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Mayors’ Fitness Challenge walkers traverse Melbourne Causeway – Florida Today

FLORIDA TODAY 1:57 p.m. ET April 15, 2017

Participants in Saturday's Health First 2017 Mayors' Fitness Challenge event in Melbourne take a group photo at Front Street Park before starting their walk across the Melbourne Causeway and back.(Photo: DAVE BERMAN/FLORIDA TODAY)Buy Photo

About 40 walkers took on the challenge of the Melbourne Causeway in the final of the current series of nine walks that were part of the 2017 Heath First Mayors' Fitness Challenge.

Many of the participants in Saturday morning's walk did a 3.75-mile round trip along the causewaythat started and ended at the Front Street Park Community Center, while others walked other distances.

The walk was led by Melbourne Mayor Kathy Meehan, who was joined Saturday by three other mayors William Capote of Palm Bay, Henry Parrish III of Cocoa and Hal Rose of West Melbourne, as well as officials from other cities.

Groups of walkers start their walk across the Melbourne Causeway and back, a distance of about 3.75 miles.(Photo: DAVE BERMAN/FLORIDA TODAY)

On nine Saturdays this year, mayors of nine cities have taken their turns hosting these community walks, which were of varying distances and in diverse locales.

Many of the walkers have been tracking their walks and related fitness activities, as thecities involved have been in a friendly competition to see which of their residents is participating the most.

Saturday's walk culminated a series of nine walks of varying lengths in nine Brevard County communities.(Photo: DAVE BERMAN/FLORIDA TODAY)

At 9 a.m. May 6 at Viera Hospital, 8745 N. Wickham Road, there will be the Health First Mayors' Fitness Challenge Awards. Thats right after the Get Active Brevard 5K Run & Walk that starts at 7 a.m.

To register for the 5K, go to:http://www.runningzone.com/events/get-active-brevard-5k-run-walk/

For more information on the Health First Mayors'Fitness Challenge, go tobrevardmayorfitnesschallenge.com. To learn about the walks with FLORIDA TODAY, click on the Walk with FLORIDA TODAY tab.

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