Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

WALKING 59 the road, but he should do a little track training to enable him to acquire style and pace. The carriage of the road-walker's arms is usually much lower than the track man's, because road races are usually over a much greater distance. He must also be sure of his body-balance, for, like the cross– country runner, he will travel on different gradients, and so must learn to get his weight disposed well forward going uphill, and to hold back a bit coming down. Two things of which road walkers are most afraid are sore fe.et and shin soreness. Bathing the feet in spirits will serve to toughen the skin and avoid blistering.