Jeb Stewart
To all you 'cross clinic lovers out there:
Thanks for making last week's clinic a success. Officially, we had 165 registered riders and over 200 attendees. We also signed up a lot of OBRA memberships. It was a big crowd, but we managed it well, thanks to all our volunteers and your postive energy.
Here are some notes on tonight's clinic:
*If you did not make it to the first clinic, it is definitely OK to start at this clinic!
*For those of you who participated last week, remember that it's OK to switch groups. We especially encourage riders from the big beginner group to move to another, more advanced group if necessary. It's also OK to stay put!
*Chris Tauscher will again host the kids' 'cross clinic.
*Kona and Sellwood Cycle Repair will be present w/ some demo 'cross bikes. There will not be a complete size-run. If you want to check out the 2009 Kona Jake the Snake cyclocross bikes, get to Alpenrose early.
*FSA (FullSpeedAhead) will also be on hand to show its 2009 cyclocross parts. Again, come early to check it all out.
*Tonight is the bike giveaway! We'll raffle the 2009 Kona "Jake the Snake" 'cross bike at ~8pm, just after practice. If you registered for the whole series, then you're already entered in the drawing. If you only paid $10 for last week's clinic, you can pay the balance of $15 tonight and still get in. If you missed last week, you can pay $25 for the remaining clinics and get in.
*Jeb Stewart of Endurofit (www.endurofit.com) is compiling an email list of clinic participants. We plan to send out content related to the 'cross clinics, including clinic reviews and previews, coaching tips, links to video clips detailing 'cross technique, etc. If you wish to be on the list, just see Jeb at the clinic. He'll be wearing an Endurofit shirt and juggling his bike and cameras. You can check out the CCX skills video training tips we created from last year's clinic at: http://www.endurofit.com/Free%20Resources/Videos/Cycling%20Skills%20Videos.html
Thanks for your time! --Erik Tonkin
P.S. Thanks to Rhonda Mazza, Shannon Tauscher, and Mr. OBRA (aka, Kenji) for working the registration table. Thanks to Rhonda, Jeff Struck, Matt Mahoney, Dani Dance, Martin Baker, Cary Miller, and Sue Butler for coaching the beginner groups; Shannon Skerritt, Brad Ross, Molly Cameron, Kevin Hulick, and Matthew Slaven for coaching the more experienced; Erik Tonkin, Wendy Williams, and Jeb Stewart for coaching those in between; and Chris Tauscher for coaching the kids! Thanks to Ron Strasser and Chris Tausher for set-up and tear-down, and all the others.