Signup for volunteering at 2010 Ironman Wisconsin (9/12/2010) opens this Friday, May 7th. Signup this year is a two step process, of which the first step can be performed right now. If you're interested in participating and would like a particular assignment or shift you'll want to be on top of this.

Directions are as follows:

Cycling for Safe Families - Saturday May 22nd, 2010 in Union, IL

This is a fund-raising event to increase awareness and to assist Children and Families in crisis. There are various route distances for the novice and seasoned cyclist: 5km, 10km, 25km, 50km, 75km, and 100km.

Safe Families for Children is a network of families who are passionate about helping and caring for at-risk children and their families; voluntarily opening ther homes and taking in the children of a parent who is experiencing an emergency or crisis. Designed to extend and strengthen the community safety net for at-risk families, Safe Families for Children is a non-coercive alternative to the state child welfare system and state custody.

Registration: $20/adult $15/youth (under 18)

This is a reminder for our second injury prevention workshop that will be hosted at Fitness Specialists in Palatine on May 13th at 7 PM.  There was so much valuable information to cover during the first workshop that we didn't have the opportunity to delve into how to do a dynamic warm-up or many of the other topics we had wanted to discuss. It's not necessary to have been to the first workshop to come and learn at the second.  We hope you'll join us so that you learn how to train right and stay injury free!

Bill Phan is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association as well as a licensed massage therapist.  Bill has over 20 years experience assessing and training functional strength, stability, and core conditioning. Dr. Clark is a Chiropractic Sports Physician specializing in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. He is also a sports performance trainer who has worked with numerous professional teams, elite level college and high school athletes as well as many recreational athletes.

Registration/check-in begins at Barrington High School on Sunday, May 16th at 7AM.  Our group will meet in the BHS parking lot and we'll be departing at 8AM.

We just learned that the route takes all riders ~15 miles to the Lakewood rest stop before we break off into the different groups depending upon which distances we've chosen.

Please go to http://www.cyclearlington.com/events/a500_10/ah5002010.pdf  to print and mail in the registration.  It is $10.00 if you print/mail in the form and payment before May 8. You can also register the day of the ride, but the cost goes up to $15.00.

There's no better way to build confidence for road riding than riding on the road.  Let's make a strong Ytri showing!

Weather on Sunday is predicted to be partly cloudy and highs in the 60's.  Great weather for a long ride!!

We didn't make our minimums and are working with those who turned in a check on an individual basis (returning money or holding on until we make minimums).

If you are still interested in ordering, download the order form at http://www.buehlerytri.org/documents/BuehlerYTri_2010_Apparel_Order_Form.pdf and fill it out. Make out your check to Buehler YMCA.

We'll let you know if we get to our minimum order volume in future newsletters.