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The New Testament uses a number of athletic metaphors in discussing Christianity, especially in the Pauline epistles and the Epistle to the Hebrews.Such metaphors also appear in the writings of contemporary philosophers, such as Epictetus and Philo, [2] drawing on the tradition of the Olympic Games, [3] and this may have influenced New Testament use of the imagery.
[14] Following another break, Reams of Verse ran in the Sun Chariot Stakes (then a Group Two race) at Newmarket in October. Fallon restrained the 9/4 favourite in the early stages before moving forward a quarter of the mile from the finish. Reams of Verse made no further progress and finished third of the eight runners behind One So Wonderful. [15]
Hearing this just gave her motivation to be the first woman to finish. [1] [2] [3] It took Shields 29 days to finish the race. [2] She placed 23rd in the race. [7] Ever since Shields competed, more and more women became inspired to take on this exhausting race. She wanted to prove that gender didn't matter. [1] [2] [3]
I know some who have not finished their race joyfully (see Acts 20:24). I also know others who seemed strong in the faith but have "crashed and burned" in the race of life.
However, just yards from the finish line, Kaylee noticed a rival athlete on her knees struggling to complete the race. Kaylee could have kept her eyes on the prize, but in an inspiring display of ...
His resolve to finish the race was unwavering as he stated, "Even if I have to be rolled across the finish line, I'm finishing." [3] With a total time of 16:28:56, more than half an hour before the cutoff, he "log-rolled" across the finish line and is the first person diagnosed with ALS to start and finish this race. [1] He died on May 27, 2007.
On the day the capital said farewell to Sir Mo Farah, who finished ninth in his final crack at the famous race, two new distance stars emerged. London Marathon winner Sifan Hassan reveals her goal ...
The 2025 24H Series powered by Michelin will be the eleventh season of the 24H Series with drivers battling for championship points and titles and the sixteenth season since Creventic, the organiser and promoter of the series, organises multiple races a year.