Still waiting on a disc with tons of Ultraman photos, but in the meantime, thought I’d post a few from the UM website. They are low res thumbnails, so apologies for the small file size & fuzziness.
Here I am at the end of Day 1. I was 2nd out of the swim and held that spot for a while before being passed by Seedhouse, O’Keefe and Ribeiro a couple hours in. I gave it all I had but was starting to fade on the 22 mile climb (‘3950 of elevation gain) to the finish. Here Miro Kregar passes me with only 1/2 mile to go for the day. That was hard to swallow, my only comfort being that Miro went on to win the 52.4 mile run in a stunning 6:14 to finish 3rd overall. 
Group photo of all the competitors at the pre-race meeting the day before. That’s me in front, 3rd from the right.
Another one of Miro blasting his move on me. I was powerless!
Out of the water and onto the bike for the Day 1 90 miler with 7600′ of elevation gain. My crew captain Chris Uettwiller hooks me up.
Coming out of the water in 2nd position, 2 minutes behind leader Marty Raymond. He busted a surge on me at 2K, opened a gap but never widened it. Should have gone with him. I’m looking pretty wobbly. Though my time was a bit slower than I was expecting, the currents were not favorable this year, slowing everyone at least 10 minutes.
Group photo of all the competitors at the pre-race meeting the day before. That’s me in front, 3rd from the right.
