Hot one out there yesterday! 6:30 slower but 2 places better than last year. The top dogs were about 5 minutes slower than last year, so all things being equal, I guess I don't feel so bad! The last time the winner was slower than 1+30 was 2001.
Do you know how good a beer tastes after cutting the grass on a hot day? Multiply that by 10! My support crew came through like champs. The first person I recognized coming up the chute was my 6'4" brother-in-law holding a beer over his head!
Back to the drawing board to assess what the 'good's and others' are for training and preparation.
Good job out there everyone!
Great day! First time for me so it was all new. Finished in the middle of the field....
Best memory was at 1.5 miles, the leader passed me like I was treading water. He was flying! 100 meters behind him were 3 chasers. I tried catching their wheels to draft them but there was just no way I could maintain that pace. That was inspiring though.
Note to State of Maryland: There is a considerable amount of deisel pollution in the Chesapeake Bay....
This was my first time and had a blast. Here's a question - near the beginning of the course when the bridge is still curving from right to left, I noticed about 95% of the people were hugging the left span of the bridge. I stayed toward the right side/middle and had zero traffic near me, which I enjoyed. Were people on the left side because that is where the current was pushing them, or is it a more direct/fast route?
This is good to know. It was my first time also and I thought that if I stayed close to the right bridge it might help shield the current a bit, but I never got there, I swam diagonally for the first 3 miles trying not to get swept away. Amazingly I came in second in my age group (helps to be older!). I may try this again, it was really fun. Was it calmer than most years? Should I expect it to be harder in the future?
I got an email from Brightroom about a week ago stating that my pictures were ready....when I clicked on the link for my bib number, it was a picture of someone else. Same thing happened to a friend of mine. Has anyone else had this problem? I sent an email to Brightroom customer service but have not heard back.
My bib number AND name came up with someone else's picture......I tried the lost and found with no luck. I finally went thru ALL the photos and found a picture of me so I suspect I am under another name/bib.
2 of my friends are ok on the site, but the 4th member of our group we could not find at all in any picture. Some really nice pics!
Oooh. I always hate my post race pictures. Not really my best look. Scary in fact!
My bib number AND name came up with someone else's picture......I tried the lost and found with no luck. I finally went thru ALL the photos and found a picture of me so I suspect I am under another name/bib.
2 of my friends are ok on the site, but the 4th member of our group we could not find at all in any picture. Some really nice pics!
Oooh. I always hate my post race pictures. Not really my best look. Scary in fact!
This year was definitely my worst picture to date - I am like Swamp Thing coming out of the water. :eek:
