Photo finish: Team Thune takes first place after fitness challenge ‘recount’

Published June 11, 2025 11:38am ET



Team Thune has won bragging rights in a fitness challenge so close that less than 10 minutes of exercise initially separated its next closest competitor, the office of Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).

Staffers for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) logged the highest average points, at 11,913, using a heartbeat monitor that tracked physical activity in May, according to the event organizer.

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