CORK Youth Trail Day Camp

BEND, OR

AUG 19-23, 2024 8:30AM - 4:30PM COST: $280

INFO:

Cost: $280 – Includes five days of transportation, daily topic, and unlimited adventure.

Ages: 11-14 (6-8th grade only)

Tentative Schedule of the Week: TBD

This summer...

In partnership with the Central Oregon Running Klub, we bring you the CORK Youth Summer Trail Camp.

We are excited to offer an expanded trail running day camp option for middle school students. This will be an introduction to trail running program for middle school youth that are interested in trail running. Instead of our normal CORK cross country pre-season training we’re going to be offering a one week day camp during August specifically working on different aspects of trail running. During the week we’ll be covering a wide range of running topics and filling our time with fun games, swimming in mountain lakes and running some truly great trails.

During the week you can expect a morning run followed by some relaxation time exploring the area we’ve chosen for the day or a seminar on a running related topic, a lunch period, then either an afternoon run, hike or games to fill our time.

This is a beginner running program and we’ll make sure they have fun. Any running they do before will make the week a bit easier of course so we recommend that athletes come in with a small running base when possible.

Athletes will get dropped off between 8:15 - 8:30am in Bend and be back to town by 4:15pm. This is not an overnight camp.

Sample Day:

Each day will be a different location with a different topic ranging from running technique, forest management, public lands, strong mind/strong body, trail running footwear, etc.

Thursday:

8:45am – Depart Bend for Smith Rock State Park

9:30am – 45-60min easy trail run

10:15am – Stretching and running form drills

11:00am – Discussion on forest and trail management plans

12:00pm – Lunch at SRSP

1:00pm – Exploration hike or short trail run

2:00pm – Outdoor game or swim time if appropriate

3:15pm – Load vans and depart for Bend

Required Gear:

Each athlete will need a few essentials with them each day for safety and comfort. Please make sure your child comes prepared for inclement weather, hot weather, and with proper footwear for running on trails.

Proper Footwear

Jacket

Pants

Hat

Gloves

Whistle

Lunch – adequate for all day

Water – at least a 1L bottle

Backpack – capable of carrying all of the above

Trip Leaders:

Max King –

Max has done a little bit of everything. From the roads and the track to trails and mountains he enjoys the sport of running and want to pass on what he’s learned over the years. He’s excited to share his experiences and knowledge in a small camp setting and instill a passion for adventure.

He lives in Bend, OR with his wife and two adventurous kids. He has multiple world championship titles and has run on trails all over the world with some of his favorite trails right here in Oregon.

MAX KING TRAIL RUNNING CAMP

A trail running camp led by Max King in the Pacific Northwest focusing on trail running, trail stewardship, trail maintenance, map reading and navigation skills, nutrition, training and wilderness skills.

One of the most rewarding parts of being an athlete is getting to share learned trail experience with new trail runners. It’s pretty cool to see them grow confidence, expand their boundaries, ask questions, and chow burritos.
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Ahhhh, one of the best races of the year. Horse Butte 10 Miler!
Always a blast to race in jorts, western shirts, and cowboy hats. You know it’s gunna be a good time when you put those together.
Couldn’t have asked for a nicer day but co

Wy’east served up a spectacular weekend of racing with bluebird skies and warm temps. Sure, the snow wasn’t powder but who cares when you’re looking at views like this! 🤷🏻&zwj;♂️
Last ski race of the year(I think) was a fun one.

We would like to acknowledge that we are using and running on Native lands in the areas we hold our camps. We are running on traditional Shasta, Kurok, Yurok, Modoc, Tolowa Dee-ni, Chetco, Tekelma, Klamath, Paiute, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Molalla, Wenatchi, Coast Salish, Nisenan, Washoe, and Yakama lands. The Native peoples were the original stewards of the land we now use and one of our camp goals is to connect our time on these lands to them so that we may gain a better understanding of the land and how to be good stewards of it in the future.

“This business operates under special use permit with the National Forest

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information is also available in languages other than English.

To file a complaint alleging discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html , or at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provided in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.”

CORK YOUTH TRAIL DAY CAMP