BELLE FOURCHE—Warm sunshine and a pleasant 62-degree day welcomed community members to the Belle Rec Center as they kicked off the new year by participating in the 2026 Resolution Run.
With an emphasis on health and wellness, the Rec Center held their annual Resolution Run on January 4, with a new twist. This year fitness will be the focus for the entire month of January. This change will allow participants to track any exercise from walking, running, biking, stair stepping and the like for the whole month.
“The weather’s always been a stressor and it has affected our participation on occasion and we’ve even had to cancel. We’ve had years when it’s been -40, you know? There’s the risk factor of being outside with the snow and ice,” explained Tessa Anderson-Voyles, Program Coordinator. “We decided we wanted to try and take away that stressor and offer an indoor option to people—or an outdoor option if they’re comfortable being outside—which today is a gorgeous day for it!”
It isn’t too late to join the fun! The community is urged to sign up and participate anytime through January. There will be a celebration of all the miles logged on February 1, 2026 when the program comes to an end. It will be marked by another gathering and a celebration walk/run.
“This used to just be a one-day event, but now we’re doing a kick off today—which you don’t have to be here for—and then it’s a month-long event. You can sign up anytime, and at the end we’re doing a finale on February 1. It is a group event as well. We’ll have a social and healthy snacks, we’ll have giveaways and award their shirts that day, then Wild Magnolia is giving us hot chocolate for everybody,” said Anderson-Voyles.
Everyone gets to set their own monthly goal! Anderson-Voyles shared, “It’s individual and then we’ll compile everybody’s personal goals and shoot for that as a community and see where we end up at the end of the month!”
If you want to join the Resolution Run challenge this month, you can sign up and get a calendar to log your miles on and turn in each week. Participants can count the miles from any form of exercise they engage in each session. “People have the option of using our walking track, walking laps around the gym, or they can use a treadmill, a bike, a variety of things. So maybe walking or running doesn’t work for people, but they can put their miles in on a bike,” said Anderson-Voyles.
It isn’t too late to join and keep your new year’s resolutions! Anderson-Voyles explained, “Our goal is just to get people moving in January, tracking their miles and doing a little social event with it!”
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