A small group of Fall River Fitness Challenge participants gathered on Saturday morning, April 17th For the eighth Challenge event of the 2011 series. Participants left from Community Development Recreation (CD-REC) headquarters on Bank Street and then headed down to Battleship Cove. From there, the group walked and ran to Bicentennial Park, headed up the Seven Hills to Highland Avenue and then down Rock Street before returning to CD-REC by Bedford Street. Sponsored by the Diabetes Association, Inc. (DAI), CD-REC, the Fall River YMCA, General Fitness and Healthy City Fall River, and supported by grants from the United Way of Greater Fall River and Partners for a Healthier Community, the Challenge offers low cost opportunities for those who live, work or attend school in Fall River to get fit. Click here for the video of the event.  Click here for photos of the first Challenge event, here for the second, and here for the third, here for the fourth, here for the fifth, here for the sixth, and here for the seventh.. Go to FallRiverFitnessChallenge.com  or call 508-679-0922 to learn more. 

(Top row, left) Theresa Greenwood and Luisa Tavares wonder where the other Fitness Challenge participants are. (Top row, center) The group heads down Central Street to the Battleship Cove area. (Top row, right) CD-REC director Grace Gerling and 2008 winner Daryl Parrent head down Davol Street. (Middle row, right) Chrissy Lewis keeps up the pace past Point Gloria. (Middle row, center) Mel Ferreira heads up the Seven Hills of President Avenue with Theresa and Luisa following behind. (Middle row, right) Daryl jogs back to CD-REC headquarters on Bank Street. (Bottom row,) Luisa, Linda Frieire, Theresa and Mel make it back in under an hour. (Bottom row, center) Linda, Grace, Daryl, Chrissy, Theresa, Mel and Luisa pose for a victory photo at the end of the event. (Bottom row, right) CD-REC staffer Robert O'Melia hands out raffle tickets for the potential prize winners.