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TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETICS
leg is making its stride ; and the left arm
swings at full length beside the body. When
the right arm and left leg have completed the
radius of their swing, the left arm and right
leg begin their upward and outward actions.
The limbs must work in thorough harmony.
As the arm and leg are momentarily at rest—
and the completion of each stride entails a
slight pause—there should never be any doubt
as to the positions of all four limbs nor with
Loss of Power
Strong
but Freedom &
T►ed
c
.
`
�
Power.
RUNNING-
the poise of the body and head. All have their
definite places. If these places are not adhered
to, and an arm or leg, to say nothing of shoulders,
hips, trunk and head are out of their correct
positions, the walker will be out of his true
balance. Some parts of him are doing too
much and others too little.
I am going to tell you who run your eyes
over these lines of print that walking ranks
among the fine arts; and, I was almost on the
point of adding, the lost arts. It is, moreover,
an accomplishment. Tell me, if you know
1
8
TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETICS
leg is making its stride ; and the left arm
swings at full length beside the body. When
the right arm and left leg have completed the
radius of their swing, the left arm and right
leg begin their upward and outward actions.
The limbs must work in thorough harmony.
As the arm and leg are momentarily at rest—
and the completion of each stride entails a
slight pause—there should never be any doubt
as to the positions of all four limbs nor with
Loss of Power
Strong
but Freedom &
T►ed
c
.
`
�
Power.
RUNNING-
the poise of the body and head. All have their
definite places. If these places are not adhered
to, and an arm or leg, to say nothing of shoulders,
hips, trunk and head are out of their correct
positions, the walker will be out of his true
balance. Some parts of him are doing too
much and others too little.
I am going to tell you who run your eyes
over these lines of print that walking ranks
among the fine arts; and, I was almost on the
point of adding, the lost arts. It is, moreover,
an accomplishment. Tell me, if you know
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| Sports publications > Track and field athletics > (24) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/231666453 |
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| Description | A book on how to train. |
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| Shelfmark | T.232.i |
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| Description | More than 230 sports publications from the National Library of Scotland's collections. Featured sports include football, rugby, golf, shinty, athletics, bowls, cricket and hockey. Among the material from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are match programmes, club histories, and handbooks. From the late 20th century are promotional materials to encourage greater diversity in sport. Most items cover sports activities in Scotland. There are also publications relating to the Olympics and international matches. |
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