USA has not won the World Junior Meet for 10 years.  This year Trayvon Bromell of the US won the NCAA title, a tougher race than most national championships, in a WJR 9.97.   Bromell has raced at a high level since indoors and this has been a...

Speed can come from many sources. There is track speed; there's downhill turnover speed; there's hill strength speed; there are people who are “altitude fast;” there is trail speed. I can go on and on.

I struggled with speed for the two m...