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Rose State students go the distance to get healthy, active
Rose State has Treadmill-athon

BY TIM HENLEY    Comments Comment on this article0
Published: October 31, 2009

MIDWEST CITY — Janet Hanna is five pounds lighter after jogging more than 26 miles on a treadmill within a month.


Rose State student Linda Jensen from Choctaw has completed over 20 miles as she takes part in the treadmillathon Tues. Oct. 20, 2009. Photo by Jaconna Aguirre, The Oklahoman

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Organizers said they will consider hosting a second Treadmill-athon next year.

The physical fitness major participated in the Rose State College Treadmill-athon this month in the campus wellness center.

Students and employees were encouraged to complete a 26.2-mile marathon by using a treadmill at the wellness center.

The program began Oct. 1, and ends today. More than 50 participants have completed the marathon.

"Some days were hard,” Hanna said after completing the marathon Oct. 22. "But I lost weight, and that’s a tangible benefit.”

Hanna said another benefit of completing the race early was winning bragging rights against the college’s wellness center director, Chris Leland, who initiated the program.

Leland finished the marathon a few hours after Hanna.

Those who completed the race before Leland will have their names entered into a drawing for a Polar heart-rate monitor. Participants who finish by 8 p.m. today will receive a T-shirt.

The purpose of the program is to promote a healthy lifestyle on the college campus and fight obesity, Leland said.

"We wanted to get people on campus to increase their activity level,” Leland said.

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