Athletic Training

CHAPTER XVIII RELAY RACING I KNOW of no better agency in developing track athletes than relay racing, a sport made famous in this country by the University of Pennsylvania's a:µ.nual relay carnival. Its value is greatly enhanced because it is pri– marily a splendid exercise, it furnishes com– petition for a great many runners, and is at– tractive to spectators. A relay team is composed of four runners, each of whom runs the same distance, except in a medley contest in which, by common consent, each relay may be a different distance. The relay distance most popular in this coun– try is the I-mile, in which each man runs 440 yards. To further vary the sport relay races are frequently arranged for 2 and 4 miles. In the 2-mile relay each runner goes half a miie, and in the 4-mile events each runner a mile. 143