Steens Mountain Running Camp News

Homer (AK) Boys State Champs! Girls 3rd

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

🏆 State champions! 🏆 What an incredible weekend for Homer High School Cross Country!

🥇 Boys: Division II State Champions! Elijah 3rd place
🥉 Girls: 3rd in the State! Ari 2nd place, Etta 5th place

And the boys earned the highest team GPA in the entire division! 📚

Champions on the course and in the classroom. We couldn’t be prouder of our Mariners! ⚓💙💛

The team drove into Homer that night with a firetruck escort 🚒 to celebrate these incredible athletes.

Run hard. Learn hard. Mariner proud.

From Homer High School on Facebook.

Homer (AK) Girls State Champs! Boys 3rd

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

They did it again!!!

Girls 1st 157pts, more than double 2nd place.
Boys Tied for a close 3rd, difference between 1st and fourth was only 52 pts

Homer also broke 6 school records:

Girls 4×800 9:45 9 seconds off the all school state record!! with 3 current and future Steens Campers (Ari Garvey, Etta Bynagle, Morgan Harness, Claira Booz)
Girls LJ 17′ 3″ One of our oldest records from 1978
Girls 4×100 49.84
Boys 4×800 8:18 All current and former Steens Campers (Caleb Bunker, Landon Tinsley, Tait Ostrom, Johannes Bynagle)
Boys 800m 1:58.8 Johannes Bynagle Steens Camper
Johannes also threw shot 40′ 11″, 6th place, and thus earned pts in shot and 3200 (2nd) !!!

“Boys 300H 40.67 Tait Ostrom Steens Camper One of the closest and most exciting (at least for me!!) races of the day! Our state meet is held at one of the worst tracks in the state, holes in the surface, throws almost 1/4 mile away, tiny jump pits,etc… But the worst feature is the lanes are only 36″ wide. The hurdle races are terrifying, hurdles flying off the track and bad crashes. Tait and another boy were fighting it out side-by-side down the stretch to the finish. He just pulled ahead over the last two hurdles!” – Coach Bob Ostrom

Remembering Charlie Romans

Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

The Lord has called Charlie Romans home.
His life long goal of being with the Lord has been accomplished!

Charles E. Romans (Charlie)

08/03/1925 — 05/01/2026
100 years old!

Farm Boy, B-25 Pilot, Street Car Driver, Long Haul Truck Driver, School Bus Driver, Photographer, Book Publisher, News Paper Contributor, Writer, Steens Mountain Running Camp Bus Driver.

Lover of People and Lover of God.

Speaking for Steens Mountain Running Camp, Charlie meant so much to so many people. His recipe for life was contagious!

After our first bus driver, Art Crook was killed by lightning, I drove the camp bus for a few years until I hired Charlie. What a hire!! He drove for Steens for over 10 years until his wife’s Libby Jane’s health required him to move back permanently to their home in Morgantown, Kentucky.

In 2019, his love of Steens Mountain Running Camp brought him back for visit. At age 94, Charlie drove solo his newly purchased used older Buick over 2000 miles to Camp. Along the way he slept in his car at Truck Stops he had stopped at years earlier as a long haul driver. He said the Apple Pie was just as good at one truck spot as it was 50 years ago!

He was a hit at camp!

Post camp and 2000 miles back to Morgantown, Charlie by chance, ran into our very own Melody Fairchild and Dakota at an Evanston, Wyoming gas station. Melody called it “Beautiful Steens Synchronicity”.

He also ran into a guardrail while driving at night. He pulled the damaged car off the road and “slept like a baby” until morning and called a tow truck. The small towns repair shop fixed the damaged fender so it wouldn’t rub the tire. Said he met the nicest people at the breakfast place and loved their Ham and Eggs! He made it home without further ado.

For the next 6 years he sent a letter us (Kay and HY) a letter a week. We saved everyone of them!
His wish and goal was to come back to camp this summer 2026 at age 100.

His example was inspiring and infectious. Charlie was and will continue to be a Steens Mountain Running Camp Legend.. In terms of driving our camp bus for over a decade. I can testify Charlie smiled through every one of those thousands of safely driven bumpy miles. If he wasn’t smiling, he was entertaining our Coaches and Campers alike telling “Charlie” jokes, stories, singing songs or quoting a Libby Jane poem. He Loved his wife Libby Jane Romans. She preceded him in death in 2018 at the age of 101. No doubt, He has reunited with Libby Jane. One can only imagine what that reunion looked like!! Hallelujah and praise the Lord!

No matter the obstacle, Charlie was Always The Eternal Optimist. “Can’t Do” was never part of his mind set. Rather the circumstance provided the opportunity for a “Can Do” and an enjoyable and therefore a life learning experience. Therefore there was nothing he couldn’t do or at least try to do.

Life experiences to Charlie, were nothing more than opportunities to serve the Lord. How did he do that?

By just being Charlie 24/7

He was lovable, optimistic, forgiving, unselfish, giving, willing to help, kind, never a bad word about even those who may have deserved it. He lived the qualities of the beatitudes..

Thanks Charlie for your example and a recipe for living our lives!

We will miss you.

Harland Yriarte

Official Obituary Video Service Charlie’s Memoir

Meet your 2026 Tent Assistants

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Biography of Camp

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

The Oregon Desert Land Trust out of Bend, OR wrote a very Cool Biography on Steens Camp titled “Be the Mountain” that we’d like to share! From Basque Sheepherding to “how it all started” to Camp Life today, this article summarizes things very well.

We highly encourage you to take a look when you can, we think it’s worth your time!

Read the article

A letter from our friends in Homer, AK

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000

We had an amazing Regional Championships this weekend. Both Boys and Girls teams won our Region!

Our Girls team has a great group of young talent that has been recovering from injuries, thankfully, no overuse injuries, but ankle and hip sprains from rough courses. I think our girls were the only ones who truly knew and understood how good they are. They haven’t run all together as a full team all season and when they did run we had the brakes on them to give the injuries time to recover. We’ve been telling them all season that they’re a great team and to keep believing in themselves and their team. Myra, who sprained her ankle on Big Day, had her second race back and ran a huge PR and made top 15.

All season our D2 (small school) Boys team has regularly beat the Div 1 (Big school) team that won their region. We’ve had a monumental season, only lost to one of the giant Anchorage schools all season, and that one was close. At this region meet, all 7 of our boys were ahead of the 5th place finisher for the second place team! We scored only 25 points and broke their 7 year winning streak.

It was a muddy, rainy day on a rough course, and the Steens Warriors ran even stronger. See the attached pictures; 5 of the top 15 boys were campers, and 3 of the top girls. With Steens camper Olive Jordan winning and Etta Bynagle second place. Also, the Boys overall champ has a Steens Warrior, Jake Moe, as his coach. They’re living the lessons Steens Mtn has taught them.

Thanks for all you’ve done with kids; they really need people like you in their lives to inspire and challenge them. I truly appreciate it, personally, with my own kids and also my team and the coaches I’ve brought with me over the years. Coach Lucas was with me at camp last year, and it changed the way he communicates and connects with kids. It has been profound to see him develop. I saw Lucas’s talent when he and I first met, but at Steens,you two and the coaches there were such amazing examples and inspiration for his coaching skills. Please read below, Lucas’s message to the team this morning…what a great message!

Thank you all again for creating and maintaining the high and challenging standards we all need.

Message From Lucas to the team this morning

Oh my goodness, you guys! What an amazing weekend! Beyond the two team Region 3 titles, we witnessed amazing individual achievements from so many. Here’s a summary:
– We have now had eight athletes break 18 minutes at some point this year.
– This weekend, we had five freshmen boys break 20 minutes. Two of those freshmen and one sophomore broke 19 minutes for the first time!
– We have now had three girls run sub-21 this season, with one more knocking on the doorstep!
– The last time our girls won regions in 2022, the average time among our seven varsity runners was a 23:08, with the fastest time being a 21:06. This year, that average time was a 21:17, with the fastest time being a 20:02. Holy Cow!
– Collectively, we had 22 Personal Bests, and an additional 6 Season Bests.

You guys are peaking at the right time. Let’s stay focused, intentional, and disciplined this week and show that we can perform just as good or better at state. Grace Christian, Seward, Sitka, and MCCA are not going to let up. They want what we have, so we need to remain composed and do the small things right this week. Take care of your body, eat well, drink well, and stick to a good sleep schedule!

JV Athletes, thank you for an amazing season. You are the future of this program and have incredible potential. We would love for you to continue practicing with us, but you are not obligated to. Alternates and seniors planning to travel with the team are still expected to practice.

Melody Fairchild Coaches U18 World Youth

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000

“I blinked and I’m in Europe again, to co-coach our U18 World Youth Mountain Running Championship teams of 4 girls and 4 boys, this year in Donovaly, Slovakia. This year’s race is for the strong of heart and limb: 3 miles UPHILL. Mountain Running keeps the body and mind guessing! So good for the Soul. Let’s Gooo!”

Ruby Ihmels Races to 4th at Footlocker

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

3 Time Steens Camper/Tent 10/ RUBY IHMELS RACES TO 4TH PLACE at FOOTLOCKER NATIONALS/Balboa Park San Diego/ Congratulations from all of us at STEENS!

P.S. – Guess who still holds the girls record…our very own Meadowlark
Girls: 16:39.8 – Melody Fairchild (’90)

The Steens Traverse

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Watch Max King and Jackson Brill traverse the Steens fault-block.

Friends Before…Friends After

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Here is a Baker XC Invite post-race photo of STEENS Tent 4 (Session Two) Tent Mates who exemplified:

“FRIENDS BEFORE THE RACE, FOES DURING THE RACE, TENT 4 FRIENDS AFTER THE RACE!”

From Left to Right: The Dalles HS – Caleb Caldwell, Trey Hodges, Tyson Long; Baker HS-Daniel
Brown; Burns HS – Tanner Joyce; Vale HS–Trevor Stewart, Duncan Fritts; Burns HS – Tim Banks and Talon Morris.

WELL DONE TENT 4 – KIGER NIGHTS!

P.S. – here’s a pic of them from camp

Announcing Steens Results from World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Innsbruck Austria

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Wesley, Michael, Jackson, Max, and Jason

Wesley Shipsey – U20 Mountain Running – 41st place – 4th Best American Finisher.
Michael Maiorano – U20 Mountain Running – 15th place Best American Finisher
Jackson Brill – 40K Short Trail Running-30th place – 3rd Best American Finisher
Max King – 40K Short Trail Running-19th Place – 2nd Best American Finisher
Jason Bryant – Team USA Coach (and a Steens Coach 2014)

Congratulations!

Note of Interest: In 2014 Coach Jason Bryant helped Boise High’s Jackson Brill out of the Blitzen Gorge on The Big Day!

Who says Steens is just for runners!

Wed, 24 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Meet Breanna Raven from Thurston HS
MVP Midwestern 5A TF Championships!

Why?
– 19’ 6” Long Jump.
– 37’6” Triple Jump
– 25.31 200 Meters
– Anchored Thurston Winning 4×100 Team

Runners credit success to the Altitude. I guess Jumpers credit leaping over Sagebrush, Rocks and Aspen Logs!

Breanna is coached by John Gillespie, former Oregon Asst. Coach and many time Steens coach. She is one of 80+ Steens Campers to compete in the OSAA State TF Meet held this weekend at Eugene’s Historic Hayward Field.

We at Steens give our very best to all campers including those from 14 other States.

Another Generation of Steens

Mon, 22 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Announcing the Birth of: ATLEY HAZEL SHELTON
(great granddaughter to camp founder Harland)

Born 6:55 AM May 22nd!

– Proud Parents are: Jantzen Shelton (Mazziotti) and husband Jacob Shelton.
– Proud Grandparents are: Luke and Jesica Mazziotti and Paul and Kellie Shelton.
– Proud GreatGrandParents: are Harland and Kay Yriarte, Bob and Carol Mazziotti and Jeff and Berniece Burrell.

Atley is the latest camper to join the infamous STEENS TENT Zero!

First Tent Zero, formed and coached by none other than Tye V!

Jantzen and Jacob were Steens campers from Sheldon HS.

Congratulations!

Steens Alum Representing at upcoming World Championships

Tue, 16 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Jackson, Sam, Max, and Grant

Fellow Steens staff/counselors/campers will be racing for USA June 7-10 in Stubai – Innsbruck, Austria for the second World Mountain and Trail Running Championships

Max King – 40K Short Trail Running
Jackson Brill – 40K Short Trail Running
Erin Clark – 80K Long Trail Trail Running
Michael Maiorano – U20 Mountain Running
Wes Shipsey – U20 Mountain Running

What Keeps Me Running: Melody Fairchild

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Check out this feature on Melody Fairchild:

https://www.womensrunning.com/culture/people/melody-fairchild-what-keeps-me-running/

U.S. TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR INAUGURAL WORLD MOUNTAIN & TRAIL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIP

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Thirty-nine of the top off-road runners in the United States have been named to the 2022 U.S. Mountain & Trail Running Team scheduled to compete at the inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championships November 4-6 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Among them are STEENS MT. RUNNING CAMP’S Asst. Camp Director, Max King, former Steens HS camper, Camp counselor and current Steens clinician, Samantha (Sam) Lewis and former Steens Camper from S. Medford HS, Michael Maiorano.

40K Trail Running Team

Saturday, November 5th (7:30 AM) – Among those Racing in the 40 km trail race with 2777 meters of climbing will be:

Max King (Bend, OR) – Perhaps trail running’s most versatile athlete, Max is the 2011 World Mountain Running Champion, 2014 IAU 100K World Champion and bronze medalist at the 2016 NACAC Cross Country Championships / Pan American Cross Country Cup. Max punched his ticket to Thailand by winning the 2022 Breakneck Point Trail Marathon. Just over 1 year ago, at age 41, Max finished 2nd at the USATF Mountain Running Championship.

Mountain Running Team

Among those racing Sunday, November 6 (9:45 AM) in the 11.2 km up/down mountain race with 475 meters of climbing will be:

Samantha Lewis (Moscow, ID) – Samantha finished 5th at the 2022 USATF Mountain Running Championships and is the 2019 USATF Half Marathon Trail Champion. She finished 29th at the 2019 World Mountain Running Championships in Argentina and has been a regular top finisher at USATF Mountain Running Championships and sub-ultra-distance USATF Trail Championships.

U20 Mountain Running Team

Sunday, November 6 (8:00 AM) – Among those Racing in the 6.4 km Up/Down U20 Mountain Race with 225 meters of climbing will be:

Michael Maiorano (Medford, OR) – Michael attends Gonzaga University and has a 5K cross country PR of 14:48, has run 4:06 for 1600 meters and is a Stumptown Twilight Elite 3200 Meter race winner in 8:51.3.

I guess this means you three are going to miss the OSAA State Cross Country Championships at Lane CC! 😉

Good Luck from all of us at STEENS!

Chris Hollis now Global Sports Marketing Manager for HOKA Trail Running

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Chris Hollis was a 2 time Steens Camper from Stayton HS in 1999 and 2000 and was a State HS 3A XC champ in 2000.

Chris as a tent assistant in 2005

While competing for Portland State Chris was a Steens Camp Tent Assistant for the summers of 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2005. In subsequent summers, he was a Steens Tent Coach

Chris was involved in numerous Steens Camp Setup Crews. He specialized and took great pride in preparing, digging out and constructing the Turkey BBQ Pits! After Chris left Steens for Flatland America His signature pits were sadly retired and replaced to make way for the Basque Family Style Dinners!

Steens Setup Crew 2006 – from left: Elizabeth Cary, John Mantalas, Scott Sanders, Chris Hollis, HYRT, KYRT

Prior to his move to Hoka Trail he was Mizuno’s Running Brand Manager, later became Special Projects Manager for Atlanta Track Club Where he Managed the 2020 Olympic Marathon USA Trials, PeachTree Road race, and many other ATC and Atlanta Area events!

Congratulations Chris! Your Steens Family is Proud of the Trail you have crafted for yourself!

Ella Donaghu helps set DMR World Record

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Ella on the far left – photo by DAN PELLE/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

Ella Donaghu – an ex-camper, former camp assistant, and long time “Steens Warrior” – recently helped set the women’s DMR world record as part of the Nike Union Athletics Club.

Together, the four ladies finished the 4,000 meter race in 10:39.91 seconds – besting the world indoor record by 0.40 seconds. Ella ran her 1200 meter leg in 3:16.02, spitting the first 800m in 2:10!

From a Mile to a 100 of them

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

You never know where you’ll end up. Staff member Cole Watson grew up specializing in the 800m and mile. Now, years later, as an adult he has progressed to 50ks, 100ks, and most recently his first 100 miler.

Cole placed 3rd in the Javelina Jundred 100 MILER in Phoenix, AZ with a time of 13 hours and 43 minutes (13:49:33)

Nice work Cole! Not bad for a mid-distance guy 😉

2021 XC State Championships Breakdown

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Wowsers! What a 2021 State XC Meet(S) for Campers, Coaches, Parents and Aficionados!

187 Steens Campers qualified and raced in their respective State XC Meets.

146 campers from Oregon, 16 from Idaho, 11-Alaska, 9-Washington, 3-Wyoming, 1-Connecticut and 1-S. Carolina. California not included as State Meet is held November 27th.

Broken down their race efforts finished like this:

44 — TOP 10 PODIUM FINISHERS:

3 — STATE CHAMPIONS– Allie Bruce-Boise (ID), Zac Knapp-Enterprise and James Crabtree-Sherwood.

7 — SILVER MEDALISTS–Samantha Smith- Boise (ID), Megan Cover-Catlin Gabel, Isaiah Rodriguez- Knappa, Wyatt Montgomery-LaPine, Sofia Stubblefield-Phoenix, Anna Prussian-Sitka (AK) and Chad Hughes-Siuslaw.

4 — BRONZE MEDALISTS—Grace Yaconelli-Ashland, Wesley Shipsey-C. Catholic, Trevor Nichols-Heppner and Kyla Potratz-Phoenix.

5 — 4th PLACE MEDALISTS—Henry Coughlin-Crescent Valley, Elwood Hosking-Phoenix, Caleb Brown-Pine Eagle, Jordan White-Neah-Kah-Nie and Isabel Swain-N. Salem.

5 — 5th PLACE MEDALISTS—Kaden Helder-Boise (ID), Jake Sorani-Cascade Christian, Rylee Colton-Siuslaw, Taylor Fox- Union/Cove and Caleb Lakeman-Tualatin.

4 — 6th PLACE MEDALISTS—Nathan Stein-Ashland, Ansen Converse-Bandon, Benjamin Bourne-Santiam Christian and Sadie Gump-Vernonia.

7 — 7th PLACE MEDALISTS—Logan Smith-Boise (ID), Kate Middleton-Corvallis, Kendall York-Lincoln, Aiden Smith-Lincoln, Silas Demert-Sitka (AK), Kyle Hughes-Siuslaw and Alex McIntyre-Weston McEwen.

3 — 8th PLACE MEDALISTS—Emma Lutz-Blanchet Catholic, Bayden Menton-Enterprise, and Michael Maiorano-S. Medford.

4 — 9th PLACE MEDALISTS—Holly Hutton-Bandon, Annika Zuschlag-Boise (ID) and Masson Shaw-Burns and Barrett Justema- Summit.

2 — 10th PLACE MEDALISTS—Jeffery Rogers-Sherwood and Eli Williams-Union/Cove

31 — 11th through 21st PLACINGS!

Campers listed above, other Steens tentmates and in some cases non campers (not yet anyway 😉) combined to bring home: 15 STATE TROPHIES!

STATE CHAMPS—BANDON GIRLS, BOISE GIRLS, CHUGIAK (AK) GIRLS, ENTERPRISE BOYS, SIUSLAW BOYS/GIRLS, SUMMIT GIRLS and UNION/COVE BOYS.

STATE 2nd PLACE—BANDON BOYS, CENTRAL CATHOLIC BOYS and SITKA (AK) BOYS.

STATE 3rd PLACE—BOISE BOYS, LINCOLN GIRLS and BOYS, S. ALBANY BOYS and UNION/COVE GIRLS.

STATE 4th PLACE—ZERO. NADA.

JUST MISSED– 5th PLACE—IDA B. WELLS GIRLS, HOMER (AK) BOYS, SANTIAM CHRISTIAN BOYS and SHERWOOD BOYS.

NOTABLE: S. Albany Boys 3rd Place highest ever! Siuslaw Girls under the radar-but not under the weather. A surprise win to all except the Lady Viks and their Coach. Gotta love your 6th girl’s 48th place if you are a Tiger from Bandon!

The “Oh Crap, it’s Over Moment” when Sherwood’s James Crabtree (who had led from the gun) got caught by C. Catholics (and fellow Steens Camper) Wesley Shipsey and Franklins Charlie North with less than 400 meters to go. James found “a raging Steens Bull” caught another gear and WON in the days best time of 15:04.5!

The State Meets Biggest Smiles Awards go to:

1st place- Sherwood’s Coach John Mantalas whose thoughts went from “OH CRAP to OH HAPPY DAY”
2nd— Sherwood’s James Crabtree!
3rd—Small Schools Big Dreams Author and former Steens Camper David Ribich after Enterprises Zac Knapp won 3A Title
4th– Union/Coves Steve Sheehy—This Coach holds the “Perma-Grin” State Meet Record!

WELL DONE STEENS CAMPERS, COACHES AND MENTORS! CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE THE VERY BEST!

And to think, we have TRACK AND FIELD to look forward to. We at Steens can Hardly Wait!

USA Trail Marathon Championships 2021

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Camp staff members Max, Sam, and Jackson (all Steens ex-campers) raced the USA Trail Marathon Championships a few days ago and placed 2nd, 2nd, and 6th, respectively. Nice work you three!

Campers Qualify for State (2021)

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

One hundred fifty four Steens Campers have earned the right to race at Lane CC in Eugene, Oregon and Sun Willows in Pasco, Washington this Saturday November 6th.

Steens Campers combined to win 18 Individual League/Conference/District Titles. They represented schools who won 21 Team Titles.

Further analysis reveals 65 camper girls representing 26 schools and 89 camper boys from 36 schools will be in the hunt for Team and Individual awards.

The predicted race time weather conditions WILL FAVOR Steens Campers racing in Oregon.. Rainy, (80 % chance) the course a bit sloppy, some mud and a race day high of 48 degrees or lower, should bring confident smiles especially if it gets a bit windy!

Washington Campers will just have to wish for such luck… Predicted to be Cloudy and 55 on a golf course!

A Big Steens Congrats to ALL Campers BEFORE, DURING and AFTER your races on Saturday!

Boise Girls Win State with 27 pts

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Boise Girls Win Idaho State 5A XC CHAMPIONSHIPS–27 POINTS!

Sophomores, Allie Bruce and Samantha Smith finished 1-2 while teammates Logan Smith (7th), Annika Zuschlag (9th), Lydia Nance (11th) and the Braves 6th Girl Jamie Hamlin ran 18:48 to finish 12th.

The Boise girls are currently ranked #1 in the Hoka Postal Nationals 2 mile with an 11 minute Average.

Training as Steens Campers this past summer the Idahoans finished 1-2-3-5-7-9-14 in the STEENS UPHILL 5K RACE!

They also added a Cross Canyon Race in their win column and were the STEENS OLYMPIC Backpack Champions!

Way TO GO TENT 8!

MT Smith Hall of Fame

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Michael T. Smith was inducted to the North Salem High School Hallf of Fame last Friday.

Congratulations MT from all of your Steens Family!

Ironman Race Report

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Ironman Maple Valley 70.3 race report from Jeni and Will (part of our medical team)

Some wind, some rain (at times pouring!) Definetly not a 60 degree flat course! Lake Wilderness for the swim, then a scenic and hilly bike course through the Green River gorge and the community of Maple Valley, finishing with a relatively flat run on local paths, finishing back at the lake.

1.2 mi swim, 56 mi bike, 13.1 mi run
Jeni – 6:27.56
Will – 8:11.36 (29 minute PR after fixing 2 flat tires during bike)

We were both grateful to be back to racing, and happy with our days and finishes. Throughout the day HY/Steens mantra resonated with both of is- ‘give baloons’ encouraging others really does help get you through the rough parts. Thank you 🤗

Goodbye Annoying Rocks

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000

After 2020 camp sessions staff members, Max King and Jackson Brill, took a trip back up to the mountain to explore the Steens backcountry for new and exciting training routes.

While up there they worked on upper body stamina by “MaxJacksHammering” the road boulders coming down the road into camp.

“Reunion” at Oregon Relays 2021

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000

WOW! It’s going to be a Steens Camper/Camp Assistant Reunion of sorts today 4/23 and tomorrow 4/24 at the Oregon Relays held at Hayward Field.

Steens Headliners Include:
David Ribich – Brooks Beasts,
Ella Donaghu – Stanford(15:36.52)
Oliva Johnson – Boise St.(4:23.44)
Maddie Boreman – Colorado(4:23.03-2:07)
Jackson Mestler – Oregon
Sailor Hutton – Boise St.
Hunter Hutton – W. Oregon
Justin Crosswhite – W. Oregon
Francesa Ierulli – Oregon
Caramia Mestler – Oregon
Kylie O’Connor – Santa Barbara TC(400 H)
Luke Rameriz – Portland St.
Josh Snyder – Portland St.
Dominic Arce – Gonzaga
Melissa Berry – Oregon

Running Events start at 6PM. Watch live webcast on RunnersSpace.

Please no campfires on the infield😀

Andrea Outstanding Harney County

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Andrea Letham was recently named as Harney County’s Woman of the Year. The award was given to Andrea by the Harney County Chamber of Commerce. Congrats to the former State Championship XC Coach and many time Steens KP Wrangler! Way to Go Andrea! Your Steens Family is very proud of you and your accomplishments!

For more on why Andrea Letham received this award go to the following article

2020 Camp Shoes

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Who dis? 😍

Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36 Trail

Route 66 with Max King

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000