Jim Treece, 47, has lived in Frederick, Maryland for over 25 years and even though he commutes to a full-time job in Rockville, MD, he still finds the time to train as an ultra runner. He started his running career in 1995 doing several 5k road races and quickly moving up to the marathon distance. Bored with just doing road workouts, he started to run the trails around Western Maryland and surrounding states. In 2000, he took the plunge and began running trail ultras and hasn’t looked back. To date he has run over 50 ultras with 16 of these being 100 mile races in 8 different states. Jim is always encouraging runners to reach beyond their perceived limits and maybe even attempt running an ultra. The mental stamina he has built up from running not only helps him on the trails, but prepares him to face any obstacle he encounters in life.
“With self-disipline, all things are possible”. – Theodore Roosevelt
To date, Jim has completed the following ultra marathons:
- Mountain Lakes 100 – 100 Miler – Olallie Lake, OR Sep 24, 2016
- Mohican – 100 Miler – Loudonville, OH Jun 18, 2016
- C&O Canal 100 – 100 Miler – Knoxville, MD Apr 30, 2016
- HAT Trail Run – 50K – Havre de Grace, MD Mar 19, 2016
- The Daytona 100 – 100 Miler – Atlantic Beach, FL Nov 7, 2015
- Oil Creek – 100 Miler – Titusville, PA Oct 10, 2015
- Eastern States 100 – 100 Miler – Waterville, PA Aug 15, 2015
- Massanutten – 100 Miler – Front Royal, VA May 16, 2015
- C&O Canal 100 – 100 Miler – Knoxville, MD Apr 25, 2015
- Seneca Greenway Trail – 50K – Damascus, MD Mar 21, 2015
- Phunt 50 – 50K – Elkton, MD Jan 3, 2015
- Grindstone – 100 Miler – Swoope, VA Oct 3, 2014
- Catoctin – 50K – Frederick, MD Jul 26, 2014
- Burning River – 100 Miler – Willoughby Hills, OH Jul 27, 2013
- Massanutten – 100 Miler – Front Royal, VA May 18, 2013
- Stone Mill 50M – 50 Miler – Rockville, MD Nov 17, 2012
- Oil Creek – 100 Miler – Titusville, PA Oct 13, 2012
- North Face Endurance Challenge – Washington DC – 50K – Sterling, VA Jun 2, 2012
- Seneca Greenway Trail – 50K – Damascus, MD Mar 3, 2012
- Catoctin – 50K – Frederick, MD Jul 30, 2011
- CAT 100 – 100 Miler – Frederick, MD Apr 24, 2010
- Wasatch Front – 100 Miler – Kaysville, UT Sep 6, 2008
- Highlands Sky – 40 Miler – Davis, WV Jun 14, 2008
- JFK – 50 Miler – Boonsboro, MD Nov 17, 2007
- Catoctin – 50K – Frederick, MD Aug 4, 2007
- JFK – 50 Miler – Boonsboro, MD Nov 18, 2006
- Catoctin – 50K – Frederick, MD Aug 5, 2006
- Massanutten – 100 Miler – Front Royal, VA May 13, 2006
- HAT Trail Run – 50K – Havre de Grace, MD Mar 25, 2006
- Seneca Greenway Trail – 50K – Damascus, MD Mar 4, 2006
- Catoctin – 50K – Frederick, MD Aug 6, 2005
- Highlands Sky – 40 Miler – Davis, WV Jun 11, 2005
- Bull Run Run – 50 Miler – Clifton, VA Apr 9, 2005
- Seneca Greenway Trail – 50K – Damascus, MD Mar 5, 2005
- Catoctin – 50K – Frederick, MD Aug 7, 2004
- Hellgate – 100K – Fincastle, VA Dec 13, 2003
- JFK – 50 Miler – Boonsboro, MD Nov 22, 2003
- Mountain Masochist Trail Run – 50 Miler – Lynchburg, VA Nov 1, 2003
- Highlands Sky – 40 Miler – Davis, WV Jun 14, 2003
- Vermont – 100 Miler – West Windsor, VT Jul 20, 2002
- Capon Valley – 50K – Yellow Spring, WV May 18, 2002
- JFK – 50 Miler – Boonsboro, MD Nov 17, 2001
- Catoctin – 50K – Frederick, MD Aug 11, 2001
- Capon Valley – 50K – Yellow Spring, WV May 19, 2001
- Catoctin – 50K – Frederick, MD Aug 5, 2000