Miles for Wellness Challenge 19
The spring Miles for Wellness Challenge started March 25, and for eight weeks participants fast tracked their fitness while enjoying the magic of railroad travel.
Challenge 19: Trail of Many Rails, featured train adventures past and present across the U.S. Participating teams began their virtual journey in North Carolina at the NC Transportation Museum and visited railroad sites in throughout the U.S., with the “Wedding of the Rails” as a focal point. Participants returned to North Carolina to finish their virtual adventure at the Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock.
Participants taking advantage of this Miles for Wellness Challenge, surely enjoyed landmark buildings and breathtaking journeys, throughout this virtual railroad adventure!
For questions or more information about Miles for Wellness, the North Carolina State Employee “Move More” initiative, contact MilesforWellness@nc.gov, or 919-807-4800.
Bionic Hare
1st: NCEM los Loco’s
Front row, left to right: Alexander Chavis, Kevin Kasai (Team Captain), and Carly Sherrod. Back row, left to right: Aaron Brown, Paul Bjornsen (Team High Stepper), Josh Modlin, Ryan Kenny, Jessica Southwell and Katherine Hilliard, Statewide Wellness Coordinator. Not Pictured: Dawn Wedig and Greg Hauser.
2nd: Bionic Steppers
Front row, left to right: Richy Huneycutt, Sharon Moore (Team Captain), Rusty Hunt, President, Dawn Kantz, and Katherine Hilliard, Statewide Wellness Coordinator; Back row, left to right: Samara Taft (Team High Stepper), Daniel McLawhorn, Faith Bynum, and Mallory Kennedy. Not pictured: Carlos Cotto and Candice Madden.
3rd: Walking Warriors
Front center: Dr. Michael Bunch, Medical Director and Interim Center Director. Front row, left to right: Susan Bryant, Kimberly Stallings, Julie Hall (Team Captain), Debi Artis, Brenda Daniels, Dennis Liles (Team High Stepper), and Anne Smith. Back row, left to right: Robin Ashley-Ford, Katherine Hilliard, Statewide Wellness Coordinator, Nick Harris, and Kenneth McNeese.
Super Hare
1st: Sufficient Grace
Front row, left to right: Tim Davis, Denise Williams, Margaret Streater, and Denise Lee (Team High Stepper). Back row, left to right: Stephanie Beard, Betty Boyd, Regina Adams (Team Captain), Sheena Cobrand, Charlita Jones, and Katherine Hillard, Statewide Wellness Coordinator. Not pictured: Judith Dobbin.
2nd: The Force
Front row, left to right: Jim Simmons, Ferdinand Rivera (Team Captain), and Kelsey Bagwell. Back row, left to right: Carolyn Powell, Derrick Matthews, and Jeremy Warren. Not pictured: Dane Baber (Team High Stepper), Roger CastilloSantamaria, Aaron Harper, and Sundarraj Isaac.
3rd: Fitness Conductors
Front row, left to right: Amber Currie, Katie Wise, Lisa Arnette, Maribeth Ross, and AJ Glass (Team Captain). Back row, left to right: Senika Rush, Teresa Boone, Katherine Hilliard, Statewide Wellness Coordinator, Richard Wright (Team High Stepper), Shelly Karas, and Wadiya Cherry.
Hare
1st: State Fair Walkie Talkies
Left to right: Dean Nunnally, Melanie Edwards, Amy Alford, Kriste Nunnally (Team High Stepper), Tyson
Watson (Team Captain), Andrea Ashby, Heather Overton, Emily Hughes and Sarah Ray. Not pictured:
Kent Yelverton
2nd: Google Street View
Left to Right: Scott Niven (Team High Stepper), Tiffany Bryant, Nancy Marks, Lisa DePinto, Charlotte Leitch, Kevin McCloskey, LaTosha Bradley, Carolyn Richardson, and Sara Lane. Back Row: Claudia Mello – a.k.a. 'Crazy Coach Claudia' (Team Captain). Not Pictured: Summer VanRiper
3rd: Die Lard
Left to right: Amanda Thompson, Jim Trevillian, Jennifer Councilman, John Dilday (Team High Stepper), Lady (DOJ Service Dog), Hope Bruehl (Team Captain), Jessie Pappas, and Matt Wood. Not pictured: Kat Clardy, Sara Ditkhloy, and Josh Hickman.
Tortoise
1st: Last Minute Walkers
Left to right: Kati Wharton (Team Captain), Allen Smith (Team High Stepper), Donna Singletary, Jimmy Clapp, Renee Donald, Katherine Hilliard, Statewide Wellness Coordinator, Heather Tart, Steve Sparks, Eddie Sharpe, and Marquita Pegram. Not Pictured: Kevin Pegram.
2nd: UNC Ramblers
Left to right: Jessica Pyjas (Team Captain), Lori Dolinger (Team High Stepper), Linc Butler, Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Amanda Grisak, Lily Rios, Jenn Meskill, Alex Smith, Victoria Boykin, and Katherine Hilliard, Statewide Wellness Coordinator. Not pictured: Heather Duncan, Laura McGaha Cooper, and Angela Easter
3rd: DDS Sweet Feet
Front row, left to right: Betty Emerson, Clothilda Brown, Deputy Director, Jacki Russell, Director, Lisa Presson, and Stephanie Sanders. Back row, left to right: Denise Frost (Team Captain), Courtney Hobbs (Team High Stepper), Tracy Gray, Deputy Director, and Shannon Goodson. Not pictured: Jackie Chalmers.