The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-05-27
HOW 70 RUN CORRECTLY.
Former Champion and Athlete
Gives Instructions,
POINTS TO NOT FORGET.
Correct Position to be Assumed-The
Runner Should Never Lean For
ward-sprintng and Long Distance
Running-Danger Of Earring.


Anything faster than a walk i'm stiff
measured steps is considered by most
people undignihed, probably because Il
faster gait than a walk-a good, easy
graceful stride for Unning-is thing
almost impossible to them. TO see
many, even Of our young men, speed.
ing after a car, or attempting to catch
the last boat, is sight to make Mer'
curry, the swift messenger Of the gods,
weep for very shame, and to make an
old trainer curl his lip with honest
contempt.
A speedy and graceful gait, physical
instructors say, is easily acquired. But
attention must be paid to the proper
position one should assume i'm order to
obtain the greatest amount of progress
sion with a maximum velocity and a
minimum expenditure Of bodily en-
ergy.
The correct position to be assumed
when running is set forth clearly by
Randolph FAIRIES, the intercollegiate
mile and half champion runner, for
mer president of the Intercollegiate
Amateur Athletic Association of Amer
lea, and now the director of physical
education at the University of Penn
sylvania.
"When running declares this au-
thority, mo matter what the distance,
the arms, or, more properly speaking,
the upper eXtremities, should be used
chiefly from the shoulder with pre-
csion, and should swing i'm harmony
with the legs or lower eXtremities.
The right arm should move with the
left leg, and the left arm with the
right leg, i'm order to maintain perfect
balance and to gain greater speed.
The trunk and head should be allowed
to assume their natural position,
which, if a person carries himself prop
erly, will be in the erect posture or
nearly So The runner ought never to
lean forward.
"All distances under and including
one mile should be run upon the toes,
while distances over one mile should
be run upon the bail of the foot, or the
part just back Of the toes. Runners
should put their feet out in front Of
them in a perfectly straight line max
ingt he advanced step with one foot
when the other is directly beneath the
body, keeping each arm in its relative
position and the legs close together,
i'm order to concentrate energy. A
good stride will cover about seven feet,
seven feet two inches, seven feet four
inches or seven feet six inches. 1t is a
great mistake to overstride, because
in doing so an unnecessary amount of
energy is wasted, and fatigue comes
on more quickly. If one is able to
stride seven feet at first he is doing
we'll 1t is best to increase the stride
by inches. In this way a good stride
may be obtained without unduly tax.
ing the muscles.
"Never kick your heels up behind
you-that is, behind the axis of the
body-because It will cause a loss Of
locOmotion and also Of time by making
the legs trail through a greater space
unnecessarily. As one progresses,
alighting first upon one set of toes and
then upon the other, or ball Of the foot,
as the case may be, great care should
be exercised in coming down upon the
ground lightly. If attention is paid
to this the body will escape much jar
ring, which is important to the muscles
and nerves"
NaIa'e Cban,niop Stropd Man