Community Partners
One person (or coach) cannot be great at all things. But a coach can surround themselves with great people who can provide the complete package. Coach Brickson has developed relationships with community partners for a comprehensive approach to help meet your training needs and goals. With your permission, information can be shared and exchanged between your coach and community partners, such that you will benefit from their collective expertise.
Additional fees apply.
Community Partner:
Colin O’Brien
Professional bike fitter
Cronometro
Colin O’Brien started fitting, designing and building bicycle frames in 1976. Colin owns and operates Cronometro, a leader in the FitDriven bike retail philosophy. Specializing in customized design and fit, Colin has fit thousands of cyclists since opening his doors in 1989. Other projects in the bike world have included a patented wheel design, computer mounts, ergonomic bar ends and lots of funny looking bikes and bike parts.
Colin and Stacey have worked together doing therapeutic bike fit since 2015, Colin fitting the bike to the body and Stacey fitting the body to the bike. They have collaborated to host several bike fit clinics in Wisconsin.
Please contact Cronometro at 608.243.7760 to schedule your bike fit.
Identifying flexibility and strength impairments and imbalances as they relate to cycling may be helpful for your bike fit. If you are interested in having a musculoskeletal screen and learning some key exercises to target those deficiencies by a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and USA Cycling Coach, please contact Stacey via email. She and Colin will coordinate your bike fit. This will add $150 and approximately 60 minutes to your bike fit session.
Community Partner:
Camille Wirkus, MS, RDN
Camille earned her Bachelor of Science in Dietetics at Iowa State University in 2022, and her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition at UW-Madison in 2023. While at ISU, she had an opportunity to do research with Dr. Christina Campbell, looking at weight bias. Camille was selected for the Joyful Eating Internship, responsible for developing online resources on topics such as intuitive eating, weight inclusivity, and body respect.
Camille has been a life-long athlete, with her deepest roots in dance since the age of 3. She was the captain of the Middleton High School dance team, and has since returned to MHSDT as an assistant coach. The team claimed their first regionals victory in 2024! Although dance has been her longest love, cycling has quickly become her deepest love. Racing for the Cyclone Triathlon Team, she quickly proved herself to be a force on the bike. Moving back to Madison, she joined the Brazen Dropouts and earned first place at the 2023 Wisconsin Cycling Association State Crit Championships in Category P1/2/3. She is passionate about helping people develop a healthy relationship with food.
Our Pro-Level coaching package includes a one-hour consult with Camille.
Community Partner:
Robb Seal
Licensed massage therapist Premier Bodywork
Robb founded Premier Bodywork in Madison, Wisconsin in June of 2014. With over 15 years as a Licensed Massage Therapist, he has worked successfully with a vast array of individuals and treated a wide range of movement restrictions, pain patterns, and other specific conditions. He graduated with honors from the Boulder College of Massage Therapy (BCMT) in 2004, with over 1100 hours of training and coursework in: Swedish Massage, Neuromuscular Techniques, Zen Shiatsu, Anatomy and Physiology, Pathology, and more. Robb joined the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) in 2004, and has been board certified by the NCBTMB since 2005. He has served as a teaching assistant, supervisor, and professional mentor in massage therapy, as well as an instructor of Tai-chi chuan. Robb began his career studying holistic approaches to health at the Hanna Kroeger School of Natural Healing in 1999.
Visit Premier Body Work to book a massage.
Community Partner:
Karen Rigsby
Kokoro Yoga
Karen is a recovering perfectionist, a quiet introvert, and 2-time Olympic medalist with a desire to stay healthy and fit.
She started practicing yoga as an academic endeavor while concurrently pursuing a Master’s degree in physiology and a PhD in biomechanics. She wanted to study the human body outside of a lab, and yoga seemed an intriguing angle. It also proved helpful in healing the litany of maladies she had accrued in being a rower for over a decade. The benefits of yoga quickly surpassed the academic endeavor, and Karen saw the obvious results in more flexibility, mobility, and stability. What surprised her was what came next.
Karen found yoga to be a fountain of gifts, so she pursued a 200 hour teacher training program in 2002, and continued to learn about the miracles of the human body and our ability to heal. She has been teaching yoga for 22 years in various styles and in various formats and has received her 500 hour teacher certification.
For more information visit the Karen Rigsby Yoga page or you can reach Karen at kkr.kokoroyoga@gmail.com and/or 608.239.5369.