Bredin on Running & Training

TRAINING. and thin socks can be worn, drawing the ends of the latter over the drawers, which will keep the legs warm, and consequently less liable to strains and break-downs when the tendons are rendered somewhat brittle owing to low temperature . Running knickers can be worn over these drawers, and those who prefer both safety and comfort to appearance will be certainly likely to find this clothing beneficial during all excessively cold days. A couple of sweaters will complete the athlete's attire when he wishes to run a few slow laps with a view to sweating exercise, and it must not be forgotten that the body is more burdened with superfluous flesh during winter than summer. The fitter a man becomes the more liable will he be to take cold, especially from draughts and the use of damp clothing-this, I presume, is due to the pores of the skin being in a very open state. All running attire ought therefore to be most carefully dried after each occasion on which it has been worn . It is a good plan to take an additional pair of socks and a vest to exchange after training with those worn to the ground, as the walk there will be found to have moistened them con– sid rably, particularly during warm weather. By so doing one has dry underclothing to put on after each spin on the track. Apart from the risk of catching cold, few sensations can be more unpleasant, after being thoroughly dried and rubbed down, than that caused by donning a vest damp through perspiration. Abstinence from the use of tobacco is frequently the one hardship that the athlete ought to make up his mind to endure when he starts training. All experts seem to agree that its use is injurious, to a greater or lesser extent,