For Team-OBP, January is a reminder of how quickly time flies. Laura Shumaker’s 6-month tenure as Team Lead came to an end. Pete DeCarolis will take the reins from Laura, and we already know that we’re in terrific hands! This has been a month of exciting transitions for OBP and our team will continue to go in a wonderful direction while in Pete’s hands!
This month, the team began training on Saturdays for the Broad Street and Caesar Rodney events. Bob, Kevin, Mark, and Olani participated in the Pickle Run. We visited the Palestra on January 29th for the St. Joe’s vs. Temple basketball game! Many thanks to Nino Vanin and St. Joseph’s University Athletics for donating tickets. While St. Joe’s didn’t win, we had a very enjoyable morning with Lindsay, Megan, Olani, Rachael, Christi, Dave, and Laura!
Res Member of the Month: Mark S.
Mark has been a wonderful member of our team for over a year. He runs a mile to join us for our runs every day and he always comes in good spirits and livens up our circles each morning!
Non-res Member of the Month: Kristen K.
“I honestly feel more inspired by the guys then I think the other way around. The fact that they get up in the mornings with positive attitudes and some have to run to OBP before we even do our run despite the cold weather or any other conditions in their lives is amazing to me. I love hearing their life stories and their goals for the future. My favorite part is seeing them grow as individuals and realize all they can accomplish. I feel lucky because I just think of everyone as a new friend.”
i just signed up for REBEL RACE too…can’t wait to run the 5k through military style obstacles and crawl in the mud! My girlfriend’s crazier than I am- she’s doing the 15k! I’m so excited to run and go camping with my friends all weekend. They’re even giving me a free beer! Is anyone else doing this race??