Meet the Members of Team CMT

Team CMT started with 3 members at our first race in Brown Deer Wisconsin.  Cheryl Monnat, Robert Kearney and Chris Wodke first wore the Team CMT singlet at the Deer Run 10 K on April 27, 2010. Since then we have grown to 62 runners, walkers, triathletes and cyclist in 16 states.  Once we have the new Team CMT singlets with the new HNF logo our recruiting is rally going to take off. I look for us to grow even more in the next 6 months.

The other amazing thing about our team is we have 13 members with CMT.  Many of them were told not to run or exercise too hard. They are really defying the odds to be competing.  We also have two elite triathletes on the team. Morgan Johnson is a member of the U.S. Team and competed in Bejing this last September. The other is Anthony Orlando, he is an up and coming elite triathlete racing in Minnesota.

 I have shared the story of many of our athletes on the blog. Look forward to even more in the coming year as we add members to the team.  You are all awesome and you inspire me everyday. Members race to raise awareness and to raise money for research. Some have relatives affected by CMT, some joined just because we asked. Your support means more than we can possibly express. Thank you all. You are doing great things!  We are going to make a difference and it starts right here with Team CMT!

I thought the members of the team might enjoy seeing who is all on the team and where we live. The members are listed in the order they joined the team. 

Chris Wodke (Manager)      Milwaukee,Wisconsin

Cheryl Monnat      Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Robert Kearney      Indianapolis, Indiana

Scott Stoner      Shorewood Wisconsin

Anthony Orlando Jr.      River Falls, Wisconsin

Glydnis Mack      Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ruth Mack      Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Kim Petak      Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 Joyce Kelly      Dallas, Texas

Jude Burton      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Terri Hofstede      Waukesha, Wisconsin

Paul Kachelmeier      Monona, Wisconsin

Gary Krukar      Eagle, Wisconsin

Jane Krukar      Eagle, Wisconsin

Jessica Knowles      Golden, Colorado

 Kevin Klein      Franklin, Wisconsin

David McCarthy      Wayland, Massachusetts

 Dawn Fritzell      Appleton, Wisconsin

 Ericka Wiltenmuth-Steffen      Flagstaff, Arizona

Tim Steffen      Flagstaff, Arizona

Morgan Johnson      Dallas, Texas

Dr. Robert Chetlin      Morgantown, West Virginia

Donna DeWick      London, England

 Lincoln Stultz      Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Jayson Faires      Fairfax, Virginia

 Kathy Stultz      Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

 Pam Stultz      Maple Grove, Minnesota

Allissa Faires      Fairfax, Virginia

 Briana Faires      Fairfax, Virginia

Shirley Weatherford      Burnside, Kentucky

Rick Weatherford      Burnside, Kentucky

 Cody Weatherford      Burnside, Kentucky

Karen Devlin      Lake Mills, Wisconsin

 Bill Devlin      Lake Mills, Wisconsin

Megan Sebeck      New Windsor, New York

 Alyssa Flagge      Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Tashua Kutzhals      Fairfax, Virginia

 Briana Faires      Fairfax, Virginia

Gloria Frigerio      Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 Kevin Roskopf      Brookfield, Wisconsin

 Brett Sadler      Eagle, Wisconsin

Jim Sullivan      Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

 Tony Tanksley      Sacramento California

Charles Norris      Philadelphia, PA

 Michael Gene Falcone      Philadelphia, PA

Katie Ayala          Fredricksburg Va

 Richard Cook      Fredricksburg Va

 Ruth Cook     Fredricksburg Va

Will Cook     Fredricksburg Va

Tosha West     Midland TX

Charlie West    Midland TX

Cody West    Midland TX

Emmalee West   Midland TX

Dale Christine Lopez     Oak Lawn, Illinois

Shelia Ryan      Sandusky Ohio

Mary Louie      Westbrooke, Maine

Shannon Colson Sandusky Ohio

Ryan Sevier      Sandusky, Ohio

Patricia Jett      Fredericksburg, VA

Vince Fischer      Sandusky, Ohio

 Heather Fischer      Sandusky, Ohio

William Platt      Charleston, West Virginia

 Barbara Vonata      Richmond, Virginia

If you want to join us, check out our web site at http://www.run4cmt.com/

There is not cost to join. We just ask you wear our singlet in events, join us on Facebook and take a photo when you compete so we can let other team members know about it.


Chris Wodke
Founder & Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com


Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure for CMT. We have almost 100 members in 17 states. If you wish to join us visit our web site.

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.

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