Athletic Training

ONE-MILE AND TWO-MILE RUNS 65 ning as much as two miles or more twice a week. He will need this to give him the·nee- . essary endurance and confidence in his ability to run the foll mile. This work should be varied with a few quarter-mile runs at his best speed and perhaps one run a week against time over the full mile. A good mile runner must be a sure judg~ of pace. One of the most common tricks of experienced mile runners who can sprint is to set out at a good speed, then slow down the pace gradually and wait for the finish. In this way a poor runner with a sprint at the finish can frequently defeat a man who, if 'he had followed his o~n pace throughout, would have been an easy winner. This not only emphasizes the need of judging pace properly but also of acquiring ability to sprint at the finish. Preparation for the two-mile run is much the same as for the one-mile. The two-miler naturally requires more endurance, but this will be secured by lengthening the distance of the jogs referred to earlier in this chapter. Thus, instea~ of working out for three-quarters of a mile, the two-mile candidates go a mile