"We lost a day there, and it was a pretty slow surface which meant we had problems getting a result in three days, " the coach recalled.

BBC: Durham v Notts a four-day washout

While my years as a debate coach taught me that collaborative learning often enables slow or recalcitrant learners to hide behind the drive and discipline of top achievers in a group, it also elicits a need to succeed in students whose learning style requires more hands-on experiences.

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Longtime NYC running coach Jonathan Cane (who once coached me in cycling don't blame him for my slow marathons), posted a thoughtful essay on his "City Coach" blog Thursday, saying that he disagreed with the city's decision to hold the race.

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Their coach had to yell pointers over the whine of a motorcycle turning slow circles around orange cones at the driving school, just 30 yards away.

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He said the County Durham man had let the coach hit rocks to slow down rather than risk it going over a precipice.

BBC: Scene of French Alps coach crash

Miller does acknowledge, however, that they are in a far better place than where the fragile, slow-starting Sabres were just two weeks ago when coach Lindy Ruff was fired.

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