Word: pacing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...harriers' top finisher was Peter Fitzsimmons at 87th. His time of 31:18.1 was well behind the blistering pace of 29:29.7 set by individual winner Alberto Salazar of the University of Oregon...
Once we got above the treeline, two or three miles of gradual climb beyond the stream, the light drizzle that had accompanied us from the outset turned into moderately heavy snow. Everyone was hiking at his own pace. I was at least 15 minutes behind Adrian and the same amount of time in front of Johnnie, Mike and the other two. It seemed an interminably long way to the top. I was getting cold, dressed only in shorts, t-shirt, down vest, poncho and wool cap. I hadn't eaten anything that morning and very little the day before, which...
Coach Bill McCurdy stresses that the team is up in Wisconsin to run the race and the whole team knows it, but "without looking through Crimson glasses, I have to say we're going to be faced with the fastest pace we've ever seen...
...bring the inflation rate down at least half a percentage point a year. Given the depth to which inflation has embedded itself in the economy, that goal is probably realistic, but it implies a struggle that may last many years before price increases can be reduced to any pace that could be considered tolerable. During those years, Carter will have to demonstrate a far greater steadiness in policy than he has shown to date...
...freedom-loving bunny rabbits a bestseller. The film treats the story as a straightforward adventure, full of, shall we say, harebreadth escapes and ear-chomping fights. But given the care with which the animation has been accomplished, the good flashes of wit in the script and the brisk pace of the direction, the result is a first-class family entertainment. That is to say, it is a rare movie that keeps kids on the edge of their chairs without inducing in their parents an overwhelming desire to escape theirs for a smoke in the lobby...