If I had time to set this site up the way that I wanted, I would provide a link in the corner to help support my buddy, Rich. Instead, I'm gonna post this link as the first post for the next 10 days. It's to support him in his upcoming race where he will represent the U.S.A. in the "2015 International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 24 Hour World Championships".
Just to give you a little background, Rich and I have known one another for about 15 years. We competed as a team a number of years back in a company weight loss challenge and we won. During the course of that challenge, I introduced Rich to running. He did his first 5K with me that year. Since then Rich has gone on to become an ultra marathoner who has competed in races too extreme for even the most die-hard gym-goer; seven marathons, two 50-milers, three 100-milers, and two 24-hour races (not a typo). Recently, he qualified for the USA Track & Field 24-hour race team.
Please consider supporting Rich Riopel at the (IAU) 24 Hour World Championship in Torino, Italy on April 11-12, 2015 by making a donation and/or getting a tee shirt from:
http://booster.com/runrichrun Let Donna know that I sent you and I'll be sure to take care of the shipping.
-Antnee
PS He doesn't smoke when he's training, which is most of the time, but Rich is a Brother of the Leaf.