This camp offers boys and girls entering grades 9 through 12 the opportunity to come to beautiful Sewanee, TN, to begin their summer training for cross-country. With over 50 miles of trails on 10,000 acres, the University of the South offers a great place for summer running and a relaxing camp atmosphere. A variety of workouts will occur in both morning and afternoon sessions and will include fartlek training, tempo runs, interval training, one long run, hill workouts, cross training and strength training. All workouts will vary according to individual fitness level. Instruction will also cover stretching techniques, use of running drills, diet and nutrition, motivation, goal setting, injury prevention and a brief discussion on the college selection process. Social activities, beach volleyball, caving, hiking and biking will give campers the opportunity to relax between workouts.