SR MEN 10K POINTS

At the start line with the Senior Men

Again I apologize for all of the spelling errors and promise to go back later tonight and correct my errors. It is maddening to me when there are misspelled words!!!

It is official for the Senior Ladies:

1st # 59 - Korea - 17 points
2nd # 58 - Korea -14 points
3rd # 22 - China Taipei - 7 points

There are a ship load of guys. This one is going to be tough on me... and on them.

They are off FASTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT. Shoot............

Chile and CT get the first of the 24 laps of points, one skater goes down and rolls... skaters scatter - say that fast 10 times.

Chile gets 2 points and #46 one point. Canada is getting lapped. Chile slows down and takes the 2 points and here comes France and Italy haulin. France gets the 2nd.

Now Italy and France are out... Italy 1st and France 2nd.. they are a good 50 meters ahead of the pack and it doesn't look like they are loosing ground. Mantia passes into the 3rd now and is looking for Cheek. Mantia is now brining the pack up to France and Italy. But it is France and Italy grabbing point and now Italy and France. Joey is in 3rd and CHEEK in 4th.

France is going out... WOW Joey comes from nowhere to grab the points... Joey has Colombia pass him one and two.

Check out Spain on the cement in yellow top and blue bottoms. Joey is in 7th and moving up.

.. but they slow down and now the whole pack is together... the New Zealand guys are one and two... they pass Colombia, it is NZ and Spain... Cheek did a great job of leading Joey out a couple of times but is off the pack.... Joey's dad is yelling Jooooeeeeyyy. COL 1st and Joey 2nd. Now Joey is leading.. Wow now the black and orange uniform (that I do not recognize) is gone he takes first and Joey 2nd. #117 first and Joey 2nd... there are 11 laps left..... JOEY IS HAMMERING..... he is gonna catch that guy... it looks like Joey pulls off... I don't know what happened.... I missed it..... Holland and Korea go one and 2................ this race is KILLER>>>>>>>>>>> the crowd is shaking the bleachers and screaming, with 9 laps to go Korea and Holland across the line.... there goes both Colombians. Korea 1, Venezuela 2 and Venezuela 3rd........ Argentina is 75 meters out front ... I don't believe it... maybe I am seeing things... Joey is back in the race and gets 2nd... how could I miss it... it must have been Cheek that rolled off... France and Argentina 1 and 2... NOW FRANCE is out front .................. way out front France and NZ 1 and 2... four laps to go ... Colombia goes around France and New Zealand is out front... COL is trying to catch but not quite... NZ 1st and COL second... I wish you were HERE>>>COLOMBIA IS GOING WILD..... NZ still leads but can he hold it..... Colombia hammers with 2 to go at the line, Australia is in third.. Colombia is SO close...

NZ and COL 1 and 2. I can see Colombia is GOING TO WIN THIS RACE AT THE END.... WAIT OH NO........................ several skaters have found their second wind... they are moving... Colombia drops back... the crowd goes silent... real silent... they come across the line:

1. Italy
2. Korea
3. CT
4. COL
5 AUS
6. Spain......

This is NOT how they finish officially, just how they cross the line... It looks like France is taking his victory lap...

My words can not explain the adrenaline that "I" have... never mind the crowd or the athletes. Bring Lance Armstrong on... let's see if he can keep up with these boys!! ;)

*****************************OK OFFICIAL RESULTS********************************

1st - #53 - France- Guyader Yann (I could not understand the number of points)
2nd - 95 - NZ - Scott Alridge - 9 pts
3rd - #40 - COL - Garzon Nelson - 8 pts