Bob Bischoff

Bob's knowledge of athletic footwear is drawn from his many years as a track athlete, as well as his years as a footwear developer for New Balance, Brooks and Saucony.

Bob's life is a marathon... he continues to stay active running the business, training for local races and coaching Wheeler School track and Cross Country. A collegiate All-American in XC as well as 800M at Keene State helps to keep him focused as an up and coming masters athlete.

Colleen Bischoff

Married to Bob...

Colleen ran high school cross country and has participated in local road races. These days she stays fit by walking and also by chasing three, young tycos around the yard.

Mike Basilico

Like several other staff members, Mike brings his brand experience to Rhode Runner having worked as head of guerilla marketing for Loco Footwear. He also has 7 years of retail experience with both Adidas and Saucony. Hailing from the town of Johnston, Rhode Island, Mike was a standout distance runner in a program not known for distance running. He now races for Reebok Providence.

Peter Bortolotti

Peter once raced the great Steve Prefontaine, unfortunately he can only remember seeing Pre from behind.

Peter owned a specialty running store in PA before making a career as a marketing manager for Adidas, Converse, Saucony and Reebok. He currently works at Rhode Runner and is also a Professor of Marketing at Johnson & Wales University.

Peter ran for the University of Connecticut and has a 2:23 marathon PR.

Nick Weidman

Nick is a senior at Providence College with junior eligibility. He is currently studying business management and potentially will enroll in the PC business grad program next year. Nick is a solid 4th or 5th man on the PC cross country team. Originally from the Boston area, Nick holds the distinction of being the only American in the top 7 at PC, a program which is currently ranked 18th in the country. Despite battling a nagging IT injury last year, Nick has set PRs of 4:10 in the mile, 8:22 in the 3k, and was in the top 20 at big east last year.

Eric Lonergan

Hailing from North Kingston RI, Eric is a senior at Rhode Island College. A runner possessing a broad range of talent, Eric currently runs cross country and performs at all distances from the 800 to the 5000 meters on the track. Eric is studding to be an elementary teacher at RIC and holds PRs of 4:20 in the mile, 8:52 in the 3k and 15:30 in the 5k.