Team Member: Bob Del Grosso - 5th Avenue Mile

As a member of Team Hope For The Warriors®, Bob is running this year's NYRR 5th Avenue Mile Race while raising funds for Hope For The Warriors®.  

He has a challenge for YOU!

Donate $25 or more towards his fundraising goal and predict his official race time.  If you get the correct time to the second, you will win a Hope For The Warriors® polo shirt.

To help you, we are giving you some of their racing stats below.

Team Hope For The Warriors® Profile: Bob Del Grosso

Hope For The Warriors ® Volunteer Since: 2008

Hometown:  “Born and Raised in Da Bronx”

Career: United States Marine, WIA

               FBI (Retired)

Alma Matter:  Fordham University

Foot prints:

            •           1^st Race: 3^rd place in 150 yard Dash on Cinders (1961)

            •           Fastest Mile: 5:08 in boots and utilities (1969)

            •           Fastest Marathon: 3:40 (NYC Marathon, 1983)

            •           Fastest Ten-Miler: 1:01:47 (Cherry Blossom Ten-Miler, 1985)

            •           Penn Relays : “ got smoked”  in 4X100 (1994)

            •           North Jersey Masters Championships 400-meters indoors: 2nd place   

            •           Last 5K: 21:10 (1997)

What made you become part of Team Hope For The Warriors ®?

“It is all about payback to all of the veterans who helped me and others along the way. You have to take care of the troops. That's why I'm in the game.”

Please Click Here to help Bob meet his fundraising goal and join us in our mission to restore self, family and hope to wounded service members and military families.