The complete athletic trainer . of conceding start. Theyhave to catch and pass the runners interposingbetween themselves and the leaders. And it isnecessary to be within striking distance, if notright up among them, when the bell rings for thelast lap. In a level race the waiting game,trailing off the willing pacemakers, or, better still,setting a nice easy gait ahead of the field, andleaving it in the lurch at the last lap, is theusual thing. This is where you are most likelyto get the fast first and last quarters, and aslower two middle quarters. Handicap races andlevel races are things apar
The complete athletic trainer . of conceding start. Theyhave to catch and pass the runners interposingbetween themselves and the leaders. And it isnecessary to be within striking distance, if notright up among them, when the bell rings for thelast lap. In a level race the waiting game,trailing off the willing pacemakers, or, better still,setting a nice easy gait ahead of the field, andleaving it in the lurch at the last lap, is theusual thing. This is where you are most likelyto get the fast first and last quarters, and aslower two middle quarters. Handicap races andlevel races are things apart, and where the oneis usually an all-the-way affair, the other lendsitself to the method of the patient tactician,who should be able to turn on more than apassable burst of speed at the given high authority on this particular branchof running (none other than the record-holder,W. G. George) lays it down that the third quarterof a mile race is far and away the most tryingof the four. There is no doubt about this being. K r. THE ONE-MILE RACE 75 correct. A third quarter is the crisis of the race,especially when all have started on level is here where they begin to closely watch inexpectation of a dash from someone or is a sort of calm, even though eachrunner is anxiously intent on the real struggleto come. The feelings are strained, and theringing of the bell for the final circuit comes asa relief to all concerned. This third quarterfinds out the moral qualities of the runners andtheir racing craft. One-Mile Times Schedule ^Mile iMile 1 Mile I Mile The 5 mins. man 68 sees. 2 mins. 25 sees. 3 mins. 42 sees. 5 mins. The average use- ful miler 65 „ 2 „ 18 „ 3 .. 31 .. 4 mins. 45 sees. The 4 30 man 62 ,, 2 ,, loi ,, 3 .. 20 ,, 4 .. 30 ., The 4 25 „ 61 ,, 2 „ 8 „ 3 ,. 16 „ 4 .. 25 ., The 420 .. 60 ,, 2 „ 6 „ 3 .. I2i ,, 4 .. 20 „ The 4 16 ,, 59 ., 2 ,. 4 .. 3 .. 9h .. 4 .. 16 „ W. G. Georges great 4 i2f worlds record. 58^ .. 2 ,,
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