Athletes in Action

43 'I'HE H \LF- IIL ~ (3) URI' th middle, or striding, stage f a half-mile race the body-carriage, as has b' n said, is m re upright than is portrayed in our pictures; also, th arm , bent at the clbo·ws, swing loo ely at the sides with only a slight xaggeration of the swing a ociated with a normal walking pace. Thi wing, m rcover, i, of the straight backward and f rv.rard type, Ycry different from th distance action sh wn by PaaYo Turmi (see Di tance Running). The reason this cliff rent type of arm-a tion is rcc mmcndcd for the half-roil r is bccaus it p stulates th elimination of ·ffort in th striding section of the race and a110\vs of the t ring up f energy in the houldcrs f r the final sprint section f the ra c, when th runner needs to call up all his re cnc and must rely upon his arms for material assistan c in th pr duction of the burst of finishing pced whi h will arry him to th v inning- pu t ahead f his rivals . 'The r 1 as of this tored-up nergy i well d fined in Fig. 3 n the page opposite. ther points to be noted h r arc that, although th hang acti n of the left (rear) leg is compl 'tcd and the left leg i b ginning t come into a tion again, th r is no wa tcful kick-up behind f the 1 ft h 1. l\Iuch the same remark may be applied t the right lb w which .hould ne,·cr be allowed t rise ab vc a point whi h will permit of the upp r arm from houldcr t elbow r aching a po ition parall·l t the gr und. Th r is, of c ur c, direct traction of both arms and leg , and the gradual er ping f n\ ard of the f t £ th lcadin leg preparatory to a h t and flick of the f ot t gain strid -1 ngth, al o, i not worthy.