Aug
29
2013

Running is All About…

Big Day Running Session 2 2013

“Running isn’t a sport for the pretty boys…Its about about the sweat in your hair and the blisters on your feet. Its about the frozen spit on your chin and the nausea in your gut. Its about throbbing calves and cramps at midnight that can wake the dead. Its about getting out the door and running when the rest of the world is only dreaming about having the passion that you need to live each and every day with. Its about being on a lonely road and running like a champion even when theres not a single soul in sight to cheer you on. Running is all about having the desire to train and persevere until every fiber in your legs, mind, and heart is turned to steel. And when you’ve finally forged hard enough, you will have become the best runner you can be. And thats all you can ask for.”
—Paul Maurer

Aug
06
2013

Alberto Salazar – Establishing Easy Day Pace

Easy Day Pace = no slower than a minute and a half of 5k race pace.

“That’s what distance running is, you’re always tired, but you still hit the key workouts…”

“…It’s hard training, you’re supposed to be tired; as long as you hit the hard workouts and are progressing, how you feel on the easy days, it doesn’t matter.”

“Hard training gets ya dead”

“You can’t be overtraining if you are improving on your hard workouts.”

Jul
21
2013

New Uphill 5k Record

Mitchell Butler of Siuslaw set a new record on the Steens Uphill 5k during session 1, 2013. Nice job Mitchell!

Mitchell Butler sets new uphill 5k record

Jun
20
2013

Steens 2013 Preview

Steens 2013 is less than 4 weeks away! Watch this highlight video of last years camp and get excited 🙂

Apr
16
2013

Runners are Family

Runners are a Family

“Runners are family. There is this…. feeling. This feeling that you are connected, working together towards some common goal. When I run on a track or on the streets, I have this sense of pride, this sense of respect for everyone else out there with me. I know it’s hard. Trust me, I know it’s difficult to get your sore butt out of bed when it’s pouring rain, or the sun’s not up, or its so cold you can’t feel your toes in your shoes. But we do it anyways. It’s this battle, this struggle that unifies us.” – Ryan Alcantara

Feb
21
2013

Ryan Vail Qualifies to Run World XC Championships

Ryan Vail is a two time Steens Camper (2003, 2004). Coached by Greg Letts at Centennial HS, he moved on to compete for Oklahoma State and now runs for Brooks

Ryan Vail XC Championships 2013

Ryan Vail recently placed 6th in USA Cross Country Championships qualifying him for the world championships this March. Vail finished the 12k race with a time of 35:56…that’s 4:50 mile pace!

The world championship race will take place in Poland on March 24th.

Read Ryan’s thoughts on the race

Jan
25
2013

What I Learned the Hard Way

Marci Gage (Klimek) was a three-time Steens camper and winner of the 2011 Portland Marathon. Here are some of her tips for continuing your running career throughout the years.

marci portland marathon

For those of you out there that want to make your place in the world of running, here are a few things that I have learned the hard way. I am a long, long way from anything near to elite, or even sub-elite status, but I have put in my time as that athlete with the desire to continue training despite the lack of agents knocking. Really the best/only way to learn is through hear-say and trail & error.

I would like to encourage anyone that has any interest in continuing their training to do so. Don’t get discouraged or intimidated, there is always a way, in any situation, to reach a new PR…

Read the full article (Part 1 of 5)

Part 2