Seven Universities Come Together To Celebrate Exercise

2014/03/10

Seven universities came together to participate in the “International Run Fest” at New Taipei City Park on the 9th of March. Over a thousand faculty and alumni from Tamkang University, Fu Jen Catholic University, Shih Chien University, Soochow University, Chinese Culture University, Shih Hsin University and Ming Chuan University, attended in this event to promote a healthier lifestyle. The members of the Office of Physical Education spent ten days training and preparing their lungs for the race.

In this multi-university activity there were three different heats: the 10 kilometers Open Group Run, 3 Kilometer Faculty Run and 10 Kilometer Student Run. All seven of the universities wore clothing with colors representing their school. Tamkang University wore Purple, Soochow University wore Red, Fu Jen Catholic University wore orange, Shih Chien University wore yellow, Chinese Culture University wore green, Ming Chuan University wore blue, and Shih Hsin University wore indigo. Dean of the Office of Physical Education, Shu-feng Hsiao, stated, “Looking around and seeing the place packed with so many students and faculty, it’s easy to see that the implemented exercise policies have been very successful. For the students they all must participate in a physical education course, accredited student exercise group, or a sports team, helping them make exercise a part of their daily life. For the faculty, there are both the Employee Welfare Group and Female Faculty Alliance that are always promoting cardiovascular activities. Tamkang University also often holds marathons, ironman competitions and the Lanyang Campus Run, which puts a considerable amount of the staff and students in reasonable shape.”

It’s a rare opportunity to see all of the staff wearing exercise gear. President Flora Chia-I Chang stated, “Doing a single run isn’t too difficult, but maintaining a healthy lifestyle is very challenging. For me, I most enjoy jogging over other exercises, but I hope all of the students and staff can find time between their work or their classes to continue doing their exercise of choice. It will be very profitable for your health to take a little time to maintain or develop yourself physically.” Dean of the Office of Human Resources, Tung-wen Chung, stated, “It’s really joyful doing this run with such grand numbers. I have been practicing and preparing for this run, but I think just seeing all of the wonderful colors would have been motivation enough to finish the race.”

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