See Betsy, Gunnar and JR in this video due out soon.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Hilly Billy Raughbikes Prelude Scouting
2010.01.23 Hilly Billy Raughbikes Prelude Scouting and Such
By Nars.
So this is the race-
http://www.abraracing.com/Schedule.html
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=9791
Now the exact course has not been decided, but certainly the type of course has.
It will be mean. It will be fun. It will be quite possibly different
than anything most of us have ever done, let alone race on it.
We put out the word that we were going to do a scouting mission,
actually the second one so far, but I didn't document that one, just
yet.
Only me, Betsy, JR, Ryan, and then finally the ever-late but
ever-present Jaybo took the bait.
As you can see from the pics, it was a bit sloppy, then it was a bit
nasty, then the hills were oppressive and finally we had some
crackage.
Any longer and I suspect there may have been more than just
Ryan drooling, but w/ the setting sun, lack of places to get food and
other aid (beer to numb the pain), we were all quite happy to have
ridden as much as we had.
Found a few little areas that we are going to happily include, found a
possible new way down off a highwall, meet up w/ some very pleasant
and encouraging folks, and of course there was one jerkwad (but that
was okay cause his road wasn't as good as the next, Hah! you turd).
Anyway, here's what we most of us rode. Jaybo didn't start until
Mylan Park and of course Ryan could only make it to the big bag of
Fryz at Sheetz-
http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=480752
Some of the expressions are apt at telling the true tale indeed.
And don't the new kits look rather swell, before they got pretty dirty
and stinky that is?
Look for notice of an opportunity to find out what the rest of the
route will be soon!
By Nars.
So this is the race-
http://www.abraracing.com/Schedule.html
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=9791
Now the exact course has not been decided, but certainly the type of course has.
It will be mean. It will be fun. It will be quite possibly different
than anything most of us have ever done, let alone race on it.
We put out the word that we were going to do a scouting mission,
actually the second one so far, but I didn't document that one, just
yet.
Only me, Betsy, JR, Ryan, and then finally the ever-late but
ever-present Jaybo took the bait.
As you can see from the pics, it was a bit sloppy, then it was a bit
nasty, then the hills were oppressive and finally we had some
crackage.
Any longer and I suspect there may have been more than just
Ryan drooling, but w/ the setting sun, lack of places to get food and
other aid (beer to numb the pain), we were all quite happy to have
ridden as much as we had.
Found a few little areas that we are going to happily include, found a
possible new way down off a highwall, meet up w/ some very pleasant
and encouraging folks, and of course there was one jerkwad (but that
was okay cause his road wasn't as good as the next, Hah! you turd).
Anyway, here's what we most of us rode. Jaybo didn't start until
Mylan Park and of course Ryan could only make it to the big bag of
Fryz at Sheetz-
http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=480752
Some of the expressions are apt at telling the true tale indeed.
And don't the new kits look rather swell, before they got pretty dirty
and stinky that is?
Look for notice of an opportunity to find out what the rest of the
route will be soon!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Mountain of Rubber.
The team would like to thank Kenda the #1 bike tire manufacturer in the U.S., Jim and Cindy for our shipment of tires for 2010. So many choices!
Monday, January 18, 2010
A visit to the Westover office!
With Monday being a holiday it was the perfect time to visit our sponsor Dynamic Physical Therapy to become a little more familiar with what makes them the premier physical therapy provider in the area. Of course to give it our own special touch Gunnar, Betsy and I rode to the meeting. Robbie Loehr met us at the office but unfortunately Chris was unable to make it in from D.C. Everyone was excited and I am sure a little nervous but no one would admit it.
We took a few steps inside and it only took Joanna a few seconds to come out and greet us. She had never met any of us, but I am sure the tights were a dead giveaway on who we were. Course maybe her speed had something to do with her not wanting us scaring any of the nice patients in the waiting room.
After a nice meet and greet with Joanna we proceeded into their treatment room. It was filled with stretching tables, workout equipment and lots of other pieces they use in treatment. It wasn't long before we were joined by Rob Acciavatti (also our coach, Performance Coaching Service) who is the Clinical Director at the Westover location. Rob and Joanna then talked to us in detail about what makes Dynamic PT different from the others. I was really impressed with their ideas on patient care. At Dynamic the focus is on one-to-one care, not on how many patients they can get in and out of the door. You could tell on Rob's and Joanna's faces that they were proud of that.
After spending some time in the treatment area we all went back into one of the offices to sit down and chat some more. We learned about Dynamic's history, locations and a bit more about their philosophy. There are three locations in Morgantown alone, talk about patient convenience. Not having to drive across Morgantown when there is a clinic right near by sure is a handy thing if you ask me.
After their presentation we continued our chat. It felt really good to hear their excitement about the team too. They even had a bunch of pens, squeezy-balls, and t-shirts for us. How cool!
On the way out we couldn't help but take the photo below. Watch for it in your Sunday inserts.
We took a few steps inside and it only took Joanna a few seconds to come out and greet us. She had never met any of us, but I am sure the tights were a dead giveaway on who we were. Course maybe her speed had something to do with her not wanting us scaring any of the nice patients in the waiting room.
After a nice meet and greet with Joanna we proceeded into their treatment room. It was filled with stretching tables, workout equipment and lots of other pieces they use in treatment. It wasn't long before we were joined by Rob Acciavatti (also our coach, Performance Coaching Service) who is the Clinical Director at the Westover location. Rob and Joanna then talked to us in detail about what makes Dynamic PT different from the others. I was really impressed with their ideas on patient care. At Dynamic the focus is on one-to-one care, not on how many patients they can get in and out of the door. You could tell on Rob's and Joanna's faces that they were proud of that.
After spending some time in the treatment area we all went back into one of the offices to sit down and chat some more. We learned about Dynamic's history, locations and a bit more about their philosophy. There are three locations in Morgantown alone, talk about patient convenience. Not having to drive across Morgantown when there is a clinic right near by sure is a handy thing if you ask me.
After their presentation we continued our chat. It felt really good to hear their excitement about the team too. They even had a bunch of pens, squeezy-balls, and t-shirts for us. How cool!
On the way out we couldn't help but take the photo below. Watch for it in your Sunday inserts.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Getting ready for the Winter Olympic Games
The members of the Dynamic Physical Therapy Cycling Team are all excited about the upcoming Olympic Games. We even tried out for the US Curling Team. However after an unfortunate incident with a broom we were disqualified. Look out 2014!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Performance Coaching Services makes us fast!
People often ask us, how should I train or am I doing this correctly? Sometimes it is hard to answer questions like that because every athlete is different and that is why we always suggest getting a coach if you want to reach your full potential on the bike. We at the Dynamic Physical Therapy Cycling Team count on Performance Coaching Services to help us make the right choices in our training regiment.
Performance Coaching Services is owned and operated by former Professional cyclist Rob Acciavatti. In 1995 at the age of 21, Rob turned professional and raced with the Scott-BiKyle-Flyers based out of Allentown, Pennsylvania. He spent the following two seasons in Europe racing with Kaiku, a semi-pro team from the Basque country in northern Spain. In 1998 he decided to leave competitive cycling and return to college to pursue a degree in physical therapy. Unable to stay away from racing, Rob returned for the 2000 season and began to coach and race with the West Virginia University Cycling Team. In WVU's first appearance at the National Championships Rob won two individual national titles in the criterium and omnium events.
Rob and Performance Coaching Services offers bicycle fit and positioning evaluation,cycling specific strength training program as well as 3 different levels of coaching to help you obtain your goals.
Feel free to contact him and make sure you tell him we sent ya!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Press for Betsy..
2009 A Season To Remember - Our own Betsy Shogren gets some nice post season press from MTB Race News. Click Here MTB Race News.
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