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Show 'THE CLASSES IN ! i LDI-0ISI1CE RUNS " ' Two-mile Event Requires jj I 7; Different Style Than ; ff'J:. Marathon Race. Long-distance running events can .be, ! divided into three classes the shorter j' V"-' distances, starting with- the two-mile ' . j ' event and ending "with the flvc-mile i if run; middle-distance events, ranging ! from tho cross-country runs of six or 1 1 seven tniles to the flftocn.-milo run; and lit tho marathon tuiis, -which aro generally i! ( " mm twenty to twent3'-six miles. ji ' Tho events from tho two to the -fif- ! . toen-inile demand running stylo na well : ;j ' " ns endurance. Thero is little difference 'I, . . in. tho style of tho middle-difltance and I the long-distance men, only that in the j latter there b not so much stress laid ll upon length of stride. The long-dis- il- tance runner has little need for train- : ing in the sprints either. JTc should 1 be as careful with his arm action as the middle-distance man. aiming at case i of actioD. "but also being enreful not , to carry the arms across the body. Must Be Regular. if j Tho principal thing about training :; . for thq Jong distance events is regular-' regular-' r"; ity of practico and habits. For the i : boy who is not going to school, three '! J times a wool: is enough to train. As has becu emphasized before in these articles tho boy should always ;' "be careful not to work too hard'. About two months at least, should bo spent I, in preparation for a race. Tho first , ; two or threo times out, long walks are enough work to take. Then start al-I al-I ternato walking and running, doing I , about half the distance of the event in ; mind for two weeks. : After this, training should begin in i ', oarnest. On two days of the week run -' conscientiously half or three quarters II ' of the distance, depending on the way 1 you feel. Qn the third day go nearly J up to, or over, the full distance of the event, if it is not over fifteen miles. i After n.n athleto has been in train-ing train-ing for about a month he should begin to weigh himself before and after practicing. prac-ticing. If the weight lost on tho last day of training has not been gained by the time of the next practico dayt tho . athlete will know that he is either I working too hard, or has gone "stale.1' jj In Case of Stateness. !1 Tn either case the work should lo i 4 lightened for n few days. Tho symptoms symp-toms of "tnlcncssM aro dark rings under the eyes, p.vcesstvc loss of weight, 4and a feeling like a severe attach of spring fever. If the ath-lote ath-lote has; gone stale, training should be broken for at least a week think no more about running and cat what you want. After this start in with ensy work again before beginning bard running. run-ning. The longdistance runner, and, in fact, all Tunners. aro very apt to get a sore ankles, soro calves and hard, sore f irnots in the thighs. The best remody l for soreness is hot towel applications, oc sweating in a steam room. The samo J remedy enn be used for sprains, but ' : rest is the only sure cure for sprains. Quit, for a few weeks in. case of a ' nnrain or a torn muscle in tho leg. t; This goes also for an iujury common to runners who do their wofk, indoors. ' ! where they have to sprint on banked turns, called ''shin .splints." .'. Marathon Is Different. . .' Marathon running comes under a ' different category than the rest of the , ij distance events. Here the advice of ; ; Joseph Porshaw, a local, man who has I competed in three Olympic marathons, is, ''Kim naturally, your own way anv way but run.!"" i The grind is so long that runners of '' tho shorter distances who undertake the jijji marathon Toutr generally are running in the style that thev 'first began as ; "kids" when they get through the i f ; last few miles of the classic race. If y. Possible the marathonor should, try to -f, "keep off his heels to stop the n'olfcing ji ' of the internal organs, which brings on i vt sickness of the stoniach. J iij Just as in tho all-athletic events, the I athlete should avoid tobacco and alco- hoi in any form. Good, substantial I ; food should be eaten and a regular pro-J; pro-J; gramme as to eating and sleeping should J i be observed at all times. j 1 The full distance of a marathon race !;: should; not be run more than twice dur- m ing the training season, and the Inst trial should not be closer than within w two weeks of the race. !c The athlete should eat a moderate ' meal, consisting of roast beef, baked T potatoes and a small glass of milk, j A about two hours before a, race. 1 Attendant's Work. 3 ! Before an athlete enters a marathon .1 1 he ought to know his capabilities and ft; run only by them. The attendant U should do more than give him-a bit of 3 ; lemon occasionally to get rid of tho a slime in his mouth and sprinklo him fg with water to refresh him There w; should bo no advice on the part of tho attendant other than informing him the )' distance -between him aud the other runners, aud occasionally telling him gt the number of miles traversed. Fre- gft ruent communication as to the number ft of miles to go will dampen the ardor ?f of any runner, A.nd too much advice as wj to h&w to run the race by attendants U will only worry tho runner, and, cou- a seouently, do more harm than good. f The caro of the feet is an important f 'biiig in long-distance running, as blie- 1 ;ercd feet have lost as many races to niarathouers as any oiher cause. While !; training the athlete should bathe the J feet in salt water or a weak solution of tannic acid nt intervals. This will h " toughen tho feet, .fuat before a race I .Foe T''or5haw says he dips the socle he - -is to wear in strained, heated mutton tallow. The socks arc then allowed : ro dry. They arc stifl' when first put : on the feet, but the heat soon melts ! f; tho tallow and acta as lubricant from y, theu oh, Forshaw says he never has . y, been bothered with sore i'cet when he I I . look these precautions. |