Normal horses have the following gaits:  walk,  trot,  run, gallop.   The trot, run, gallop gaits are a bit uncomfortable for the rider and limit the horses endurance.  However there is a horse that has a fifth gait called ambling.  You can see this gait in the following video:

Now lest you think this has no application to you think again.   I regularly climb Squaw Peak.  It has 1100 feet of altitude change from its base to top.  You can achieve a 10% reduction in climbing time by simply adopting a smooth gait that avoids cyclical accelerations that commonly occur in a stair climbing scenario.

Life comes to you day by day and drip by drip.  Sprinting is mismatched most times to its demands. 

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