Alice Speed

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Alice Speed (爱丽速子)
Alias(es)	Doctor Speed; Speed; Hayabusa-senpai
Species/Race	Uma Musume
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Yasui Makoto's training team; formerly affiliated with Tracen Academy
Occupation/Role	Doctor and neurologist; sports-medicine researcher; race analyst; retired racer
Status	Active in research and training support; retired from the Shining Series
First Appearance	1

Background / History

Alice Speed was once a highly acclaimed racer. She won her first four races and claimed the Satsuki Sho, giving her apparent potential to challenge for the Japanese Derby and Kikuka Sho. She abruptly retired afterward due to tendinitis in her left foreleg, a decision that generated considerable online criticism; Yamato Akagi publicly defended her against those rumors. 25

After retirement, Alice became a doctor and researcher driven by a personal mission to investigate the limits of Uma Musume. Her medical knowledge, racing experience, and unconventional experimentation became central to her work. 177 492 503

She first took interest in Yasui Makoto and Hokubu Genkoma after observing Genkoma's debut victory. Through Tokai Teio, Alice introduced Yamato Akagi as Genkoma's parallel running partner, beginning her involvement with their training. 24

Alice later examined Genkoma, identifying an average heart rate of 26 as a limiting factor and requesting access to her training logs. Her continued analysis eventually led her to work directly with Yasui, Genkoma, Anmokume, and Yamato. 178 186 477

Following the training camp, Alice formally signed onto Yasui Makoto's expanded training team alongside Yamato Akagi, accepting minimal compensation in exchange for access to valuable research subjects. 530 531

Appearance

Alice is usually associated with a doctor’s lab coat and notably oversized sleeves. Even after retirement, her movements during warm-ups remain technically precise and race-ready. 186 478

• Crimson-red eyes that Yasui Makoto finds unsettling. 1 177
• Long sleeves that extend past and cover her hands. 186
• Usually wears a lab coat while working; wore a long-sleeved white trench coat while spectating at Nakayama. 186
• Her demeanor visibly sharpens when she transitions from casual observation to running or research. 478

Personality

Alice is direct, eccentric, and intensely curious. Her habit of speaking about people as possible “experimental subjects,” along with rumors of human experimentation and her suspiciously offered tea, makes others wary of her despite her medical competence. 1 24 189

Her obsession with speed is genuine rather than superficial. Research related to physical limits can push her into an almost manic state: she neglects sleep, talks to herself, becomes visibly excited by new data, and struggles to contain her enthusiasm when a discovery emerges. 178 503 504 527

Despite this recklessness, Alice is capable of professional restraint and sincere concern. Her own forced retirement motivates her to help younger racers avoid injury, and she provides Mejiro Thunder with medical guidance when overtraining threatens her career. 177

She is blunt toward Yasui Makoto, particularly when criticizing the limits of his medical analysis, but respects his training ability and treats him increasingly as an equal research partner. 477 551

Abilities & Skills

Sports Medicine and Physiological Analysis

Alice possesses advanced knowledge of Uma Musume anatomy, conditioning, injury prevention, and performance metrics.

• Identified Hokubu Genkoma’s cardiovascular limitation through her average heart-rate data and assessed indicators including VO2 max, lactate threshold, muscle stiffness, reaction time, and fast-twitch muscle-fiber ratio. 178
• Detected a 150-millisecond slowdown in Genkoma’s reaction time despite otherwise excellent physical condition, helping isolate a non-physical performance issue. 593
• Improved the team’s recovery procedures; Genkoma’s recovery efficiency became significantly above average after Alice’s methods were applied selectively. 584
• Helped develop environmental-adaptation planning, linking racecourse conditions to physiological responses, nutritional adjustments, and equipment interventions. 636

Race Data Research

Alice can extract actionable conclusions from complex motion-capture, stride, oxygen, and muscle-activity data.

• Determined that Genkoma’s heavy-track adaptability was substantially above the overall model, citing lower lactate accumulation and greater stride-frequency stability on softer surfaces. 527
• Produced worldwide turf G1 recommendations suited to Genkoma’s profile and advised postponing overseas races to preserve an Autumn Triple Crown campaign. 528
• Discovered an abnormal phosphocreatine recovery pattern that could improve Genkoma’s Final Speed by an estimated 0.1 to 0.3 seconds with specialized training. 529
• Uses practical racing experience to supplement data, judging track texture, wind, opponent interaction, and pace in ways that instruments alone cannot fully quantify. 478

Training Strategy

Alice combines medical analysis with racing tactics and individualized training design.

• Proposed adjustments to Genkoma’s core-muscle timing to improve acceleration efficiency and reduce speed loss. 478
• Designed hypoxic-chamber training at a simulated 3,000-meter altitude to improve oxygen-carrying capacity, cardiopulmonary function, and fast-twitch muscle recruitment. 532 533
• Developed the “buffer zone” strategy for the Autumn Emperor’s Prize, placing Genkoma behind the leaders to conserve energy before attacking at the final bend. 552
• Analyzes opponents’ stride-frequency changes and advises against wasting stamina chasing a Great Escape runner too early. 488

Experimental Pharmacology

Alice creates unconventional compounds to study or influence Uma Musume performance and recovery.

• Claims that roughly 70% of her potions achieve their intended effects, including rapid muscle-fiber repair and temporary improvement of red-blood-cell oxygen-carrying efficiency. 503
• Gave Yasui Makoto a creatine-kinase activator intended to restore stamina by accelerating glycogenolysis; it caused him to glow. 502
• Turned the glowing incident into a research breakthrough by adapting fluorescent-labeling methods to monitor physical condition more efficiently. 503
• Her concoctions carry enough uncertainty that Yasui initially chose to test many of them on himself rather than administer them directly to Genkoma. 584

Racing Experience

Though retired, Alice remains physically capable and retains an active racer’s instincts.

• Won four consecutive races, including the Satsuki Sho, before retiring. 25
• Joined Genkoma and Anmokume in a training run to collect firsthand data and satisfy her own desire to run. 477 478
• Her warm-up form remained standard and sharp despite her long retirement. 478
• Recognized the technical distinction between Silent Suzuka’s high-speed Great Escape and Hokubu Genkoma’s more explosive, surprise-based version. 189

Equipment / Research Items

• Experimental potions and medical reagents, including recovery agents and fluorescent-labeling compounds. 502 503
• Motion-capture and race-analysis data systems for stride, oxygen concentration, muscle vibration, and breathing coordination. 527
• Hypoxic/hypobaric training chamber and specialized elastic equipment for explosive-power work. 532 533
• Portable whiteboard, reports, and tactical data files used for race planning. 528 529

Relationships

• Yasui Makoto — Research partner and fellow strategist. Alice initially observes him with curiosity, later joins his team and collaborates closely on Genkoma’s training plans. 24 477 530 551
• Hokubu Genkoma — Junior, research subject, and athlete Alice actively supports. Alice analyzes her physiology, develops her Final Speed program, and helps plan her races. 178 529 552
• Yamato Akagi — Close junior and research assistant. Yamato defended Alice after her retirement controversy and often moderates Alice’s excesses while organizing data and administration. 25 504 530
• Anmokume — Junior athlete and research subject. Alice includes her in training analysis and admires her growing resolve as a competitor. 478 641
• Manchester Tea House — Former classmate, rival, and, in Alice’s own words, “important experimental subject.” 186
• Tokai Teio — Student council president who vouched for Alice’s harmlessness when she first approached Yasui Makoto. 24
• Mejiro Thunder — Junior racer whom Alice assists medically after her condition requires reduced training and dietary changes. 177
• Forest Treasure Cave — Former contemporary and rival; Alice defeated her in both the Shortwave Cup and the Satsuki Sho before retiring. 517

Story Role / Major Arcs

Initial Interest in Yasui Makoto and Hokubu Genkoma

Alice’s first appearances establish her unsettling reputation and fascination with Yasui. After following Genkoma’s debut, she facilitates Yamato Akagi’s introduction as a training partner and begins collecting information on the pair. 1 24 25

Medical Support and Race Observation

Alice returns to assess Genkoma’s physical profile, requests her training logs, and follows her races from the stands. Her commentary during Genkoma’s Great Escape reveals both her technical expertise and her excitable reactions to racing innovation. 178 186 189

Domain and Firsthand Training Research

When Genkoma’s Domain becomes a training concern, Alice bluntly challenges Yasui’s limited perspective and joins a training run herself. Her direct observations lead to recommendations for improving Genkoma’s acceleration and identifying the Domain trigger. 477 478

Training Camp Research

Alice’s experimental medicine accidentally makes Yasui glow, but she converts the incident into a fluorescent-monitoring project. At the same camp, she intensifies data collection, develops heavy-track findings, and identifies Genkoma’s latent Final Speed potential. 501 503 527 529

Joining Yasui’s Team

Recognizing the growing demands on Yasui’s Contracted Partners, Alice agrees to join his training team with Yamato Akagi. She helps implement advanced monitoring, hypoxic training, and explosive-power programs for the Autumn Emperor’s Prize. 530 533

Strategic Advisor for Major and Overseas Races

Alice becomes a core planner for Genkoma’s major-race campaigns, devising the Autumn Emperor’s Prize buffer-zone tactic, assessing overseas race suitability, and assisting with racecourse-adaptation systems. 528 552 636

Notable Quotes

“I'm an Uma Musume too. Since there's a track here, it's only normal for me to run on it, isn't it?” 477

“To Alice Speed, exploring the limits of Uma Musume was a Mission branded onto her soul, an instinct as natural as running.” 503

“Strength, technique, experience... well, these young ones behind are still quite a bit lacking.” 486

Trivia

• Alice frequently drinks and offers black tea, though Yasui Makoto is suspicious of anything she gives him after her erratic behavior. 1 189
• Her characteristic laugh is written as “Kukuku.” 186 478
• She is particularly interested in overseas racing as a medical-research opportunity, while Yamato Akagi’s own research specifically concerns that field. 470
• Alice’s former small classroom at Tracen Academy was reassigned as the team’s office after she returned to active research. 532