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At ACV, our focus is on wellness and enrichment. The Copeland Community Center (CCC) is a great place for both. After a simple physician’s check up, Village members are encouraged to use the fitness facilities to increase their conditioning, flexibility and strength, and to decrease their risk of disease.

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Try-Athletes Cover the Miles

ACV "Try-Athletes"

ACV’s fitness expert (and Copeland Community Center Director), David Burch recently headed up an Advent Christian Village team of runners in the Ragnar Relay. The "Try-Athletes", as they named themselves, took 1st place in the corporate division, completing the 203-mile course in 31 hours. They came in 41st overall, out of 115 teams of twelve. The Florida Ragnar course runs from Tarpon Springs to Daytona Beach, FL. The Ragnar slogan is “Run—Drive—Sleep?—Repeat.” Throughout the race, there is one member of each team running at all times, while the rest of the team rests in their support vans.

“ It’s very rewarding supporting your teammates and cheering them on. You all work toward a common goal."
--David Burch, Copeland Community Center Director

The Try-Athletes include men and women of all different levels of athletic ability. There are no college track stars, although a couple of team members ran high school track. Most agree that they never thought they would have the ability to run across the State of Florida. They began by running to get into shape, a half mile at a time. One by one, they began training for 5K races and it continued from there.

Team Captain Burch said, “Recreational running is an individual sport. The nice thing about Ragnar is that it’s a team event. It’s very rewarding supporting your teammates and cheering them on. You all work toward a common goal. It’s also rewarding to run for a good cause. Each Ragnar race helps to support Boys and Girls Clubs in each state that hosts one of the relays.”

The team is made up of ACV employees or those closely related to ACV. They are: David Burch, (Total of 17.5 miles), Suzy Burch (13.6), Adam Carter (21.4) Andrew Chapman (14) Kelly Chapman (15.3), Rich Corley (16.9), Jordan Harmon (22.3), Brad Lewis (14.3), Dr. Nasseer Masoodi (20), David Palomino (18.4), Matt Pearson (14.7) and Ty Robinson (13.1).

This is the second year that Ragnar has been in the State of Florida, and the Try-Athletes participated both years. Last year they also won first place, not in the race, but in the video competition. You can view this winning video here.

ACV is pleased that these employees are positive role models and are practicing the good habits that are encouraged at Copeland Community Center and Copeland Medical Center.