The marathon itself is a stream of celebration, a parade of people defying limits, championing their determination and resolve.
He championed self-determination — the city itself would secede and become the 51st state.
India's notion of dialogue on Kashmir is discussing ways to reduce militancy, whereas Pakistan champions "self-determination" for the Kashmiris, in other words Kashmir's accession to Pakistan.
In the weeks after the accident, Peggy found herself thinking about the title character in Tolstoy's "Death of Ivan Ilyich," who wondered, "What if my whole life has been wrong?" Her whole life had involved writing "wheelbarrows full" of books and articles championing self-determination in dying.
His irrepressible rebelliousness and determination to champion the cause of Nigeria's underdogs through his music earned him physical punishment, brutal military and police raids and numerous arrests.
He will explain why his determination to champion what he calls the "squeezed middle", who have suffered as wages are outstripped by inflation, prompted him to challenge his brother for the Labour leadership in 2010.
In fairness to Kwan, she possessed a champion's resilience and determination, improvising with a triple-toe-loop at the end of her program, giving her six triple-jumps over all.
But as the months of winter went by and the former champion persisted in his determination, I began to remember how Patterson, badly beaten by a Swede named Ingemar Johansson in 1959, had beaten Johansson just as badly in 1960.
Her determination to champion the underdog and willingness to adopt unpopular causes date back to her time supporting the civil rights movement in the south of the US during the 1960s.
The work of Sustrans and others in the Cycling Demonstration Towns programme, which saw six towns across England receive European funding from 2005-10 to significantly increase cycling, highlighted that "consistent political leadership and a determination to champion sustainable travel" was an essential element for success.
