Excerpt from How to Sprint It has previously been thought, and is still believed, that the most predominant requisite of a sprinter is that he should be tall, with long limbs, and very muscular, in order to stand the terrific strain. All these points one must admit are very good, and very hard to dispute, still, let me add, they are not absolutely essential, as sprinting is unlike the other running events. Some of our great sprinters were men averaging nearly six feet, but in the last few years sprinting has been Somewhat revolutionized, so that to-day we find that the majority of our short distance runners are men of rather. Small stature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Text Book on Sprinting Text Book on Sprinting was written by R. E. Walker. This is a 79 page book, containing 11878 words and 29 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from How to Run 100 Yards Many accounts have appeared in various sections of the press regarding my habits and methods of training. Cm the whole, my methods of training and mode of living have been somewhat ex aggerated, so that it is necessary, particularly for young aspirants for athletic honours on the path, to know how I prepare for races and have my methods of training and living correctly reported. I thoroughly understand that my ideas on training will be subjected to a great deal of criticism by old athletes, and es pecially American trainers. However, When one realizes the suc cess that has rewarded my efforts and remarkable performances accomplished by me, I can assume my methods of preparation are not so prehistoric as some of the athletic devotees imagine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from It Was Not My Own Idea Anyone who reads between the lines of this book, will find in it a vivid picture of an energetic, cheerful, quizzical, and thoroughly courageous personality, which is precisely what Rob Pierce has had through out the more than forty years Of our acquaintance. At Brown University where he graduated in 1902, he was Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi and a varsity quarter miler, his tall, sinewy figure giving him a stride that it was a joy to watch. Even after he became almost blind he used to enter the hundred-yard dash at each successive Fourth of July Grange picnic, asking only that the race be run on a dirt road instead of on grass so that the faint blur of gravel that he could still see might guide him. He never lost but one of these races, and that was when a young competitor with high school track training used a conventional sprint start without Rob's noticing it. Rob himself had never be fore had to use one to win, and this time he realized what had happened just too late. The lad won by a nose with Rob gaining rapidly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Long Run Rufus Grosbeck is writing a letter. A letter of great importance, you conclude, and one concerning which he has fully made up his mind for he writes with great energy, never stopping from first to last. You are not prepared, therefore, to see the letter, when finished, folded indeed, and enclosed in an envelope, but thereafter thrown upon the table and left there, unsealed und unaddressed, while the writer leaves the room. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Runners' Electric Speed Regulator Running has occupied an important place in athletic con tests since the times of the ancient Grecian and Roman games. No authentic records made by these athletes have been preserved, but from a study of the more recent developments in the various events, it is safe to say that the average marks made in running contests were no better than those of the present day. The reasons for this will be given later, and to bring them out the running events may be divided into two classes 1. The short runs or sprints. 2. The long distance runs. The unit of the sprint, if such a term may be used, is the one hundred yard dash, and of distance runs, the mile. The former has a record of around ten seconds and has been run in this time for years, in fact, ever since the invention of the record ing instrument. Very few runners of the present day do better than this. With the mile run, however, it is different. The average time for this event has been constantly improving. Although. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.