Thank you to all of the participants and volunteers who made the 3rd Annual ECTAthlon a huge success!! The exceptionally hot weather presented us with new challenges this year, but everyone finished the event despite the heat! We had 27 teams competing this year…a total of 103 competitors, over 50 volunteers, and many more companion riders.
Congratulations to the Wild Woodsmen (Greg & Eric Krathwohl, John Mulkerin & Joe Sandulli), BillieBo Farm (Patricia Henwood, David Young, Leslie Milne & Richard Klajnscek) and the EBSCO Pickled Herrings (Dana & Josh Bradshaw, Erin Cheever & Alex Saltzman) on their first, second and third place wins! Congratulations also to the Hippie Chicks for Best Team Attire and the Raiders of the Lost Arch(itects) for Best Team Name! We should have awarded the “Almost Ironman†award to Jeff Hubbard who ran, biked and paddleboarded for the J Team!
Many thanks to our event sponsors: EBSCO Publishing, Institution for Savings, Ipswich Bay Glass & Ipswich Ale Brewery. EBSCO also generously hosted our finish celebration, and we owe a huge thanks to their facilities staff. Thank you also to the local businesses who donated our awards and prizes: Pinnacle Bike Shop, New England Running Co., Essex County Co-op, Essex River Basin Adventures, REI of Reading and the Ipswich YMCA.
Click here to see results from the 2013 ECTAthlon. Last year, we were able to calculate equestrian times & kayak times, but couldn’t give info on run and bike times. We had hoped to have detailed times for all legs of the race this year, but ran into a snag with the equestrian timing (unfortunately, only the times that were under the 24 minute mark, and a couple of others, were recorded) which also affected the kayak timing. This was a test run year for separate timing, and we’ll have all the kinks worked out for next year so we can post the results of all of the events! (None of this affected the overall timing and scoring).
Event photos are posted on our Shutterfly and Facebook pages.