The Bucyrus Area YMCA

It's that time again!!!
You are invited to warm-up for the upcoming summer triathlon season! Every year on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, the Bucyrus YMCA sponsors a short triathlon that ushers in the season for a fun-loving group of swimmers, bikers and runners. Some individuals compete as teams, other hardy souls complete the whole course and use the event as training. And we have a working theory that some folks come just for the home-baked cookies. But every competitor enjoys the encouragement and support true athletes bring each other. And we think the T shirts are cool!
The trend is continuing--Four consecutive years of good weather!! Let's do like last year: THINK SUN!!! (Rhymes with "Fun". And "Run". And "Hun". Or "Hon", as in "Hon, I think I'll go do the triathlon in sunny Bucyrus, Ohio again this year!") The 500-yard swim leg is in an indoor 6-lane pool with 2 competitors per lane. Heats are seeded based upon the estimated swim time from the entry forms. Swimmers can towel off and put on their biking gear in the pool area or dash around the building to the bike staging area in the parking lot. The fastest swimmers leave the pool area within 5 minutes with most completing the swim in 7-10 minutes. The 12-mile bike route is a fast, mostly flat loop on country roads and state routes. Helmets are required. The route is not closed to traffic, although volunteers aid bikers at each turn. The bike course crosses the railroad tracks twice, but top competitors average over 25 mph on the course. A 3.5-mile run (flat, straight, blacktop, out and back) route on county roads with a water-stop at the midpoint completes the event. The Bucyrus Area YMCA 2008 Spring Triathlon will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2008 starting at 9:00 am; check-in for participants will be from 7:30-8:30 am. Competitors may participate as individuals, or as 2 or 3-person teams. The field will be limited to 100 participants, with preference given to pre-registered entrants. The registration fee is $20.00 for individual competitors and $40.00 for teams. Entries must be postmarked, faxed or arrive by Tues., May 20, 2008; checks must arrive by Thursday, May 22, 2008. Race day registration will be allowed for those who make prior arrangements with the Race Committee by email. Awards will be given to the following: the top finisher overall in Women’s and Men’s categories; plus the top three finishers in the following Women’s and Men’s age groups—19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, and 50 & over. Awards will also be given to the top finisher in the Team categories for Men, Women and Coed, and to the top male and female finishers from Crawford County. All participants will receive T-Shirts & refreshments. If you have any questions, please contact email entry coordinator Kim Chavatzas at kchavatzas@bucyrusymca.org or Y Director Matt Bruns at mbruns@bucyrusymca.org , or call Kim or Matt at the Bucyrus YMCA, 419-562-6218.
We are currently unable to process entries online; please follow the link below to get a printable entry form . Please-please-please: be sure to mark your T-shirt size on the entry form. Click Here for Registration Form (MS Word format) Click Here for Registration form (HTML format)
Join us this year!