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2012 - Save The Date - 3rd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic

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2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic was a HUGE Success!

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Photos are arriving...

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We've posted some photos onto the GET HEALTHY Facebook page and more are arriving everyday. If you have some to share please let us know. Click here to view the album. Enjoy!

Kick-off Party & Art Exhibit Fundraiser

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Visit our Facebook Event page to learn more and to purchase tickets.

2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic Official Event Guide

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Check out the 2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic listing of events... we have something for everyone!

Download the 2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic Official Event Guide - PAGE ONE

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2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic Press Release

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2nd Annual Brooksville GET HEALTHY Cycling Classic:

Something for Everyone!

BROOKSVILLE, FL – October 2011 – The second annual Brooksville GET HEALTHY Cycling Classic will be held Saturday Oct 15 and Sunday October 16, celebrating health, wellness, and fitness for the entire family. This festival style event provides a unique opportunity for spectators to watch a wide range of bike racing from beginners to pros, while the whole family enjoys a fun-filled community sponsored weekend. And best of all, profits are donated to three local charities: Humane Society of Hernando County, The Arc Nature-Coast, and Operation HeartFELT.

This exciting event has something for everyone: competitive cyclists, enthusiasts, family and friends! Pro-cycling events include the exciting Cobblestone Criterium and a road race on the challenging hills of Hernando. In addition, GET HEALTHY has created a women-friendly race complete with special rewards sponsored by getZEN Healing Center, Emerita, and American Classic. More casual riders can participate in an Bob’s Red Mill Open Fundraising Ride, Liberty Street Kid’s Classic Race (sponsored by Nature’s Path and ABC Child Development Center), and the Tree of Life Fire Rescue/Police Hero Thank You Rally.

The excitement will kick into high gear for everyone in the GET HEALTHY ZONE where attendees can enjoy delicacies from Chef Audrey’s Fresh Market Fresh Café, learn about alternative holistic health practices, and visit our vendor partners supporting energy, endurance, weight-loss, and wellness. There will be a lot of valuable product information, free samples, prizes, coupons and more! To top it off on Saturday October 15^th, the Brooksville Business Alliance will be holding their Market on Main, which includes arts & crafts, a car show and live music; and the Fall Art n’ Market Walk co-sponsored by the Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery.

Laura DeWitt, M.A. (co-owner of GET HEALTHY: Brooksville, Inverness, Spring Hill Natural Foods, and Inverness opening soon) helped to spearhead the event right from the beginning. As a seven-time All-American USA Triathlon and six-time Ironman finisher, she had participated in many racing events and knew she wanted this to be much more community focused and dynamic than what she’d seen. She writes about the intensive planning in her column on the GET HEALTHY website. Details range from choosing the best route for the criterium to making sure the portolets stayed fresh smelling, but it was the community’s willingness to get involved that made the biggest impact on her.

“The really neat thing was how excited all the members of the various City groups were to get behind this project. They all welcomed the chance to work together with us on a real community event, which would showcase the small town of Brooksville. They really wanted stuff to happen downtown, even if they had never seen a bike race before, it was a win-win.”

After a successful inaugural event last year with a tremendous attendance that raised thousands of dollars for three local charities, Laura says they are back with a vengeance for 2011 with a focus on women’s racing and an opening event that invites all amateur cyclists to come and ride the crit course and raise money for local charities. “Race with the best on the best course, knowing that we have all worked together to make it happen.” Says Laura. “Come with your family and enjoy our wonderful City of Brooksville.”

GET HEALTHY, a chain of vitamins & natural food stores including Brooksville Natural Foods, Inverness Natural Foods, and Spring Hill Natural Foods (plus a 4th location opening soon) is presenting this festival style event along with partnering sponsors including the City of Brooksville, the St. Petersburg Times, the Brooksville Business Alliance, Acupuncture Plus Massage, getZEN Healthy Center, FloridaVelo, FloridaCycling.com, natural product representatives, community businesses and local organizations. This project is made possible through funding provided by the Hernando County Tourist Development Council.

Register for the races online through Floridacycling.com (closes at midnight on Thursday, Oct 13), or by mail by sending your entry (USAC’s Athlete Release Form with Payment) to Topview Sports, LLC., 413 South Alderwood Street, Winter Springs, FL 32708. You can also register onsite the day of the event.

For more information, visit GET HEALTHY's website at www.getingethealthy.com, call GET HEALTHY: Brooksville Natural Foods at (352) 796-9798, or email brooksvillecyclingclassic@gmail.com

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Be sure to thank our event sponsors with your business!

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Come see the fun at the GET HEALTHY "Empowering Women" Stage this Saturday (Oct 15th) from 10am until 2:30pm

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The GET HEALTHY Stage will be in front of City Hall (under the horse statue)... from kids that rap to belly dancing, we've got it all! A fun-for-everyone part of the Brooksville Cycling Classic

Come join in the fun and applaud Brooksville's very own super talent!

Jayne's Dance Academy

9am & 1pm - GET HEALTHY Stage (in front of City Hall)

Presented by Jayne's Dance Academy

Thirty years ago Jayne Boufford Spradlin, Florida Dance Masters member and Brooksville performing arts icon, began teaching under the tutelage of Mrs. Audrey Winter. Now, with her daughter, Heather Spradlin, owner of Jayne's Dance Academy, Jayne continues sharing the love of dance with our community. JDA offers classes for every age, with recitals in December and June, and community performance throughout the year. Disciplines include pointe, ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, acrobatics, musical theatre, and Zumba.

If you are interested in classes, please visit the studio at 414 East Liberty Street, our website at www.jaynesdanceacademy.com, or call 352.585.0441.

Nature Coast Tribal Belly Dance

10am - GET HEALTHY Stage (in front of City Hall)

Presented by Jaynellen

A colorful, eclectic and ethnic group of Tribal Belly Dancers collaborating under the direction of Artistic Director, Jaynellen: a recent transplant from Northern California. The mystique of their costumes rivals the dance itself; with collections of costume wear and dance steps from the East to the West Coast and the far corners of the Earth: Turkey, Morocco, Africa, Spain, India, Egypt and more.

Nature Coast Tribal performs regularly throughout Hernando County and the greater Tampa Bay area at local festivals, private parties, fund raising events, farmers markets and corporate functions. Classes are offered weekly in 5 locations throughout Hernando County.

Dance Fitness & Instruction

Middle Eastern & Tribal

Afro-Brazilian & Polynesian

Line Dance & Trance Dance

Burlesque & Fire

World Dance Rhythms Workout

jaynellen333@sbcglobal.net 352-540-1568 https://www.facebook.com/dancecraft3

Step & Rap Session for Kids 10-18 years old

11am & 2pm - GET HEALTHY Stage (in front of City Hall)

Presented by: The Building a Foundation Through the Product of My Environment Program

The program mission is to give children a chance to have a platform to speak about what's going on with them and in their lives. That they are more then a product of their environment that they can change it one voice at a time. We will be giving children an outlet to speak as well as resources to help them in no matter what the problem may be. We will also be following the children all the way to graduation and be one...the children are our future and we have to take care of them...no matter what.

Reiko Brown theauthor313@yahoo.com 352-942-7840

Empowering Women of Brooksville

12 NOON - Inside City Hall - Council Chambers

Members of the Brooksville Women's Club, Yvonne Malone and Charlotte Hypes will be "Telling Life As It Really Was" at 12 noon in the Brooksville City Hall, Council Chambers which will depict what life was really like in Brooksville back in the day. On display will be scrapbooks of articles and photographs collected from over the years by members of the Club. Ms. Malone and Ms. Hypes have been long-time residents of Hernando County and the Brooksville area and have seen a lot of changes in our City and County occur. They look forward to sharing not only their life experiences but also the history of Historic Uptown Brooksville.

For more information about the weekend events please call GET HEALTHY (352) 796-9798 or

View our official event guide for the 2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic

2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic

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We are inviting cycling and wellness enthusiasts to join our celebration at the 2nd Annual GET HEALTHY Brooksville Cycling Classic. This festival style event will be held on Saturday & Sunday, October 15 & 16, 2011 and is committed to celebrating health & fitness, offering exciting cycling events, highlighting new cycling locations to experience, plus discover great places to eat, shop, and stay. Plan to bring your friends and family... stay the weekend! Our event and area have so much to offer!

QUICK LINKS

TO REGISTER for RACES HOTELS IN THE BROOKSVILLE AREA

SHARE THE EVENT FLYER for the 2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic

VOLUNTEER Your SUPPORT OFFICIAL EVENT GUIDE

HIGHLIGHTED EVENT ACTIVITIES

Criterium http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/23086258

Saturday, October 15th from 8am - 7pm

(multiple age and ability categories)
A multi-lap race held on a short-circuit course, Liberty Street, Brooksville start/finish)

REGISTER

Road Race Sunday http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/23905336

October 16th from 8am - 4pm

(multiple age and ability categories)
A multi-lap race held on a longer road course – Neff Lake Road, Brooksville start/finish)

REGISTER

Additional Activities

Bob's Red Mill presents
Bob's Red Mill OPEN Ride

Ride the course that the pros ride for as many laps as you can in 30 minutes – lead by a City of Brooksville Official >> See Event Flyer

Nature's Path & ABC Child Development Center presents
Liberty Street Kid’s Classic Kids

Kids 8 years old and younger cycling event - two age groups (divided by ages during registration) on race course between events >> See Event Flyer

GET HEALTHY Women, getZEN Healing Center, Emerita & American Classic present
GET HEALTHY Women Featured Events
GET HEALTHY Women has created a fantastic women-friendly racing opportunity for Pro 1-2-3 racers, cat 3-4 women, junior girls and women who love to ride and wish to experience the thrill of the race. >> See Event Flyer

REGISTER

Tree of Life presents
Police/Fire Rescue Rally

Police versus Fire Rescue – put together kids bikes and then ride through rally course - See which City Department will bring home the honored trophy!

Concurrent Events

City of Brooksville

Founders’ Week 155th Anniversary Celebration

week long activities ending on Saturday with music, food, and walking tour

Brooksville Nights - Market on Main

sponsored by Brooksville Business Alliance

Saturday, October 15th from 9am-6pm

(includes arts & crafts, car show, live music, restaurants & shops open late – festival type atmosphere with a wee bit of libation(al) joy included

Fall Art N’ Market Walk

sponsored by the Brooksville Business Alliance & Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery
Saturday, October 15th from 10am-5pm

GET HEALTHY Zone

Oct 15 from 8am-7pm

Visit the GET HEALTHY area featuring /promoting wellness through nutrition & healthy lifestyles including delicacies from Chef Audrey’s Market Fresh Cafe, alternative holistic health practices, vendor partners supporting energy, endurance, weight-loss, and wellness sharing product knowledge and tons of free samples, plus prizes, coupons and more!

Bike & Sport Shops

Specialty shops share their wares and expertise including safety tips for cyclists of all categories and abilities. Be sure to visit our sponsors Extreme Bicycles (our very important wheel pit sponsor) and Black Bear Bikes when you're at the event.

Local Business Booths

Support and enjoy displays and samples from a variety of local businesses.

Community & Charitable Organizations

The 2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic is a fundraising event donating profits (after expenses) to this year's featured partners:

Humane Society The ARC Operation HeartFELT Flyer

our Brooksville Cycling Classic BLOG is made possible by the following sponsors:

Looking for peak performance?

At GET HEALTHY, we have been working on nutritional programs for customers of all shades for the past 20 years. Every athlete has different needs and deficits. However there is a common need for cornerstone nutrition that provides a platform of robust wellness, balance and immunity. From this foundation, optimal performance and recovery will follow. Onto this we can then add some specific performance and recovery products for extra support at key points of the training and racing cycle.

Volunteers Needed for the Brooksville Cycling Classic

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Click here to download the 2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic Volunteer Form and help us make this a safe & fantastic community event!

calling all women cyclists to a "women friendly" event

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Calling all women cyclists! Bike Goddesses, Glorious Novices, Junior Dynamos, we want YOU!

GET HEALTHY has created a fantastic women-friendly racing opportunity for Pro 1-2-3 racers, cat 3-4 women, junior girls and women who love to ride and wish to experience the thrill of the race.

With great sponsors like getZEN Healing Center (and their holistic partner AcupuncturePlusMassage), Emerita, and American Classic we've created more rewards, better divisions, and we’ll be celebrating the 1st Annual Babe Badowski Pro 1-2-3 race (with a $350 purse both days) all part of the 2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic Oct 15 & 16.

TO REGISTER visit FloridaCycling.com

FIND HOTELS IN THE BROOKSVILLE AREA

Special goodies bags "just for women" for all lady participants, too. Share our flyer and lets show 'em that women love to ride! http://db.tt/zy3LLms

Join us for the Bob's Red Mill OPEN Ride on the race course of the pros!

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Ever want to ride on the cobbles of Brooksville without the cars?

How many laps do you think you could do in 30 minutes? How would you like to ride the streets like the pros will during the Brooksville Cycling Classic, get an incredible event t-shirt, donate $20 to 3 local charities... and have a grand 'ole time? Well... guess what you've just been invited!! Bring you bike, helmet, family & friends and join us for the Bob's Red Mill OPEN Ride from 9-9:30am on Saturday, Oct 15th. Create a team... go for it.

Registration is at the GET HEALTHY ZONE located next to the red event trailer at Liberty Street and Main Street.

FIND HOTELS IN THE BROOKSVILLE AREA

Download and share our flyer: http://db.tt/qIpO4Sr

See you soon!

a cycling race just for kids...

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Hey kids… want to ride in a REAL race on the streets of downtown Brooksville on the EXACT same road that the pros do? If you do, then grab your helmet, bike, and parents too, and head on down to the Liberty Street Kids Classic on Saturday, October 15th - all part of the 2nd Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic.

Perfect ride-at-your-own-pace event if you are under 10 years old. Every participant is awarded! FREE Event.

Registration begins at 3:45pm at the GET HEALTHY ZONE tent – by the red event trailer at Liberty Street & Main. All participants must wear helmets and be accompanied by an adult. EVENT TIME: 4:14pm.

Be sure to thanks our great sponsors of this event with your support: Nature's Path and ABC Child Development Center.

Download the Liberty Street Kids Classic EVENT FLYER and share it with your friends and family!

Check out Cycling TV of the 2010 Brooksville Cycling Classic

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Photos from the 1st Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic

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SEE the event photos from the 1st Annual Brooksville Cycling Classic 2010 on Flicker... click here.

Fire Rescue / Police Rally

Riding the Brooksville cobbles during the Crit

Preparing for Sunday's Road Race