Mike Anderson 1st place and Andy Kostka 3rd place
Dave Swan, Herb Gayle and John Sherwin
Story from Herb Gayle on next three post pages
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Badger State Games 6/27/2010 Pg 2
"Badger State Inline Podium shots June 27, 2010 from Herb Gayle
Top four overall were:
Mike Anderson 1st (Bont), Gary Blank 2rd (Team Rainbo), Andy Kostka 3rd (Team Hoigaard's),
Herb Gayle 4th (Team Hoigaard's).
The chase pack came in one minute behind yours truly. Dave Swan 5th, Jack Wussler 6th
and Cale Carvell 7th.
The long steep (ski) hill really separated everyone; skaters were crawling to the finish line one at a time.
The next skater was Peter Jennik 9th and John Sherwin 10th (Team Rainbo)
There were age group awards.
Herb Gayle's mini Badge State report. June 27. 2010. Location: Hilbert, Wisconsin on Lakeshore Drive.
The first half of the marathon was quite pleasant as 15 skaters in the lead pack rolled down the long hill. At mile 5, Andy Uttke hit a tar snake and went down hard. The pack slowed down a bit, but we noticed that Andy U. was not getting up. Someone in the pack suggested, I believe it was Jack Wussler, that Mike Anderson chase down the pace car and get for help for an injured skater. At mile 7 we told the volunteers that a skater fell and it looks serious. I saw Andy Uttke and Margaret after the race and they were heading to the hospital. Best wishes Andy for a speedy recovery."
Top four overall were:
Mike Anderson 1st (Bont), Gary Blank 2rd (Team Rainbo), Andy Kostka 3rd (Team Hoigaard's),
Herb Gayle 4th (Team Hoigaard's).
The chase pack came in one minute behind yours truly. Dave Swan 5th, Jack Wussler 6th
and Cale Carvell 7th.
The long steep (ski) hill really separated everyone; skaters were crawling to the finish line one at a time.
The next skater was Peter Jennik 9th and John Sherwin 10th (Team Rainbo)
There were age group awards.
Herb Gayle's mini Badge State report. June 27. 2010. Location: Hilbert, Wisconsin on Lakeshore Drive.
The first half of the marathon was quite pleasant as 15 skaters in the lead pack rolled down the long hill. At mile 5, Andy Uttke hit a tar snake and went down hard. The pack slowed down a bit, but we noticed that Andy U. was not getting up. Someone in the pack suggested, I believe it was Jack Wussler, that Mike Anderson chase down the pace car and get for help for an injured skater. At mile 7 we told the volunteers that a skater fell and it looks serious. I saw Andy Uttke and Margaret after the race and they were heading to the hospital. Best wishes Andy for a speedy recovery."
Badger State Games 6/27/2010 Pg 3
"Report continued.
I can't remember the last time I felt so good in an inline marathon and the pace was fast, but also easy because gravity was on our side. Big guys with more poundage get that extra roll and I was able to move to the front and take a pull. I stayed at the front for awhile because it was like being on a roller coaster. The course had rolling hills and flat sections, then at mile 10 we reached the new pavement, Mike decided to picked up the tempo to test the lead pack. I was somewhere in the middle of the pack and noticed a few skaters starting to struggle with the faster tempo, I quickly moved up to third position behind my Hoigaard's team-mate Andy Kostka.
Mike Anderson moved to another gear and our trio dropped the rest of the pack, however I could see Cale Carvell slightly in my draft, but I knew he was struggling and when Mike moved to another gear, Cale was off the back. At mile 12 the trio reached a slick section of the course with wet mud on the road thanks to a farmer that drove his tractor onto the road and left behind a mess. I hope he did not leave cow chips on the road too.(smile) A big thank you to Matt Robinson and his crew for removing most of the mud with a broom and also alerting all the skaters at the start line what to expect before the turn around.
Mike Anderson was the first to reach the turn around, followed by Andy K. and I. We were careful going around the pylon and slowed right down on this slippery section."
I can't remember the last time I felt so good in an inline marathon and the pace was fast, but also easy because gravity was on our side. Big guys with more poundage get that extra roll and I was able to move to the front and take a pull. I stayed at the front for awhile because it was like being on a roller coaster. The course had rolling hills and flat sections, then at mile 10 we reached the new pavement, Mike decided to picked up the tempo to test the lead pack. I was somewhere in the middle of the pack and noticed a few skaters starting to struggle with the faster tempo, I quickly moved up to third position behind my Hoigaard's team-mate Andy Kostka.
Mike Anderson moved to another gear and our trio dropped the rest of the pack, however I could see Cale Carvell slightly in my draft, but I knew he was struggling and when Mike moved to another gear, Cale was off the back. At mile 12 the trio reached a slick section of the course with wet mud on the road thanks to a farmer that drove his tractor onto the road and left behind a mess. I hope he did not leave cow chips on the road too.(smile) A big thank you to Matt Robinson and his crew for removing most of the mud with a broom and also alerting all the skaters at the start line what to expect before the turn around.
Mike Anderson was the first to reach the turn around, followed by Andy K. and I. We were careful going around the pylon and slowed right down on this slippery section."
Badger State Games 6/27/2010 Pg 4
"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
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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