Do you enjoy cycling, on the road or the trail? What about racing your bike on the road or the trail? Do you run just for fun, to stay fit, to compete in a 5k or a full marathon? Have you ever thought about doing a triathlon or have you already done several including ironman? If you have answered yes to any of these questions then you need to continue reading to find out what we are all about.
Ghisallo Racing and Club has brought runners, cyclists and triathletes together to make St. Louis' most unique racing team and club. As a member, you will receive information and be able to participate in all three sports. You get to choose what information and events are important to you. If you are more interested in non-racing events, there is the Ghisallo Bike MS Team, Memorial Day Family and Charity Rides, family pinics and trail rides, bar-b-ques, chilli cookoffs, fitness getaways, indoor heart rate training classes during the winter months, nutrition clinics, group runs and rides for all levels, special bike demos and many more programs only availble to members. If racing is more your thing then you will want to participate in bike racing 101, strategic bike racing, racing as a team, strength training and nutrition clinics for endurance athletes, half and full marathon training groups, open water swim clinics, transition clinics, brick training for triathletes and even more than you can imagine. All members are very supportive of each other regardless what you want to accomplish as a member. The mixture of different abilities and goals allow each member to learn from each other. A runner who wants to cross train by cycling has every opportunity available to learn and particiapte while improving his/her run. Cyclists that have thought about doing a triathlon can participate in relay team or learn how through all the triathletes and training clinics made availble to them. Triathletes wanting to improve their run or bike can work with advanced runnerss and cyclist to get better. If you just want to ride or run for enjoyment and fitness benefits then you have just surrounded yourself with over a hundred others that enjoy the same thing. Other benefits come from our sponsors. THF Realty helps us promote cycling in our community, supports our racing teams to provide opportunities to accomplish their goals and has even partnered with our bike racers as our Pro, 1, 2 team giving up and coming bike racers the chance to take their racing to a whole other level. Chris Milesky owner of Off the Front provides training programs and clinics to improve the fitnees abilitiesof all our members. St. Louis Physical Therapy owner Mike Gorman helps our members recover from accident or injury to keep on going. Dr. David Crane of Crane Sports Medicine finds ways to fix and heal injuries with little down time and a non-invasive approach. CMS Communications and East Side Transportation and Barge Company share our enthusiasm for these sports and provide us the financial support to give our members all the opportunites available to them. Our title sponsors, Ghisallo Sports and Running , give all members extremely generous discounts at their stores to ease the costs of participating in these sports whether we are do it for fitness, racing or recreation.
If this post has peeked your interest then be sure to contact Ghisallo Racing and Club Manager Julie Harbor, julieharbor@charter.net for more information about joining. 2009 enrollment is starting now through January 31st.
Posts
