What is the Youth Running Camp?The goal of
Building Better Bodies Youth Runners Camp is to create a Group Running environment where almost anyone can improve their their running ability while learning to incorporate running into their very own Fitness Lifestyle. Our Youth Running Camp will be coached by Paul Anderson (a.k.a.
Andy Noise) along with
myself and competitive runners from the
Bakersfield Distance Project.
Paul was a tri-athlete (He won the first Bakersfield triathlon) and a sub three hour marathoner, who also ran in high school and college. In recent years, he has coached at the high school level and started his own
USATF running club (
The Bakersfield Distance Project) and took up marathon walking. Lastly, he has been covering the local running scene via his website
AndyNoise.Com since 2006.
What sets apart the
Youth Program from the Adult Program is the following:
Mission of the Program
Learn Fundamentals of Cross Country rules, individual & team racing strategy, and training principles for distance runners.
Develop “championship” lifestyle.
Improvement on Individual & Team Levels.
Earn gratification and satisfaction through commitment and effort.
This program is designed to coach and train young athletes to compete in
USATF cross country meets in early November. There are three meets in total and one must qualify to move on to the next:
USATF Central California Association / Region 14
2009 Junior Olympic Cross Country - Advancement
Along the way, your youth runner will compete in
local road races and hopefully their school sanctioned events as well. The youth program will begin
on September 1st (late registration available till
October 1st) and hopefully will not end till the National Championships on 12/12/09.
The camp will be held at
Yokuts Park unless designated otherwise. The days are Tuesday and
Thursday at 6 PM at Yokuts Park and
Saturdays at 7 AM at the Panorama Bluffs or at local races.
Below are charts to determine what division your athlete would be in and the distance they would run at USATF events.
DIVISIONS
Age Division | Year of Birth |
Bantam | 1999+ |
Midget | 1997-1998 |
Youth | 1995-1996 |
Intermediate | 1993-1994 |
Young | 1991-1992 |
* Athletes who are still 18 through the final day of the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships are eligible to compete in the Young Men's and Young Women's divisions through that meet. This extended eligibility does not apply to cross country events.
RACE DISTANCES
Race Divisions
Boys Races | 3,000 Meters Bantam | 3,000 Meters Midget | 4,000 Meters Youth | 4,000 Meters Intermediate | 5,000 Meters Young |
| Girls Races | 3,000 Meters Bantam | 3,000 Meters Midget | 4,000 Meters Youth | 4,000 Meters Intermediate | 5,000 Meters Young |
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What do I receive with my Building Better Bodies Youth Running Camp?Expert Coaching, Training Schedule, Text and/or Email Support, Group Support, Informative Training Clinics, a Building Better Bodies Training Shirt , and a stronger, fitter, faster you !!! More Information
HERE.
What is the cost ?The 12 plus week session will only run you $100. Each race you enter and are photographed sporting your Building Better Bodies T-shirt will get you a $5 credit towards your next Run Camp, Boot Camp, or Circuit Class. Since Paul covers most of the races in town, you should be able to receive this discount easily. Plus he has over 60,000 photos at
AndyNoise.SmugMug.Com and his prices are very reasonable.
To compete in the USATF events, one must be a member of the USATF:
Why join USATF? Membership Fees
| 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years |
Adults: | $30.00 | $55.00 | $80.00 | $100.00 |
Youth (18 & under): | $20.00 | $40.00 | $60.00 | $80.00 |
When you join, please make sure you put down that you are a member of The Bakersfield Distance Project (USATF Club # 46-0902) so that you can compete in the team competition.
Besides the USATF membership, there will be race entry fees and traveling expenses that one must pay. For the away meets, we will hopefully do fund raising to defray some costs. Also the team will decide on what uniforms it wants and their will be a cost involved depending on the uniform desired
Please download the waiver/registration form
HERE and print it out. Please bring the completed waiver/registration form to your first Bakersfield Running Camp Session. You may pay with a check made payable to Building Better Bodies or online
via Pay Pal.
2009 was a good year for fast Bakersfield marathon running and reminded me of the late 70s and early 80s. Back then, Bakersfield had at least a dozen runners going sub three for the 26.2 miles Of course, back then the marathon was ruled by the thirty and forty year olds but in 2009 youth was served.
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