This Sunday, we are hosting our ninth annual Buck Hurley Triathlon presented by Cloninger Ford and Toyota.

I can’t believe how quickly one year has passed. Our triathlon, which is a big fundraiser for our annual giving campaign, consists of a 300-yard swim, followed by a 10-mile bike (11 miles including coming and going to transition) and a 5K run.

We want this event to be exciting for everyone in this community but as with any event, local traffic will be affected for a short period of time. The Buck Hurley triathlon will start at 7.30 a.m. with the pool swim followed by the bike then the 5K and should be off the roads by 9.30 a.m. We appreciate your patience and support during this amazing event. You can still sign up or get more info at runsignup.com or at our JF Hurley family YMCA.

For the triathlon, the swim is a 300-yard “zig zag” through the pool. Your time doesn’t start until you hit the water. The bike course is coming out the gate on Life Church side on Jake Alexander. You will take a right all the way to Statesville Boulevard, turn right, all the way to Brenner turning right and right again on Jake for the second loop making it 10 miles. Enter back through the gate at Life Church side back to the transition.

The 5K goes through the gate at the Harris Teeter side behind Harris Teeter on Brenner Avenue Greenway. Stay on Brenner and go towards John Calvin Presbyterian Church where the turnaround is. Go back the same way you came, behind Harris Teeter turning to go through the gate behind the Y at the same side and finish.

If you need any additional information or questions about this event or how you can volunteer, please email me at emarsh@rowanymca.org or call the JF Hurley Family YMCA at 704-636-0111 ext 212.

I hope to see many of you at our ninth annual Buck Hurley Triathlon on Sunday.

Get ready to “Buck Up!”

Ester H. Marsh is health and fitness director of the JF Hurley Family YMCA and race director of the  Buck Hurley Triathlon.