ChesapeakeMan Ultra Tri, Cambridge MD

jim ebert

not sure if this belongs in race report forum. i'll have to figure out how to do that.  - 14h 39min 23 sec (oldest in the tri, no 60-64s! 65 in Dec), some estimate lose of approx 6 lbs, como equip not allowed so photoes all before or after; SWIM; 72-73 degrees, calf cramps on lft 1/3 out, rt lesser cramp 2/3 out, (1:16:48, T1=10:10):  poor us of spec needs bags, jellyfish sting on rt forearm irriates during bike & run ; BIKE (6:32:18, 17.1MPH, T-2 =20:14sooo slow!); spir wth 2 loops, thru flooded roads of blackwater nwr, great views, a mosquito meal if ya stopped! few homes, one wth 2 womens wth great signs cheerg, food & hydratn wrkd well; RUN (6:19:54, 14.30 MIN/MILE), 3 loops, some light rain but no hvy enough to darken road,  garmin 310xt gps not wrkg first 15 min, great chickn soup frm boys at one of  5 aid stations, loops allow observing faster folks, 2 advil @ 1/3 (needed 4 rt  toes pains [?] ) & 2/3 sections (4 general lowr back,  hips, feet & a lot more! pinkes going numb scare!...i know, from neck stress), mosquito meal if ya walked! 2 see runners in country road dark one aid station put glow in dark tubes around participants neck,

wore EN tatoo and stickers at the awards ceremony. Tks. Nemo! the "X-/-box-1" sticker was on my mind a lot during the run

Nemo Brauch

Jim- ya got it in the right place! Congrats again. Just think, next time you can easily get a 20 min PR by just moving a little faster in transition!!! What the heck were ya doing in there?

jburbatt

Ha, mosquito meal. Reminded me of coming home from late runs just covered in bugs. YUM! Congrats on your race!

Paul Hough

@ Jim - first congratulations on the finish and AG win. Your competitors were afraid to show up! Really, I'm impressed by the folks who can complete an IM with so few others around them. The atmosphere is so different from a WTC race. You get credit for knowing the proverbial 'loneliness of the long distance runner' ... err triathlete. Also, I think you have earned the award for the most compact yet informative race report ever! Talk about succinct. I could take lessons from you on tri-geek shorthand.

J.T. Thompson

Jim- Well Done. Having done Eagleman in that area, can certainly see how you could be skeeter bait. But you kept moving and won your age group, which is quite an accomplishment in ant iron distance race! Congrats and way to represent EN.