2012 Midwest Women's Mountain Bike Clinic

[Catrin]

Not to worry, I have TE ladies to alert me when registration comes online!

As for the driving... I was completely spoiled when I lived in Lake Placid... I could ride out my door and across the road onto the Olympic cross country ski trails (which have miles and miles of single track of all kinds of difficulty). I really miss that. What I really need are consistent female biking buddies who will make a morning of it. whenever I bike with my guy friends they always end up waiting up ahead hanging onto a tree while I plug along to catch up

Ooooh, that sounds like that was lovely! As for me, there is only one local beginner trail that is much too easy - but it has been good for me to use to get dirt back under my wheels. It takes me 45 minutes to get there however, so it is hard to justify not going a little further to get to trails better suited to me. I've been putting it off since my return to the mt bike though - trying to return to the trails intelligently Next weekend is the right time!

I would love to find someone to ride with regularly on the trails, but my skills are so basic right now that there just isn't anyone at/near my level. There are a couple of women who ride with me from time to time, which I greatly appreciate and enjoy when it happens.

[Catrin]

Off for my first real weekend of mountain biking since my whiplash injury on the trail 8 months ago I had NO idea how long it would take, and my neck still isn't 100% but that is ok. At 52 things don't bounce back like they do at 22...but that isn't going to stop me

[tjuillerat]

What an amazing weekend! We simply cannot say THANK YOU enough to all our coaches, volunteers, sponsors, and everyone else who contributed to the success of this event. There is a reason this clinic has become so popular, selling out nearly two months ahead of time and it is because of the efforts of so many people coming together that it is being recognized as one of the top in the nation!

We want to thank Liv/giant for their more than generous contribution to the 2012 event. Their sponsorship and donations made it possible for us to bring in coaches from across the county, lodge them at our official offsite location (the Cornerstone Inn Bed and Breakfast) and feed them throughout their stay! They also donated tons of fun goodies (we hope everyone enjoyed their coffee mugs!) and even brought out their women's demo truck for the first time! Not to mention their demo driver is now IMIC certified!

We also want to thank Trek for Women, Hammer Nutrition, Bicycle Garage Indy, Headsweats, Dirt Rag, Kona, Girl Bike Love, Sundance SalonSpa, Eden Outfitters, Bicycle Outfitters Indy, RedStar WorldWear and the Brown County Convention and Visitors Center for their continued support and great giveaways for the 7th annual event.

The Midwest Women's Mountain Bike Clinic not only draws participants from across the region, but also brings together three of the leading Midwest mountain bike organizations for a fun-filled mountain biking weekend. Thank you goes out to the HMBA and CAMBr for feeding participants and volunteers at the Saturday night cookout and to the CORA Mountain Bike Patrol for once again offering their services and being there throughout the weekend!

The Midwest Women's Mountain Bike Clinic has come a long way since it's first clinic at Town Run in 2005 with just 9 participants and a handful of volunteers. This year's event saw nearly 100 women (limited only to the number of certified coaches available!) and fifteen kids ranging in age from 6 to 66 years! The event continues to grow and be successful due to the IMIC coaches (all volunteers!) who travel from across the country to take part in teaching women of all skill levels. We cannot thank them enough! Our 2012 coaches included Tony Simeone (Indpls, IN), Lauren Ziedonis (Aspen, CO), Kathi Krause (Fair Lawn, NJ), Lindsey Sherman (Winona, MN), Suzanne Summer (Cinci, OH), Todd Boucher (Staten Island, NY), Scott Rodriguez (Indpls, IN), Jeni Roosen (Cinci, OH), Charlie Summers (IL), Sally Collins (Indpls, IN), Angi Weston (Bellingham, WA), Brad Titzer (Louisville, KY), Derrick Maready (Cinci, OH), Gale Dahlager (Park City, UT), Lindsey Voreis (Bend, OR), and Shaums March (Squamish, BC, CAN).

We also want to thank all our "tail gunners" who were there to support our IMIC coaches throughout the weekend. These volunteers included Melinda Bowen (Brownwood, TX), Derek Delzer (Troy, MI), Chris Krug (North Conway, NH), Dan Sahli (Dayton, OH), Larry Lee (Chicago, IL), Blake Nolan (Columbus, IN), Brad Rusher (Brownsburg, IN), Paul Barzizza (Wyoming, OH), Vince H. (Louisville, KY), John Corrigan (Cinci, OH), Dave Porter (Bloomington, IN), as well as a few last minute helpers who were recruited onsite by a coach or two. A very special thank you goes to Niki Walsh and Nichole Chappell who helped with everything from setting up to tearing down the clinic (along with everything in between!) and to everyone else I may have forgotten mentioned.

The 2012 women's clinic is definitely one for the books and we are already looking forward to the 2013 clinic. Stay tuned for links to photos from our official event photographer, Michelle Spitz with Two Pedals Photography (www.2pedalsphotography.com) as well as great write-ups from those at the event! In the mean time, don't forget to purchase your 7th Annual Midwest Women's Mountain Bike Clinic souvenir book so you can show all your friends how much fun you had learning to ride your bike!

http://chellecraig.zenfolio.com/clinicsouvenir

We look forward to seeing you all on the trails soon!

Cheers,
~Tania Juillerat
Founder & Director
Midwest Women's Mountain Bike Clinic
Sub-9 Productions
www.sub-9.com