Rich Cruse was my boss for 10 minutes
July 21st, 2009 by Conrad Stoltz
I met sports photographer Rich Cruse at my 1st XTERRA- Richmond VA 2001.
Since then we have become close friends, but also we managed to do a lot of business together. He would shoot pics at races and make me look good- not an easy task- and I would offer it to the press and sponsors who would buy them off Rich. That way Rich made a living, I looked somewhat good, and the sponsors and magazines got great pics.
I attended Vineman 70.3 this past weekend to work at the Avia stand- my shoe sponsor. We worked the expo and race day, sold shoes and had great meals and wine afterward. Shoe designer Ike and I also brainstormed on the 2010 Avia AVI STOLTZ.
From the AVIA booth I saw Rich sprint across a big field with about 60lbs of camera gear flapping in the wind. I ran over and offered to help him carry. We got to the finish just before Aussie Joe Gambles, the winner. I wanted to give Rich’s camera back but he said:“Shoot!”
So I “shot”:

Thanks for the credit Rich!
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July 22nd, 2009 at 12:35 am
Conrad knows I think he has a “good eye”. So when he was kind enough to help me with my gear so I could run to the finish, I asked him if he wanted to shoot. AS you can see, he did “good”. I hope he keeps racing for a bit longer. I have enough competition as it is!
Thanks friend!
Rich