The 6thChallenge Event of the 2009 Fitness Challenge took place at the infamous Seven Hills along North Park on April 4, 2009. Fitness instructor Amy Jones sent challenge participants on a one-mile walk/run from CD-REC headquarters on Bank Street to the bottom of the Park at President Avenue and North Main Street. From there, participants were challenged to either walk or run the four-tenths of a mile to the top and back three times. When finished, challengers walked the mile back to Bank Street for a total of 4.4 miles. Participants who first found the challenge daunting returned with a sense of accomplishment. Click here for the video of the event. Click here to see photos of the previous Challenge event. For further information about the Challenge, contact CD-REC at 508-679-0522 or Program Director Grace Gerling by e-mail.
 

(Top row, left) Colleen Mcaulay, Joey Correia and Maryann Mcaulay-Correia head down North Main Street from CD-Recreation headquarters on Bank Street. (Top row, center) CD-Recreation Executive Director Grace Gerling makes her second of three runs to the top of President Avenue while Jeffrey and Brittnay Estrella follow behind. (Top row, right) Paula Costa and Stacy Primo lead a group down North Main Street to President Avenue. (Middle row, left) Louise Tavares takes the lead in walking up the hill for a second time with Carol Weber and Colleen Kenyan of the WIC Program at HealthFirst Family Care Center. (Middle row, center) Jeff and Brittnay Estrella and Jean Souza raise a cheer as they reach the summit of the steep hill for the first of three times. (Middle row, right) Beth and Daryl Parrent run down the hill on their third and final run. (Bottom row, left) Joey Correia, Maryann Mcaulay-Correia and Colleen Mcaulay pass the Cinderella Bakery on their way back up North Main Street. (Bottom row, center) Stacy Primo and Paula Costa head back up the hill for the third and final time. (Bottom row, right) CD-REC Executive Director Grace Gerling and the other Challenge participants listen as CD-REC Program Director Jamison Souza describes the next Challenge event.