Community Fun & Fitness Relays
 

The 4th Annual CFFR resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid 19 pandemic. We moved to an earlier date (May 22nd) and a new facility, the Carbondale Community High School (CCHS) Track and Field Complex. The facility was awesome, and CCHS staff (Gwen Poore and Thor Hadfield) helped make Race Day run smoothly. We are truly grateful for CCHS being one of our major sponsors! Weather cooperated, and the event was enjoyed by over 100 participants, spectators, and volunteers. Brehm Preparatory School again supplied the largest number of participants and was one of our four major sponsors. (Click here for a related video montage.) The Carbondale Park District (CPD) provided insurance coverage and helped us staff the meet with their wonderful volunteers. Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) rounded out our list of major sponsors. We so appreciate the wonderful people and organizations that provided donations to help run our event. We added a new event this year (shot put) in addition to the usual sampling of relays, dashes, and- of course- the mile run, which was a hit. Stay tuned for the debut of a new event and additional categories at next year's CFFR!

Race results and photos are available at the results and photos links on this website – check them out! Thank you, again, to everyone who took part and to the individuals, below, who were instrumental in helping Race Day run swimmingly:

• Kathy Hollister - Clerk of Course

• Paul Stallman - Race Starter

• Dave McKenzie - Meet Announcer

• Katrina Wood & Cal Vine - National Anthem

• Christopher, IL, Scout Troop - Opening Flag Ceremony

• Jen Conwell-Barnes and her Brehm Art & Design Students - Sponsor Signs

• Amanda Behm & the Brehm Parents’ Association - Concessions

• Wenona Whitfield - Shot Put Official

• Holi Davis - Shot Put Official

• Niki Hoesman - Results Coordinator

• Clair Hayes and Martha Anderson - Registration

• Shema Ruperto, LaNeal Nance, Nicole Cornelison, Hailey Sun, & Sofia Picon - Photographers 

• Andy & Spencer Pettit, Todd Bryson, Brad Siemer, Farah Roberts, & Niki Cornelison - Timers

• CPD Staff – Jalen, Rachel, Esmaralda, Sophia - Timers

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Please mark your calendars for the 5th-Annual Community Fun & Fitness Relays, which will be on Sunday, May 21st, 2023, again at Carbondale Community High School track and field complex. The CFFR will also host its FREE, 3-series Kids' Speed & Agility Workshops leading up to the main event on Sunday, April 23rd; Sunday, April 30th; and Sunday, May 7th, 2023, again at the CCHS track. Look for fliers closer to those dates. Thank you, again. Hope to see you all back next year with more friends and family along for the fitness fun!