OREGON CYCLING CONFERENCE
Presented by the MAC Cycling Committee and the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
Saturday, January 19th, 2002
This year, 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, athlete and sport development, will all be discussed in panels and in seminars throughout the day.
The sessions will be organized in several parallel tracks with panels and seminars appropriate for the needs of all racers. There will be also afternoon sessions for officials, for race directors, and for some active participation in yoga and studio cycling. In the evening, the annual banquet will feature Mike Adamson's photo revue, BAR presentations and a drawing for some substantial Door Prizes.
Conference participants and panelists will include:
Norm Babcock, Expert Coach
Ed Burke, PhD, Coach, Physiologist and author
Sam Callan, USAC coaching staff
Lance Coffel, Personal Trainer
Phil Claud, Elite coach, P C cycling
Reneé Duprel, Coach, WSBA
Tim Luther, MAC member-coach
Eric Moen, Elite coach, EPM Velo
Candi Murray, OBRA staff
Jerry Powell, Elite coach, MAC
Mike Reznik, MAC member-coach
Tim Rutledge, Coach, WSBA
Phil Sanders, Elite coach, BBC
Larry Smith, Coach, Veloski
Michael Sylvester, yoga teacher, consultant
Kendra Wenzel, coach, W W Cycling
René Wenzel, coach, W W Cycling
Sean Wilson, PhD, Elite Coach, columnist
Splinter Wrenn, Consultant, Wrenn promotions
and many more
COST:
- $40 all day, and banquet too!
- $30 conference only
- $20 banquet only
REGISTRATION
Mail registration to:
MAC Athletic Office, PO Box 3905, Portland, OR 97205 (attn:Cycling Conference)
Must be received by Wednesday, January 16th. Reservations are a MUST!
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, but membership applications will be available.
The "tracks" that will flow throughout the day will generally reflect subject matter dealing with: Racing, Cycling Technique, Nutrition and Health, Strength and Power, Scheduling and Periodization and Focus and Visualization
Each "track" will offer various "takes" on that subject matter, by different experts in that field and will sometime concentrate on different points of view or theoretical bases, or exploring a particular aspect of the subject.
SCHEDULE:
7:30 to 8 AM Registration MAC Mezzanine
8:00 - 8:45 Plenary Panel: Whom do I listen to? Ainsworth/Lownsdale Room
The breakout sessions will be in the Ainsworth, Lownsdale, Chapman, Duniway, Couch, and Kamm rooms
9:00 - 9:45 (break out 1)
10:00 - 10:45 (breakout 2)
11:00 - 11:45 (breakout 3)
Noon - 1 PM (Lunch, on your own)
1:00 - 1:45 (breakout 4)
2:00 - 2:45 (breakout 5)
3:00 - 4:30
Yoga for cyclists - Studio 2 (sub-basement level, next to the 50 meter pool)
Studio Cycling for Indoor Training - Studio 3 (basement level)
MAC Cyclists meeting Steve Collinson - Kamm Room
Race Officials meeting Candi Murray - Couch Room
Race Organizers meeting MIke Murray - Dunniway Room
Note that the activity sessions require appropriate clothes. Locker space (or safekeeping) is available for guests, directions will be available at the registration table.
4:30 - 6:00 OBRA Annual Meeting (OBRA officers) Kamm Room
6:00 - 6:30 Mixer, (No Host Bar) Mezzanine
6:30 - 9:30 Dinner Ainsworth/Lownsdale Room
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. Directions to the club are available by telephone at 503 223 6251. Child care is available at a nominal cost by arrangement. Call the event organizer, Jerry Powell 503 222 7173.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THIRD ANNUAL OREGON CYCLING CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Name: ________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone: ________________________
Club Affiliation: ________________________
Conference and Banquet ($40) ___ Conference only ($30) ___ Banquet only ($20) ___
Are you an OBRA member? ______ Are you a USAC member? ______ Are you interested in coaching? ______
(Be sure to enclose your check made out to MAC Cycling, and allow at least two days for mail delivery)
Conference attendees wishing to qualify for a USAC expert coaching credential must also register with Sam Callan at USAC.