Bredin on Running & Training

HALF-MILE, MILE, AND DISTANCE RUNNING. 45 believe he was second three years in succession, could at his best without doubt have finished the last 220 yards of a five- or six-mile race within at least two seconds of the time he would have occupied in a sprint event at the distance of a single furlong. Nevertheless, any chance of success that Lutyens might have possessed he himself extinguished by staying behind, or running too slowly when in front. SidneyThomasoncegave a somewhat graphic account of the ten miles amateur championship of '89, which I will endeavour to relate, as it provides one of those rare instances in which a stayer defeats a finisher over long distances. The only other competitor on that occasion whom Thomas was compelled to regard as strictly dangerous was J. Kibblewhite from Swindon, a strong runner and good fmisher in all events from I,ooo yards to ten miles, on the flat or" cross country." Jack White, the L. A. C. trainer, who was supervising the Ranelagh Harrier's work at that time, pointed out just before the race was started that there was only one way to make sure of beating Kibblewhite, which was to run him off his legs before the final lap was entered upon, as should he be able to keep near until then good-bye to all Thomas's chance of success. So, at the crack of the pistol, off they went at a fast rate, Thomas cutting out the pace, with Kibblewhite at his shoulder. After a few miles had been reeled off it must have dawned on the Swindon runner that he was being taken along somewhat too rapidly, so he thereupon exercised a little strategy by spurting to the front and then gradually slackening down, with the view of obtaining a rest during the race. Thomas, in