As a Run Camp veteran, I have to tell you I enjoyed the camp a lot more in its heyday -- free puppy give-aways most Saturdays, the Rattlesnake Roundup in the YMCA parking lot, and I loved that week we spent in Hilton Head. You guys have taken all the fun out of it. Is it because Run Camp is so large now?
-- Disappointed in Portage
Dear DIP: Granted, the numbers have taken their toll on "how" we do things, but we still have all the same excitement built into camp. Because of the numbers, we now rely on team leaders for basic communications. Indeed, we conducted the Rattlesnake Roundup last Saturday morning, but did so in the Bronson Trauma Center parking lot (because of the abundant sun and liveliness of the snakes this year). And we gave away a lovely Cocker Spaniel puppy named Argus to Corrine "JimmyTwo" Sallaz. The Hilton Head experience is a little trickier to explain. As it turns out, Run Camp has been moved this coming week from Gazelle to the Coral Sands Resort in Hilton Head, just outside of Sea Pines, with the out-and-back run to the lighthouse at Harbour Town Marina. Research shows that when you try to communicate a date change or location change directly to more than 180 people, you create more problems than you solve, so camp organizers are leaving it up to Team Leaders to communicate the location and course change, and they've been given the option of remaining at Gazelle. As an aside, DIP, note that Run Camp will improve when your attitude does.
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To the Editor:
I just read that a stalk of celery gives me 2% of my daily recommended allowance for fat. I have also heard it is a good source of fiber. Does eating 50 stalks of celery a day fit into our training regimen?
-- Confused About Dieting
Dear CAD: The timing of your question is most appropriate, as Run Camp coaches and team leaders are getting an increasing number of questions about nutrition and diet. Stand by for news regarding clinics. Regarding your specific question about celery, those numbers have been re-calculated, and we now recommend eating 100 stalks of celery per day.
5 comments:
I am no dietician, but it seems that 100 stalks of celery would contribute to a serious case of the TROTS - - is that what you recommend for the slower-pace run groups???
What about the extended clinic on hill-work at the Red Rocks of Sedona? Last year's camp didn't include it, and you could really tell the difference in our finish times on race day. We need that clinic!
The Sedona experience was valuable for those who took it to heart and did the work, but most of the runners went on a helicopter ride, and while you may have benefitted, but they had worse times.
So, maybe an economical compromise for the hill-work would be the Red Rocked pavers along Maple Street hill...?
Yes! Let's do repeats on Maple Street hill (or, as Jimmy 2 calls it, Maple Street Mountain)!
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