team grapplers quest

TEAM GRAPPLERS QUEST I would like to introduce to you a group of amazing men that I asked to join Team Grapplers Quest in our mission to complete the Tough Mudders challenge and raise money and awareness for Autism Radio and the children and their families affected by Autism, as well as the Wounded Soldiers Project. – Coach Rick Meet Coach Ray Coach Ray Bernaz is a Meet Coach Gerry father, a soccer coach, and Coach Gerry Ortiz is a an avid runner. He is father, soccer coach, currently training to run a and soccer player. 50 miler in early November. Coach Gerry was Coach Ray is coming out of injured in a massive summer cross-­‐training soccer injury while mode and working towards training for the Tough approximately 10 hours of Mudder challenge and he required serious surgery. trail-­‐running a week (60-­‐70 Currently, Coach Gerry is rehabbing his ACL and miles). Also, incorporating plans to attend the Tough Mudder challenge to up to 5 hours a week of cross training (weights, cheer the team on. If he could, he would be the swimming, body-­‐weight exercises, and yoga). first man in line to run. Coach Gerry is the heart and soul of the team and is the assistant captain for Meet Coach Mike the challenge Coach Mike Napolitano is a father, a soccer coach, and a soccer player. Coach Mike Meet Coach Dan has been training utilizing Coach Dan Smith the P90X system as a is a father, a supplement to his intense soccer coach, a soccer playing and running soccer player, and regime. Coach Mike is a an avid runner. force to be reckoned with He has been on and off the field! running 4-­‐8 miles 3 x per week. Meet Coach Joe Completed the Marine Corp Marathon 2006 & Coach Joe Palermo is a father, a soccer coach, a 2009. Working out at NBD gym 3-­‐4 times a week. soccer player, an experienced triathlete, and road Workouts include strength training mixed with running racer. He competes speed and agility. in at least 5 or 6 races per year, from marathons, half iron tri's, half marathons, Meet Coach Rick Olympic tri's, and lesser Coach Rick distances. Most recently he Pagnillo is a competed in the Oxford father, a soccer Olympic Triathlon, Rhode coach, and soccer Island Amica Half Ironman player. He has and Northface Endurance been training at Challenge Half Marathon. the NBD gym with Coach Joe will enter the the Strikezone Tough Mudder in team as well as his November and the own intense Northface Endurance gladiator training routine! In addition to the Challenge Half Marathon or 50K in December. He is Strikezone and soccer, he runs recreationally, also a former US Army Ranger who’s no stranger to performs extreme core exercises, body weight being cold, wet, and tired…and who completes any training, weights and cardio. Coach Rick is the mission and never leaves anyone behind. captain of Team Grapplers Quest.