Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING 41 full of that subtle fire that makes one instantaneously mark him down as a great runner. Never shall we forget the first time that we saw Kolehmainen; it was at Stamford Bridge in 191 r, when he won the Four Miles Championship of England in 20 mins. 3-ith secs., and pulled up at the end of it hardly blowing. We knew then that this was the .man whom all the world would watch in the I9I2 Olympiad at Stockholm; and the prophets were right, for at Stockholm he took not only the s,ooo metres in I4 mins. 36!th sec., but also the ro,ooo metres in 3 I mins. JO secs., and the 8,ooo metres (approx.). cross-country race in 45 mins. I Il 0 th secs.; thus gaining three Olympic medals. One of the most wonderful things about the little Finlander is the beautiful long-striding style he has developed, and the way he keeps his perfect form right up to the end of even the hardest races. It is said, and we believe truly said of him, that no one has ever yet seen him run out. There is an old adage that says " a first-class miler can usually go four miles, and a four-miler can be pretty hot at ten miles," and certainly this is true in the case of Kolehmainen. The true inwardness of this old axiom appears to us to be that provided a man is built for long-distance running, he can, by proper training, accustom himself to running any distance from four miles to forty miles, or beyond; it is all a question of proper training. So many novices make the mistake of thinking that because they propose competing in a long-distance race, their training must necessarily be at or near the distance over which the race will take place. Now, long-distance running is a delicate business,