Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Who seeks shall find.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Always desire to learn something useful.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
I believe you'll develop speed via strength work which includes hill running, either repeats, or running hilly courses as the Kenyans do on a steady basis.