In 1926: living at the edge of time - Monoskop

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response: "If Nurmi had run a bit faster, I would certainly have run faster
as well. This is why I was somewhat surprised that the finish time was
still a world record. It's certainly a result of the fact that I always run
well when led by a good runner. I could never do it alone" (Chronik,
161). Rather than engaging in a contest against himself, Otto Peltzer
becomes a heroic subject in competition with other subjects, and it is
perhaps for this reason that he wishes to triumph "with self-confidence
and as a representative of the German cause."
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Male vs. Female, Center = Periphery (Infinitude), Immanence vs. Transcendence
(Death), Individuality = Collectivity (Leader), Male = Female
(Gender Trouble), Present = Past (Eternity)
References
Les Annees-memoire: 1926. Paris, 1988.
Berliner Tageblatt.
Chronik 1926: Tag fur Tag in Wort und Bild. Dortmund, 1985.
Heribert Fassbender, ed., Sporttagebuch des 20. Jahrhunderts. Dusseldorf,
1984.
Fritz Lang, Metropolis. New York, 1973.
New York Times.