Scientific Athletics

littl variation in it exe ution. In th fir t place, it is ab olut ly n ce ary to so adapt th run that full pe d an b attained ju t befor the spring i made, b cau e an inad quate run would mean in ufficient spe d. An xc ive rac would b qually inimical to u c s , a · it would weaken th perform r b fore h could reach the ritical jun ture. Rene both ases are equally prejudicial to ucce sful performan es, and mu t b avoid d. .\ race of 90- 100 feet hould uffic . The mo t important featur in th exer i , h0vv v r, i. th cultivation of th run ; but a mo t athl tes diff r in this r spe t no hard or fa t rule can be giv n, for the all-important point i to 1 ap wh n the height of speed i attained. It is advisabl , how ver, to start comparatively low, and to graduat the impetus with the abov fleet. imultan ou ly look toward the tarting point until within about twel yards of the am . when the ey s should be directed over the pit. The run mu t be unint rrupt d, as any vacillation ther in would a uredly invalidate th effort, more r 1 ss. vVhen undue attention i paid to th ''take off'' p int, or wh n p cl i lack n d and th strid con– tract d or ext ndecl in or lcr to starting from th point, inevitable. E ert ev ry c1 gr e of strength and vitality in 1 vating th body, \Vhi h mu. t b kept mTed, and th leg held a high as pos ibl . Imm cliately b for landing hoot th feet forward dcxterou ·l , and thu incr a e the leap consicl rably. Incidentally, it is to the prop r n gotia– tion of this movem nt that num rou nee . ful athlete attribute their su ss in no in ignincant degr o not fall backward after landing, b can to woulcl con titute a ''foul.'' thu · nullifying th Th refor nd avour to land tidily with th plant cl tog th r. and th n tep forwards. Like all other feats. the pr cnt on mu t b accom– plish cl with gr at r olution. . hould the run be 133