The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-08

especially that the most important quail
ity in a runner is logged persistence in
training Many of the grss test runners
/ the world has ever known first took UP
the sport for exercise alone and II was
on these pleasure runs that they dis
covered that they could attain a speed
great enough to enter races. In nearly
every city there are at present clubs that
were organized TO encourage Marathon
running Thousands of men ana boys.
Who before last year. never dOnned run
ming shoe are nov undergoing especial
courses IN developing wind and HmO IN
the hope Of not only improving their
health, but becoming good athletes.
The usual mode Of training is 10 jog
a couple Of miles three times a week on
q good road until the athlete or his trainer
feels that he Is sufficiently developed 20
take longer distances. when he commences
to go ten or fifteen miles without stop
ping So numerous are the "a ces at pres
ent that there IS little need of a runner
extending himself to the limit. Few Of
the best Marathon starters ever go the fun
distance except IN the races. although
they usually make il a point to run TWEEN
ty-five miles at least two or three times
before getting into actual competition.
in the oiden days when long distance
runner started his training he usually de
MED himself every luxury in order to
work off surplus flesh and. as he thought.
get in the very best condition. But all
this has been changed BY the modern
school OF training and the almost univer-
sal rule at present is to allow man al
most anything in the way Of eating. tina
does not disagree with him. While il IS
the opinion OF most Of the foremost ira in
ers that-a man in training should abstain
entirely from alcoholic liquors and to-
bacco. there are. nevertheless. several OF
the most prominent Marathon stars who
drink and even smoke while in training.
claiming that these. in a wa. prevent one /
from becoming overturned
Perhaps the oldest Of the annual Mara
thOns in this country is the one that has
been conducted for the past eleven years
under the auspices of the Boston Athlete
association. II Is conceded the title OF
American Marathon 4 nd is viewed each
year by thousands who line the course
from beginning 30 end. The Craze has also
extended to the navy. where several races
have been run around the decks of Uncle
Sans men-Of-war.
Since the London meet several Of the
competitors in that race have met in
ma ten contests and the crowds that have
attended these events show beyond a
doubt that interest in the sport is i'm no
manner restricted to those who are able
TO actually participate or these post
Variations the one that attracted the Wild
est interest was the $4,000 DERBY which
was held i'm the Polo grounds New York
last month. which attra cted about 10000
spectators. In this the first prize went
20 Henri 81. Yves. a Frenchman who was
supposed TO he completely OUtclassed bv
the formidable field that included such
men as Hayes Of America. DorandO. the
Italian. and LOnEbOat. the Indian. From
the bNASti 81 I YES SCI z terrific UdtE anu
literally ran his opponents off t-eir feet
winning by a liberal margin. From
financial point of view this race was one
of the most successful field and track
affairs ever held in this country
one of the peculiar features OF Mara
than running is tia the cievereSt men IN
the sport 90 not seem to suffer from over
participation tendency that must be
closely guarded against in other athletic
activities. DorandG has been in this cOUL-
Try since carly last fall and in that time
he has. on different occasions. competed
gai0St the best available talent in cities
i'm all sections. Despite the strain no
has given little indication Of going stale.
but on the other hand seems 10 improve
in each successive performance. HAYES.
/ too. has given many exhibitions and has
run several match races with first class
men. including LOngbo2t the Indian, who
was one Of the most prominent partici-
pants I'm the Stadium tourney.
While Hayes has accumulated corsid-
cradle money as th. result Of his victory
I IN London. il is said on good aUth0ritv
that DOrandO has made more than S3n O00
since he reached these shores several
months ago-quite a harvest for for
meT pastry baker in a small town in the
northern 2sTt II Italy.
There is q diversity OF opinion among
medical authorities as to the probable ef-
feet of running Marathon races. The
unanimty Of opinion is that the sport
. monE undcvricped schOolbovs or other
I youngsters should he controlled SO as not
to allow the unframed to run i'm such
way as 10 make il too strenuous and re-
suit in permanent injury. For centuries.
walking and running I'm the open air
have been considered healthful. but when
the distance has become too long nd the
strain too severe. il has proved dangerous
and has been shown by heart failure and
! even death among the runners. Among
/ trainers and even physicians who have
/ had opportunities to observe the cOndi-
| ton Of young boys the feeling is that Ions
/ races Of distance exceeding a mile. should
be avoided
But for the thoroughly conditioned ath-
] lete, Variations are not considered harm
fGl. and the present popularity OF the
sport not only promises to become peTma-
nent. but should result i'm the develop
ment of long distance runners who will
be able to OutClass the runners of other
countries. Among trainers and Other
/ close followers Of amateur and even prO-
fessiOnal running. there is a feeling that
the Marathon has come TO STAY.
/ Copyright, 1909. by Frederic J. HaskinA
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