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>>> FEW PEOPLE VISITING THE LAUNDRY WATERS WOULD PORT OUT
PORTAGE AND.
PORTAGE AND. BUT THIS TOWN HAS TAKEN IT TO
NEW HEIGHTS.
NEW HEIGHTS. BOYD HOOPER EXPLAINS IN
TONIGHT'S, LAND OF 10,000
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. IN ELY, MINNESOTA'S.
RIVERS RACE.
RIVERS RACE. WHILE CANOES ARE KNOWN FOR MORE
PEACEFUL PACE.
PEACEFUL PACE. >> THERE'S NOT MUCH I DON'T
LIKE ABOUT CANOEING.
>> Reporter: THAT'S DAN DREHMEL
AND HIS GIRLFRIEND UPFRONT.
NATIVE TWIN CITIANS WHO HAVE
EMBRACED THE CANOE CULTURE.
ELY WEARS CANOES AS PROBABLY
AS PROM QUEENS WHERE TEARS.
WHICH BRINGS US TO ELY'S
NEVADA.
NEVADA.
NEVADA. THE DAY WHEN THE NATURE OF
CANOEING IN ELY GETS FLIPPED
ON ITS HEAD.
>> WE ARE GLAD YOU'RE HERE FOR
THE FOURTH ANNUAL ELY.
TRUCK THE WORLD'S ONLY MARATHON
WITH A CANOE PORTAGE EATING
DIVISION.
DIVISION.
DIVISION. >> IT'S A LITTLE NUTS.
>> I WENT TO DO IT WHILE I CAN
TO SEE IF IT'S POSSIBLE.
>> Reporter: DAN DREHMEL IS
JUST A MILE OR TWO INTO A RACE
IN WHICH YOU WILL SHOULDER A 35
POUND CANOE MORE THAN 26
MILES.
MILES.
MILES. >>
MILES. >> WE THINK IT'S CRAZY.
>> Reporter: ASK -- THIS
STARTED TWO YEARS AGO WHEN DAN
AND ABBY ASKED THE RACE
DIRECTOR IF THEY COULD RUN THE
MARATHON TAKING TURNS PORTAGE
AND THERE CANOE FOR FUN.
>> WE THOUGHT WHY NOT?
>> Reporter: INSPIRED HERSELF,
THE SAME YEAR, LYNEANNE VESPER
CRASHED THE HALF MARATHON ON
HER ON.
HER ON.
HER ON. >> IT'S A PERSONAL CHALLENGE.
TRADITION, BORN.
TRADITION, BORN. >> THIS IS JUST THE ULTIMATE
PORTAGE.
PORTAGE.
PORTAGE. >> Reporter: HE'S AMONG A DOZEN
RUNNERS COMPETING OFFICIALLY IN
EITHER THE FULL OR HALF
MARATHON CANOE PORTAGE
DIVISION.
DIVISION.
DIVISION. >> IT'S MY FIRST HALF MARATHON.
>> Reporter: DANA GILBERT IS
RUNNING TOO.
RUNNING TOO. >> [ LAUGHTER ]
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> Reporter: NAVIGATING ONE OF
AMERICA'S MOST SCENIC MARATHON
COURSES.
COURSES.
COURSES. >>AND I CAN'T SEE IT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN A BIT OF IT.
I'M RUNNING WITH MY CANOE.
>> Reporter: DAN DREHMEL IS
NEARING THE HALFWAY POINT.
OF THE FULL MARATHON.
>> HE WANTS TO WIN.
THAT'S A HUGE DRIVING FORCE FOR
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. >>
HIM. >> IT'S ABOUT PUSHING MY LIMITS
AND FINDING OUT WHAT THE NEXT
THING IS.
THING IS.
THING IS. >> Reporter: DANA GILBERTSON
APPROACHES THE END OF THE HALF
MARATHON.
MARATHON.
MARATHON. THE TOP FEMALE FINISHER.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I
EXPECTED.
EXPECTED.
EXPECTED. ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE TYPE TO
FUND.
FUND.
FUND. >>
FUND. >> IT'S THE WEIRDEST THING YOU
CAN THINK OF TO CARRY A CANOE
FOR A WHOLE MARATHON.
>> Reporter: FIGHTING THE WIND
AND MORE THAN FIVE HOURS OF A
CANOE PADDLING HIM.
>> I'M DEFINITELY IN PAIN.
>> GOOD WORK DAN.
>> NUMBER 142.
FOR THE CANOE ON HIS BACK.
>> Reporter: HE POWERS HIMSELF
TO FIRST PLACE IN THE CANOE
PORTAGE FULL MARATHON.
>> I COULD DO ANYTHING.
>> I'M DONE.
I'M READY TO BE DONE UNTIL NEXT
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. TRUCK A TOWN WHERE CANOES
ARCING.
ARCING.
ARCING. IT NOW HAS ITS CROWNED
ACHIEVEMENT.
ACHIEVEMENT. >> THIS IS SO EASY.
>> YEAH IT'S REALLY EASY.
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> Reporter: BOYD HUPPERT --
KARE 11 NEWS.
>> THAT MAKES MY SHOULDERS AND
MY NECK HURT.
>> IT'S WERE YOUR SOCKS IN YOUR
SHOULDERS.
SHOULDERS. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT THING JUST
BOUNCING ON YOUR BACK PACK
>> AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE
AND THE WIND.
>> IN THE RUNNING.
>> THAT IS SO MINNESOTA.
>> IS LESS -- IT'S THE MOST
MINUTE THINK -- MINNESOTA