Steens Mountain Running Camp
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Steens Mountain Running Camp is a nationally known running camp.
Founded in 1975, it was designed to
give campers aged 13–19 a realistic wilderness running and camping
experience. Located in Southeastern Oregon
, 60 miles southwest of Burns
on the Steens Mountain
range that rises to 9773 feet (2,978.8 m), Steens Mountain
Running Camp provides high school runners from around the country with the
opportunity to experience high altitude conditioning.In addition to
cardiovascular and muscular training, participants experience instruction
in all areas of distance training and racing, with emphasis on performance
and improvement through motivational and self-image enhancement strategies.
To enhance personal growth, participants must be willing to adapt to lack
of urban conveniences lacking in the Steens Mountain Wilderness
area.
Steens Mountain Running Camp offers a number of distance running-related
activities over a five day period including a 30 mile hike/run, a cross
canyon race, an uphill 5 kilometer race, and many other distance runs, based
on participants ability level. Camp counselors consist of college
and professional runners from around the United States. In January 2003, the Bureau of Land Management
approved the continuation of the commercial Steens Mountain Running Camp within the Steens Mountains wilderness area.
Founded in 1975, it was designed to
give campers aged 13–19 a realistic wilderness running and camping
experience. Located in Southeastern Oregon
Southeastern Oregon
Southeastern Oregon is a geographical term for the area along the state of Oregon's borders with Idaho, California, and Nevada. It includes the populous areas of Burns, Klamath Falls and Lakeview.-Counties:-Cities and towns:Burns |Chemult |Chiloquin |...
, 60 miles southwest of Burns
Burns, Oregon
Burns is a city in and the county seat of Harney County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,806.-History:Burns was established in the early 1880s and incorporated upon Harney county's creation in 1889...
on the Steens Mountain
Steens Mountain
Steens Mountain is a large fault-block mountain in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Harney County, it stretches some and rises from an elevation of about above the Alvord Desert to its peak at...
range that rises to 9773 feet (2,978.8 m), Steens Mountain
Running Camp provides high school runners from around the country with the
opportunity to experience high altitude conditioning.In addition to
cardiovascular and muscular training, participants experience instruction
in all areas of distance training and racing, with emphasis on performance
and improvement through motivational and self-image enhancement strategies.
To enhance personal growth, participants must be willing to adapt to lack
of urban conveniences lacking in the Steens Mountain Wilderness
Steens Mountain Wilderness
Steens Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area surrounding a portion of Steens Mountain of southeastern Oregon, U.S. The reserve falls within the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area . Both the reserve and the CMPA are administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The...
area.
Steens Mountain Running Camp offers a number of distance running-related
activities over a five day period including a 30 mile hike/run, a cross
canyon race, an uphill 5 kilometer race, and many other distance runs, based
on participants ability level. Camp counselors consist of college
and professional runners from around the United States. In January 2003, the Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...
approved the continuation of the commercial Steens Mountain Running Camp within the Steens Mountains wilderness area.