FAQ's
1. What is the Breakaway Running Camp?
Breakaway is a camp designed to prepare distance runners to compete more successfully.
2. Who is the Breakaway Camp for?
All distance runners who show potential and/or the desire to excel. Generally the runners are high school and junior high students.
3. Is the Breakaway Camp for boys and girls?
Yes, the camp accepts both boys and girls. The ratio is typically about 50% male/female.
4. Where is the Breakaway Camp going to be held?
The camp is located at Piersol Group camp at Meeman Shelby State Park.
5. When is the Breakaway Camp?
June 11-17, 2006
6. How good is the Breakaway Camp?
It is very good. Topics are presented by NCAA Division 1 coaches, experienced and successful high school coaches, and NCAA Division 1 college runners.
7. What can the camper expect to learn?
Training techniques, nutrition, goal setting, racing techniques, visualization, dehydration, team building, cross training, pool training, avoiding injury, coping with injury, weight training and much more. The goal is to give the campers the knowledge they need to win.
8. Will food be provided?
Yes, the staff does a great job of cooking mountains of great food.
9. Where will the campers stay?
Cabins are provided, campers only need to bring a sleeping bag or sheets and a blanket, tooth brush, tooth paste, etc.
10. What kind of schedule will they keep?
Campers should come expecting to work hard. Everyone will get up at 6:00 am and be running by 6:30. After a full day, lights out is at 10:30.
11. What kind of supervision will be available?
Parents, coaches, counselors and volunteers are on hand throughout the week.
12. How many miles will be run?
We are careful not to over run participants as happens so often in summer camps. We expect campers to not run more than 10% over their weekly average. Campers will have options of running different distances based on needs and conditioning. College age counselors supervise all runs.
13. What does the camp cost?
Before May 1: $250.00; After May 1: $300.00; After June 1: $350.00. Team Prices: (Min. 5 team members) Before May 1: $225.00; After May 1: $250.00. Make checks payable to Breakaway Athletics and mail to:
Breakaway Athletics
Attn: Running Camp
1708 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
14. How do the kids get to the camp?
We will provide transportation from local high schools if requested in advance.
15. Are coaches welcome?
Yes, coaches can attend the entire camp or any portion. This is a great way to talk to some college coaches, other high school coaches, college runners and the most successful high school runners in the area. Have fun and share training methods, race strategy, goal setting and much more. For every 5 campers signed up from a team, 1 coach gets free admission to all of the activities at the camp.
16. How many campers will the camp have?
We will have about 50 campers in this year’s camp.
17. Any more questions?
If you have any more questions or if you would like to talk about the camp please contact:
Bubba Halliday
Luke Lechler
Bryan Baddorf
Chad Johnson
