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CVMC’s Walk Catawba Valley Top 2007 Walkers, Kickoff Participant Recognized
March 19, 2008
Overall female walker with 2,235 miles was Carole Smith and top male walker was Michael Boggs with 1,244 miles. Top walkers participating at the Greater Hickory Classic Walkathon were Larry Isenhour (61.75 miles in On-Course category), Dick Jesse (43 miles in Marshalls category) and Sylvia Sigmon (50 miles in Others category). Topping the Trendsetters category of females 20 to 39 years of age was Terri Holland (240 miles). Top walkers in the Ladder Climbers category of ages 40 to 59 were Sonia McGee (1,745 miles) and Bill Little (186 miles) and in the Pedal Pushers category of ages 60 to 79 Carolyn Speagle (764 miles) and Gay Crowder (340 miles) were awarded. In the Young at Heart category of ages 80 and up, Wilma Lail was top walker with 1,056 miles and Alvin Boch with 336 miles. Youngest participant to complete the year was Stephanie McGee.
Also included in the 2008 kickoff event was a children’s Heart Healthy Jump Rope Competition. Nathanial Flowers, a sixth grader at Catawba Elememtary, won a $300 gym package for his school as winner of the contest.
With the goal of encouraging area residents of all ages to walk for good health, Walk Catawba Valley is geared to those who enjoy walking in their communities or ‘stepping’ through current exercise activities at local gyms, fitness centers or homes. It is an extension of the Health First Center’s popular Mallwalkers program, which is part of Walk Catawba Valley.
Each Walk Catawba Valley registrant receives a Starter Kit that includes a South Carolina Virtual Walking Tour Booklet, list of Walking Tracks in our area, Walk Mileage Log Sheets, Walking Tips Sheet, list of Cholesterol Screening dates and schedule of Walk Catawba Valley classes that earn participants extra “walk miles” toward the year-end total.
Walk Catawba Valley’s 2007 participants who wish to participate in the 2008 program should sign up again in order to receive a 2008 program packet.
Participants can sign up for Walk Catawba Valley at the Health First Center in the Valley Hills Mall during their business hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
For more information about Walk Catawba Valley, please call the Health First Center at 828-485-2300 or visit the hospital web site at www.catawbavalleymc.org.
Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit, public healthcare system providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. CVMC, recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet facility, was recently named a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers.
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