New leaders in Woodlands at Furman Challenge
July 5, 2013
GREENVILLE, SC – July 5, 2013 – Heavy rains didn’t deter 24 seniors from taking part in the Red White and Blue Shoes American Spirit 5K on the Furman University campus Thursday.
The Woodlands at Furman Challenge is a race series that awards points based on age and finish. On the men’s side, 80-year-old Lloyd Slocum garnered the most points followed by George Luke of Greenville and Alvin Rampey of Greenville. The women’s points leader was Anne Brooks followed by Octavia Childress and Mary Grodnick.
Overall for the year, Lola Amcher of Greer moved into first place followed by Flora Fulton and Monika Wells. The men’s overall leader is Guenter Full of Simpsonville. In second place is James Horne of Greenville and Luke is in third place.
The Woodlands at Furman Challenge was started in 2011 in conjunction with the Greenville Track Club as a way to promote physical fitness amongst Upstate residents age 65 and older. The Woodlands sponsors the Challenge because of its commitment to healthy senior living in the Upstate. It is a Life Care community that added Masterpiece Living, which assists visionary communities who are already leading the industry with their wellness commitment, to become places where residents and staff alike seek to better themselves.
The Challenge is put on with the help of The Greenville Track Club, which is the state’s second-oldest running club. The club’s goal is to provide the running and fitness community with a schedule of top quality events in which area residents can reach fitness and life enrichment goals through participation or volunteering.
The Woodlands at Furman is a non-profit, mission driven continuing care retirement community owned and operated by a local board of directors and managed professionally by Greystone Communities. The 22-acre campus, adjacent to Furman University, opened in March 2009 and consists of 132 apartment homes in addition to 32 assisted living apartments, 16 memory support suites and 30 skilled nursing suites. Residents enjoy a wide range of amenities – enabling them to continue an active and engaged lifestyle. For more information, please visit www.thewoodlandsatfurman.org.
Events in this year’s Woodlands at Furman Challenge will be the Greenville News Downtown 5K, Green Valley in February, the TD Bank Reedy River Run in March, the Furman 5K in April, the Greenville Hospital System Swamp Rabbit Trail 5K in May, the Red White and Blue Shoes in July, the Michelin 5K in August, the BMW Classic in September, the Spinx Runfest in October and will culminate with the Paris Mountain Road Race in December.
More information on the races can be found on the Greenville Track Club’s website, www.greenvilletrackclub.com.
