The runway was glossy white, possibly fiberglass, capped by three steps at the end.
We lowered ourselves via steps at the end of each lane and once all competitors' shoulders were below the water's surface we were given our starting orders.
Cordelia climbs the little carpeted steps at the end of the bed, which James bought when she couldn't jump up anymore — there is still tenderness in him — and I feel the small body curl beside me.
And it was, for many of us, the inevitable fall down the steep flight of steps at the end of the night, much to the hilarity of the bouncers.
"When I meet with a barrier — especially a man-made barrier like a wooden bridge with steps at the end — it gets me in the stomach," said Ms. Sieck, 58, an avid hiker before the disease sapped her ability to walk 12 years ago.
By the early 1930's, the blocks around Foley Square filled in with buildings for New York State offices, the New York City Health Department and the New York County Courthouse (where Sam Waterston et al. often descend the steps at the end of "Law & Order" episodes).
