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I never gave much thought to world racing but I got this heart-thumping feeling like I was talking to a superhero which is more than a little silly but then it struck me; what Ryan is doing is more reminiscent of old-fashioned heroics.

Chauncey Zalkin: The Only American in the Race Chauncey Zalkin 2011

I never gave much thought to world racing but I got this heart-thumping feeling like I was talking to a superhero which is more than a little silly but then it struck me; what Ryan is doing is more reminiscent of old-fashioned heroics.

Chauncey Zalkin: The Only American in the Race Chauncey Zalkin 2011

And one like Donovan—who had been a college football star, attended a prestigious law school, and was heart-thumping handsome—that kind of man proved irresistible.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

Karen Dionne is the internationally published author of the environmental thrillers Freezing Point and Boiling Point, a novel Steve Berry christened, "a heart-thumping thriller."

Karen Dionne: For Career Authors, Staying Published is the Real Challenge Karen Dionne 2011

Notre Dame and Texas A&M traded runs, swapped leads and put together a heart-thumping, edge-of-the-seat championship, with Texas A&M taking the nail-biter 76-70.

Texas A&M Wins Women's Basketball Title Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

On the first day of the centenary meeting, fittingly, Walsh displayed the indomitability of the great National Hunt rider, who plays an attrition game far more perilous than the financial duel between bookmaker and punter, which went the gamblers' way, when Hurricane Fly crossed the line to a heart-thumping roar.

Ruby Walsh displays mastery of Cheltenham with hat-trick of winners 2011

Rather than just going from strength-training move to strength-training move as some sculpting routines do, this one includes heart-thumping moves, such as jumping jacks, in between.

Do a little dance: Exercise DVDs make their moves 2010

Exercise not only boosts your resting metabolism so that you're burning more calories when you're at rest, heart-thumping activity blasts away calories while you're doing it and makes you feel great.

Tips To Improve Your Metabolism EatingWell 2011

And one like Donovan—who had been a college football star, attended a prestigious law school, and was heart-thumping handsome—that kind of man proved irresistible.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

Karen Dionne is the internationally published author of the environmental thrillers Freezing Point and Boiling Point, a novel Steve Berry christened, "a heart-thumping thriller."

Karen Dionne: For Career Authors, Staying Published is the Real Challenge Karen Dionne 2011