Upcoming Events and News from High Gear Coaching Scott's Cycle Triathlon

Scott's Cycle and Sports partnered up with High Gear Coaching in 2015 and now will be going on to two years in operation this spring 2017.  High Gear Coaching Scott's Cycles Triathlon as we like to call it specailizes in not only offering the Tri-Cites as the best place for Triathlon Gear it also sells specific road and mountianbike racing gear from brands like Garmin, Felt, Profile Designs, Polar, Tacx, Vitorria, Hammer Nutrition, Clif Bar and many more. High Gear Coaching also offers full physiology testing, specific bike fitting featuring by a full basement work out area filled with a veriety of workout equipment for running,cycling and injury prevention. High Gear Coaching is your complete speed, power, endurance and agility facility. Headed up by excercise physiologist and coach Aaron Stites brother Zachary Stites, Bod Pod Technician Megan Fehrenbacher, Speed Power Coach Leo Slack and USA Triathlon coach Jennifer Comfort

In the next few weeks High Gear Coaching has a lot going on including Chamber Ribbon Cutting a Running and Training Technique seminar featuring Hall of Fame running/sprinting coach Gary Winckler.

Sept 10th - High Gear Coaching helps Sponsor the Dirty Dozen road fondo. This is a road bike event and we are giving them prizes and have helped with development of the course, marketing, and the food drive aspect of the event.

Sept 17th - High Gear Coaching is the lead sponsor of the Indian Summer Half marathon and 5k presented by Tri-City Community Credit Union. Aaron and his wife are the race directors and we will have tables from vendors, sponsors and ourselves at the race. This is a Fun event!

Sept 22 at 11:30am - Ribbon cutting. The chamber will be inviting all members to come out and meet us and check out the shop and training center. So the shop and the downstairs will have some additional changes and rearranges before then.

Sept 24th True grand opening 10-5 - Megan is working on developing our flier and then will be hitting the community to let people know and invite them. She is contacting the fire department to see if they are interested in helping with kid's safety checks. We will have and training course downstairs, bike safety checks, kids skills ride course, speed and power checks (hopefully I can get Rick to bring his force plate). Megan is also calling some bakeries to see if we can get some cakes for contests. We will have dream dinners, 24 bones, and possibly Therapeutic Associates here. We will have prizes on testing, training, and items supplied by these other companies. We will hopefully also have some bikes to test along with the elliptigos. Any additional ideas would be welcomed.

Oct 1 - B reactor ride - We will have a table at the finish of this. This ride is for community VIP's and costs $100 per rider with a limit of 100 riders.

Oct 15 - Running and Training Technique seminar. Carol Hansen and I have invited Gary Winckler retired hall of fame running/sprinting coach to come do the seminar with us. We are working on the details but it will be about a 6 hr seminar that will cover how to improve running form, efficiency, strength, avoid injury and QA on training plans, nutrition, and recovery. This will be a great opportunity for us as a High Gear team to work with Gary. This will be marketed to the high schools, middle schools, and community for sprinters, distance, and team sports. I'll send out the preliminary agenda for feedback and input.

Then we are looking forward to the introduction of our "Gear up" general fitness program. Megan is working on the details but it is a food accountability/support and fitness program. Requires a 3 month commitment and is $249 a month. 

So a lot is going on and I'm excited. Aaron Stites as been talking with Ron the owner of the building that High Gear Coaching leases about the possibility of an endless pool downstairs. He may be willing to foot the bill for it. Cost is $25000. We have also been given permission to make any additional improvements to the downstairs. Aaron Stites also working with the building owner on a fresh air exchange system.