The camp is coordinated by Owen Anderson, Ph. D., the founder of Educated Runner, and Kyle Williams, an experienced Australian trekker, runner, and guide who hails from Canberra. Owen and Kyle have put together an amazing camp experience, one which provides state-of-the-art, scientifically based training, along with the opportunity to enjoy one of the most-spectacular areas in all of Australia.

 

Campers will stay from May 23-28, 2010 in the Athlete’s Village at the Lake Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre, right in the heart of the ruggedly beautiful Snowy Mountains. This is alpine country, with over 87 hectares of picturesque running trails and scenic beauty, close by Mount Kosciuszko (at 2228 metres in height, Australia’s tallest peak).

 

But when you attend you will be doing much more than trail running and taking in the splendor of the Snowies. On the Jindabyne track, we’ll conduct careful vVO₂max testing, and then Owen and Kyle will show you exactly how to set up a progression of workouts which will optimize your vVO₂max, a key predictor of performance.

 

Very importantly, Owen and Kyle will also shoot video of you while you are running at different quality speeds. We will then analyze your form and help you make the four key transformations in running technique which enhance your economy, upgrade your speed, and reduce your risk of overuse injury.

 

There’s even more: Our Snowy Mountains camp is the only running get-together in the world which features a full progression of running-specific strength training, consisting of movements which mimic the mechanics of running and thus have the most-potent impact on your fatigue-resistance and raw running speed. We’ll show you how to put everything together, from general strengthening through running-specific drills and then on to hill training and explosive work. When you leave the camp (regretfully after six great days), you’ll know exactly how to plan and periodize your training in order to reach your true potential as a runner.

 

Have injuries plagued you from time to time? That’s no problem: Owen and Kyle will show you exactly what you need to do to strengthen your plantar fasciae, Achilles tendons, shins, knees, hamstrings, ilio-tibial bands, or whatever other anatomical structures have given you the blues in the past. You’ll leave our camp with an insurance policy against future overuse injury.

 

Owen brings a very relaxed style of interacting with people and a wealth of running knowledge to the camp. He has written three books on running (Lactate Lift-Off, Great Workouts for Popular Races, and Aurora), and he is currently working on a fourth volume, The Science of Running, for Human Kinetics Press. Owen has enjoyed much coaching success: One of his athletes, Diane Palmason, won the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City and has held four world records as a masters runner. Another, Catherine Dugdale, won the Welsh Cross-Country Championship seven consecutive times and represented Great Britain in the Commonwealth Games.

 

The Snowies are Kyle Williams’ back yard: He has led many treks through these mountains and will always choose the best locations for our workouts. Each session will be conducted at 1000 to 2228 metres of altitude in a pristine environment, far from the hustle and bustle of the city.

 

The price for this amazing experience is just $895 (AUS) or $805 (US), including transportation from Canberra to the camp, five nights of overnight lodging, educational materials, and all meals. Sign up for this incredible “down-under” experience which transforms your running and provides an unforgettable vacation at the same time right here.