{"id":22455,"date":"2012-03-28T05:45:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T10:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=22455"},"modified":"2012-03-28T05:57:46","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T10:57:46","slug":"ymca-hosting-spring-fitness-5k-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2012\/03\/28\/ymca-hosting-spring-fitness-5k-event\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA hosting Spring Fitness 5K event"},"content":{"rendered":"

The YMCA of Van Wert County will be holding its Spring Fitness 5K Run\/Walk on Saturday, April 21, at YMCA Camp Clay, 9196 Liberty Union Road in Van Wert.\u00a0 The run\/walk will begin its 3.1-mile loop at 8:30 a.m. Course updates, including mile markers and a finish timer will still be in place, as well as an addition of cash prizes for overall male and female winners, thanks to a sponsorship by Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to be able to offer prize money to the top two runners in the male and female divisions.\u00a0 Top runner in each division will receive $100, second place will receive $50,\u201d stated Julie Schaufelberger, Y wellness director.<\/p>\n

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Representatives of this year\u2019s 5K sponsor, Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center, are shown with Y staff. Those pictured include (from the left) Brett Miller of Quick Lane; Kristin Lichtensteiger and Julie Schaufelberger, Y wellness directors; Andy Czajkowski, Quick Lane owner; and Y Executive Director Hugh Kocab. (YMCA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An additional $100 is available as bonus winnings if either the top male or female breaks the \u201cchallenge time\u201d set for the 3.1 flat course record.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething else new we are offering this year is a free breakfast provided by Bob Evans for all who are pre-registered,\u201d Schaufelberger.<\/p>\n

The breakfast will be held in the pavilion immediately following the race.<\/p>\n

Race registration forms are available at the front desk of the Y, online under events at www.vwymca.org<\/a> or by emailing julie@vwymca.org<\/a>. Pre-registration is due by Tuesday, April 10.\u00a0 Pre-registration is $20, which includes a t-shirt, or $15 without a t-shirt.\u00a0 On-site registration will also be available at the event, starting at 7:30 a.m.\u00a0 On-site registration is $20, with no t-shirt.<\/p>\n

Age group awards will also be given following the event.\u00a0 All proceeds from the event will be used for fitness equipment updates in the YMCA fitness center and weight room.<\/p>\n

Information about this and any other programs available at the Van Wert YMCA can be found by calling 419.238.0443 or by visiting the above website.<\/p>\n

The YMCA of Van Wert County is partially funded by The Van Wert County Foundation and United Way of Van Wert County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The YMCA of Van Wert County will be holding its Spring Fitness 5K Run\/Walk on Saturday, April 21, at YMCA Camp Clay, 9196 Liberty Union Road in Van Wert.\u00a0 The run\/walk will begin its 3.1-mile loop at 8:30 a.m. Course updates, including mile markers and a finish timer will still be in place, as well […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-30 23:14:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22455\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}