At times there were purposeful strides, slow sustained gestures, wistful wanderings and gentle bounces.
KIAMBAA, Kenya — After another long day, Joseph Kairuri Mwangi walked back to his farmhouse shack, the late afternoon sun slanting behind him, his strides slow, his shoes muddy with rich, freshly turned earth.
They always seem to be skating a stride slower than their opponents.
But Lauryn Williams, the silver medalist in the 100 meters, waiting for the baton from Jones for the third leg of the relay, did not notice Jones's decelerating stride, slowed from the fatigue of six long jumps.
Just when the rolling tide was black and white, when it was Juventus's players imploring their fans to raise the volume, as if they even needed asking, when the nerves were Barcelona's and the tension was rising, just moments after Leo Messi appeared to be struggling, the stride slow and the brow heavy, he was up and running again.
As Holder turned up Madison Avenue on a recent sunny afternoon, his stride slowed until he came to a full stop at the corner of 129th Street, alongside an old church whose steeple rose slightly above the brownstones that line the block.
Alternatively, when you run uphill, your stride shortens, your pace slows, and your muscles and body become rapidly fatigued.
BLAME IT ON KITTY a step slow into stride, also angled to the inside and saved ground off the pace, came out into the stretch and was edged for a minor award three deep on the line.
SWAMP SOUFFLE a step slow into stride, chased off the rail, moved up four wide then bid three deep to gain the lead leaving the second turn, drifted in and battled alongside the runner-up through the final furlong and gamely prevailed under left handed urging.
"The corporate sector has made great strides in slowing down its borrowing, but the private sector hasn't even started".
