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We are back from camp. We finished the camp on
Wednesday and today a majority of the Central Catholic
team is doing the Portland to Coast Relay. A relay
race from Portland to Seaside, Oregon.

It is really a fun event, Teams are composed of 12 runners in 2 vans.
We are really looking foreward to a fast season of
racing. Have a great week

David Laney

Hey Everyone

We did a long run yesterday, everyone went between
8-15. It was on a nice trail in Bend. Though part of
the run for the 12-15 mile groups was off the beaten
path. After getting on the wrong trail, they found
their way through construction sites, new
developments, and a few backyards (on mistake).

The weather has been really hot. Last night as we were
swimming and jumping in the Deschutes river their was
a big thunderstorm. We had to get out of the river
really fast.

Once we were back at the house we had an
interesting game of "Celebrities" in which we realized
that a few of our teammates are not as up to date on
pop culture icons (i.e. Taylor Morgan and Sam
Wotipka).

After a long session of jokes we all slept
soundly after a hard day of running. This morning we
awoke at different times before leaving for an 8:30
run around a loop near the Great Lodge in Sun River.

The run was more adventuresome for some who got lost
on the way and then were fine once they found their
way. That's all for now, until next time.

David Laney

Hey everyone

Yesterday we did 1000 meter repeats on a flat surface
near Behnam falls. Most people did between 6-8. It
was a really great workout.

Today we only have 1 run, just an easy 30-45 minutes.
We had a good lunch and now we are going to church. It
is pretty hot here and dry but I guess that will make us tough.

A few nights ago we watched Hide and Seek as a team.
Tomorrow we again only have 1 run but it is our long run for
the week. Taylor Morgan made us 56 super good pancakes yesterday for breakfast.

See you all soon.

This is a guest blog from David Beltramo, Taylor Bergmann and Nick Turner

Hey everybody,We did a strenuous hill workout (6x150, 250) and short tempo yesterday. The mosquitoes were plentiful.

Kenny did a separate minutes type workout on the flat forest service road. Our girls team did the same hill workout as the majority of the boys team. Their hardwork is paying off with improving speed and endurance.

After the workout we went to the river where few took a plunge and David Laney did handstands. We then returned to the house and we had a scrumdidly-umptious spaghetti dinner.

Afterwards we watched FIVE THOUSAND METERS, and saw the work that went into preparing forthe Olympic trials yet we still are at a loss to knowing how to qualify for the Olympic team.

This morning (Wednesday) we woke up early and went to Elk Lake to run with the South Eugene Cross Country Team.After runs ranging from 20-65 minutes we went back totheir camp and ate a quick brunch while socializing. On the way back to Sun River we bumped to the musical stylings of 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, and The Game. Until next time, when David Laney returns to provide information about our training. And now we leave you with one last word, UH!

Hey Everyone

The first thing we did when we got to camp was go on a run at Behnam Falls. Everyone ran between 40 and 50minutes. After the run the parents of one of our coaches made a barbecue for us and a few people went swimming in the river.

When we got back we watched Without Limits . This morning we got up and went on a 2-3 mile run, and did general strength and dynamic flexibility. We are doing a hill workout this afternoon.

See you all later

Hey Everyone

We leave for camp today. We will be in Bend, Oregon. I will stay in touch as much as possible. Basically at camp we run a short run in the morning and do general strength. Then we go back to the house and eat breakfast. We go swimming at least once a day and then in the afternoon we do a workout. Its going to be a great camp

Hey Everyone

We had a team workout at Glendover last night. Glendover is a 2 mile bark chip path that runs along the perimeter of a golf course. It is the home of many aggressive squirrels which always make the run more fun.

We started the evening with a set of general strength and then began our two mile or 14 minutewarm-up. The workout was a minutes workout, we started out with 5 minutes semi-hard then 5 minutes easier, 3 minutes on, 3 off and 1 on, 1 off.

The team did two sets of these minute repeats. We finished the evening with a 2 mile cool down and some light stretching.

See you later

Hey Readers

The Central Catholic XC Team is getting warmed up for a big Cross Country season. We have been doing two workouts a week as a team and then running a lot by ourselves or in smaller groups.

We have been doing pretty basic stuff like tempo runs, repeat 2 minute on 2 off 1 on 1 off, hill repeats (600, 400, 300)X 3 and long intervals. We are going to our cross country camp on the 15th of August, it's a really great time. The team runs, swims and plays frisbee.

There are some really cool places to run in Bend and it's nice to have ten days to get in some solid training at 3000-4000 Feet. Our coaches have us doing a lot of general strength ( sit ups, pushups, leg lifts, rocket jumps) we do these drills every day and it strengthens your core and entire body.

Have a great summer everyone.