http://easternregionalelitedistancecamp.com/hp_lifetype/index.php?blogId=1 admin 2010-03-08T20:37:58Z http://easternregionalelitedistancecamp.com/hp_lifetype/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=2&blogId=1 <p align="center"><img src="http://easternregionalelitedistancecamp.com/hp_lifetype/gallery/1/mcdougal-ncaa.jpg" border="0" alt="McDougal Winning 2007 NCAA" /></p><p align="center">Josh McDougal wins NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship </p> General 2007-11-21T17:38:52Z admin http://easternregionalelitedistancecamp.com/hp_lifetype/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=9&blogId=1 <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-small"><p align="left">Rick,</p><p align="left">I spent hours today going over your Distance running camp website. All I can say is WOW.</p><p align="left">What a Legacy you have created and carry on to this day. As a recreation therapist/special ed</p><p align="left">teacher/ general recreation person the whole camp program hit home for me. One of the</p><p align="left">requirements to get a degree from the U of O in recreation was to attend and study camping and</p><p align="left">camp programming. I wasn&#39;t thrilled I had to do this at the time but now I&#39;m glad I was forced. I&#39;d</p><p align="left">say you get an A + for your camp. I especially like the writers&#39; hall of fame and it&#39;s format. The</p><p align="left">hikes and other activities teach well rounded runners who appreciate the environment. Running</p><p align="left">seems to be only a part of your camp experience. There are many life lessons learned at your</p><p align="left">camp. As I looked at the pictures I remembered my time there back in the early 90&#39;s. I could see</p><p align="left">your program and the places you went.</p><p align="left">I spent some time going over your leaderboard I noticed Jared Rousell from Webster</p><p align="left">Thomas ran 9:48 as a Junior last year. (This years class AA champ cross country ) So much info</p><p align="left">on events. Really amazing. You must have a full time web master ?</p><p align="left">As I read your poem I could see you driving away and thinking these thoughts. I&#39;ve always</p><p align="left">enjoyed Lake Placid. I&#39;ve been there so many times over the years. I&#39;m sure you must have</p><p align="left">limited numbers that attend. I could see the beginning a great friendships in all the pictures. If</p><p align="left">you multiply the number of camps over the years, times the number of participants, the</p><p align="left">friendships started must be so special.</p><p align="left">Some of the hall of fame writings were very good. Who decides on the reading material? When</p><p align="left">do you schedule quiet time for reading and reflection? Must be at night or a scheduled quiet time</p><p align="left">during the day if that is possible. The other activities in the gym look great. The classroom stuff</p><p align="left">looks great. Talk about organization !!! I thought of my phone calls to my teammates back in the</p><p align="left">summer of 65 and how we got together and ran the construction soft soil hills made by graders</p><p align="left">as they built the bay bridge. We did this once a week for sure sometime twice. This</p><p align="left">was organized running back then during summer or school breaks. Granted these memories are</p><p align="left">priceless but your organization is fantastic. I&#39;m amazed at the opportunities today.</p><p align="left">Keep up the great work and Legacy.</p><p>Jim Ferris, former Section V runner</p></span></span> General 2010-01-26T10:37:44Z admin