Weather-wise, it has to be perfect (the sunshine may have added time to Mutai's performance, for example, just slightly warm by the finish), pace-setting must be perfect, the athlete probably requires some 'company', and of course their condition must be absolutely perfect on the day.
Next day Hushovd is prominent at the finish, pacing Australian team-mate Stuart O'Grady in the sprint.
Her finishing pace in the home straight beat off the challenges of the world championships silver and bronze medallists Janeth Jepkosgei and Meadows, who themselves posted season bests of 1 58.85 and 1 58.89.
Tactically, Messi plays a free attacking role; a prolific goalscorer, he is known for his finishing, pace, stamina, skill, dribbling, balance, positioning and quick reactions.
" 'The Long Firm' is a great read from start to finish, gathering pace and depth as it goes," Henry Shukman wrote here in 1999.
One can see how irritating this would be from Greer's perspective, and also how much it would have ruined Moran's momentum to have to finish everything pace Germaine.
With six-tenths of a mile remaining, Tergat moved in front by 20 to 30 yards, but he grew confused and slowed near the finish as pace cars swerved left to pass through the wide central arch of the Brandenburg Gate.
Caught by the wind, City assumed the ball was heading out of play, but 40-year-old Eyres chased an apparently lost cause and pulled the ball back from the by-line for Vernon to produce a neat finish, at pace, from six yards.
"(On the winning goal) It was a great, great finish with pace and power and bend".
We additionally considered the combined influence of successful races and finishing time on the association with future risk of osteoarthritis by contrasting those with several performed races (five or more races) and a fast finishing time (fastest category) to participants with only one finished, slow pace race.
Zatopek finished one pace and 0.2 seconds from gold.
