Three minutes and twenty seconds later, he broke his previous personal best.
Every few seconds the sounds of shots and explosions broke the fragile silence.
Kovalev scored what turned out to be the game-winner at 10 minutes 15 seconds of the third period to break a 3-3 tie.
He stood there for maybe five seconds, eyes locked on mine, then broke his gaze.
Finally, with 5 minutes 54 seconds left in the third quarter, Manning and the Colts broke free.
It only took a few seconds, not even long enough to catch their breath, before the screaming pursuers broke through the trees.
But 68 seconds into the flight, violent vibrations broke a fuel pipe.
Nine seconds after that, another hit broke the target's back and sent debris high into the air.
Then a few seconds after he broke contact the radar screen showed a new trace which was even larger than Descartes.
Pardonnet nodded and after a few long seconds broke away from Kirk's stare.