If you have headlamps, please bring them.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Distance Training from 5:30-6:45pm

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Sprint work from 4:15-5:30pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

If you have headlamps, please bring them.

Practice Location:Pacific Park (1515 N.E. 164th Ave - Vancouver, WA). 

Parking: Using the PDF map as a guide, please park (drop-off) in/at the parking lot between the Off-Lease Dog Park and Extreme Sports Park (Skate Park).  Coach Dave will meet all runners at the large, covered picnic shelter located near the Community Play area.  Training at this location will include running a variety of intervals on the marked (with orange 12" cones) trail.  The outside loop is approximately 1800m, with 1600m being dirt and compact gravel.

Training Agenda:

• Cross-Country from 5:30-6:45pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Click here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location:Pacific Park (1515 N.E. 164th Ave - Vancouver, WA). 

Parking: Using the PDF map as a guide, please park (drop-off) in/at the parking lot between the Off-Lease Dog Park and Extreme Sports Park (Skate Park).  Coach Dave will meet all runners at the large, covered picnic shelter located near the Community Play area.  Training at this location will include running a variety of intervals on the marked (with orange 12" cones) trail.  The outside loop is approximately 1800m, with 1600m being dirt and compact gravel.

Training Agenda:

• Sprint work from 4:15-5:30pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Click here to find out more about Whisper training.

General Information: Click here for a downloadable PDF, which includes the meet schedule, age divisions, parking, team scoring, and more!

Race: The USATF Junior Olympic pursuit to Nationals starts here at the Association Meet. 

Course Preview: I will plan to be at Woodland Park by 4pm for a course preview. I do realize that this is a less than desireable time, given school and work schedules, along with drive time, but it will allow us time to check into our hotel(s) (see Lodging below) and make it to dinner (see Dinner below) on-time.

Start Times: Click here for race information and race start times.

Travel: The location of this race is Woodland Park, just north of Seattle.

Lodging: In the past we have stayed at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, which is a few miles from the park. There is also a pool, so be sure to bring a swimsuit!

Dinner: There are several options, but in the spirit of distance running, we be having dinner at the Tutta Bella at 7pm.  Click here for the Tutta Bella website, menu, and location.  This venue is less than a mile from the hotel, so we will plan to walk. In the case of rain, be sure to bring an umbrella.

Whisper Runners: Plan to meet at the Whisper canopy in Woodland Park within 90-minutes of the start of your race.

Bring headlamps if you have them!

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Distance training from 5:30-6:45pm

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Sprint work from 4:15-5:30pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

If you have headlamps, please bring them.

Practice Location: Round Lake, Camas (NE 35th Ave, Camas, WA 98607). 

Parking: On the north side of Round Lake (the lake with the new bridge the kids jumped from during Summer Training) is a dirt parking lot that houses Lacamas Lake Kayaks. We will meet near the starting area of many local races (CCRC, Camas HS XC, etc.), which is on the south side of NE 35th Ave.

Training Agenda:

• Hills, hills, and more hills!

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Click here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Distance training from 5:30-6:45pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Sprint work from 4:15-5:30pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

BRING HEADLAMPS!

Practice Location: Round Lake in Camas, WA.

Parking: Parking or drop-off may take place on the north side of Round Lake, near the start of Camas High School home cross-country races. Use the address for Lacamas Lake Kayaks will take you to the shared parking lot. The address of Lacamas Lake Kayaks is NE 35th Ave, Camas, WA. Round Lake is the location of the bridge, where the kids jumped from on the second to last day of summer training.

Training Agenda:

• Hills, hills and more hills!

• Both Sprints & Distance work from 5:30-6:45.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Click here to find out more about Whisper training.

Race: This could shape up to be a great race!  Looking forward to seeing how many Whisper runners lace up for this event!

Start Time: Click here for race information and race start times.

Travel: The location of this race is at Corbin University in Salem, Oregon. Plan for at least 90-minutes of drive time to the event. 

Whisper Runners: This meet will require a running bib to be worn on each runner.  We will plan to meet at 9:30am at the Whisper canopy to distribute bibs and complete our team warm-up together.  Girls race at 11:00am, boys at 11:30am.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Distance training from 5:30-6:45pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Sprint work from 4:15-5:30pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location:Pacific Park (1515 N.E. 164th Ave - Vancouver, WA). 

Parking: Using the PDF map as a guide, please park (drop-off) in/at the parking lot between the Off-Lease Dog Park and Extreme Sports Park (Skate Park).  Coach Dave will meet all runners at the large, covered picnic shelter located near the Community Play area.  Training at this location will include running a variety of intervals on the marked (with orange 12" cones) trail.  The outside loop is approximately 1800m, with 1600m being dirt and compact gravel.

Training Agenda:

• Distance work from 5:30-6:45pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Click here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location:Pacific Park (1515 N.E. 164th Ave - Vancouver, WA). 

Parking: Using the PDF map as a guide, please park (drop-off) in/at the parking lot between the Off-Lease Dog Park and Extreme Sports Park (Skate Park).  Coach Dave will meet all runners at the large, covered picnic shelter located near the Community Play area.  Training at this location will include running a variety of intervals on the marked (with orange 12" cones) trail.  The outside loop is approximately 1800m, with 1600m being dirt and compact gravel.

Training Agenda:

• Sprint work from 4:15-5:30pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Click here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Training at this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Sprint Training from 10:30am-Noon

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Training at this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Cross-Country from 9-10:30am

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Distance work from 5:30-6:45pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Sprint work from 4:15-5:30pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Race: This is the Trico League Championship meet, where last year we cleaned house (Whisper 29, La Center 51, Wind River 63), placing first of fives teams.  Let's do our best to earn back-to-back championships!

Start Time: The middle school and club race will begin at 3:40pm, with the boys and girls running together.  High school race to follow. 

Itinerary of sorts: Coach Dave will register all interested runners.  Try your best to arrive as close to 2:45pm as possible, but if you cannot get your child there until 3:15pm because of school, that is okay, just let Coach know.  We will plan to meet at a picnic table near the start/finish area to distribute bibs and complete our team warm-up together.

Practice Location:Pacific Park (1515 N.E. 164th Ave - Vancouver, WA). 

Parking: Using the PDF map as a guide, please park (drop-off) in/at the parking lot between the Off-Lease Dog Park and Extreme Sports Park (Skate Park).  Coach Dave will meet all runners at the large, covered picnic shelter located near the Community Play area.  Training at this location will include running a variety of intervals on the marked (with orange 12" cones) trail.  The outside loop is approximately 1800m, with 1600m being dirt and compact gravel.

Training Agenda:

• Distance work from 5:30-6:45pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Click here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location:Pacific Park (1515 N.E. 164th Ave - Vancouver, WA). 

Parking: Using the PDF map as a guide, please park (drop-off) in/at the parking lot between the Off-Lease Dog Park and Extreme Sports Park (Skate Park).  Coach Dave will meet all runners at the large, covered picnic shelter located near the Community Play area.  Training at this location will include running a variety of intervals on the marked (with orange 12" cones) trail.  The outside loop is approximately 1800m, with 1600m being dirt and compact gravel.

Training Agenda:

• Sprint work from 4:15-5:30pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Click here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Ttraining at this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda: Cross-Country season training.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location:Pacific Park (1515 N.E. 164th Ave - Vancouver, WA). 

Parking: Using the PDF map as a guide, please park (drop-off) in/at the parking lot between the Off-Lease Dog Park and Extreme Sports Park (Skate Park).  Coach Dave will meet all runners at the large, covered picnic shelter located near the Community Play area.  Training at this location will include running a variety of intervals on the marked (with orange 12" cones) trail.  The outside loop is approximately 1800m, with 1600m being dirt and compact gravel.

Training Agenda: We will spend time reviewing the Evergreen School District Middle School XC Championship course.  We will begin by warming-up on the course, perfornming drills, then strides along various parts of the course to feel areas to focus, or shift focus during the race.  The idea is to practice (mental rehearsal) how we'd like to perform on the day of the race.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location:Pacific Park (1515 N.E. 164th Ave - Vancouver, WA). 

Parking: Using the PDF map as a guide, please park (drop-off) in/at the parking lot between the Off-Lease Dog Park and Extreme Sports Park (Skate Park).  Coach Dave will meet all runners at the large, covered picnic shelter located near the Community Play area.  Training at this location will include running a variety of intervals on the marked (with orange 12" cones) trail.  The outside loop is approximately 1800m, with 1600m being dirt and compact gravel.

Training Agenda:

• Cross-Country from 5:30-6:45pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Race: This race is a first for Whisper and should be a load of fun!  Hoping to have any and all Whisper runners attend this event!

Click here for race information and race start times.

Travel: The location of this race is just across the river, in Portland, Oregon, at the Portland International Raceway! 

Whisper Runners: This meet will require a running bib to be worn on each runner.  We will plan to meet at 12:00pm at the Whisper canopy to distribute bibs and complete our team warm-up together.   Middle schools and clubs, boys and girls will race together, with the race set to begin at 1:15pm.

Practice Location: Park in the Red 1 Parking Lot at Clark College.  We will meet in the O'Connel Sports Center (OSC) in 128 (large gym), review the workout of the day, then begin practice.  Summer training from this location will take place at one of the following terrains:

• 1k loop around tennis courts.

• Fort Vancouver Park.

• Dirt Track on SW corner of E. Reserve St. & E. Mill Plain Blvd.

• Hudson's Bay HS track.

Training Agenda:

• Cross-Country from 5:30-6:45pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Practice Location:Pacific Park (1515 N.E. 164th Ave - Vancouver, WA). 

Parking: Using the PDF map as a guide, please park (drop-off) in/at the parking lot between the Off-Lease Dog Park and Extreme Sports Park (Skate Park).  Coach Dave will meet all runners at the large, covered picnic shelter located near the Community Play area.  Training at this location will include running a variety of intervals on the marked (with orange 12" cones) trail.  The outside loop is approximately 1800m, with 1600m being dirt and compact gravel.

Training Agenda:

• Cross-Country from 5:30-6:45pm.

All registered Whisper Runners welcome to join.  Not a member?  Go here to find out more about Whisper training.

Race: This is one of the largest and highest quality meets of the season.  Click here to learn more about the history of the Nike Portland XC meet.

Click here for race information and race start times.

Travel: The location of this race is just across the river, in Portland, Oregon.  This meet is quite large, so please account for traffic when you calculate your departure time.

Whisper Runners: This meet will require a running bib to be worn on each runner.  We will plan to meet at 1:15pm at the Whisper canopy to distribute bibs and complete our team warm-up together.  Girls race at2:15pm, boys at 2:35pm.