The 9th Annual Bee Amazing Race has wrapped up for another year. Wow! More than 240 participants and 23 teams joined the Bee Amazing Race, bouncing from town-to-town to learn more about what it means to live healthy and well. We started gathering Trip Tix in Aerobiquerque and finished in Stretch Louis, with some making it as far as Sweetattle and Las Veggies. We made several stops in between and gained tips and tools that will serve us for a lifetime.
We met many memorable characters along the way and returned with souvenirs in the form of new health habits. But that’s not all... Just for taking the trip some lucky participants will win the grand prizes.
Congratulations to all the travellers who joined us on the journey! We hope to hit the road with you again during our next wellness challenge... Be watching for details soon!
Special thanks for the U of L Web team for helping us out with the new and improved Heart Smart web site and badges. Special thanks to Josh Schroeder and Brian Lutchmeesingh for their creativity, imagination and perseverance! Thanks as well to SRS for their prize donation.
The top individuals in each category win $20.00 to spend at the Bookstore:
1. Cycling: Kevin McFadzen with 612,000 Points
2. Other Physical Activity: Todd Bioletti with 681,000 Points
3. Rowing: Brent Graveland with 170,625 Points
4. Running: Gary Nixon with 657,500 Points
5. Swimming: Jessica MacLean with 246,750 Points
6. Team Sport: Patrick Bartoshyk with 256,800 Points
7. Walking: Rosa Del Cid with 991,034 Points
8. Weight Training: Sean Brayton with 240,000 Points
9. Yoga: Jessica MacLean with 108,000 points; 2nd runner up as Jessica won a prize already Mary Nugent with 78,000 Points
The following individuals win a draw prize for participating in the challenge – they each win $20 at the Bookstore: Random draw prize winners -
1. Auburn Phillips
2. Clark Ferguson
3. Barb Erler
The following individuals each earned ALL 25 badges – They each win $20.00 at the Bookstore.
1. Melinda Moore
2. Carolyn Gaebel
3. Katharine Winter
4. Doran Anderson
5. Jared Evans
Team Winners:
The Roaming Gnomes –Caretakers that roam around campus - 651,170 trip tix per team member (6 team members)
Total Activity logged (total Trip Tix):
64,690,531 – Overall
5,503,078 - Cycling
31,154,437 - Walking
11,184,800 - Other physical activity
7,455,515 - Running
1,334,723 - Swimming
2,647,800 - Weight Training
933,075 - Yoga
1,530,750 - Team Sport
404,770 - Rowing
Other Prize winners:
• Early bird registration – Jessica MacLean
• Name your team challenge – To HELLth and Back – Health Sciences Adventurers
• 1st week draw prize winners – Marie Matkin, Guy Vervoort, Betsy Greenlees
• 2nd week draw prize winner – Debbie Westergreen
• Highest points for week 2 – Rosa Del Cid (485,303 total points)
• 3rd week draw prize winner - Joyce Eves
• Highest physical activity (other) for week 3 - Lorie Peter
• 4th week draw prize winner – Kim Dohms
• Highest rowing points for week 4 – Brent Graveland
• 5th week draw prize winner - Craig Bullock
• Highest points for week 5 - Angela Mlynarski (286,595 total points)
Winners contact Suzanne at wellness@uleth.ca or 5217 to collect your prize!