The Bucyrus Area YMCA

Wow--Sunshine!! On an uncharacteristically (for our event) beautiful spring day, with sun in the sky and temperatures in the high 60's, the Bucyrus YMCA held its 12^th annual Triathlon on Saturday, May 29^th. The event, which consisted of a 500-yard swim, a 12-mile bike ride, and a 3.5-mile run, welcomed a field of 45 individuals and 3 teams. This turnout was our second largest ever. (Since our "power of positive thinking" approach has finally gotten the weather issue down, we'd like to ask everyone to use this approach to "spread the word" for next year--let's see if everyone can come back and bring one friend to participate with them.)
	The overall winner of the Men’s division was Todd Briggs of Grosse Point, MI (), with a time of 59 minutes, 26 seconds. Winning the Female division was Sara Colegrove of Grosse Point, MI (), in a time of 1 hour, 15 minutes, 48 seconds. In the Teams divisions, 3 to Tri from Hilliard, OH, won the Coed Team, and the Y-Men from Bucyrus, OH, won the Men's Team. The top Crawford County finishers were James Teynor from Galion and Sarah Nigh-Bruner from Bucyrus.
		() Come on, all of you Buckeye* State residents--how did we let these Michigan folks take the top two spots?? Let's get some serious training going for next year!!
	We'd like to recognize a special group of people this year: we had 10 or 12 participants from Central Ohio who are associated with the Team in Training program. Team in Training is an ongoing project of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, in which participants get help in training for a major marathon or triathlon; in return, these athletes raise pledge money for the society. To learn more about this program, visit www.teamintraining.org/hm_tnt . Thanks go out to multi-year Bucyrus Y Triathlon participant Brandon Wilmoth for encouraging these people to come to our event this year.

We'd like to thank all of our invaluable Volunteers, without whom the race would never take place:
	Triathlon Committee
	Liz Dolan, Stephanie Stephens, Tom Moon.
	Pool Volunteers
	Emily Hoffman, Shelli Rittenour, Lois Vance, Erin Fishpaw, Patty Cress, Brandy Cartee.
	Bike/Run Course Volunteers
	Grant Kleckner, Greg Dolan, Andy Motter, Sara Motter, Bill Dartt, Bill Arnold, Lisa Hoffman, Bruce Sloan, Al Wilson, Dave Bruns, Matt Bruns, Justine Bruns, .
	Photographers
	Donald Holter (photos) and Carol Holter (photo I.D.'s), our finish-line team.
	Safety
	Donnie Fishpaw, who drove our SAG wagon on the course, the Bucyrus City Police Department, MedCorp Ambulance Service, and the Crawford County Sheriff's Department.
	Refreshments
	Carol Holter (planning & preparation), Nina Leitzy, and Evelyn Stuckman. Our cookie bakers included Arleta Phenicie, Carol Albright, Nina Leitzy, Dorothy Watts, Doris Striker, and Jean Moon.
	Y Staff
	Executive Director Matt Bruns, who helps us organize things and turns us loose; our retiring Aquatic Director Judy Arnold (the day of the triathlon was her last day as a Y employee), who helps with the pool area and organizes our lap counters and cookie bakers; and our new Aquatic Director, Erin Fishpaw.

First Federal Community Bank	Pigman Walter & Associates
D. Picking & Company	Bucyrus Blades
United Bank	Whetstone Animal Hospital
Bucyrus YMCA White Sharks Swim Team
Clady's Wallpaper & Paint	General Electric
Ken Kincaid	Wendy's Restaurant
Norton's Flowers	Alan Basinger