Typically Day 2 of speed training is reserved for top‑end velocity, but a wet Seattle winter and limited indoor turf made that unrealistic. Without enough runway to reach, hold, and safely decelerate from max speed, we shifted the goal to improving movement transitions and running in non‑linear patterns. Curved running would have shown up in the top‑speed day anyway later on in the off-season, so we simply introduced it earlier. The added turns also extend the distance traveled in each repetition, letting athletes cover more yardage than they could with straight sprints in our space.
