ks, tempo, hills) required, for me, much less intensity of focus. read more