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Published September 19, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Treat Yourself to Wellness 5K


Chase Rickord (left) and Greg Miller battle it out for the top spot. Rickord took the victory with a time of 18:33, Miller finished with a time of 18:34.

  • Chase Rickord (left) and Greg Miller battle it out for the top spot. Rickord took the victory with a time of 18:33, Miller finished with a time of 18:34.
  • On Saturday, Sept. 15, 133 runners raced out of First National Bank of River Falls’ parking lot and competed in the third annual Treat Yourself to Wellness 5K.
  • Meyer Middle School sixth grader, Calla Dexheimer, 11, took the women's title with a time of 20:13.
  • Connie Hill (left) cheers on Bradley Marcello as he heads to the finish line at the Treat Yourself to Wellness 5K held on Saturday, Sept. 15.
  • This year the Treat Yourself to Wellness 5K featured a kids fun run -- 24 kids chased after Captain Cash during the four-block race. At the finish kids were given medals and a coupon for a DQ treat.
  • Winners, Chase Rickord, 18:33 and Calla Dexheimer, 20:13 (right), flank Treat Yourself to Wellness 5K race director and First National Bank of River Falls, Vice President of Commercial Loans, Melissa Godden.
  • One of the little runners during the kids fun run on Saturday, Sept. 15, took a spill then got up and with tears streaming ran across the finish line.
  • During the Treat Yourself to Wellness 5k, Allina Health offered free health screenings. River Falls resident Ethel Johnson has her blood taken during one of those screenings.
  • After running the Treat Yourself to Wellness 5K, River Falls resident Tracey Kempf got her blood pressure checked during free health screenings hosted by Neighborhood Health Connection, a program sponsored by Allina Health; and First National Bank of River Falls.
  • Kids were treated to free crazy hair, a photo booth and bounce house at Saturday’s Treat Yourself to Wellness 5K. Pictured is Meyer Middle School student, Jessica Melser, sporting a multi-colored Mohawk.