Athletic Training

38 ATHLETIC TRAINING through the full distance at anything like his best speed during the first three weeks of his training. This time should be· devoted to practising starts, learning to get into the stride quickly and naturally, with one or two jogs a day through the full distance, but not . at his best speed or a speed that will tire him too much. It will require a great deal of careful prac– ·tice to master the start. The runner should try it. ,about half a dozen or more times a day, working at good speed for about ~O yards and then slowing down gradually. After a rest he may conclude the day's wor~ with a jog of 1~0 or 150 yards, though at about four– :fifths speed. A few weeks of this kind of training will enable the runner gradually to master the start, after which he will have no trouble in maintaining his speed and equilib– rium as he runs in an erect position, which he should be doing by the time he has gone ~O or ~5 yards. The sprinter should make good use of his arms, because they can be made to help the legs in their drive by swinging them forward and upward or by a good, hard cross-motion.