Sentences with phrase «slow race to the finish»

All too many beginners want to rush into what is a long slow race to the finish and will burn themselves out before they even begin.

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It is a slow and methodical race to early retirement but with dividend growth keeping its momentum I just might cross the finish line.

He got up and raced as fast as he could, but nevertheless, was not able to beat the slow and steady turtle across the finish line.

This was before Mackey had won a single Iditarod, let alone four straight; before he used what he calls his marathon style — catnapping as his sled moves and covering 100 - mile chunks at a moderate pace without prolonged rest, instead of sprinting from rest stop to rest stop like most other racers — to win an unprecedented double (the Yukon Quest, the world's other 1,000 - mile dogsled race, and just weeks later the Iditarod) not once but twice; before he became so dominant that slower competitors complained they had no chance to finish within five days of him (the requirement for an official place and a commemorative belt buckle); and before a rival pushed for drug testing at the 2010 Iditarod, suspecting that Mackey's secret was his prescription for medical marijuana to alleviate the side effects of cancer treatment.

Showing a sense of perspective that has increasingly been the hallmark of his breakthrough season, Montoya simply slowed with Martin, then kept digging to a third - place finish that catapulted him from 11th in the Chase to fourth, with nine races to go.

Schumacher had lead pretty much the entire race, and on the last lap he slowed to allow his team mate to catch up for a formation finish.

Having spent most of May driving a fast, competitive car and being in the running to win a race for the first time in years, Fernando Alonso says he is excited to go back to Formula 1 to drive a slow, unreliable one where even the idea of a 12th - place finish would seem a bit optimistic.

He and his three teammates were unaccustomed to racing on a banked track and to the style of international competition — agonizingly slow strategic maneuvering and then a frantic sprint to the finish.

Jockey Willie Martinez was slowing the horse, Giant Ryan, when he fell to the dirt about 40 yards from the finish in the seventh race.

Over on The Amazing Race, Jonathan shoves his wife after she slows them down en route to the finish line.

The risk of developing atrial fibrillation (an irregular or abnormally fast heart beat) or bradyarrhythmias (a heart beat that is too slow) was greater among skiers who completed a higher number of races and with a faster finishing time relative to other participants.

After adjusting for age, education and occupation, there was a 29 % increased risk of AF among skiers completing five or more races compared to those completing only one; there was a 20 % higher incidence of AF for those with the fastest finishing times compared to the slowest, although this finding was not statistically significant.

During the weekend I improved my finishing position from 19th of 25 starters (half of whom were in the older, slower JCW car) in race one, to 15th in race two and on to a best of 10th in race three.

Raffaele Marciello charged to a 6th place overall finish in the CRP entry, setting the race's fastest lap, while a slow pit stop put the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes one lap down and en route to 9th overall.

Race is all about beating the other players to a soaring finish line; Survival involves placing a certain number of bricks before everyone else without dropping too many and losing your health; and Puzzle slows down the pace a little by challenging players to place as many bricks as possible below a cutoff point.

Slow and steady moves generally win races over the long haul, but at the moment, Valve seems to be racing to get Steam Machines out the door and it could easily trip before the finish line is reached.

Mind you, it doesn't necessarily stop you trying your best to outsprint them over the final 200m of a race, but at the finish, the faster will turn, smile and congratulate the slower.