October 16 & 17, 2011

The largest Healthy Community event in the South East!

Please join us in celebrating healthy lifestyles and community actions:

Cycling Races - Downtown Criterium course on Saturday and Ice Cream HIll road course on Sunday. This is a Women Friendly Event that separate the Women's Cat 3-4 from the Women 1-2-3 - the course is all yours ladies!
Liberty Street Kid's Classic (3:30pm) Kids cycling event kids up to 10 years old will race down Liberty Street to the sound of roaring crowds! Sponsored by Nature's Path, YMCA, and ABC Child Development
GET HEALTHY Pavilion (9am-7pm) Samples and Featured products available for purchase including cold beverages and treats from Chef Audrey's Market Fresh Cafe. Be sure to visit the Gluten Free World area sponsored by Tree of Life.
Police/Fire Rescue Rally (4pm) Police versus Fire Rescue – put together kids bikes and then ride through a rally course – promoting the Bike Angel program trying to get 50 kids bikes purchased through donations during the Brooksville Cycling Classic weekend. Sponsored by Renew Life.

BOB'S RED MILL OPEN RIDE. $20 race donation includes T shirt. Register morning of race at Get Healthy Tent.

This is a ride on the criterium race course and Good Neighbor Trail, open to riders of all abilities - see how many laps you can ride in 30 minutes! We encourage spouses and family members of racers to join in the fun.
Energy Challenge (9am-7pm) Cycle-up power! Definitely a fun way to learn about renewable resources – everyone can participate. Hop on for a 3 minute “joy ride” that makes a difference! Sponsored by Green World Path Organics and brought to by the Central High School Science Department.
Founders’ Week long activities fo the 154th Anniversary celebration ending on Saturday with music, food, and walk.
Brooksville Nights Market on Main includes arts & crafts, car show, live music, restaurants & shops open late with a wee bit of libation(al) joy included - sponsored by the Brooksville Business Alliance from 9am-9pm.
Fall Art N’ Market Walk (9am - 5pm) Local artists and social organizations will showcase their work along Main Street. SPECIAL DRAWINGS: Be sure to register at the GET HEALTHY Pavilion and The Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery for for your chance to win from a great list of prizes including signed posters by featured artist Calrton Ward, Jr.

Courses & Directions :

• Saturday - the Criterium Race, Festival, and all other Activities will be in Downtown Brooksville - go to Liberty and Main streets. The directions from I-75 are: Exit 301 onto FL 50W, continue West and Turn left onto Cortez Blvd, Turn right on Main street.

• Sunday - the Ice Cream Hill Road Race will be located in rural Brooksville - the parking and start/finish will be on the ARC grounds at 5283 Neff Lake Road. The directions from I-75 are: Exit on FL50W, continue West and Turn left onto CR541 (Spring Lake Hwy), turn Right on Olympia (part orf the course), tunn left on Neff Lake to the ARC grounds.

Hotels:

$79.00 - Host Hotel
Hampton Inn Brooksville-Dade City
(I-75 exit 301)
30301 Cortez Boulevard
Brooksville FL 34602
(352) 796-1000

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brooksville (I-75 exit 301)
30455 Cortez Boulevard
Brooksville FL 34602
(352) 796-0455

Quality Inn & Suites
(I-75 exit 301)
30307 Cortez Boulevard
Brooksville FL 34602
(352) 796-9481

Microtel Inn & Suites
(I-75 exit 301)
6298 Nature Coast Boulevard Brooksville FL 34602
(352) 796-9025

Quality Inn - Weeki Wachee
(US 19 & SR 50)
6172 Commerical Way
Spring Hill FL 34606
(352) 596-2007

Quality Inn & Suites
(I-75 exit 301)
30307 Cortez Boulevard
Brooksville FL 34602
(352) 796-9481

Area Attractions:

Visit Brooksville

Visit Hernando County

Float down the quiet Weeki Wachee River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico for record- breaking grouper fishing and vivid Florida nature photography. Swim and sunbathe on a white sandy beach at Pine Island. Discover miles of tree-canopied hiking trails or a great Florida birding trail. Canoe and Kayakers will find some of the finest bass fishing in the state at the Withlacoochee State Forest -- one of the "10 Coolest Places You’ve Never Been in North America."

Hernando County Florida encompasses Aripeka, Bayport, The City of Brooksville, Hernando Beach, Istachatta/Nobelton, Lake Lindsey, Masaryktown, Pine island, Ridge Manor, Spring Hill and The City of Weeki Wachee and offers a coastal, relaxed hometown atmosphere and is the perfect “not too close, but not too far away” hideout from the big city scene. Only 45 minutes from Tampa, and less than an hour from Orlando, Hernando County, Florida offers easy access to world-famous attractions such as Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios and Busch Gardens.

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park

Nature Coast Botanical Gardens

Hernando Heritage Museum

Withlacoochee State Trail

Parks & Recreation Facilities

We need Volunteers
Please contact Mike Tomlinson, mike@topviewsports.com, 813-230-2938 to help us make this event as fun and safe as possible.
We are offering free entries, cash, and more to those who step up. Thank you.