Word: stride
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...light of Monday's marathon, it seems that running has hit full stride again in the Boston area. This is the time to pull out the running stories, not as cautionary tales, but just as something to think about while cruising along the Charles or charging over the hills at Fresh Pond...
When he took up the 400 in the spring of his sophomore year. Jones quickly established himself as the best quarter-miler Harvard has ever seen. His smooth stride, blazing speed and sheer strength made him a natural...
...successful. Sophomore Cliff Sheehan edged out senior Adam Dixon to capture the 1500 and then watched as Dixon edged out Eric Schuler in the 1500. Dixon and Schuler shook off Yale's Mark Atkeson as they rounded the last lap and then the Crimson duo matched each other stride for stride until Dixon outkicked Schuler down the stretch...
...When you live on the edge, it doesn't mean taking foolhardy chances." Reed says, explaining confidently how he takes the danger in stride. "You have to use your instincts. At times, it felt like I'd toss a coin and decide. 'To hell with it, just go ahead...
...kind of energy, like athletes. It seemed to him that for them the whole thing had been a sort of game. And there they went, jogging away in step, knees high, heads up, shoulder to shoulder like some Damon and Pythias of the inner city. The householder remembered that stride himself. It had carried him across the playing fields of youth after he had been lucky enough to score a goal. For that matter, these two, with their fine jackets and high-stepping pace, looked as carefree as his son and a friend heading away down a tree-lined street...