Pinnacle Altitude Training Trip Details and REgistration: 


Dates: July 10th (Sat) Camp Check in around 2pm – July 17th(Sat) Check out around 10am – We will get a workout in on both the check in and check out days
Location: Mammoth Lakes, CA
Cost: $775 - ($700 sibling discount) - There is a $100 non-refundable deposit due when you register but will be put towards your payment once payment is due
Lodging:  Mammoth Creek Condiminiums or Seasons 4 - we are still waiting on pricing which will come in February 
**athletes do not need to stay here**
Lodging Amenities and Lodging Map: Coming Soon
Alternative Lodging Options:  Numerous lodging options in the area within a mile or 2 of the team's lodging - just be careful not to be at too high of elevation it might through off your sleep
Temperature this time of year: Lows 50 degrees -> highs 80 degrees (very ideal running conditions)
Altitude: 7,900 ft 
Types of Training:  long runs, tempo runs, speed workouts, hill work, trail runs, strength training, core training, swim workout, stretching and rolling sessions
Team Activities:  Watch a sunset at one of the wonderful lakes in Mammoth Lakes, Game Nights, Swimming, Book Club, Team Scavenger Hunt, sightseeing, Smore's and more
Travel - > Airports:  Reno Airport (169miles – 2:52 hr drive to Mammoth Lakes) or Bishop Airport (45min - 1hr) or LAX (5hr Drive to ML)
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Coaching: Head Coach Kenrick Smith will be hosting the teams 4th Pinnacle Altitude Training Trip.  With his extensive background, knowledge and passion for running, he will set the athletes up for success.  This is a Cross Country based camp.  Lots of emphasis is put on fundamentals of running, mechanics, mental toughness, understanding your body and how it performs, strengths and weaknesses, and understanding your pacing so you can use it to your advantage in training and racing.  Coach Smith will oversee every workout and help the athletes work through each workout to the best of their ability. 

Specifics:  The goal is to get our runners into an environment that will help enhance their running as they enter into their high school XC seasons.  Altitude training adds a different type of stressor to the body that we can’t mimic here at home (at sea level).  Heading out to Mammoth Lakes and training at altitude will help our athletes take their training to a new level.  The effects the thinner air will have on our athletes will allow them to perform better once they get back to sea level.  Workouts will be catered for the group and the different ability levels within the group.  We will be working on specific pieces of their running and mentality during each one of the workouts to improve their endurance, speed, strength, understanding of their bodies and what they are capable of.  We will be taking full advantage of Mammoth Lakes wonderful trail system.  The goal is to have 2 practices a day.  Below is a mock up itinerary of typical Pinnacle Training Day.  We will be utilizing the Whitmore Track Complex (home of the Mammoth Lakes Track Club which is run by Olympian Deena Kastor, Whitmore Pool, and the extensive trail system.
 
Logistics:  We will be based out of Outbound Mammoth (website is above).  It isn’t mandatory that you and your athlete stay there but highly encouraged to keep logistics easier.  They have a variety of condos and lodging opportunities depending on what you are looking for.  If you want to stay somewhere else though you are more than welcome to.  Meals will need to be covered by the athlete and their families.  Each athlete must be accompanied by at least one parent/guardian.  I am going to rent a van/s so we can transport all athletes to our training site and activities on any given day.  Parents are more than welcome to travel to the same locations as us but please do not interfere with our training or activities.  I will provide extra water and Gatorade for our athletes when we are out training but is highly encouraged that each athlete bring as much hydration as they think is necessary for any given workout or activity.  I am planning to have at least two team meals together, one catered dinner and one potluck, along with numerous fun activities aside from running to bring the athletes together to bond.   For the catered and potluck dinners parents can attend these but not mandatory
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Mock Training Day:​

​Wake Up – Breakfast on own
8am-930am – Travel to training site to complete the workout.  After workout and stretch session we will head back to the Campground
930-1030 - Head downtown to Farmers Market to get something to eat, hangout and see the town
11am – Lecture/Activity
12pm – Bring your own Lunch but eat as a team
REST
330-530pm – Travel to training site to complete the workout.  As soon as the workout is over we will head back to the Campground
530pm – Clean up and Dinner on own and rest
730pm Nighttime activity - game night, watch sunset, Smore's
930 -10pm – to bunks and light out
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Additional Notes:

Workouts will consist of proper warm up and cool downs, stretching main workouts will be long runs, tempo work, form/technique/mechanics work, and speed work
Lecture/Activity and the Rest sessions can be and will be interchangeable
Lectures:  Goal Setting, Mental Toughness, How to Prepare
Book Talk:  Will be based around a book picked out prior to the trip and we will discuss what we have learned as a group
Activities: Strength, Core, Swimming, Easy hiking, Watching the Sunset, Stargazing, Scavenger Hunt, Hanging out downtown, 
Rest: Napping, Stretching, Rolling
Night Time Activities: Team Game Night, Sunset, Music in the Park, Movie at Community Center, Ice Cream night, Smore's

​Pictures below from Training Camp 2026 - Flagstaff, Arizona