"Mike took a break and drank some water and eat a power gel, so I decided to pull and keep the pace at a recovery tempo, Gary Blank joined our group and it was now a quartet. We kept checking to see how far the chase pack was behind us. Andy took a pull that was faster than my tempo, but not as crazy as the pace Mike likes to drive the train. Gary's turn came up again at the front and it was slower than mine and I was loving the relaxed paced because we knew the big hill was coming up in a few miles. Mike decided to jump from the back and immediately go into high gear. Andy and I were right behind him...we dropped Gary and then Mike clicked into over drive and dropped Andy and I. The Hoigaard boys were now a duet and feeling the effects of top end speed for such a long time.
Andy and I looked at each and had to slow down, but Mike kept his pace in a very relaxed skating style and left us in the dust. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Gary Blank hunted us down and blew by the duet. As Gary passed us, he said: 'Mike is not going to slow down' and he was on fire and determined to catch Mike. I guess Gary does not know that Mike Anderson does not like to carry excess baggage to the finish line. Mike is basically a one man band in some marathons. I was trying to strike up a deal with Mike Anderson before he took off and left us to the mercy of chase pack wolves. Andy and I would have been satisfied with 2rd and 3rd respectively behind Mike. We did not know Gary Blank had other plans for the results.
The rain held off and the temperature was just right. I need to work on hill training and slim down so the hill is not so painful. This year the race organizers were so kind let us do the hill once and they did not add extra miles to the course. 26 miles with a very long hill was more than plenty for all the skaters. Hooray!
The end."
Results for Full Marathon:
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_plain_text.php?race_id=14943
Results for Half Marathon:
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_plain_text.php?race_id=14944
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