Welcome to Team Vegan Philly! We are a group of vegan and vegetarian athletes from the greater Philadelphia region currently training to run for the third year in a row in the Philadelphia Marathon (with marathon, half-marathon, and 8k races).

We’re lacing up our running shoes and hitting the pavement to raise money for the great veg outreach efforts being done by the Humane League of Philadelphia!. We’re also here to raise awareness that not only is a vegan diet great for the animals’ lives, it’s great for our lives too - making us leaner, healthier, and more energetic!

We hope that you will join us, either through running with us in one of the upcoming races (8k, half-marathon, or marathon), or by sponsoring one of our dedicated runners! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us!




Meet The Runners

Say hello to some of the current members of Team Vegan Philly - we hope to see your face here soon! Our runners' experience varies from very little running experience to accomplished Marathon runners. What they all share in common is their vegan diet and their drive to help farm animals!

Active Runners - Fall 2010

Lydia Chaudhry - Sponsor her!

Lydia is the Volunteer coordinator for the Humane League and divides her time between consulting in marketing and free-lance vegan recipe development and cooking instruction. This is her second year running with Team Vegan Philly.
Jen Clark - Sponsor her!

Jen is an attorney from Center City Philadelphia and is currently training for a November Triathlon. This is her third year racing with Team Vegan Philly.
Chris Price - Sponsor him!

Chris is a substitute teacher and longtime vegan living in West Philadelphia.
Nick Cooney - Sponsor him!

Nick is the director of the Humane League of Philadelphia and a South Philadelphia resident. This is his third race with Team Vegan Philly.
Alex Bomstein - Sponsor him!

Alex is a lawyer who lives, works, bikes and runs in Philadelphia.

Jessica Sosna - Sponsor her!

Jessica is an avid animal supporter from New Jersey. This is her third year running with Team Vegan Philly after running the 8k and Half-Marathon the past two years.

Sally Andersen - Sponsor her!

Sally is the Projects Director of the Humane League and an experienced runner, and is excited about running in her second race with Team Vegan Philly!

Ryan Wachter - Sponsor him!

Ryan is a video producer and amateur runner from New Jersey.

Lindsey Adams - Sponsor her!

Lindsey is a veterinary technician and Temple student looking forward to running her second race with TVP!

Kristian Glover - Sponsor her!

Kris graduated from Arcadia University with degrees in Communications and Political Science. She co-founded the Environmental Action Committee at St. Peter's Church, volunteers for Greenpeace and is the Philadelphia Green Living Examiner.

Debbie Jaffe - Sponsor her!

Debbie works as an executive admin asst for a legal recruiting agency in center city Philadelphia. She is a NE Philly resident. Debbie has been vegetarian for 7 years and vegan for 5 years. In her free time she volunteers for the SPCA in North Philly.

Dassi - Sponsor her!

Dassi is a Delaware resident and is looking forward to her second race with Team Vegan Philly!

Sarah Kuwik - Sponsor her!

Sarah is a music teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. She completed her first marathon in 2008.

Denise Tremblay - Sponsor her!

Denise is a University of Pennsylvania administrator looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly.

Harish Sethu - Sponsor him!

Harish is a Drexel University professor looking forward to his first race with Team Vegan Philly.

Natalie Cutrufello - Sponsor her!

Natalie is a University of the Arts graduate looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!

Julianne Kornacki - Sponsor her!

Julianne is a University of Pennsylvania graduate and long-time vegan looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!

Marissa Sudol - Sponsor her!

Marissa is a Temple Univesity student and Humane League intern looking forward to her first 8k race!

Wilbert Peji - Sponsor him!

Wilbert is an experienced marathon runner and new vegan who is excited about running this November's New York City Marathon on behalf of Team Vegan Philly!

Jim Payne - Sponsor him

Jim is happy to be back as a member of Team Vegan Philly for a second year!

Sara Schwartzberg - Sponsor her!

Sara is looking forward to running her second half-marathon as part of Team Vegan Philly!

 

Nora Pawar - Sponsor her!

Nora is an experienced runner looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!

 

Kevin McGillicuddy - Sponsor him!

Kevin is Philly's very own "Vegan Realtor," and a regular runner, who is looking forward to his first race with Team Vegan Philly.

 

Deirdre Kurtz - Sponsor her!

Deirde is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!

 

Jordan Hyatt - Sponsor her!

Jordan is looking forward to her first race with Team Vegan Philly!

   
   
   
   
Additional Team Vegan Philly Members
   

Taylor Gregory

 

Allison Crow

Kristina Staab
Bryan Sandala
Scott Hodukavich
Sheena Allen

Michelle Payne

Jen D

Cherron Perry-Thomas

Jay Pepito

Mary Foster

  Lyn Bassett
 

Todd Schwart

 

Piera

 

Simone Bennett

 

Nate Larsen