Lt. Chad Haack, 33, and Master Chief Petty Officer Jim Ritch, an electronics technician, 48, cross the halfway point of the simulated bicycle course portion of a ship-board triathlon they completed together on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The ship-board triathlon included a 1 hour, 10 minute simulated row, in place of a swim, a 112-mile simulated bike course and a run. Ritch and Haack arranged to complete the 12-hour triathlon after a change in ship's schedule meant they couldn't compete in the Silverman Triathlon in Henderson, Nev. Ronald Reagan is

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Lt. Chad Haack, 33, and Master Chief Petty Officer Jim Ritch, an electronics technician, 48, cross the halfway point of the simulated bicycle course portion of a ship-board triathlon they completed together on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The ship-board triathlon included a 1 hour, 10 minute simulated row, in place of a swim, a 112-mile simulated bike course and a run. Ritch and Haack arranged to complete the 12-hour triathlon after a change in ship's schedule meant they couldn't compete in the Silverman Triathlon in Henderson, Nev. Ronald Reagan is currently underway completing a Composite Training Unit Exercise. (Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Tidd) USS Ronald Reagan Action DVIDS338023

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