The final Saturday Challenge event of the four-month 2012 Fall River Fitness Challenge challenged participants to walk or run from Community Development Recreation on Bank Street in Fall River to Bicentenial Park at the bottom of President Avenue. Participants were then challenged to walk or run to the top of President Avenue's steep hill and back three times before returning. "I can't believe I really did it it all," stated Carolyn Wills who joined the Challenge late but who has been a steady participant since. Organized by the Diabetes Association, Inc. (DAI),  Community Development Recreation (CD-REC), the Fall River YMCA, General Fitness and Healthy City Fall River, and sponsored by Partners for a Healthier Community, the Challenge offers low cost opportunities for those who live, work or attend school in Greater Fall River to get fit, lose weight, have fun and win prizes. Click here for a video of the event. Click here for photos of a previous Seven Hills Challenge event. Call CD-REC at 508-679-0922 for more information or go to www.FallRiverFitnessChallenge.com..

(Top row, left) M.J. Alfano, Daryl Parrent and Stacey Primo start up President Avenue's steep Seven Hills after walking from CD-REC to Bicentennial Park. (Top row, center and right) CD-REC executive director Grace Gerling and Maggie Smith complete their three runs up the steep hill. (Middle row, center and right) Terry Greenwood and Luisa Tavares make their way down and up the hill three times. (Bottom row, left and center) Mel Ferreira, Terry and Luisa pause for a moment at the top of the hill. (Bottom row, right) Participant Carolyn Wills talks about the effort she put in to complete the 5K event.