Last Call

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Daren Fonda, Belinda Luscombe, Ellin Martens, Benjamin Nugent, Eric Roston, Susanna Schrobsdorff, Josh Tyrangiel

CHARIOTS OF MUD Cue the inspiring music. Now slow it down. While the swift get their due, the steady go sadly unheralded. And so we salute Britain's CHRIS MADDOCKS, 43, the slowest athlete in the Games' slowest event. He came in last in the 50-km walk (31 miles), in just under five hours.