But instead he accepted the possibility of defeat, made his peace with it, and realised life would go happily on if his Ryder Cup mate Rose emerged the winner. Late in the second quarter Wade intercepted an errant pass by Thomas, but got hung on the front of the rim as he attempted a dunk on the fast break. He helped choose the team’s legendary coach Chuck Noll, and ran the Steelers through Super Bowl victories in the 1970s before taking over as the owner when his father died in 1988. The warm temperatures that hit 79F at the 20km mark in slowed the runners but the strong tailwind was a boost – especially for the wheelchair races.