Track Athletics in Detail (extract)

20 TRACK ATHLETICS IN DETAIL patrick set the pace, and then try to pass him. This was wise of Hollister, because he knew Kil- F. s. HORAN'S STRIDE Patrick's habit was to run a very fast first quarter, and he himself had been trained to sprint hard at the finish. 1hus lie felt that if he could keep up with Kilpatrick for the first three-eighths he could sprint past him at the finish. Hollister is shown winning in the second illustration on page 19. I give this illustration of the tactics of half-mile racing to show how much strategy has to be used in this event. You must know how your oppo­ nents run, and you must distribute your energies