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| Rick Mercer does Skate-the-Lake photo by: Ken W. Watson, 2009 |
| Skate-the-Lake, the marathon speed skating event held annually in Portland, had a celebrity guest this year, comedian Rick Mercer. Rick was filming a segment for "The Rick Mercer Show" and certainly seemed to be having fun doing it. He participated in the relay race, one of the several skating events featured every year. |
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Getting Pumped Rick gets himself and the crowd pumped before the start of the race (although it might have just been a reaction to the thin skating suit he was wearing and the -15 temperature) |
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Shenanigans On the back side of the 1 km course, Rick prepares to get a helping hand from his camera crew. |
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Speeding to the Finish Rick speeds (with a little help) to the finish line |
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Push Off Rick exhibits perfect form for the push-off of a teammate in the relay race. |
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The Ringer Following the motto "never leave anything to chance," Rick enlisted Olympic champion short track speed skater Tania Vincent as a teammate in the relay race. |
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