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"A Pacific Grove man won the Big Sur International Marathon the fourth time in five years on Sunday.Thirty-two-year-old\u00A0Adam Roach say having a\u00A0hometown\u00A0advantage helps.\"I see a lot of very strong runners come out here, and it really helps knowing where the hills are, where the wind is, how much you have to pace yourself versus a flat marathon,\" Roach said in an interview Monday.Roach won the race for the first time in 2012, and\u00A0followed up with the titles in\u00A02013, 2015 and,\u00A0as of Sunday,\u00A02016.\"In past years I've made a move late in the race. It's always at a different mark. It\u00A0just depends on how I feel. This\u00A0year at mile 20 I was ready to go, and that is when I made the move,\" he said.Roach said part of his training includes running the last 20 miles of the course, along with a number of other long runs, and working on hills.The Michigan native said diet is also part of the preparation, although he may not be eating what you'd think.\"I carboload,\" he said.In fact,\u00A0the day before the race his day starts with pancakes and ends with pasta.Sunday marked Roach's 12th\u00A0marathon finish. He ran the 26.21 miles in 2:25:26, putting his average at just under six-minute\u00A0miles.Roach has been running since high school and plans to compete in the race next year too.Instead of taking Monday off, Roach was at work and planned to get\u00A0in a\u00A0workout\u00A0in the evening.\"I don't know if I'll run.\u00A0I was planning on going to the gym\u00A0and getting in the pool,\" he said.Roach is already thinking about his next event, and triathlon in Canada this summer."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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