This past weekend we were on the road for a few clinics and conversations.
First stop was in Washington D.C. for a very well run event at Rose Physical Therapy Group where we had been invited to talk to a group of women from the Washington Area. There was a great mix of goals ranging from riding more, commuting, first races, better group rides all the way up to IronMan racing ! I always find it cool to see how certain issues are common between goals and how different goals can have different solutions that another group might benefit from hearing. Learning to hop up on a curb might become important to a commuter who never thought of bike skills before a mtb rider mentioned it as something that changed their riding. A triathlon racer might have a saddle or short they love that changes a commuter to a regular rider when comfort is improved.
Molly lead off with her “Saddle, Sore” Conversation, which went amazing. The group did a great job contributing their experience and taking in some of the new ideas Molly has to share from her book and from other conversations. Being able to get the conversation going, infuse some ideas and let a group run(bike!) on with new comfort, performance and enjoyment is huge part of what we are aiming to do with this tour of events.
I was the ‘closer’ this week, going after Molly. I added some ideas about training and riding to the group.
There was amazing food provided (cooked even!) by the Rose PTG team and also some ‘Shake Shack’ dessert.
More talking, possibly about Snot rockets, Sweet Potatoes, training for a goal (i.e. what would you do if you only had 3 x 15min training sessions each week ? do you ever do that now?)
Amazing setup for this event … so many little finishing touches that make this a great way to spend a Saturday in D.C.
Rose Physical Therapy Group donated to the local club WABA – Washington Area Bicycle Association.
Pictured is Nelle of WABA and Clair of Rose PTG exchanging the donation and holding one of the cool signs that were made up for the event!
After the event a quick tour with Claire and Damon (Rose PTG owners) and a super dinner in Capitol Hill capped off a great day.
Peter
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