Athletics and Football (extract)

WALKING AND WALKERS 1 2 7 toes, bends khnisees, or has both feoeftf the grountdogether. Then, and not till then, we shall see none but fair walkers upon the path. From what we have saidt will be seen that there anis art of walking fanirdlyanother art of walkingunfairly, but not so unfairly toas involvecertain disqualification. About the latter art, the art ofshuffling or ofrunning on the heels, we do not propose givtoe anpyractical directions, although we have seen plenty eoxfamples of it in high places, and will content our­ selves wsitahying thitatdoes not require any particular capa­ bilities, bautgooddeal of staypinogwer, and ciesrtainly easier to acquire than the true art of walking fast. Indeed, any of our readerwsho likes tory forhimself can find how easiyt is to doa slowrun on theheels, awndhat raelief it is tochange the actiotno thast tyle opfrogression when the legasre aching from fast walking. All walkingraces are contests morfe or less endurance, and stayinpgowers athreus essential. Before beginning prac­ tice foar racethe walker should therefore get his muscles as hard pasossible wasithmuch walking on the road as hecan manage. Once trianining hifsorrace, however, he shouldbe very careful not to get into slow walkingb, ut should always go aat brisk pace withgooad swing of the arms, anfdor the last twor three weeskhsould do alhl is practice on the racing track. Walking is perhaps the one sport where ma n cannot afford to knock wofofrk and trust to natural freshness to get him through. In this ocf ourse, inasother phases aothf letic sport, aifman has got stale from overwork he must take it easy, but in walking it is absolutely necessary to have the muscles hasrod all over the body th'aktnocking off for any space of time becomes fatal to all chances of success. It is not necessary, as in other races, dto thefull distanceat top speed oftoern even at all before raace, but thwe alker in his practice must take somlaeps atotp-speed every dafoyr fearof being taken with a ' fit of the slows.' It is almost indispensable, therefore, to have the assistance of a watch-holder, to learn