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Health & Fitness

Healthy Living Pictures and Results Available

Pictures are now available, along with race results and raffle winners.

Palatine Park District hosted the 2nd annual Healthy Living event which included an exhibitor expo with 20 healthy booths, a 5K run, and a 12 mile bike ride. The bike ride was presented in cooperation with the Bike Palatine Club, and the 5K run had five gold level sponsors including: Alexian Brothers Health System, Daily Herald Media Group, Palatine Vision Center, Peapod, and Premier Credit Union.

RACE RESULTS
Over 200 participants ran or walked the Healthy Living 5K this year with participants ranging in age from 6 years old all the way through 83 years old. The top three overall finishers were:

Male:
1st Place - Brian Lane
2nd Place - Scott Starcevich
3rd Place - Jim Ritter

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Female:
1st Place - Andrea Rohrbacher
2nd Place - Haley Skisak
3rd Place - Eileen Skisak 

Complete race results from the 5K run can be viewed through a link on the Palatine Park District website:www.palatineparks.org

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A complete gallery of event pictures is now available online at www.facebook.com/palatineparks. 

EXPO RAFFLE
During the expo, participants could win a free raffle entry by visiting all of the exhibitor booths. Congratulations to the following prize winners:

Fitness Flex Plan - Ron Miller
BOGO Golf Certificate - Prakash Saunshi
iTunes Gift Card - Stacey Mau
6 one day pool passes - Haleigh Grewe
Fitness Center Membership - Indira Ramesh
Yoga Mat - Felicity Gorham
3 buckets at the PHGC Driving Range - Carol Gerber
6 one day pool passes - Romil Havewala
Lunch Kit - Jens Engelbrechtsen
Dog basket from Bentley's Corner Barkery - Amy Beschta

Local Voices contributor Joan Scovic is the Marketing & Sponsorship Coordinator for Palatine Park District.

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