Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING 45 cartilage, which may be likened to shock-absorbing rubber pads: While the athlete is running on the toes or ball of the foot, the shock, which is communi– cated by way of the legs to the spine, is only slight, and is absorbed by these discs of cartilage; but when the heel is placed down first, the shock is considerable, and fatigue follows. MARATHON RACES Training, and the will-power to keep in trammg, are the first and most important essentials of the man who wishes to become a Marathon runner. It is the.most arduous race in which a man can take part, making tremendous calls upon the whole system; therefore, to try to run a Marathon race in anything but perfect condition, brought about by systematic training, is simply to go out for competition with failure a foregone conclusion and the risk of serious bodily harm imminent. At the beginning of the training it is necessary that the stomach should be cleansed by means of purgative medicines, and thereafter should be kept clean by regular living and habits. When a man decides to go in for Marathon running, he should go to a medical man and be thorogghly overhauled to see if he is physically fit for the game. Half-way through the training he should visit the same doctor, and if the medical man is satisfied that the athlete's health has in no way been impaired by the strenuous training he has so far undergone, then he may safely con– tinue. Even six months is not too long a period in which a man may prep'are himself for this event, hut if