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"If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run---
Your's is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And---which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!" -Rudyard Kipling
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
-Albert Einstein in a 1930 letter to his son
Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it! Begin it now!. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Official Endorsement from the Pentagon Force Protection Agency 2008 Race Results
| Date | Event | Class | Result |
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| 7/12/2008 | 1st Annual Deer Park 5K Memorial Run | USAT - 40-44 Men | 1st in AG | 15th Overall 21:28:75 |
| 10/26/2008 | Marine Corp Marathon | USAT - 40-44 Men | 1272 in AG | 12119 Overall (w/ injury) 4:58:25 |
| 10/5/2008 | Army Ten Miler | USAT - 40-44 Men | 599 of 1820 in Div | 4423 of 18857 Overall (top 17%) 1:23:37 |
| 9/27/2008 | Chesapeakeman Ultra Distance | USAT - 40-44 Men | 9th in AG | 90th Overall 13:55:53 |
| 8/1/2008 | PAC Race Across America | USAT - 40-44 Men | Completed 1st | Total 9875 miles or 3X across |
2008 Races
"One the country's most challenging Olympic Distance Triathlons" Sunday, May 18, 2008
Centennial Lake - Ellicott City, Maryland, USA
1.5k Swim - 41k Bike - 10k Run
Course Record holder, Matt Reed, has committed to coming back to defend (and hopefully break) his own course record. Matt has secured a spot on the 2008 US Men's Olympic Triathlon Team. To challenge Matt will be Chris "Macca" McCormack, 2007 Ironman Hawaii World Champion. And last, but certainly not least, Greg Remaly, the 2007 Columbia Triathlon Winner, will be back to defend his title. 
HALF-IRONMAN DISTANCE Morgantown, WV Sunday, June 29, 2008
1st Annual Deer Park Water(3.1m) Run / Walk Brent Kegley Memorial 5k Quiet Waters Park 600 Quiet Waters Park Rd Annapolis, MD 21403 Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Race Across America WASHINGTON D.C. to SAN FRANCISCO August 1-31, 2008 Challenge: Travel across the United States from east to west by earning miles for the minutes spent exercising. Earn the equivalent of 3,000 miles by logging 1,000 minutes of exercise. A large-scale map of the United States will be displayed with push pins flagged with the names of each participant and their status. Open to PAC members only
CANCELED 
Annapolis Triathlon
September 7, 2008
1.5K Swim, 40K Bike, 10K Run
CANCELED SEE BLOG
September 27, 2008
Cambridge, MD., USA.
2.4 Mile Swim, 112 Mile Bike, 26.2 Mile Run ChesapeakeMan has been named the
USAT Mid-Atlantic Ultra Tri Regional Championship! 
The 24th annual Army Ten-Miler will run on October 5th, 2008
Marine Corp Marathon "The Peoples Marathon" October 28th, 2008 Boston Marathon Qualifier
Personal Q&A
Why do you compete?
Not to sound cocky, but because I can. I'm healthy. What a shameful waste it would be not to rip up a course when so, so many individuals can't/don't/won't get out there (for a myriad of reasons). I am of the 1% of the population engaged in multi-sport. The race is the carrot dangling out there, which gives me the legitimate excuse to train like I do. I set the goal - then chase it with everything I have.
Do you train? What does your schedule look like?
My training schedule encompasses 600 annual hours. I train seven days a week to some degree or another. Most days encompass two-a-day workouts and a brick on the weekend. It's a fine balance between the priorities of family, work, and training (in that order).
Why do you like this sport?
Asked this, I always find it difficult to articulate the deep seeded love for a) some good old-fashioned competition b) the camaraderie of the sport (mine is a attitude of gratitude) c) continually testing and bettering oneself d) satisfying the gear-head in me.
What has been your most embarrassing moment?
Unrelated to sport - In a very crowded elevator with various Heads of State, a lot of chatter (none of which I could comprehend since it was mostly in Russian) a Russian interpreter sheepishly whispered in my ear "Mr. Gorbachev is requesting that you lean forward slightly so that he may remove his hand from the rail of which you are seemingly sitting on" ...Why yes, it's pleasure to meet you too, Mr. President.
Some Personal Information About Me:
I am planning and intend on a single-handed, around-the-world sailing circumnavigation in the future.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are built for.
John A. Shedd, Salt from My Attic, 1928
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Comments
| Joe Yorio says:
11/15/2008 8:18 AM |
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Rik, Recovery is progressing slowly. However, work is busy at DHL and I am doing a little archery hunting as well as starting up a coaching business www.ETScoaching.com and managing my multisport, team www.cincyexpress.org so I'm not bored in the least. All my best to you and your family during the holiday season. Take care brother and I hope to see at an event or two in 2009.
Best Regards,
Joe |
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| Team Running Warriors says:
10/7/2008 8:21 PM |
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Rik, outstanding job at the ARMY 10 miler. looks like the competition was pretty tight. As tight as the ARMY can get anyways LOL. Looks like I wont make it to the Marine Corps Marathon. I will have one of my team mates there though. Watch out, he is in your age div. Good luck bro and 5 bombs (*****) for ya.
Semper Fi,
Casey
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| Joe Yorio says:
9/30/2008 8:51 AM |
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Rik, Congratulations on your Chesapeakeman race and finish. Great job brother. I hope to see you at one of the races in 2009. 5*
Joe |
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| Team Running Warriors says:
9/23/2008 9:13 PM |
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Rik, What's new? Any races coming up besides the MC marathon?
Semper Fi,
Casey
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| Joe Yorio says:
9/5/2008 11:26 PM |
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Rick, I hope you are doing well brother. Here is a 5* for you.
Joe |
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