2025 is our 5th year of Bluegrass Running Camp.
Camp Location: Berea College, Kentucky
Camp Dates: Wednesday July 9 - Sunday July 13
Camp Ages: Any high school runner (Class of 2026-2029)
Goal of Bluegrass Running Camp:
When we started BGRC in 2021, our goal was to give Kentucky runners a place to train together and learn from one another. In year 5, that goal remains the same. In the 1st four years of BGRC we welcomed 19 state champions and countless All-State runners.
This year we will check in our 1000th camper. If you want to improve your running and are willing to put in the work, we want you at camp.
Camp is a great opportunity to meet and train with runners from across the state and region. You will learn from college runners, hear from professional runners, train hard, and have a lot of fun in the process.
We are dead set on giving our campers the tools to become the best version of themselves on the XC course this coming fall.
2025 Speakers will be announced on June 1st, but past guest speakers include:
● Katelyn Tuohy - NCAA Champion & Team Champion
● Nico Young - NCAA Runner-Up & Team Champion
● Yared Nuguse - NCAA Champion and American Record Holder
● Dr. Tim Bayley - World Championships qualifier and Sports Psychologist consultant
● Eric Hines - NCAA Champion Coach (NAU, UL, IU)
● Joe Franklin - NCAA Champion Coach (New Mexico, UL)
● Hakon DeVries - University of Kentucky
● Bradley Sowder - Cumberlands, NAIA Champion Coach
● Other college coaches from NAIA to D1
● Barry Haworth - Assumption HS, Multiple NXN Qualifying & State Champion Teams
● Chuck Medley - St. Xavier HS, Multiple NXN Qualifying & State Champion Teams
● Kyle Bowling - Kentucky Sports Clinic and sports therapist to multiple Olympians
● Sports Nutritionist
● Sports Psychologist
Staff & Counselors:
Our senior staff consist of Jimi Burress (Bethlehem HS), Thomas Cave (Trinity HS), & Jacob Thomson (2x Olympic Trials qualifier)
Our counselors are 30+ collegiate runners of all levels of the NCAA from these schools: Bellarmine, Boston College, Cincinnati, College of Charleston, EKU, WKU, Louisville, Kentucky, Georgetown, IU Indianapolis, Mercer, Morehead State, Murray State, New Mexico State, Niagara University, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Thomas More, Tulane, Cumberlands, & Vassar College.
Campers are paired into small groups to learn from these counselors all week. There are 8-9 campers per counselor.
Pricing:
As the only camp in our area, we aim to keep our camp as affordable as possible with discounts for teams of 5 or more.
● Early Bird Pricing: February 1st - March 15th, 2025 - $525
● Regular Camper Pricing: March 16th - May 31st, 2025 - $550
● Late registration Pricing: June 1 - June 30th, 2025 - $575
Let us know if you have any questions and we hope to see you there,
Jacob, Jimi, & Thomas