Athletics and Football (extract)

RUNNING AND RUNNERS 75 A few miles' walking during the day is alwaysgood for health, but great care must be taken by the sprinter never to get stitt, for he has no time during his race to run off even the slightest stiffness A trot once round the track at a moderate pace with a springyaction to stretch the legs is also a good thing ; but in these trots the sprinter should never let himself 'get off his Started. t0 e S '— i.e. run so that his eel ouches the ground; when his heel begins to come downon the ground it is a sure sign t at e is getting jaded, and he had better leave off and walk back to proWem,thevefore.whicha sprinter has to solve, is how to get strong and muscularwithout getting stiff or slow from too much exercise. One aid to the solution of the problem isof