trying to go faster

The only way to run faster is to run faster. That circular truism is the bane of many runners. Today's speed workout was 3.15 miles at an average 9:24 pace. Not very interesting overall. What made it interesting for me was doing a run-a-minute/walk-a-minute, with the average run pace all under 8:00, and most of them under or near 7:00, hills included. Over the course of weeks I'll be able to stretch the run time out by multiples while keeping the walk time constant. That will move me towards my goal of a sub-8:00 mile.