Athletes in Action

57 I'TA ER Fie. 4 on the ppositc page mphasiscs the fact that urmi' tyle is extremely econ mical, in that it involve the minimum amount f back le lift and fulfils what I b lievc to be ne of the fundamental principles of middle-di tance running, whi hi that the h cl of the rear leg hould n v r rise much above the level fits own kn c. The c ntinual er ping f rward of the leading leg is al o w 11 di play d ; an acti n f r gaining gr und which i , in my pinion, good, b cause it calls for the minimum am unt of spring in th runner stride. In Fig. 4 th hould r are shov n at the full c. tent f th shoulder- wing the right lbow and left hand have al o reached the furthest p ints in th ir ba kward and £ rward path; the r ar leg has ompleted its lon hang and ba kwards lift, the rear fo t is at the h11l st . tcnsi n it will reach, and it is int r ting t n te, by c mpari on v ith Fig. 3, that ju. t as the r ar f t is mor c mpl tcly . t ndcd n th ankle in Fig. 4 than it is in ig. 3, so the right wri t i till further bent by a orre ponding, compcn at ry amount. t also, that th b dy is a ain inclining lightly £ rward in pr parati n f r the right fo t landing at the c mpletion f the stride and the sub cqu nt wing thr ugh f the body abo th fulcrum £ the r undcd f t. te pecially in 'igs. 2 3 4 and 5 that the shoulder are w 11 braced ba k and the h ad is held er et, and th t every action is being made in per£ et balance. c