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Goat...
Goat;
You reach a point where no mater how long a stride you take and how fast you pump your arms you just can't get any faster. Your boots just take too long to move from the back to the front.
To go any faster you will need to shorten your step and move your feet and legs "faster". At 6'3" I had a good long, steady pace that would eat the miles but some of the shorter guys had a blazing short step, like a range walk that would burn down the road. To keep up with them I felt like I was walking on my heels and my thighs would be buring within a 1/4 mile.
As others have said find a measured 1/4 somewhere, a local track maybe. Get out and do a few miles and come up on the track. Go around at your normal pace to check time, then do another with a shorter step but pick up the speed, really pumping the arms side to side as if you were holding your rifle.
You may find you make better time overall by using a combination of steps over the measured distance. Up hill, down hill, flats, sand and road.
Pete
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