Speed of a shape style

This seems like it should be be easy but I have been racking my brain for awhile. I have created a straight line and change the shape style to one of the light streaks. The streak has it's own built in write on behavior. How can I adjust the speed of the streak? For this purpose I can't adjust the length. Adjusting the length of time, applying the drag behavior, and various options in the Shape tabs have left me scratching my head with no change in results. I'm looking at speed it up. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Thomas

Thanks Mark, that makes tons of sense now. I completely missed the key frame indicator in the gradient.
BTW, I'm using this on a mock up I created from your first Motion video. I'm using the clip from the Green Screen tutorial clip since it has the same qualities as our footage. I'm hoping to pick up second
Ripple Training DVD soon. Looks great!

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