We're a little tight for time, and things change. Social media has taken over, whether we like it or not.
We'll still post things here occasionally, especially when it's something that "fits" well on the website.
So if you want to keep up with what's going on:
We are again very excited to announce our guest swimmer for END-WET! This year, Elaine Howley will make the trip from Boston to Grand Forks and take on the 36 mile swim in the Mighty Red River of the North!
She was described as "…an American marathon swimmer, ice swimmer, race director and writer for U.S. Masters Swimming's SWIMMER Magazine...", among other things. Her list of swimming accomplishments is long. Her race directing, volunteering, observing other incredible swims and crewing for other incredible swimmers is equally long.
Elaine will give a short talk to swimmers, volunteers and spectators on the Friday evening before the race and we hope you’ll help us welcome her to North Dakota.
Welcome Elaine!
P.S. Elaine can be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
It's the most wonderful time of the year...watching the END-WET roster fill up with excited (terrified?) marathon swimmers from all over the country!
There's just one more thing we're lacking: a guest swimmer. If you've done the race before, you know that we've brought in one special guest each who can give a presentation to the group. We've picked people we think are ambassadors for the sport of open-water swimming in one way or another (sometimes by doing crazy things), but they've all been some of the most awesomely nice people we've ever met: Darren Miller, Jen Schumacher, Annaleise Carr, Sarah Thomas, and Jeff Utsch.
Again this year, we're asking you, the swimming community, for your nominations. Who exemplifies OWS and/or marathon swimming to you? Who has a story to share, or exemplifies sport in a positive way? Send us an email (hello@endracing.com) and tell us who you're nominating and why. We'll pick someone* and cover their flight, lodging, and food while they're here.
Free race for the price of a short talk? Heck yeah.
2017 travel scheduling is happening now, so send in those nominations ASAP--we plan on figuring this all out by February. Email us here: hello@endracing.com.
Happy Nominating!
*Don't worry if you get nominated and weren't expecting a free trip to North Dakota: we're going to confirm all this stuff in private before announcing. :-)
I shot a small amount of video during Bikecicle and finally found the time to stitch it together. So glad this race went so well during its first year as an ENDracing event. Key to that was Aaron Kennedy, who has been directing the race for the last several years. On to more fatbikes in the future!
Results are done! We have them listed here, and they are on the way to UltraSignup.com.
Results for previous years can be found at the bottom of the END-SURE race page.
As a bonus, here are some photos from Clay Ross:
