By Kara, on February 20th, 2012% Name: Katie Connolly-Staffelbach
Nickname: None really, but Kara told me I’m known in the gym as “Katie the Cop”
Age: 41
Occupation: babysitter, taxi driver, plumber, animal control officer, donut eater and coffee drinker (otherwise known as “A Cop”)
Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Favorite WOD: Fight Gone Bad
Favorite lift: I like any sort of squat.
. . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Katie Connolly-Staffelbach
By Kara, on February 13th, 2012% Name: Anthony Cambria
Nickname: A few…Ant, Anth, Tony, Cambs
Age: 28
Occupation: Business Analyst at Oracle
Hometown: Grew up in Springfield, live in Broomall now
Favorite WOD: Cindy
Favorite lift: Deadlift
How long have you been CrossFitting? A little over a year.
Which class time do you usually attend? Most often 5pm, sometimes 9:30am
How . . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Anthony Cambria
By Kara, on February 6th, 2012% Name: Moira DiTrolio
Nickname: Moi (as in, rhymes with “toy,” not the French term for “me”)
Age: 33
Occupation: I teach Biology and Environmental Sciences at Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill.
Hometown: I grew up in Drexel Hill and currently reside in Springfield.
Favorite WOD: Definitely has to be Twelve Days of CrossFit. . . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Moira DiTrolio
By Kara, on January 30th, 2012% Name: Matt Kaminski
Nickname: Now that I think about it – I never had one, apparently wasn’t one of the cool kids.
Age: 29
Occupation: Paramedic. I know the question that you’re now thinking about. Trust me, you don’t want to know.
Hometown: Media, Pa.
Favorite WOD: To my disbelief, Fight Gone Bad is actually . . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Matt Kaminski
By Kara, on January 23rd, 2012% Name: Meg Begany
Nickname: The ones I kinda like…MegBeg, Megster. The ones I really can’t stand…Meggy, Margaret (Well, really Margaret isn’t a nickname, it’s my real name, but I still haven’t grown to love it yet)
Age: 40
Occupation: Neonatal Nutritionist (dietitian for sick or premature babies) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Hometown: Coopersburg, PA
. . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Meg Begany
By Kara, on January 18th, 2012% Congrats to John and Josh on their first muscle-ups tonight!
By Kara, on January 18th, 2012% Dan Aiken and family
Name: Dan Aiken
Nickname: Never had one. My older brothers’ friends always called me “Little Danny Aiken” Maybe that counts?
Age: 33
Occupation: Lawyer
Hometown: Grew up in NE Philadelphia. Now live in Havertown.
Favorite WOD: Eleven
Favorite lift: Deadlift and Press
How long have you been CrossFitting? 4 months
. . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Dan Aiken
By Kara, on December 13th, 2011% When I was growing up, I was always active, exercised and considered myself in good shape. In my 20s, I was an aerobic junkie, mostly step aerobics. I took one to two classes a day, five times a week. At 26, I did a diet/exercise plan for a few months. It worked and at that . . . → Read More: Jill Wallen: A CrossFit Testimonial
By Kara, on October 24th, 2011% Chris Foehl with his wife Laura and son Ethan
Name: Chris Foehl
Nickname: None that stuck
Age: 31
Occupation: Personal Trainer and Classroom Instructor
Hometown: Springfield
Favorite WOD: Too many to name, but I love anything with a rope climb!
Favorite lift: Turkish Get Up
How long have you been CrossFitting? About a year . . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Chris Foehl
By Kara, on October 17th, 2011% Julia Corliss
Name: Julia Corliss, aka Julie
Nickname: Juls
Age: 27
Occupation: Radiation Therapist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Hometown: Springfield
Favorite WOD: I’d have to say Fight Gone Bad and Twelve Days of Crossfit!
Favorite lift: Back Squat and Thrusters…anything that involves legs!
How long have you been Crossfitting? About 6 months
. . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Julia Corliss
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