Athletics of To-Day 1929

The Marathon Race about either the pace or position of his opponents since he himself can run any mile in twenty-six miles in 6 mins. dead. He also commenced running in 1924, and since then has never broken training. Each Saturday afternoon he leaves Galt for a ten mile run, but doubles the distance in Marathon training. Sunday at 6 a.m., without breakfast, he starts on a thirty mile walk. The first food he takes that day is a bar of chocolate three or four miles from the end, to take the edge off his hunger, prior to the good meal awaiting him at home. After that meal he sleeps until supper time. Monday he rests, and on Tuesday runs five miles at Marathon pace. Wednesday brings a ten mile walk. Thursday he just skips and punches the bag. Friday night he rests in preparation for Saturday's run and Sunday's long walk. He does not diet, but eats meat only once a day, at noon, and will not touch ither tea or coffee. On the whole I should say that small, light-bodied men are the best perform rs at the Marathon distance, but, whatever a man's buil may be, the predominant factors in his make-up must be will-power alii d to patience, concentration, dogged determination, and the peculiar temperament that takes pleasure in long and arduous training.