Presented by the MAC Cycling Committee and the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
Saturday, January 18th, 2003
The MAC Cycling Committee and the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association will present a program featuring some of the pre-eminent cycling coaches and trainers in North America. Subjects including the biomechanics and physiology of high performance cycling, training methods and long term strategies, nutrition and fitness, Coaching principles and techniques, will all be discussed in panels and in seminars throughout the day. This program is designed to be a valuable opportunity for every level of cyclist, from novice rider to experienced competitor.
The sessions will be organized in four parallel tracks with panels and seminars that are purposely interactive. There will be opportunities for active participation in yoga and studio cycling (bring appropriate clothing). In the evening, the annual banquet will feature the annual revue of the year in Oregon Cycling, the annual award presentations, and a drawing for some substantial Door Prizes.
Conference participants and panelists will include:
Houshang Amiri, Canadian National Team Coach Tim Rutledge, Coach, WSBA Norm Babcock, USAC Expert Coach Phil Sanders, USAC Elite Coach Lance Coffel, Fitness Instructor, REAC Michael Sylvester, yoga teacher, consultant Renee Duprel, Coach, WSBA Kendra Wenzel, Coach, WW Cycling Eric Moen, Elite coach, Carmichael Training Systems Rene Wenzel, Coach, WW Cycling Candi Murray, OBRA staff Sean Wilson, PhD, Elite Coach, UNR Jerry Powell, USAC Elite coach, MAC Splinter Wrenn, Consultant, Wrenn promotions Mike Reznik, MAC coach/cyclist and many more
COST:
$40 all day, and banquet too!
$30 conference only
$20 banquet only
REGISTRATION Mail registration to:
Cycling Conference, c/o Jerry Powell
1445 SW Harrison St, Portland, OR 97201
Please mail by Friday, January 11th. Reservations are a MUST!
CHECK IN:
Check in for conference opens at 7:30 am Saturday.
Signup sheets for each session will be available at check-in, first come, first served.
OBRA membership is not required for the conference, but membership applications will be available.
The "tracks" that will flow throughout the day will generally reflect subject matter dealing with: Cycling Tactics and Technique, Nutrition and Health, Training principles and practices, and Coaching Principles and techniques Each "track" will offer various "takes" on that subject matter, by different experts in that field sometimes concentrating on different points of view or theoretical bases, or exploring a particular aspect of the subject.
Schedule:
7:30 to 8AM Registration MAC Mezzanine 8:00 - 8:45 Plenary Panel: Cycling, Sport Science, and all that Jazz Ainsworth/Lownsdale Room 9:00 - 9:45 (break out 1) (Health and Fitness) Energy Systems Lownsdale Room (Training to Ride) Principles of Athletic Training Ainsworth Room (Coaching) Principles of Sports Coaching Couch Room (Racing Theory and Practice) * Kamm Room 10:00 - 10:45 (breakout 2) (Health and Fitness) Injury and overtraining Lownsdale Room (Training to Ride) * Ainsworth Room (Coaching) Recreational Cyclists Couch Room (Racing Theory and Practice) Elements of Competition Kamm Room 11:00 - 11:45 (breakout 3) (Health and Fitness) Nutrition Panel Lownsdale Room (Training to Ride) Scheduling and periodicity Ainsworth Room (Coaching) * Couch Room (Racing Theory and Practice) Strategy Kamm Room Noon - 1 PM (Lunch, on your own) 1:00 - 1:45 (breakout 4) (Health and Fitness) Hydration and feeding Lownsdale Room (Training to Ride) * Ainsworth Room (Coaching) Coaching young athletes Couch Room (Racing Theory and Practice) Tactical events Kamm Room 2:00 - 2:45 (breakout 5) (Health and Fitness) Yoga "Studio 2" (Training to Ride) Specificity Ainsworth Room (Coaching) Training issues Couch Room (Racing Theory and Practice) Timed events Kamm Room 3:00-4:30 Activities and meetings (All Tracks) Studio Cycling "Studio 3" OBRA Race Organizers Meeting Couch Room 4:30 - 6:00 (All Tracks) Studio Cycling "Studio 3" OBRA OBRA Annual Meeting Kamm Room 6:00 - 6:30 Mixer, (No Host Bar) Mezzanine 6:30 - 9:30 Dinner! Ainsworth/Lownsdale Room (dinner tickets required) The year in re-vue, awards, and drawing.
This event is sponsored by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association and the Multnomah Athletic Club Cycling Committee.
The Multnomah Athletic Club is located between 18th and 20th Avenues on SW Salmon Street in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of downtown Portland... right next to PGE Park, served by MAX light rail and two bus lines. Directions to the club are available by telephone at 503 223 6251. Child care at the club is available at nominal cost by arrangement call the event organizer, Jerry Powell 503 222 7173.
There is secure bike parking available in the MAC parking structure across the street from the club entrance.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FOURTH ANNUAL OREGON CYCLING CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - - - - - - - - - - - -
Name(s): Address:
Club Affiliation: Telephone: email:
Number @ amount tendered
Conference and Banquet ______ ($40) ____________
Conference only ______ ($30) ____________
Banquet only ______ ($20) ____________
TOTAL ____________
Are you an OBRA member? ______ Are you a USAC member? ______ Are you a MAC member? ______
Please sign in for conference sessions... there will be sign-in sheets at registration in the morning... sessions are first come first served, but there should be plenty of seats for everyone. Dinner tickets will be available at sign-in in the morning, and also at the banquet.
REGISTRATION Mail registration to:
Cycling Conference,
c/o Jerry Powell,
1445 SW Harrison St,
Portland, OR 97201
(be sure to enclose your check made out to MAC Cycling, and allow three days for mail delivery)