Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-06
Local Marathoners Soon In Action
Carter Collins of New Haven and Wilbur Smith of New London Will Go the Distance-Bil Wicks of the Hospital to Enter Massachusetts Event on Patriots Day.

In little more than another week two Marathon runs, will be engaging the attention of Norwich and New London sport followers, because of the entries of local men in both of them. On Fast Day in New London Carter Collins of New Haven is booked to race Wilbur Smith of New London over the regulation distance of 26 miles 2S5 yards, and on Patriots Day, April 1s, Bill WiclSs of the state hospital is ex- pected to compete in the Boston run. For the Collins Smith race the ball. ance of the purse is to be posted with The Norwich Bulletin by April 7th. according to the terms made when the forfeit mony was posted
 All three of the runners named have been in active trainin. for the stiff grind for which they are entered. and in view of the revival of local inter- est in the sport, some advice on Mara thon training, given by Mike Murphy, the celebrated trainer at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, will be followed with interest:
 Mike Murphy says: I will not at tempt to lay down any hard and fast rules. In this preliminary article I am going to talk of certain principles which every man who desires to be a Marathon runner must fellow:
 The interest which is being taken in Marathon running is only natural. This great run has always been the feature of the Olympic programme, though it requires just as much skill and ability to win any of the other championships.
 To all the youngsters who wish to try for this long. hard run I say begin to train for it by living the simple life This means that you should take the very. best care of yourself. In particular. eat good, sensible food, neither too much nor too little. The training for this race as we'll as the race itself, will be a severe drain on a mans energy, and the first step is to build up the proper vitality. Let your hours of sleep be regular and of suf- ffcient length. There are altogether too many athletes who think they can vio- late these rules concerning sleep with impunity For a time it may not seem to matter, but when the critical test comes they will realize their mistake.
 Next athletes should take systenat- ic exercise every day. Every fellow will have to use his own judgment in determining the distance he shall run each day. This varies in different men. and each runner must judge for him. self by the effect it has on him. K man sleeps wsll, eats well, and does not lose weight or strength by his ex- ercise he may be assured that his course of training agrees with him, and if it does he will increase in hold on to his weight.
 Advises Combination Road Work.
 At the beginning of training I should advise a sort of combination walk and run over a ge0d road of from fifteen minutes to ene hour in length. The amount of this work done must depend upon the results. After this sort of training has been continued for some time the athlete should try himself cut in a real race of a few miles to see what sort CT progress he is making. When walking you sfoul1 go along for about six miles an hour. To do this you will have to skip or half run. But know of nothing that is better exercise CT that will get a man in condition more quickly. As far as pos sfble this running should be done in squads and over roads and ground not too hard. By axi means it should not