Gilead Fitness celebrates Lift-a-thon success Lift-a-thon participants are shown at the end of the event. Morgan Lanum competes in the deadlift event. Alberta Stojkovic | For The Sentinel Lift-a-thon participants are shown at the end of the event. Morgan Lanum competes in the deadlift event. Alberta Stojkovic | For The Sentinel MOUNT GILEAD — Gilead Fitness (GF) members and friends cheered each other on as 14 participants vied for first place honors in three weight-lifting events at Gilead Fitness last Saturday. Gilead Fitness board member Kim Bood explained that each participant competed in all three events that included: squat, bench press and dead lift. The total lifted from all three events were added together to determine the winner.