Akey, Franks, Daily Grinders win A Healthier Weigh competition

The 2022 “A Healthier Weigh” challenge produced commendable results for 17 people who completed the 12-week nutrition and fitness program.  

This group included teams, pairs and individuals from Phillips County. There were two four-person teams, three two-person teams and six individuals who completed the challenge. This program was run simultaneously in six northeast Colorado counties and Bent County in southeast Colorado.

In Phillips County, Nici Akey won the individual contest by stepping an impressive 1,406,826 steps or 703 miles!  

Brian and Erin Frank won in the pairs category with a step count of 1,585,860 steps or 792 miles.

It came down to the wire in the team-of-four category, but the Daily Grinders —Holly Kurtzer, Nancy Acosta, and Tim and Alyssa Hahn — walked away with the win with 2,660,641 steps, which is approximately 1,330 miles.

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