Gustavus Running Camp

General information

• Enrollment: Our camp is open to anyone entering grades 8 through 12 this coming fall.
• Cost: The cost will be $280 for the week. A non-refundable $20 is to be sent in with the application by July 12th.
• Pre-Camp E-mail: Each camper will receive a letter the week before camp with a map and any other necessary information.
• Arrival and Departure: Camp Registration is from 9–10 a.m., Monday, July 23. Camp will end 11 a.m., Friday, July 27.

What to bring

Campers should bring running shoes, workout clothes, towels, toiletries, swimming suits, and water bottles.

Expectations

Runners will be expected to be running 20–30 miles per week before coming to camp. We will be running twice a day, but will not run athletes "into the ground."

The focus of the camp is to learn, network, and have fun running!

Special features

• Each camper will receive a camp t-shirt
• Three meals a day in the nationally famous Gustavus dining service. Athletes' meals begin Monday at lunch until breakfast on Friday
• A 3-ring binder with handouts of information covered during camp
• We will watch racing techniques of elite and collegiate runners
• Offered steeple chase instruction
• Question and answer session with Gustavus student athletes

Topics to be covered

• Mid-distance training and racing techniques
• Long distance training and racing techniques
• Steeple chase
• Diet and nutrition
• Visualizing and mental imagery
• Injury prevention and injury identification
• Strength training for runners
• Goal setting
• Hill training
• Interval vs. threshold training
• Cross training
• Form running and flexibility drills

Running Camp will be conducted by Dale Bahr, Gustavus Adolphus Mid-distance and Distance Coach, with help from Assistant Coach Brenden Huber and special guest speakers. Bahr has worked with many All-Conference and All-American runners at Gustavus Adolphus College. Bahr is a former NCAA Division II 800 Champion and multi-All-American. Huber is a former South Dakota All-State cross-country runner and competed for the University of South Dakota.

Please make checks payable to Gustavus Running Camp. Group rate $270/runner (5 or more from the same school—send registrations together). Family rate $260/runner (2 or more from the same family).