Where do you go fast?

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I didn't say he was acting smart. I meant, if your smart about base. Your going to prepared for your season. Plus would you rather be fit at the beginning of the season and just burn out at the end of the season. Or be slow at the beginning but peak right where you want too.

This is nice in theory if you know you're actually going to be running every meet of a season. If you'rre going into a season with slow base training you'll be out of the mix before you even get a chance to make any gains during the season.
Better to be in peak shape right from the start.
You can really only afford to do the gradual peaking process in a season that stretches out. Track and CC just aren't long enough to do that.

Yeah thats true. I guess some seasons it might work (someone running track then summer track). But it is true you want to be fit from the beginning.