Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was walking towards the mosque with Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), and while going towards the mosque he shortened his steps. Then he said: "Do you know why I walked with you in this way?" I said: No. He said: I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) shortened his steps, then said: "Do you know why I walked with you in this way?" I said: No. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "So that the number of our steps in walking to the prayer would increase."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الزاي / 4783