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Title: The complete athletic trainer
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Mussabini, S. A Ranson, Charles
Subjects: Athletics Physical education and training
Publisher: London, Methuen & co. ltd
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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oustypes of good mile runners, from theshort and stocky or lithe and sinewykind up to the ideal of the tall and far-striding,of whom W. G. George and A. N. S. Jacksonstand as the most illustrious of past and presentexamples. A first-class standard of 4 minutes20 seconds for the mile appears to correspondintimately with loi seconds for the 100 yards50 seconds for the quarter-mile, and i minute57 seconds for the half-mile. To get insidethese times implies marked ability. The milerwho can beat 4 minutes 20 seconds, no matterhow favourable the day and track may be tothe performance, is in a very select class. Big, medium-sized and comparatively littlemen have accomplished this fast performance,and the best of the bunch, such as George,Cummings, Snook, Tincler, Bacon and A. N. S.Jackson (not improbably the equal of any)have made really remarkable times for theintermediate quarter, half and three-quarterstages. The great mile-runner will be foundto be quite a useful sprinter, a much more 70
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THE ONE-MILE RACE 71 than average quarter-miler, very little behindchampionship form at the half-mile and as goodas can be met at three-quarters of a mile. Heis, moreover, capable of running 10 miles andmore and be a champion all the time. The mile is an exacting race, for which theregular thirteen weeks preparation will be foundteeming with sound regular work after a quietthree or four weeks opening. No long distancesat first, but gentle daily half-speed runs and nice,striding walks. Gradually tune up the organsinside and out on the lines laid down for theshorter distances. Do not do any tiring workon the track or road, nor in respect of the in-dispensable dumb-bell, skipping, ball-punchingor bell-fighting exercises. As the inevitablesoreness and stiffness wears off, which it isbound to do after some three to four weeksregular practice twice a day, runs of 800, goo,1000, 1100 and 1200 yards can be covered.The state of the weather and the feelings of therunner should be the guide as t

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