Winter Training 2025
Like summer training, but colder.
High School runners, see the Blog for training suggestions prior to the start of Winter Training.
Winter Training begins Monday, January 20, 2025, spanning 6- to 9-weeks for high school and middle school runners, respectively. The TENTATIVE (updated 12/17) schedule is:
Monday’s, 5:30-7:00pm at the Hudson’s Bay HS track.
Wednesday’s, 6:30-8:00pm at McKenzie Stadium.
Thursday’s - mobility, aqua-jogging, or seminars - See Calendar (times vary)!
Thursday, February 13, 6-7pm: College Admissions Landscape seminar in Foster Auditorium
Saturday’s, 9:00-11:00am at Clark College in OSC 219
Highlights include:
Sprint, middle distance, and distance training.
Sport Psychology curriculum highlighting topics including: Time Management, Visualization, Self-Talk, Performance Anxiety Management, Self-Talk Assessments, and Self-Confidence Building.
Seminars:
Thursday, February 13, 6-7pm: College Admissions Landscape and the Student Athlete Seminar, Presented by Heather Holly-Freitag of Options Abound.
Saturday, February 22, 10-11:30am: The Comprehensive RunnerOHSU Sports Medicine Department - Optimal Nutrition for Optimal Running.
Cross-Training in the forms of Yoga, Mobility Training, Resistance Training, Flexibility Training, Agility Training, and Aqua Jogging.
Make life-long friendships through meeting and running with runners from throughout the Vancouver-Portland area.
registration OPtions (choose 1 of 3 options)
Full Registration - includes 9-weeks of training for middle schoolers, and 6-weeks for high schoolers. Perfect option for those attending 2+ days per week. Note: HS participants may continue attending cross-training Thursday’s and Saturday’s if their HS team is not meeting, through the end of the MS 9-week session.
Runcard - a la carte style training for kids with outside obligations. Perfect for those attending 1-2 training sessions per week.
Annual Training Membership - unlimited year-round training, includes Winter and Summer Training sessions, no Runcard needed.
Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors!
Training with runners from throughout the region is perfect for working through performance anxiety before the season officially begins.
the work we do
In order to better serve the needs of the vast abilities, interval groups are formed based on the runners current fitness level. This winter, we will have training for both sprinters (100m-400m) and distance runners (400 to 2-mile), with subgroups within the disciplines. Training sessions are for runners between grades 5-12.
cross-training
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned vet, every runner can benefit from cross-training. Cross-training is an essential part of a runners general fitness. We use a variety of modalities, from aqua-jogging and water-based exercises, to more traditional forms of exercise including body-weight exercises and exercises that use kettle bells, barbells, medicine balls, wall balls, ropes, and more!
Aqua-jogging is a therapeutic way to increase ones VO2, work range of motion in all the joints, get a good workout, and train among friends in this low-pressure setting.
Elle & Jamie, teammates at Washougal HS, team up at Whisper for club and Junior Olympic meets.
The social element of whisper
Two important elements in training should always include fun and social. Whisper aims to create an environment for growth beyond being a runner, by cultivating a supportive and safe place for runners to make friends, be themselves, work hard, engage with others, accomplish goals, and have fun! The Ferris Beuller mantra of “Life moves pretty fast…” is on full display at Whisper, where accomplishments and friendships are made on a regular basis.