Word: marathonical
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...already pouring out of Sanders Theater, sizing up a Positive Psych lecture that’s not even over. Packing up before professors finish speaking is the norm in many of Harvard’s large lecture halls. Of course, a few of these early departures face a marathon dash to Vanserg and have earned the right to leave. Most, however, choose to loiter outside just moments after dashing out. These people have nowhere to go, yet they are eager to get there all the same. Big lectures lend themselves to anonymity, and no one can hold you accountable...
...returning serve, Clayton played his way to match point, when his opponent caught fire. “For a while, [Cojanu] was just unstoppable,” Rueb said. “It was just brutal the way it unfolded.” But for Clayton, no stranger to marathon matches, this was a time to fight through frustration. Clayton failed to convert four match points, but didn’t let his concentration lapse. “My mentality was to be as professional as possible even though there was a lot of pressure at the time...
...avoid aggravating a sore shoulder. Ermakov had played a total of seven grueling sets the previous day.Ermakov’s exhaustion notwithstanding, Clayton’s play benefited from new-found aggressiveness. Clayton’s defensive play had worn down opponents in the past, but only after marathon rallies. Now he goes for the kill earlier. “His serve, particularly his second serve, was much more attackable,” Ermakov said, “but now he’s spinning it pretty hard and it’s much harder to attack. Chris...
...there is no honor in shortcuts. Today's dopers are like Rosie Ruiz's winning the marathon in 1980?because she took the subway. Are Pistorius' blades the equivalent of his attaching wheels to his running shoes? "We end up with these subtle, fascinating debates about what the meaning of competition is, and endless debate over where to draw the line," says Tom Murray, president of the Hastings Center, a bioethics think tank. "Don't underestimate how difficult it will be to evaluate all the technologies that are likely to filter into sport...
...wish it was all over tonight and we could celebrate the whole thing," Huckabee told the crowd. "But unfortunately if this were a marathon we have only run half of it, but we have run it well...