And when his body failed to hold up to the rigors of a national running regime, he merely switched over to bicycling where at the age of 48 he became a Category 1 (think a notch below professional) competitor.
For an athlete to succeed in one sport is one tall mountain to climb, but to maintain excellence in a second sport, one as grueling as race bicycling, is off the charts.
His path to running came about when Hank and his family moved to Maine from Long Island, N.Y., in 1960. He attended Phillips Andover Academy and competed in cross country skiing
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