Coaching and Care of Athletes

I l I TABLE OF CLASSICAL OuTDOOR MILE RECORD TIMES I8S6 IS9s I902 I 9I 3 I9IS I92I I923 - W. G. T. P . ] . BINKS ] . P. N. S. A. G. GEORGE CoNNEFF JGreat ]ONES TABER HILL E. WIDE (Great (U.S.A.) ritain) (U.S.A.) (U.S.A.) (Great (Sweden) Britain) Britain) Progressive L aps Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. 440 yds. sS·s 6s 6o·2 6I·S ss s9·6 sS·s 8So " 2 I '7S 2 IO 2 6·6 2 9'4 2 s 2 4 2 I ·S ! mile 3 7'7S 3 I4 3 14 3 I6·2 3 I3 3 I I ·2 3 7'3 I " 4 I2'7S 4 rS 4 I6 ·S 4 I4'4 4 I2 ·6 4 Ig·S 4 I3 ' I Per Lap sS Ist 440 yds. sS ·s 6s 6o·2 6I ·8 s9·6 sS ·s 2nd " " 63 ·2s 6s 66 ·4 67 ·6 - 67 64'4 63'3 3rd " " 66 64 67•4 66 ·8 68 67•2 6s·s 4th " " 6s 64 62 ·S sS ·2 s9·6 62·6 6s·S Total. 4 I2'7S 4 IS 4 I6·~ 4 I4'4 4 I2·6 4 I3·S 4 I3 ·I Per SSoyds. Ist 8So yds. 2 I '7S 2 IO 2 6 ·6 2 9'4 2 s 2 4 2 I·8 2nd " " 2 II 2 8 2 I0·2 2 s 2 7'6 2 9'8 2 I I '3 Total. 4 I2'7S 4 r8 4 I6·8 4 I4'4 4 I2 ·6 4 I3 ·S 4 13 '1 Fastest i mile Ist 2nd Ist 2nd Ist Ist Ist I923 I93I I93I I933 I933 I934 I937 R. H. ]. ]. E. G. s. c. - W.R. WoonER· P. NURMI THOMAS LADOU· LOVELOCK CUNNING· (Finland) (Great MEGUE (New BDNTHRON HAM SON (U.S.A.) (Great Britain) (France) Zealand) (U.S.A.) Britain) Progressive Laps Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. Mins. Secs. 440 yds. sS -6 6I 6o·S 6I·4 6I·2 6I·8 s8·6 88o yds. 2 I ·8 2 4 2 4'2 2 g·6 2 3'S 2 s-s 2 2·6 i mile 3 6 ·7 3 9 3 s . 3 S·7 3 8·6 3 7'3 3 7'2 I " 4 I0 '4 4 I3'4 4 9'2 4 7'6 4 S-7 4 6·8 4 6·6 1 Per Lap Ist 440 yds. sS-6 6I 6o·S 6I ·4 6I ·2 6I ·8 s8·6 2nd , " 63'2 63 63 ·4 62·2 62'3 63 •7 64 I 3rd " " 64'9 6s 63·8 6s·I 6s·I 6I ·8 64 ·6 4th " " 63'7 64'4 6I ·2 s8·9 6o·I S9'S S9 '4 Total. 4 I0'4 4 I3'4 4 9'2 4 7•6 4 8·7 4 6 ·8 4 6·6 1 Per SSoyds. Ist 8So yds. 2 I ·S 2 4 2 4 '2 2 3'6 2 3 'S 2 s-s 2 2 ·6 2nd " " 2 8·6 2 9'4 2 s 2 4 2 S'2 2 I '3 - 2 4 Total. 4 I_o·4 4 I3'4 4 9'2 4 7•6 4 8·7 4 6·8 4 6 ·6 1 Fastest t mile Ist Ist Ist Ist Ist 2nd Ist 1 Actual lap timell returned; world's record accepted as 4 mins. 6·4 secs. Q.