The Pedestrian's Record

68 the pedestrian's record. not only as requisites for the athlete, but also for humanity generally. PEDESTRIANISM. The athlete having obtained a good storehouse of health, and given tonicity to his muscles by daily walking, running, or gymnastic exercises, may still further prepare himself by commencing systematic training, and as locomotion is usually effected by walking whilst engaged in our daily avocations, and as it is said to represent the most useful of athletic pursuits, we will walk first and run afterwards. WALKING is by no means so popular as it was ; the ladies say men sport such grotesque attitudes when walking, and men think that they constantly witness a running match instead of a walking race, as stated in the programme. Every man has his natural mode of progression ; some walk with a good slashing stride, and others with short puddlingaction, and these latter are those whom when hard-pressed, especially at the finish, take to trotting. If men walked on the track in the same style as they adopt on the road, so many instances of trotting could not occur. Fair walking consists in bringing the heel to theground first and toe afterwards, by which an impetus is given to send the body forward ; and it is in this application of the toe to the ground that walkers manage to trot. If every