Summer Training 2024
Like Winter Training, but hotter!
Join us this summer for cross-country and track and field conditioning! Train with athletes from around the Vancouver-metro community and tap into your fullest potential! Summer Training for elementary, middle school, high school and collegiate runners spans June 17 through August 16. For selecting which days to attend, more information can be found on the Blog.
Summer schedule include (please keep in mind the note on the Blog about the possible extension of practices to 11:30am):
Monday’s, 9-11am (9-10:30am for the 5-7yo “Littles” group - see registration note below)
WHO: Sprinters and intermediate & advanced distance runners, AND Whisper Littles (NEW) for ages 5-7.
WHERE: Begin at Clark College in OSC 204, finish at the Hudson’s Bay HS track.
Tuesday’s, 9-11am
WHO: Sprinters, hurdlers and beginning distance runners
WHERE: Begin at Clark College in OSC 204, finish at the Hudson’s Bay HS track.
Wednesday’s, 9-11am (9-11:30am on 6/26, 7/10, 8/7, and 9-noon on 7/24)
WHO: All level sprinters & distance runners
WHERE: Begin at Clark College in OSC 204, finish at the Hudson’s Bay HS track.
AQUA-JOGGING: 6/26, 7/10, & 8/7 (practice ends 11:30am). See Calendar for details.
NUTRITION SEMINAR: 7/24 (9-noon). Erin Wos, D.O., discussing Nutrition for Runners. Parents are encouraged to attend (since they buy the groceries).
Thursday’s, 9-11am
WHO: Sprinters and beginning distance runners
WHERE: Pacific Park in east Vancouver (see Calendar for meeting spot).
Friday, 9-11am
WHO: All level sprinters & distance runners
WHERE: Round Lake in Camas, WA
WHAT TO BRING: water, light snack (banana or other healthy option), and come ready to run (shirt, shorts, running shoes).
Summer Training Registration Options
The summer session will include base training, functional strength training, and seminars on nutrition, sport psychology, video analysis, and more. Training includes 3+ group workouts each week, prescribed running interval paces based on current fitness and ability, integrated Psychological Skills Training, Video Analysis to assess and improve running gate, cross-training to ensure an agile and dynamic running body, and more! See below for registration options.
Complete the Waiver Form before the first day of Summer Training.
Purchase one of the three options below.
Summer Training Package - June 17 - August 16. Best for runners attending 2+ days/week
Annual Training Membership - Unlimited access to year-round training. Best for runners attending 2+ days/week
Summer Training Runcard - Virtual card offering 8 training sessions. Best for runners attending 1-2 days/week.
NEW!!! Whisper Little’s Summer Training
Youth runners (ages 5-7) will be introduced to the sport of running by means of age-appropriate games and workouts to help build a passion for health, fitness, and running! Games and workouts will be aimed at improving ones proprioception (balance, agility, reaction time, speed, coordination, stamina, etc.), with the potential of running fall cross-country with Whisper Running (optional of course). 7-year old athletes who show maturity may move to the advanced group. Beginning Monday, June 17 to August 12, practices will be Monday’s, 9-10:30am. If more than 12 runners enroll, we may extend the scheduled Monday practices to 11am.
THANK YOU to our amazing annual sponsors!
sprint/Speed/Agility training
For the pure sprinters in track, speedsters on the diamond, or athletes seeking to improve their overall speed and agility, Whisper offers group conditioning for athletes of all sports, including baseball, softball, soccer or lacrosse, and obviously track and field. The training will aim to improve all-around athleticism, and ultimately your performance.
program highlights
The two most important factors in developing a runner through Whisper training is social wellness and program design. Connecting runners with other runners, cultivating a community of fun, acceptance, and engagement is paramount. The training itself offers a challenge-skill balance by meeting each runner where they are at and providing the right amount of volume and intensity, challenging them and help them develop.
Further highlights during the Summer Training session includes:
Gaining and sustaining friendships through meeting and running with runners from throughout the Vancouver-Portland area.
Pace groups for sprinters, middle distance, and distance groups of all abilities led by Pacers, who are local high school and college runners.
Sport Psychology curriculum highlighting a topic each week. Topics include Sports Medicine, Time Management, Visualization, Self-Talk, Performance Anxiety Management, Self-Confidence Enrichment, Nutrition, and more!
Cross-Training using a variety of functional movement based exercises to create a dynamic running body.
Aqua-jogging for continued cross-training, body therapy, and aerobic improvement.
Fun! The most important aspect of training, undoubtedly, is fun! The kids will learn how to train, how to run, they’ll learn about intervals, tempos, warm-ups, cool-downs, biomechanics, new levels of intensity of training, and they’ll reach levels of training they never imagined! Who wouldn’t have fun gaining fitness while learning about yourself in a positive, safe, and stimulating environment?