Nursing students set pace with 5K run
The West Campus course was nearly silent except for the morning sounds of birds chirping in rhythm to runners who paced their way along to the finish line. Race For Your Rhythm was held at West Campus on Oct. 10. The Georgia College Association of Nursing Students organized the event, starting with a 1-mile fun run at 8:30 a.m. followed by a 5K run.
“My favorite moment during the race was when I passed another guy on the last stretch that I had been trying to catch for the last mile,” Kirk Bowers, a senior athletic training student, said.
“My finish time was 24 minutes and 18 seconds and I came in seventh place overall. It was a great race and a difficult course. I have a new appreciation for the cross country runners who do that course all the time,” Bowers said. “I highly encourage people to do the race next year because it doesn’t matter if you run the whole course or walk it, it is a lot of fun.”
Bowers said he is now training to run in the Atlanta Half Marathon.
Senior GCANS member and nursing student, Lauren Traub, ran in the race just to have fun and to stay fit.
“It was nice to see classmates outside of the classroom setting,” Traub said.
Senior nursing student and president of GCANS, Rachel Ezell, noted that senior nursing students Renee Gosse and Judit Varga created the name, Race For Your Rhythm.
“We wanted to promote healthy living and use the EKG heart rhythm,” Varga said.
The Race For Your Rhythm early registration fee was $15 and included a race T-shirt. For the runners who signed-up the day of the race the fee was $20. GCANS had 40 race participants and raised over $1,500. Ezell was thankful to the many sponsors who helped to make this event a success.
“All of the profits we are making from this race are going to be used throughout this semester and the rest of the year to support GCANS in their community outreach and charity events,” Gosse said.
GCANS plans to adopt several families for Christmas this year.
In addition, GCANS plans to use the money raised toward having a Valentine’s Day party for the Boys & Girls Club, Relay for Life, the Lupus walk in Atlanta and many other charitable causes.
“I hope that others will take away from this event the notion of giving back to the community and making others aware of how important it is to be health conscious in America today,” Gosse said.
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