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...Oxford, England Then, according to plan, [Chris] Chataway sprinted into the lead, [Roger] Bannister right at his heels. Some 300 yds. from the finish, Bannister began pouring it on, lengthening his stride for his famed finishing kick, his head rolled back, his neck painfully arched. He tore the tape and collapsed unconscious into the arms of Trainer [Franz] Stampfl. "I wasn't thinking about anything in particular," he said afterward. "I saw the tape faintly ahead, put everything into getting there and that was the last I knew about it." Over the loudspeakers came the meticulous voice of the announcer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Moments in TIME: 1946-1956 | 5/29/2006 | See Source »

...must act! There is not much food for us here in Melsungen, but let us share with those brave Berliners what little we have!" Oxford, England May 17, 1954 Then, according to plan, [Chris] Chataway sprinted into the lead, [Roger] Bannister right at his heels. Some 300 yds. from the finish, Bannister began pouring it on, lengthening his stride for his famed finishing kick, his head rolled back, his neck painfully arched. He tore the tape and collapsed unconscious into the arms of Trainer [Franz] Stampfl. "I wasn't thinking about anything in particular," he said afterward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Moments In TIME: 60 Years in Europe | 5/21/2006 | See Source »

KNEE HUGS Place your hands under one knee and bring your thigh to your chest. Alternate. Do this in a walking mode for about 10 yds.; four times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Get Spring In Your Training | 3/26/2006 | See Source »

WALKING LUNGE Take an exaggerated step forward with one leg and drop the other knee almost to the ground. Twist the torso over the forward leg as you do this. Walk this way for about 10 yds.; four times. It stretches the glutes and hip flexors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Get Spring In Your Training | 3/26/2006 | See Source »

...rifles, which fire single bullets over a wider area. Usually, the larger the game, the larger the pellets used. Because Cheney was hunting quail, he was using birdshot-not buckshot, which is bigger. Whittington was hit in the face, neck and chest at a reported distance of about 30 yds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy of A Shooting | 2/19/2006 | See Source »

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