Outstanding Classroom Instruction
Trail, Track, & Field Workouts
June 20-25, 2009
Gove Hill Retreat - Thetford Center, Vermont
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN AT OWEN'S CAMP?
You will find out that conventional methods of running training cannot optimize the seven key predictorsof fitness and running performance - vVO2max, lactate-threshold running speed, running economy, strength, power, max running velocity, and race-specific preparation. At the camp, you will learn exactly what you need to do to maximize each of these seven performance factors. In addition, we will help you determine your velocity at VO2max (vVO2max) at the beautiful Thetford track. We'll then assist you in setting up workouts which optimize your individual vVO2max.
On the magnificent trails of the Appalachain Mountains, you will learn about - and complete - a workout which is the absolute best for spiking your lactate-threshold speed. No - won't be a tempo session! As it turns out, tempo running produces rather sad-looking changes in your lactate threshold, so we'll show you a workout which forces both your max running speed and lactate threshold to soar.
Running economy? No problem - the proprioceptive training and running-specific strength training you learn at the camp will take care of that. Likewise, you will find out exactly what to do to optimally upgrande your strength, power, and race-specific preparations.
WHO SHOULD COME TO THE THETFORD CAMP?
If youy are a male of female runner between the ages of 10 and 100, you should join us at camp. If you want to get faster, you should come. If you would like to learn how to strength -train for running, you should be there. If you have a history of injury, you should absolutely come, because you will learn how to get your injury problems under control. If you want to have a fabulous vacation, you should come, too. You will enjoy almost-unbelievable runs on the trails and in the mountains surrounding the Grove Hill Retreat. Some of our workouts will be conducted on the historic Appalachain Trail (we will also use the track at a nearby school). From key points on the trails, you will savor incredible views of the Green Mountains and the forests of Vermont and New Hampshire. You will relax each night around the fireplace in the Grove Hill Manor House - and cool off in the pristine pond during the day.
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS AT CAMP?
Owen Anderson, Ph. D., will work with your individually to improve your running form and overall approach to training. Each day, Anderson will present two key seminars on important aspects of training, and he will guide you through each and every one of your workouts. Anderson, author of three highly acclaimed running books, Lactate Lift-Off, Great Workouts for Popular Races, and Aurora, has enjoyed a successful career coaching both mortal and elite runners, including Benjamin Simatei (43:15 for 15K) and Catherine Dugdale (seven-time Welsh cross-country champion). In addition, Owen's camp is the only one in the country which features a full program of proprioceptive and running-specific strength training. You'll learn how to be a better-balanced and coorodinated when you run, and as a result your efficiency and injury-resistance will improve dramatically. You will also learn a whole progression of strength training, from general to running-specific to explosive, so that you will become a considerably faster and more fatigue-resistant runner. Best of all, you will also understand when to carry out the various forms of training - how to periodize the different types of strength and running training. This camp is not just for elite or extremely experienced runners - it is open to all! We sincerely hope you will come.