Note

The next race in the Panera Bread Bucks 5K Series race is the New
Hope-Solebury "Spirit" Run. If you're planning to run it, you can
save $5 by registering before April 6th.

YMCA Results

The Panera Bread Bucks 5K Series opened in spectacular fashion last
Sunday at the Central Bucks Family YMCA 5K. There were 610
registered runners, the largest for any previous Series race and more
than 40% ahead of 2007. Greg Wetzel (Doylestown) was the overall
winner in 16:02. He was followed by Matt Chylak (Newtown) in 16:50
and Jarrett Carr (Doylestown) in 16:58. Greg is an assistant track
coach at CB West High School.

The overall women's champ was Heather Jorris (Yardley), with a time
of 19:08. Heather is a leading triathlete. She was followed closely
by Sarah Simonetti (Perkasie) in 19:18 and Christine Louden (West
Hartford, Conn,) in 19:50.

The age graded masters winners were Nancy Smith (New Britain) and
Terry Permar (Perkasie). Nancy's time was 20:23 and her age grading
was 84%. Terry finished in 17:33, with an age-grading of 87%.

The masters champions were Johnny King-Marino (Chalfont) and Janet
Patterson (Morristown, NJ). Johnny finished 4th overall. His time
was 17:06. Janet's time was 20:00. She was the 5th overall woman
runner.

A total of 40 runners beat the 20 minute mark. There were many
outstanding performances. For example, 11 year old Ross Wilson
(Wycombe) ran a 20:25 5K, 9 year old Timmy Kiel (Doylestown finished
in 24:58, and 68 year old Warren Taylor (Telford) crossed the line at
21:17.

As always, the competition for age group awards was fierce. For
males, only 20 seconds separated William Lever (Doylestown), Jason
Wiley (Furlong), and David Porter (Doylestown). Their times were
18:32, 18:42, and 18:52. On the women's side, the tightest race was
between Heather Jorris (19:08), Christine Loudon (19:50), and Tammy
Smith (Dublin) (20:06).

The complete results are posted on www.bucks5kseries.com and
www.compuscore.com. There is also an exciting video of the race on
the Series website.


New Hope-Solebury "Spirit" Run

This race is arguably the most scenic race of the Series, with sights
of downtown New Hope and its countryside. In addition to the 5K
race, there will be a 1 mile fun run and a 2-mile fitness walk. The
Spirit Run is the only Series race with team competition. Teams of 3-
6 runners are welcome to join the competition for a chance to win a
free dinner at one of New Hope's fine restaurants. For more
information and to register for the race, please visit
www.bucks5kseries.com

Panera donation

New Hope-Solebury Spirit Run participants are encouraged to visit
Panera Bread on Saturday April 12th and bring the receipt to the
Panera Bread table on race day. Panera Bread will donate ten percent
of the receipts to the New Hope-Solebury Community Association
Scholarship and Athletic Funds. The receipt must be dated April 12,
2008. Limit one per runner

Series Shirts

For the 174 runners who registered for all seven races, your moisture-
wicking, long sleeve shirt will be available at the New Hope-Solebury
race

Keep training!

Dick Patterson