RunningWorks Cross Country Camp Staff at Camp Canadensis, 2007




2007 RunningWorks Staff







This page provides pictures of some of the forty-plus members of the RunningWorks staff at Canadensis, and of our special guest speakers from the University of Wisconsin and Nike, 11-time All-American and winner of 5 NCAA distance titles, Chris Solinsky, and 2-time Olympian and 3-time US Champion in the Steeplechase, Pascal Dobert!


This year, the staff was especially busy. Besides serving as cabin proctors, activities supervisors, and running group leaders, staff members taught a variety of classes throughout the week. Marcus O'Sullivan made two presentations, one on Threshold Training and a second motivational talk based on his early experiences in running. Ringo Adamson and Clair Duncan did a segment on Core Training and Flexibility Drills; Marc Pelerin used video in Gait Analysis; Chris Grottini and Dave Donahue led classes on Training to Win; and John Richardson, Mike Kerrigan, Bernie Muller, Anthony Kelhower and Tim Styler presented a wide-ranging seminar on Raceday Preparation.


In addition, besides the optional afternoon activities -- ga ga, volleyball, swimming, frisbee, wiffle ball, kayaking etc. -- the staff offered optional afternoon classes as well. These included the College Talk with Marcus O'Sullivan and Steve Shaklee; the Shoe Talk with Dave Welsh and Clair Duncan; the SAT Prep class, "Four down-and-dirty ways to score 800 in the Math SAT" by Chris Callinan; the Sports Nutrition Talk led by Dave Heenan and Kara Horner; a Personal Talk on Racing with John Richardson; or a visit to the Nike Van attended by RW's former counselor and now Nike Representative, John Phillips.


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RW Director Marcus O'Sullivan welcomes campers John Richardson's flips over RW! Anthony Kelhower flips over RW! Richardson does drills with his group Mike Kerrigan laughs at push-ups! Stephanie Holt with a camper
The lake looks cold at 49 degrees outside Kelhower brings his group home Muller shows his . . . uh . . . guns! T returns from the wilderness Caitlin O'Malley coming home Ringo Adamson talks with his group
Marc Pelerin and a camper Cindy Calnen teaches Team-Building Clair Duncan demonstates drills Erik Geisinger, Caitlin O'Malley and Jenna Fusulo think about doing drills Kristen Pogozelski demonstrates drills Trainer John Bellace tries some drills
Anthony Kelhower catches some rays John Bellace catches some zzzeeeeeeees Director Cricket Batz Shaklee heads for pool drills Director Cricket Batz Shaklee teaches pool workouts Matt Martin and John Bellace Director Steve Shaklee doing strength drills
Dave Welsh and Steve Shaklee demonstrate strength drills Annick Lamar doing drills Kara Horner doing drills Anthony Kelhower and camper relax Marc Pelerin eyes one going out of the park! 4 counselors handle complex job of scorekeeping!
Pogo launches one! Erik Geisinger handles the pitching Chris Grottini and Mark Drummond teach Race Prep Richardson, Muller, Kelhower, Styler and Kerrigan teach class Stephanie Holt thinks about drilling! Nalini Singh paces her group
Cindy Calnen paces her group Chris Grottini with a camper Rudy Belko paces his group Tom Brennan paces his group Chris Callinan and Steve Shaklee pace a group Chris Grottini and Marcus O'Sullivan pace a group
Chris Callinan paces a group Jenna Fasulo on a long run Ringo Adamson and Clair Duncan with their group John Richardson paces his group Mike Kerrigan paces his group Ringo Adamson with a camper
Tom Brennan and Rudy Belko Marcus O'Sullivan and camper Adrian Blinko, Mike Kerrigan and John Richardson Chris Callinan preps for Trivia Night! Marc Pelerin greetes the masses Tim Styler and Matt Martin on a run
Marty Owens paces his group Dave Wood with campers Mark Drummond with his group Karen O'Neill with her group Lisa Burkholder with her group Laura O'Sullivan with her group
Marty Owens with his group Matt Mitchell with his group Dave Heenan with his group Tom Brennan with his group Mike Kerrigan and his infamous meal Marty Owens awaits his group in the morning






This year, RunningWorks invited two special guest speakers to Camp Canadensis: Chris Solinsky and Pascal Dobert! Chris Solinsky recently graduated from the Univesity of Wisconsin but his achievements are legendary! To mention only a few, in high school, Chris won 8 state championships and set state records in 5 different events. In 2002, he won both the Great American and the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, winning the later by 20 seconds! His PR's in high school were 4:03.80 in the 1600m and 8:43.24 in the 3200m. At Wisconsin, he was recognized as an All-American 14 times and won 5 NCAA distance championships! He is now sponsored by Nike and competing internationally.

Although Pascal Dobert describes himself as a "second-tier" runner in high school, he graduated in 1992 as the Maryland State Champion in Cross Country and as the 1600m and 3200m State Champion in Track and Field! At Wisconsin, he continued in Cross Country, finishing between 57th and 32nd in three NCAA CC Championships, but began to focus on the Steeplechase where, in his senior year, he was ranked # 1 and won the NCAA Championships. Today, he's a 2-time Olympian with 3 USA Championships in the Steeplechase! He oversees Nike's Youth and High School programs throughout the US.




RW Directors with Chris Solinsky and Pascal Dobert RW Director Marcus O'Sullivan introduces our speakers Chris Solinsky Pascal Dobert Chris Solinsky and Pascal Dobert talk to campers Chris Solinsky and Pascal Dobert chat afterwards








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