howard morris made his goal of 30 miles. what's the best part about it for you? as kinda fun to hear my name announced as i crossed the start and finish line, too. >> whitaker: the winner of the marathon blew by the finish line, and collapsed, exhausted. but you might, too, if you'd been skating for seven hours-- nonstop. the agony of the feet. some crumpled into the arms of supporters. and the bloms? people say that people who do the elfstedentocht you have to be a little bit crazy. >> leonard blom: yeah, it helps. >> whitaker: so the blums are a little bit crazy. >> leonard blom: oh, yeah. i'm sorry, but it's true. >> whitaker: the bloms were on the lookout for ten-year-old jenrique. finally they spotted his blue jacket. ( screaming ) jenrique had skated about 60 miles in just over nine hours. you know there have been a couple of broken bones here. somebody got taken away in a helicopter. i mean, this can be dangerous. >> johan blom: it is. if you're tired, you know, your coordination is not what you want it any more. you see the crack, but your legs won't do an