[KentuckyHillBilly5321]

i am a state champ sprinter and i am afraid to move to distance because i am afriad it will mess with my stride. i love to run distance but it so hard to get your stride back fot the 100 meter dash after you have ran a 5 k

I see what you are saying here, mvp--but--your stride is changing because you are letting it change. The ideal situation would be to work on keeping your same stride length while decreasing your turnover.

Or, another option would be to run a distance race like a sprint (that is what most middle distance runners are doing anyway).