High school freshman girl here running 20:25 for the 5k. Does anyone know of any good running camps in the Northeast in which I wouldn't be the worst girl there? I've been looking into a few but they aren't good at listing a range of times or anything on their website.
Thanks in advance
Just run
Consider us: www.xcucamp.com all ability levels and a great week in the pocono's with a lot of fun activities planned.
You should check out Five Star XC Camp! Every year there's a wide range of runners including plenty of girls around your range.
Princeton and Penn State have good camps.
I assume you do realise that consistent, good quality training beats any camp hands down?
Yes, of course, I just thought it would be a good experience for me and it could give me a jumpstart to a good season
I'd recommend Foundation Running Camp. It's in upstate NY and I went last year and had a great time! They put you in cabins based on your time, so your runs are an appropriate pace. Train hard the whole summer, then camp will seem like a reward and jump start your season! Good luck!
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I assume you do realise that consistent, good quality training beats any camp hands down?
I assume you do realize that being motivated and having fun beat any internet blathering about what to do?
5 Star XC Camp is excellent! Coach/Director Rich Furst does a wonderful job with all the kids with all types of abilities. He groups runners according to their ability and NO ONE is left behind! Please check it out. http://www.5starxc.com/ :-)
I ran 20:12 as a freshman but my sophomore summer RUINED my season bc I ran way too many miles at camp (Like 65 after a summer of 30-35.) My coach was there and he put a lot of pressure on me to run with the top girls every day. Idk how you do with high miles but make sure you show up prepared for whatever camp you pick.
New England Prep Cross Country Camp is outstanding. Facilities are outstanding, counselors and coaches are great and food is unbelievable! Lots of individual attention. Run out of Northfield Mt. Hermons in Massachusetts. I've done guest lecturing there and find it very good.
Running Academy in CT is also very good. email me if you are looking for more info on either one.
I don't want to mess up anyone's camp business but I don't think running camp is a very good idea to improve your running.
It would be a good social scene and may help with motivation so there may be some value for that.
I did football camp as a wide receiver and it helped with route running, learning some moves and it provided someone to throw the ball to me.
But you don't need technical skills for distance running.
And you don't want to do high quality or high volume in the offseason as you are running year round and need some down time.
If it gets you going and you make friends from it, then that's a good thing.
New England Prep Cross Country Camp for sure! It's one of the best I have been to, and you would certainly not be the worst girl there. You'd be right in the mix!
Ask anyone who has attended.
Give the Craftsbury Outdoor Center's high school cross country weeks a look.
We are a small camp in the beautiful Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. There are 25 athletes per week and we do all of our running on grass, trails and dirt roads. You'll learn more about how to train (hills, fartlek, tempo runs, strides and drills, core work and how to organize your training) , get a lot of personalized coaching by the large staff, have a great time, eat incredible food and be able to swim daily in our lake, Big Hosmer. You'll leave Craftsbury motivated for a summer of training. You'll fit into the group just fine - you wouldn't be the worst runner there!
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Hey, I don't actually have any suggestions for camps because I don't live in that area. But, I do want to say: Don't let them let's run hater talk you into not going to camp because its not good for your training. The point is that running camp is hell fun, especially if you go to a camp that does camp things along with running. Obviously you can't be running for eight hours a day. personally I'm in love with my camp and its my favorite place on earth ever. So go to camp, no matte what these people say because it truly the best experience you can ever find. Also, though I've never been I'm friends with some of the counselors at 5star and it sounds like it'd be pretty awesome for you!
GMRC baby
I don't know how far Northeast you want, but St. Joe's puts on a great camp down in Darlington,MD. Hawk Harrier is what its called I believe