Over 800 runners participated in the 15th Annual Officer Thomas J. Giunta Memorial 5K Road Race on beautiful spring Sunday, on April 5, 2009. The race began at Bank and High Streets and followed a 5K course up High Street to New Boston Road, Oak Grove Avenue and back to the finish line in front of the Salvation Army on Bedford Street. More than two dozen participants in the Fitness Challenge, who had trained for the race in the preceding weeks, participated in bright green tee shirts provided by Personal Trainer Amy Jones of  Where Is The Work-Out. The race is run annually as a scholarship fundraiser in memory of Officer Thomas Giunta who was shot and killed in the line of duty in 1994. It provides a terrific opportunity for heart healthy activity, both at the race and the weeks of preparation leading up to it. Click here to see race results. To see photos from last year's race, click here. For further information about the Challenge, contact CD-REC Program Director Grace Gerling at 508-679-0522.
 

(Top row, left) Thirteen-year-old Conar Mitchell and his younger brother Jake, who took 6th and 9th place in their age divisions, await the start of the race. (Top row, center) Personal Trainer Amy Jones of  Where Is The Work-Out leads green-shirted participants from her CD-REC workouts. (Top row, right) Jess and Stephanie Simons and Lisa Celio walk the the 5K route together. (Middle row, left) Fitness Challenge participant Helen Brown runs up the High Street incline to New Boston Road. (Middle row, right) Sharon and Patti finish the final stretch on Bedford Street. (Bottom row, left) Amy Jones directs Val to the chutes. (Bottom row, center) Kate Lavoie, who ran her first race in 14 years, knuckle-bumps Andrea Curran at the finish line. (Bottom row, right) Daryl Parrent is accompanied to the finish line by Amy Jones.