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2009
Our 37th annual Smoky Mountain Running Camp will feature Jeff Pigg, University of Georgia head distance coach; Adam Tribble, University of Arkansas director of operations of women's track and field; Neil McDonaugh, a 2004 Georgia Tech grad; and Dr. Perry Julien. Recent past featured speakers have included Bob Braman, Florida State University head coach-NCAA two time champions; Gordon Thompson, Clemson University head women's cross country coach and Rhonda Reilly, Vanderbilt University assistant cross country coach. Also recently featured was Coach Marcus O'Sullivan, a three-time Irish Olympian and head track and cross country coach at Villanova University. Our Advanced Placement (AP) Cross Country Class is
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angtolder.p&t;/em Pre-Existing Conditions: The Smoky Mountain Running Camp offers an extremely challenging athletic training program. Running on wild forest trails offers pitfalls, challenges and wild life. Please DO NOT come to camp if you have any pre-existing injuries, are not completely healthy and ready to run a minimum of 20-25 miles during camp. We discourage campers with bee sting allergies from attending our program. If you choose to attend, you must carry an epinephrine pen at all times and understand that on some of our trails, if anything goes wrong, we cannot get you to medical help within the half hour. Please study the waiver carefully. Camp Director Roy Benson  • MPE, C.F.I., Exercise Scientist and Distance Running Coach • Community cross country & track coach for boys and girls at Marist School in Atlanta since '93 with 15 Georgia state 4A XC championships and 20 individual state track champions. • Senior writer for Running Times magazine reaching over 250,000 readers each month. • Author of 'Precision Running' HR training booklet that has sold over 200,000 copies and been translated into seven languages. His two books on Effort Based training have sold over 8,000 copies. Co-Director Alan Drosky
• Georgia Tech head men's and women's cross country coach; women's head track coach; men's distance coach. • Two-time All American and Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame inductee. • Coached 65 All-Americans, 64 ACC champions, and 142 All-ACC accolades in his career at Georgia Tech. Coaches are encouraged to accompany their cross country teams and attend the Coaches Workshop covering the latest in training and racing techniques. The workshop runs concurrently with the youth camp session.
Quick Facts:
(*Please note these details are subject to change)
Check in: Sunday, 1:00 - 3:30pm Check out: Friday, 12:00 - 1:00pm Dorm: TBA - 2 campers per room/ 4 per suite Roommates: Available upon request Nearest Airport: Asheville North Carolina Airport
Airport Shutte: $15 each way, contact USSC to make arranagements
After you register, our information packet of details is emailed including directions, what to bring, health forms, and much more! |
Located at the University of North Carolina - Asheville,
in the beautiful Smoky Mountains, the camp is one of the oldest in the
country. Constantly seeking 'artistic perfection,' Coach Benson is
dedicated to annually refining the camp activity schedule and
curriculum. Strong emphasis on teaching, instructing, and coaching is
our primary feature.