Woodlands at Furman Challenge leaderboard shuffled
April 30, 2013
GREENVILLE, SC – April 30, 2013 – The Furman Corporate Shield 5K brought some big changes to The Woodlands at Furman Challenge leaderboard this weekend.
On the men’s side, Guenter Full of Simpsonville moved into first place overall after a third-place finish in the points total at Saturday’s race. He is followed by George Luke of Greenville and Bill Beckwith of Central overall.
Ron Davis of Greenville finished first Saturday followed by Elton Richardson and then Full.
On the women’s side, Lola Amcher used a second place race finish to vault into third overall in the points total. Anne Brooks of Salem and Carla Dusa of Travelers Rest remain first and second in the points series. Monika Wells finished first on Saturday followed by Amcher with Joan Wilkinson in third.
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. Points are awarded using a formula that takes in both race finish as well as the age of the competitor.
The Woodlands is sponsoring 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.
