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<item><title>Are your A-skips speed work?</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/are-your-a-skips-speed-work/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/are-your-a-skips-speed-work/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Plus springy vs strong athletes, 90% sprints for team sport, and what Bednarek actually fixed</description></item>
<item><title>Acceleration, three ways</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/acceleration-three-ways/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/acceleration-three-ways/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Hills for athletes, fewer words for coaches, moving starts for team sport</description></item>
<item><title>What's the next block for?</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-s-the-next-block-for/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-s-the-next-block-for/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Decide what you're working on before you pick a single drill</description></item>
<item><title>How gym strength transfers to the track</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/how-gym-strength-transfers-to-the-track/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/how-gym-strength-transfers-to-the-track/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Where a lift and a sprint differ, and what that means for judging gym work</description></item>
<item><title>The season is over. Now what?</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/the-season-is-over-now-what/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/the-season-is-over-now-what/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The weeks between now and pre-season have a name, a purpose, and a place in every serious annual plan</description></item>
<item><title>What actually matters on race day</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-actually-matters-on-race-day/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-actually-matters-on-race-day/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Three things can gain you time on the day. Everything else is damage control.</description></item>
<item><title>Which clean should you actually be doing?</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/which-clean-should-you-actually-be-doing/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/which-clean-should-you-actually-be-doing/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What the variations are, what each one trains, and who should be using them</description></item>
<item><title>The gap between easy and fast</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/the-gap-between-easy-and-fast/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/the-gap-between-easy-and-fast/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Three of the best sprint coaches, three completely different answers</description></item>
<item><title>Why am I not getting faster?</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/why-am-i-not-getting-faster/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/why-am-i-not-getting-faster/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Don't change the programme yet</description></item>
<item><title>Bend running isn't a fitness quality</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/bend-running-isn-t-a-fitness-quality/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/bend-running-isn-t-a-fitness-quality/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why the useful division is which part of the bend you're on</description></item>
<item><title>The three-point start, done properly</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/the-three-point-start-done-properly/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/the-three-point-start-done-properly/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why the start position you use most deserves deliberate practice, and how to execute it</description></item>
<item><title>Do limb proportions actually matter in sprinting?</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/do-limb-proportions-actually-matter-in-sprinting/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/do-limb-proportions-actually-matter-in-sprinting/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What the research says, and why the honest answer is more interesting than yes or no</description></item>
<item><title>Get them to top speed first</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/get-them-to-top-speed-first/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/get-them-to-top-speed-first/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What the first block should look like, and why technique can wait</description></item>
<item><title>You don't need a track</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/you-don-t-need-a-track/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/you-don-t-need-a-track/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What a track is actually for, and why most of your training should happen off it</description></item>
<item><title>Don't float the bend</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/don-t-float-the-bend/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/don-t-float-the-bend/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Here is what to stop worrying about, and what actually matters.</description></item>
<item><title>Your start won't get faster in the gym</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/your-start-won-t-get-faster-in-the-gym/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/your-start-won-t-get-faster-in-the-gym/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>It's about where your force goes, not how much</description></item>
<item><title>Tempo isn't a slow sprint</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/tempo-isn-t-a-slow-sprint/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/tempo-isn-t-a-slow-sprint/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How running your easy days like a sprint wrecks your Achilles</description></item>
<item><title>Watch yourself run</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/watch-yourself-run/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/watch-yourself-run/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to film your sprinting</description></item>
<item><title>Tight is slow</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/tight-is-slow/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/tight-is-slow/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What I saw watching Gout Gout's Diamond League debut</description></item>
<item><title>Push, heel, claw</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/push-heel-claw/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/push-heel-claw/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to stay calm on the line, and execute cues in the race</description></item>
<item><title>$250,000 for a 9.97</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/250000-for-a-9-97/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/250000-for-a-9-97/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The event ended up proving the opposite of what it set out to.</description></item>
<item><title>What your race warm-up is for</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-your-race-warm-up-is-for/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-your-race-warm-up-is-for/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why the gap between your last primer and the gun matters</description></item>
<item><title>Race your way fit</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/race-your-way-fit/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/race-your-way-fit/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why early-season meets are rehearsals, not verdicts.</description></item>
<item><title>Build fast strength</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/build-fast-strength/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/build-fast-strength/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The strength that transfers to sprinting is force you can apply quickly.</description></item>
<item><title>What Gout Gout's 19.67 is actually showing us</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-gout-gout-s-19-67-is-actually-showing-us/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-gout-gout-s-19-67-is-actually-showing-us/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why the same stride length doesn't always mean the same engine</description></item>
<item><title>Speed endurance isn't special endurance</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/speed-endurance-isn-t-special-endurance/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/speed-endurance-isn-t-special-endurance/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why the principle behind the work matters more than the label you put on it</description></item>
<item><title>What Can We Learn From Carl Lewis's 200m start?</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-can-we-learn-from-carl-lewis-s-200m-start/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-can-we-learn-from-carl-lewis-s-200m-start/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Are the best 200m starts more controlled than it is aggressive?</description></item>
<item><title>What I learnt from Charles Poliquin</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-i-learnt-from-charles-poliquin/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/what-i-learnt-from-charles-poliquin/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why strength ratios matter more than strength numbers for sprinters</description></item>
<item><title>Does your lifting match your sprinting?</title><link>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/does-your-lifting-match-your-sprinting/</link><guid>https://www.thespeedproject.com/newsletter/does-your-lifting-match-your-sprinting/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why the type of strength work matters as much as the load</description></item>
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