Athletic Training

ATHLETIC TRAINING To run the 220 yards in 22 seconds means a 10-second gait for the entire distance. The principal difference is that the 220-yard man must develop a long, easy stride. Also he must have an accurate knowledge of the pace he can maintain. I have seen a great many races at this distance lost because a man ran himself off his feet during the first half of the race, and then tied up completely in the last half. I cannot lay too much emphasis upon the necessity of learning to swing through this race at almost one's best speed for the first 180 yards. The runner can learn to main– tain a stride that will carry him over the ground just as fast as though he tried all the time. The last 50 yards will require the run– ner to try his hardest. After the athlete has run a few hard races at this distance he will understand better what I mean by advising him to swing through his races without ac– tually trying every step of the way as in the 100-yard dash. This will come to him in– stinctively. As a rule, the best 220-yard men are those who can run a greater distance than this, the best of them being able to go at the same