How do you become faster?

Answer 1

Taken from TopSpeedTraining

What I have generally found is that an athlete's lack of speed generally stems from one of three things (or a combination thereof), I have nicknamed these the "Big 3"; these include 1) a lack of strength, 2) a weak rate-of-force production, and 3) terrible technique. Generally with younger athletes the greatest improvements can be made but simply increasing their strength levels, specifically in the posterior chain. An athlete is generally thought of as having a good base of lower-body strength when they are able to squat lift 1.5-2 times their body weight. At that point, if the athlete is still relatively slow you can begin to look for a weak rate-of-force development. The athlete may be strong as an Ox, but do they lumber around like one too? The thing to remember is that strong does not always equal powerful, high strength levels mean a higher potential for power production. Is the athlete able to harness that strength and move weight at a high rate of speed? Athletes with a weak rate-of-force development can improve this area by training with Olympic lifts such as cleans, snatches, and push press. As they advance they can also begin to incorporate plyometric training into their program.The last area, technique, varies from athlete to athlete and can be addressed by a knowledgeable track or sports performance coach but I do always recommend that they begin working to improve their flexibility as a lack of flexibility can be the reason behind their bad technique. Taking 10-15 minutes to stretch before heading to bed can help an athlete more than they often realize.

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Technique Technique Technique, have an athletic trainer work with you on your form and how to improve your stride length. If you run "heavy" on your feet it will really slow you down. So will bad arm motion. Get a good athletic trainer to teach you form or listen to your coaches. They usually are relatively intelligible when it comes to the sport they coach.