Please help the Bath Area Family YMCA with our Long Reach 5K, Family Fun Run, and the Y-Tri triathlon, planned for the weekend of May 31, 2008.
While the Bath YMCA has offered the 5K and Family Fun Run for many years, the Y-Tri is a new and exciting event for 2008. We hope to make this triathlon an annual event in conjunction with the 5K and Family Fun Run.
The Y-Tri is a “sprint-distance” triathlon. Participants will swim a 525 yard swim in the Y pool, bike 15.5 miles through Bath, and finish up with a 5K (approximately three mile) run. While this may sound daunting to some, completion of this triathlon is achievable for novice athletes just starting on their health and wellness journeys, as well as a satisfying challenge for experienced athletes. Sprint-distance triathlons are very popular among both beginning and experienced athletes. A similar triathlon held annually at Bowdoin College regularly draws more than 400 participants.
The sense of accomplishment people experience upon completing a race is incomparable. People of all ages who have decided to make major health and wellness changes in their lives see the results of their efforts in a very real way when they triumphantly cross the finish line.
Offering the 5K, the Family Fun Run, and the Y-Tri helps the YMCA meet the Activate America initiative, a national YMCA initiative to make health and wellness a daily habit through physical activities that are easily accessible to all ages.
While participant registration fees cover much of this cost, we hope to keep participation in this event affordable. Your gift can help us reduce the cost of registration, keeping these events accessible for athletes of all ages and incomes. Please consider supporting the Bath Area Family YMCA Family Fun Run, 5K, and Y-Tri at one of levels listed on the following page--or at a level that is comfortable for you.
Click here for Sponsorship Levels
Thank you to our YTri Sponsors:
http://www.brunswickmultisport.com/
www.usatriathlon.org/
http://www.midcoasthealth.com/
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/bthme
http://www.bathsavings.com/
Sagadahock Real Estate Association
http://www.sreabath.com/
Peak Performance Multisport
http://www.mypeakmultisport.com/
Bath Cycle and Ski
http://www.bikeman.com/
Hammer Nutrition
http://www.hammernutrition.com/
Swim Vacation
http://www.swimvacation.com/
For more information please contact Phil Coyne, Race
Coordinator BathYTri@yahoo.com or contact Kevin Shute,
Race Director, 443-4112, kevin@bathymca.org.
|
|
