Athletic Training

INJURIES 161 rily serious, are annoying and interfere with training. The most common injury from which run– ners and hurdlers suffer is sore shins. When the novice begins his athletic_training his tend– ency is to overwork, and i£ he is .a runner, particularly a distance man, the calves of his legs will become very sore during the first few weeks. This is something which cannot be prevented in the case of a beginner, but -if he works easily at the start, and when the mu~.cles become sore rests a day or two, he will gradually work out this soreness. The man who has had several years of running experience will likewise be troubled with sore leg muscles during his preliminary training, but it will not be so severe as in the case of the beginner. If the runner has the services of a trainer and rubber he will be properly cared for; but the boy who has no trainer can look after himself quite as well if he uses common sense. He should observe carefully what I have said about cleanliness and bathing after every work-out, and he can work the soreness out , of his muscles to a great extent if, after his