Franciscan Omni Health & Fitness-Schererville Hosted its Third Annual “Anyone Can Do a 5k Walk/Run”

Franciscan-Omni-Health-Fitness-Schererville-Anyone-Can-Do-A-5k-2Franciscan Omni Health & Fitness-Schererville hosted its third annual Anyone Can Do a 5k walk/run on Saturday, September 20, 2014. This year, the race had some very special guests to cheer on the participants. These guests included Biggest Loser Season 14 contestant, Danni Allen, Biggest Loser Season 11 contestant, Courtney Crozier, and certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, Sandy Krum. The race started at approximately 8:00 AM with it’s biggest turnout yet.

“We started this race three years ago with the hopes of getting people up and moving. Each year we get a few more participants. This year we definitely feel like it was a strong race.” said race coordinator, Amy Baxter.

Franciscan-Omni-Health-Fitness-Schererville-Anyone-Can-Do-A-5k-5The route took place in the Plum Creek Subdivision located across the road from the health club. There was an array of participants this year, ranging from grandparents to children tagging along in strollers.

Baxter said, “We have some of our returners, and then a lot of people who have never run a 5K before, which is what we’re shooting for. The participation is great, we love seeing the mother-daughter teams, the father-son teams, and all of the family teams.”

Race winner, Gunnar Pullins, stated,“The weather was perfect, I had the best pace of my life. It was a great race.”

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