2011 Corporate Cup Challenge Winners and Rankings

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2011 Corporate Cup Challenge! It was a great success!

The 2011 Corporate Cup Challenge was a great event! The weather was simply amazing as we got the first true day of Fall with low 50's at the start and 70's as the high. 53 Corporate Teams competed this year from a broad range of businesses: Engineering, Law and Marketing Firms to Credit Unions, Schools and Government Offices. The competition was fierce with some great times and incredible feats in all 4 competitions: 5k Run, 7mi Bike, 1mi Kayak and the 3 phased Strength and Conditioning.

This year's final team rankings are below:

Corporate Cup Challenge Winning Team: Capital Regional Medical Center Team 1 (Marti Aparcio, Larry Johnson, Scott Beckwith, and Andrea Russel.)

Non-Working Well Member Team: Body Trac Health and Fitness (Justin Matousek, Matt Sharpe, James Balarezo, and Tom Harrison)

Spirit Award: W. T. Moore Elementary School

Highest Percentage of Teams: Fortis Environmental Group

Highest Number of Teams: Leon County Schools

Individual Event awards:

Bike - Male -  Dr. Aaron Guyer  Female - Caroline Sutton (21st  overall)

Run -  Male - Tony Guillen  Female - Lisa Johnson (2nd  Overall)

Kayak - Male - Tommy Thompson  Female - Andrea Russell (3rd  Overall)

Strength & Conditioning  - Male - Juan Gusman  Female - Joyce Warwick (17th  Overall)

Enjoy the competition but wish your company was a member? Become a member today!

View Photos from the 2011 Corporate Cup Challenge on Saturday, October 1st, 2011.

The Corporate Cup Challenge

Teams of four competing with each team member competing in either a:

The individuals in each of these events will be ranked in order of how they finish. The rankings of each event will be added together for a team ranking. The team that ranks #1 will be the winner.

*Helmets are required for the competing bikers. Damn Good Bikes will be on site that morning to do free tune-up's/ bike safety checks and providing helmets/tire tubes to all the bike participants who need them.

*Kayaks will be provided for the kayakers.  Participants are not allowed to use their own.

*Core Institute will again be on hand with their students to do massages for the athletes.

Click here for  maps of the general area for the events

The Office Olympics

This is a new challenge we created this year to entertain the crowd while the scores are being tallied up!  Teams of two working together will be challenged with 5 activities.  The teams get to know three of the activities they will be performing and two will be a mystery.

To discover the three challenges the teams can practice ahead of time, go to the Minute to Win It website at http://www.nbc.com/minute-to-win-it/how-to.  They include:

  • Office Tennis
  • Rapid Fire Sharp Shooter
  • Junk in the Trunk 

This is going to be hilarious way to wind up the Corporate Cup and win one more trophy for your company! Get all your friends, family and co-workers out to cheer your teams on, as well as win the “Spirit” trophy!

Kids Obstacle Course

Pat Sullivan and the firefighters from Fire Company Fitness will again be putting on the Kids Obstacle Course this year. It was a big hit last year so bring your children and get them engaged in physical activity!

Limbo Contest

People had a lot of fun with this last year. There will be a plaque for the kids and adults winners!

Trophies Awarded

  • The Corporate Cup—for the winning team of the Corporate Cup Challenge. Only teams from paid Working Well member companies can win this trophy. This big, beautiful “traveling trophy” spends the next year housed at the company whose team won it. 
  • The Non-Member Working Well Winning Team Trophy
  • The “Spirit Award” Trophy—for the company who has the highest number of supporters there for their company’s teams. It can include co-workers, family members and friends. The company with the most signatures on the sign-up sheet wins this one.
  • The “Most Teams” Trophy—for the company that has the highest number of teams competing in the event. This includes the Corporate Cup Challenge as well as the Office Olympics.
  • The “Highest Percentage of Teams” Trophy—for the company who has the highest percentage of teams based on their overall number of employees
  • Plaques will go to one adult and one child for winning the Limbo Contest.
  • Top Female and Male competitors for each event will receive ribbons.

Check out last year’s photos from all of these events (except the Office Olympics).