Athletics and Football (extract)

RUNNING AND RUNNERS 95 runner than he was at the beginning. A similar programme willdo for the remaining three weeks of training, but his full trial should be at least a week before the race, and for the last fewdays before the event he should take no spin at all that can possiblyexhaust him. Indeed, on the day before the race a sprint or twowill be quite sufficient to maintain him in the state of fitness to which he has arrived. Above all, it on In condition. commencingpractice any day he feels that he has not got over his yesterday's exertions,he should make a point of havinga light day's work upon that occasion,as it is alwaysbetter to do too little workthan too much. But the runner, while practis­ ing should never forget that the main object of all his practice is to improve the even pace which he can accomplish over the distance. In medium and long-distanceraces the runner must accustom himself to run at an even pace, and at as fast