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Show B-6 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 10-13, 2019 PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO John Venner, winner of the 2019 Jupiter Peak Steeplechase, cruises along the Iron Bill trail at the Utah Olympic Park during the Park City Trail Series’ Mid-Mountain Marathon in 2018. Continued from B-2 MICHAEL KAGEN MD Concierge Internal Medicine KagenMD.com (435) 633 - 6263 Triple trail far, but finished 12th in last year’s marathon. Emily Long, another dark horse, finished eighth in the Rambler and seventh in the Steeplechase. Even more than the Triple Trial Challenge, Sturgis says this final race is all about the community, not just those competing for the overall winner’s spot. “For most people it’s about a lifestyle. It’s about setting a goal and working towards it. … Continued from B-2 4580 Silver Springs Dr Park City UT 84098 Three pillars detailing Lewis’ three pillars. “Half of our camp is learn- Get your subscription to The Park Record! Mail or Home delivery within Summit County (Includes a free Sunday Tribune and e-Edition subscription) 1 Year $56 2 Years $98 Mail delivery outside of Summit County (Includes a free e-Edition subscription) 1 Year $80 2 Years $138 It’s as much about the journey as the race itself,” Sturgis said. “We have a lot of runners coming back from various physical impairments that are now feeling better. We have people running who’ve been through chemotherapy, been hurt while in the military.” The Mid Mountain Marathon, sponsored by Salomon Running, is a trail runner’s dream when it comes to competing in a marathon, according to Sturgis. It begins at 7 a.m. and the first racers are expected to cross the finish line right after the three-hour mark. The course begins at Silver Lake in Deer Valley before ending at the bottom of the Nordic jumps at the Utah Olympic Park, representing 26.2 miles of terrain racing. The marathon isn’t just an all-out race with pure speed as there are multiple technical components to it, forcing runners to be thinking when tired. The race climbs a total of 3,800 feet before descending 5,000 feet overall, with multiple climbs and fast downhill sections. “Each race is a progression of distance and this is where it all ends, a little longer and a little harder than the other two,” Sturgis said. “It’s a great way to get the local population out there to utilize the trails. The difficulty and uniqueness of the terrain is what makes this race so special and it’s just a great finishing event.” Pre-registration is open until Wednesday, Aug. 13 with a discounted price, while runners can also register the day of. For more info, go to https://mountaintrails. org/event-race-mtf/mid-mountain-marathon/ ing, educating and teaching them,” Lewis said. “Part of what we do is explain ‘why.’ It’s part of what makes things click with people if they know why they’re doing what they’re doing, they will go out and do it instead of just being told what to do.” Sports physiology makes up the first section, detailing strength, agility, power, mobility, cardio, core work and rest. Each camper will go through these different portions of the section to figure out what makes them individually successful. The sports psychology section is centered on self-awareness, getting the kids to understand that what may make one person successful doesn’t necessarily translate to another. They’re taught how to deal with distractions and make a focus plan. “We teach them how to embrace being a winner and how to embrace failure. … You can always learn something from winning or losing and we teach them how to reflect on the good and bad,” Lewis said. ‘We teach how to really do it all mentally because you can always be learning something, you just have to have the right frame of mind.” Sports nutrition, which, according to Lewis, was the hardest thing to teach himself, makes up the final pillar of his success plan. Nutrition was a complete unknown back when he was training. Throughout the camp, the kids will learn what they should be eating and when they should eat, but also be taught how to cook certain foods to help make them self-sufficient. “I may not win a race because of nutrition, but I do know that poor nutrition will lose you a race,” Lewis said. ELITEAM camp has seen a multitude of national team athletes pass through it, including ski race phenom Mikaela Shiffrin, 2019 Junior World Ski Championships silver medalist Katie Hensien and two-time World Junior Champion River Radamus. “Mikaela came when she was younger. She didn’t really stand out physically but I do remember that she would not quit practicing; nothing would stop her,” Lewis said of Shiffrin, who is now considered the world’s most dominant ski racer. “I had to drag her away from the course and make her go to dinner. … Even at a young age she had that motivation to work and be the best.” VOTED PARK CITY’S BEST STEAK HOUSE 6 YEARS IN A ROW! Home Delivery within Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Wasatch Counties (Includes a free e-Edition subscription) 1 Year $80 2 Years $138 Call us today and ask for Lacy 435.649.9014 JOIN US ON OUR PATIO! 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