The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-07
Hints for Training, Including the Matter
Of Diet, Drinking Liquors and
the Use Of Tobacco.

York Herald.
One of the best examples of what perse-
verance will do is s. Thomas, the English
long distances runner. When he first
started running he received handieaps Of
two and three minutes in 6ve-mile club
races, and even then could not win. After
q while his efforts were rewarded, and he
gradually improved until he became cross
country champion Of the south Of England,
and also won the ten-mile English cham
pionship in time within ten seconds of the
Another example is Willie Day, who less
than eighteen months ago was receiving
long handicaps yet now is undoubtedly the
best runner in the world from four to ten
miles. This goes to show that though at
first one may not do anything extraordinary
we'll rsm n Der tie D frst time l ever ran a
mile and how disgusted was at only doing
6m. los. Yet believe there is no reason
why man who does round 8 minutes at
his first venture should not some day re-
duce his record to Am. sos.
One of the most important features of
training for distance running 10 to have
will never injure ono. On the contrary, the
health of the athlete will be improved, be-
sides saving him a small fortune in car
fares. Every man who goes through a
course of professional training in England
lis compelled to walk from fifteen to twenty
miles a day. OF course the amateur who
has his business to attend to cannot do so
much as this, but he should do as much as
The can with convenience. He may run every
|day, but should never exhaust himself in
practice nor finish up distance run with
sprint. It is better to have him refrain
from racing in practice. believe in saving
with running trials. They are often dis
|oouraging. ! myself could never do within
seven or eight seconds in a mile trial of
what could do in race. My brother and
d never had any fixed rule as to what
distance We should run in practice. I think
ever he feels like. Every long distance man
should practice sprinting occasionally.
know that my brother improved his mile
record from Am. % LBS. to Am. Is 2-5s.,
principally through sprinting; also if dis
races the pace in miles will not appear to
him nearly SO fast as if he only ran the lat
tier distance.
The beginner should be careful not to
overdo it when he commences training or
he will make himself very stiff, which is apt
10 discourage novice. For man who is
Draining for mile consider about the
proper amount to do in a week as follows:
Monday. three-quarters of mile at mile
bpeed; Tuesday, fairly fast 600 yards,
followed by few sprints of fifty or hun
1red yards; Wednesday, nice steady mile;
Thursday, about half mile at almost
racing speed; Friday, about three-quarters
pf mile at nice easy pace; Saturday,
Iome sprinting. do not believe in running
efter Thursday if you are going to race on
he Saturday.
With regard to diet I believe in eating
lnything you fancy, and particularly be-
ieve in plenty Of green vegetables. The
pest thing to drink is good ale or stout.
Never drink cold water, and try and do
Nth as little tea and coffee as possible. On
he day of the race the best thing to take is
couple of lamb chops, dry toast and
title tea about three hours before you rum
the athlete goes stale or overturned he
hould at once take rest, and if he wants
b recover quickly the best and only way is
pr him to get drunk on champagne, stout,
r ale and porter. ] have proved this from
Experience. About the middle of june
P88, ! found myself stale, and as wanted
PARTICULARLY to compete in a two mile race
the Fourth of July following ! immedi-
tely stopped running and started to drin
mach beer as I could for ten days. Then
the night before the race had spin of
20 yards-the only run I had for two
eeks-aud on the following day ran the
lstest race of my life, running from scratch
Rainst ffty-one competitors in 9m. 35s.
know that my brother after being to
inc party until o'clock in the morning
me out in the London civil service mile
I'D reduced his record from Am. % lbs. TO
p. 10 3-5s. know lots of other men who
hve had similar experiences. Some peo-
Q may think this is a peculiar way to
ain, but think after an athlete has been
training for two or three months he
ants something to stimulate him and
face him up occasionally. I do not say
is treatment will agree with every one. !
ht in the majority of cases it will be !
und to do good. I myself never knew it
fail.
do not believe in smoking, although I
and yet run we'll, but think they would !
even better without the luxury. good
b down with rough towel or flesh gloves
very beneficial and invigoratinR. Equal
oportions of compound camphor liniment |
d compound soap liniment make good
lion to loosen up the muscles and keep
I the cold.
The beginner should never try and COPY
style of others. Let him run as it comes
psf naturally to him, always endeavoring
improve his own style; also when running
race he should not worry about the I
her competitors. Let him go his own
ce and he will be there at the finish if he
it in him. When training for distances
three, four or ten miles l think three
rs a week sufficient, and never run hard
BEN practicing for these distances. just
along slowly to get your staying powers,
d have an occasional fast mile to make
speedy. Some men require q great
hl more work than others to get fit, but
athlete will find out for himself.
do not believe in hurrying your training.
you get fit gradually you are not SO likely
60 stale. Some athletes take shower
ID after their run. I am told this is
Rkening; often take one myself, and do
think it ever hurts me. It is certainly
y refreshing after long run on hot
:. think, however, that a sponge
IN with salt water is the best, and It also i
Fdens the skin. Ordinary rock salt is the
4 to use.
b conclusion, let the athlete always re
mber that the race is never lost until the
% is broken, and when he is having q Sc
. race with another competitor that
ugh he may feel exhausted his oppone,t
ust as bad and perhaps worse, and When
least expect it may throw up the sponge.
The Preventive Of Terrible Disease.
10 disorders, excepting the most deadly
ms Of lung disease. involve such a tre-
ndous destruction of organic tissue an
- which fasfen unon the kidnsvs Sr.h