Scientific Athletics

athlete ' an adopt more than one r liabl m thod of timing hi pe d. In r gard to li tance running all en ibl people will acrre that a race of 3 mile is an ab ur 1 task, and that th running of di tance oYer 8 mile i one of the mo t perniciou procedur s which could be adopted. Ev n th ca ual ob rver i intuitively aware of and depre at the terribl condition of the long distan ' runn r when vi wed after a I ngthy race. \Ye cannot over-empha i the fa t that a mile ra e i quite uffici nt to te. t any man' athl ti capabilitie , and ther fore advi th following r liable r gime to th 1-tO