Running Recollections and How to Train

94 should be used first thing in the morning. Cold baths are bad, as they stiffen the muscles, though when training for a « quarter" they may be taken, with less harm, two or three times aweek. For my part, when I have been training for 440 or 500 yards, I have bad a cold sponge down immediately upon getting out of bed. I found this very strengthening, although ithad a great tendency to reduce my speed. It is, therefore, questionablewhether any material advantage was gained thereby. By the way, the trainingrequired for a "quarter" should not greatly differ from the method employed in a sprint preparation; substitute an easy run over the distance twice (not oftener) a week for the other work, and I think the average runner will find that sufficient. And now a word of advice to young runners. Don't imagine, because you can beat a few of your friends, tliiit you must bea flier. I am not one to throw cold water on anyone's endeavours, but over-confidence is as bad as a funk. There isonly one way to run a sprint race, and that is, as fast asyou can run inyour own natural style, and if you should be getting beaten, don't throw your head back in desperation. Remember, a race is never lost till the worsted isbroken, and you never know your luck. You may, for all you know, be a stronger finisher than the man you think isbeating you. As regards starting, I have tried nearly everystyle under the sun, and I find my present oneby far the best. This is it. I have two holes made, each large enough to contain my toes comfortably. The first is about sixinches fromthe line, while the other is about 20 inches behind the first. When the word is given to go to the mark, I place the left foot in the front hole, and the right in the other, with the ball of the left foot pressing firmly against the back of the hole, and place my right knee on the ground and my hands on the mark-