Richard VanMeter
OCCUPATION: Analyst, Navy Recruiting Command
AGE GROUP: Male, 50-54
SPORTS: Triathlon, Road Racing
YEARS IN MULTISPORT: 15
YEARS BEING A TERRAPIN: 11
WHY YOU LOVE BEING A TERRAPIN: Camaraderie, Team Training, Parties
FUN FACTS: 2013 Arlington (TN) Doughnut Eating Champion
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Weight / Stop Eating
MOST MEMORABLE RACE: 2007 Ironman Florida – Not only my first Ironman but Henry Forrest cut through the run course to personally congratulate me for finishing. Henry was one of fifteen who competed in the first Ironman in 1978 and passed away less than a year after the race.
FAVORITE RIDING ROUTE: Arlington to Mason
FAVORITE RUNNING ROUTE: Around Arlington / Wolf River Greenway
FAVORITE RACE: Any race with Keith & Nick.
BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Ironman Florida (2007 & 2009),
Seven Marathons (St Jude Memphis x 4, Marine Corps x 2, Richmond),
Tough Mudder Poplar Bluff
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007 Cats Iron Mountain Man Half Triathlon, 1st – Master Clydesdale
2010 Natchez Trace Adventure Race, 2nd – Two Person Coed Long Distance
2011 Belleplain Triathlon, 3rd – Age Group
2012 Showman Shooter Triathlon, 3rd – Clydesdale
2014 Chilly Chili 5K, 3rd – Age Group
UPCOMING GOALS: Get back into triathlons.
