Brian Riemersma balances himself on the high ropes course at Camp Roger in Rockford on Monday. Twenty-five professors and adjuncts from the department of Movement Science at Grand Valley State University spent the afternoon doing team building exercises. (Joel Hawksley | The Grand Rapids Press)

Shari Bartz is hooked into her belay at Camp Roger in Rockford on Monday. Twenty-five professors and adjuncts from the department of Movement Science at Grand Valley State University spent the afternoon doing team building exercises. (Joel Hawksley | The Grand Rapids Press)

Mitzi Johnson, Coleen Meyer, Colleen Lewis, and Patti Rowe watch as Cheryl Guikema provides a belay at Camp Roger in Rockford on Monday. Twenty-five professors and adjuncts from the department of Movement Science at Grand Valley State University spent the afternoon doing team building exercises. (Joel Hawksley | The Grand Rapids Press)

Jeri Lyn Stowell trains on the Kent Trail in Byron Center on Monday. Stowell spends four to five months training for each marathon she runs. (Joel Hawksley | The Grand Rapids Press)