Back to Running Camp in 2026!
More pictures are welcome!!!!!!
With a couple year hiatus from attending running camp, 2026 revisited the beautiful method for really helping dig into the sport of cross country with a dozen Raiders spending 5 days at Fort Casey Running Camp the last week of July.
Christel Pennewell did an incredible job organizing the outing from beginning to end, spending 6 months getting families preferences, reaching out to camps directors and transporting kids to and from Fort Casey at a very reasonable price point. Thanks You Christel!!!!!!! Wonderful, and appreciated, leadership.
One hopefully advantageous improvement for getting more participants involved next year is the knowledge that camp will be the last week of July in 2027. That could help in planning for your Summer scheduling if camp is to be taken advantage of.
Some of the highlights that were mentioned to me were the team bonding of the Raiders as well as meeting runners from other schools from the area. I know all 5 of our girls connected well with a handful of Mercer Island teammates.
Running the Bluff got things off to a fast start on Tuesday morning. It may have gotten easier after that for the rest of the week?
Tyson has promised he will be back for more of his “friendly competition” leadership next Summer, even with his retirement next Spring.
Not sure that the deer and does that blended into the landscape so tightly have promised the same!