. Athletic training for school boys. differ from the track runners. Heshould run more freely. On the track, no obstacles are to bemet with. The athlete can be assured of a smooth course. Incross-country work, however, the athlete runs over all sorts ofinequalities of ground. He frequently steps into holes in thegrass, or the ground beneath his feet gives way. If he wereto run as stiffly or rather with the muscles at the same tensionas he does on the track he would run great risk of straininghis ankle or other leg muscles. The cross-country man shouldtherefore run rather loosely, so that when h
. Athletic training for school boys. differ from the track runners. Heshould run more freely. On the track, no obstacles are to bemet with. The athlete can be assured of a smooth course. Incross-country work, however, the athlete runs over all sorts ofinequalities of ground. He frequently steps into holes in thegrass, or the ground beneath his feet gives way. If he wereto run as stiffly or rather with the muscles at the same tensionas he does on the track he would run great risk of straininghis ankle or other leg muscles. The cross-country man shouldtherefore run rather loosely, so that when he meets an obstruc-tion he can swing over it, or if he steps into a hole his muscleswill then tighten up and not be strained. No training schedule can be given for this event, as the dis--tances run are so various. The athlete should cover his dis-tance nearly every day and occasionally run over the should also take occasional runs at a fast pace over half orthree-quarters of the distance. In running the race, the first. THE BROAD JUMP. FIG. of Pennsylvania landing. Note that Hammer has thrownhis legs well out in front and that his speed, together with the for-ward lunge of his body, will keep him from falling backward andspoiling the distance covered. Photo by Pearce. Spaldings Athletic Library. 55 )art should be run fast and then the runner should settle down tolis best pace and plug through to the finish. Concluding, it should be stated again that the scholastic athleteshould look on cross-country running more as a matter of devel-opment than of competition. He should get all the sport possible3Ut of it and not lay too much stress on racing. \
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