I knew I would regret not going to this year's race and then the texts came in. The first from Ariey (Sporting race shirt in photo.) was "Its not everyday you get to race with an Olympian..." and "I ran the first half mile with him!". The him was Billy Nelson (2008 Steeplechase Olympian) and he went on to crush the course record.
Ariey and Holt ran the whole race together and PRed with their 9th and 10th place finishes. They ran 34:15 and 34:17 and got second and third in their age group. In 29th place, another former Driller, David Van Matre out kicked retiree Bruce Deeeter.
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