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BEST Member Application
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Beach
Endurance Sports Team
is the FUN sports organization in the
North Florida area. Its membership includes family members who like to exercise together
and with friends, serious competitive endurance athletes, casual exercise buffs, fitness
walkers -- and all participate because they love taking part in sports and sharing the
camaraderie with others. |
BEST -- Beach Endurance Sports Team --
is a nonprofit organization. The primary objective of BEST is to promote and
encourage healthy participation in sports such as running, swimming, cycling, walking, and
triathlon, by educating the community and members on the benefits of physical fitness and
sports. Toward this goal, BEST will:
 | Conduct training workouts and fun runs and rides for members and visitors |
| Provide a social atmosphere and meetings for exchange of ideas and information |
| Encourage community involvement in sports, physical fitness, and health |
| Conduct informative periodic meetings open to all members to attend |
| Produce high quality competitive events in various sports annually |
| Publish a newsletter for members with information and calendars of events |
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| BEST
Monthly General Meetings are currently held on the 1st Thursday of each month.
We meet at 7:00PM at the Elks Lodge at 628 First Avenue North, Jacksonville Beach, FL.
Come at 6:00PM and we’ll run first.
The BEST Weekly training and social gatherings are held:
| Each Sunday at 6:30AM at the Sea Turtle/Ragtime corner, at
the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and First Street North (also called Ocean
Blvd.), where Neptune Beach meets Atlantic Beach, FL. You can run, ride, skate or swim
whatever distance you wish, then meet with the rest of us for some brunch and
conversation. There are measured and marked courses of 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 miles and more with
plenty of athletes of all abilities and paces. |
| Each Thursday at 6:30PM at Feel Good Foods, 1128 North Third
Street (A1A) in Jacksonville Beach -- just 11 blocks north of Beach Boulevard, at the
intersection of 3rd Street North and 11th Avenue North. Show up a bit early
to meet some of the other athletes and socialize before we start. We are usually back by
7:30pm. You can ride, run, skate or swim whatever distance you wish, then meet with
the rest of us for some dinner and camaraderie. We encourage all abilities and paces. Call
Nancy at 359-7742, Craig at 285-9097, or Jakson at 285-1552 for last minute details. |
| Each Saturday at 7:00AM in the Ponte Vedra
Beach or south Jacksonville Beach area with distances and paces that vary depending upon
who is there. Call Nancy at 359-7742, Craig at 285-9097, or Jakson at 285-1552 for
last minute details about where to meet. We run, then get together for breakfast or
brunch. |
Get On The Team: fill
out the application at this link and be notified about
upcoming events in the Beaches area, and we'll add you to the list for notification of
activities, for the newsletter, and for the fun.
By calling Nancy at 904 / 359-7742, you
can also request more detail about membership information, dates and locations for
training runs, rides, races, meetings, seminars, team T-shirts and race shirts, and social
activities. There is a great deal coming up! |
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