Running Recollections and How to Train

147 in such amanner thatone is ready to spring forward the moment the word is given. Once started, never look behind you under anycircumstances. A race is never won until thetape is breasted, and always remember to finish every race as ifyou had not an inch of ground to give away. From the very first, except in races under 150 yards, where you will have to go your hardest allthe time, try and cultivate judgment in your running, use your head as well as your feet, get to know your own powers and possibilities beforehand,do not leave them to be found out on the day of the race. For instance, if you find the pace on starting too fast and furious, hang back a little, and keep something in hand for the finish. Many of your too sanguine competitors are sure to suffer for forcing the pace, and remember, asI said before, that arace is never entirely lost until one, two, and three have breasted the tape, and the last man often finds himself leading at the conclusion of the race. As far as possible, try and breathe through your nose when running; and it will not be out of place, while chatting about breathing, to give you an exercise which you can practise for the developmentof your lung capacity. Lie flat on yoiir back, feet together, with the arms extended andplaced flat against your sides. Slowly raise your arms, keeping themall the timequite stiff, until your hands aretouching the floor at the back of your head. As the arms go backward, inhale through your nose, until the lungs areinflated to their utmost capacity ; evenwhen they seem full, try andsniff" in a small extraquantity; you will generally find room for it. When the lungs are fully inflated, slowly bring the arms back to their original position, exhalingthe air brisklythrough the mouth. In training for sprinting races, never at firstrun quite up to your fullspeed—that is to say, donot strain yourself at