Labor Day Weekend Workouts

East Cross Country will not meet for official practices over the holiday weekend. Please complete the following workouts individually or arrange on your own to meet with teammates to complete the workouts.
 
Saturday
Varsity/near-Varsity: 70 – 80 minute run, maintenance pace
JV/new runners: 60 minutes of easy running
Sunday: rest
Monday (Labor Day):
Varsity/near-varsity: 20 minute warm-up, 20 minutes at tempo (medium-fast pace), 20 minutes warm-down, followed by  6 x 100m uphill strides (Esplanade, Museum Hill or similar)
JV/new runners: 10 minutes warm-up running, increase pace to medium-fast effort for 15 minutes, 10 minutes warm-down running.

Still need a uniform? Last day for orders too.

GET A UNIFORM:

If you haven’t checked out a uniform and need one, please stop by the cross country cage, room 027 (in the basement by the trainers’ room, sports laundry room and locker rooms) to get one  on Thursday, August 29 after school (1:15pm – 1:45pm). If you have questions or get lost, text Ruth (303) 525-2829

***Please note the Wash Park Meet entries have been updated in the link below.***

WASH PARK MEET:

Click here for entries: Wash Park entries updated Athletes with an asterisk by their name will be running varsity.

As you know, there are no busses for the meets Friday. If you want to connect to others to carpool, go to the Wash Park Transportation Bulletin Board.  Indicate if you can give a ride or if you need a ride.  If you can help with rides, please enter the number of runners you can legally drive. Note: this is a resource to help you make your own arrangments.

  • Dismissal at 1:15pm
  • Meet on Detroit St (between the lunch room and Detroit St)
  • Depart from Detroit Street around 1:30pm
  • Parking & Event Location: The course is located at the South end of Washington Park, the best dropoff location can be found on South Franklin Street. Spectators are encouraged to park on South Franklin, or the North end of Denver South High School Main Parking lot on Louisiana Ave. Please click on the Course Map for reference. Washington Park Invite Course Map
  • Schedule: 2:45 – Coach’s meeting (at the finish line) 3:00 – Girls Open 2 miles (unlimited entries) 3:30 – Boys Open 2 miles (unlimited entries) 4:00 – Girls Varsity 5k (limited to seven entries – top five score) 4:45 – Boys Varsity 5k (limited to seven entries – top five score)  5:15 – High School Awards Ceremony at Start Line

Tonight (8/28) at midnight is the last chance to order uniform shorts, warm ups and backpacks! Click here to order: Gear Shop

Help, we don’t have busses for the Friday meets!

We have just been informed that we will  not have busses for this Friday’s meets at Wash Park and Arapahoe.  It would be great if we could get some drivers for the Wash Park Meet on 8/30/19.

Wash Park Meet:

Click here for entries: Wash Park entries updated Athletes with an asterisk by their name will be running varsity.  

Click here to add your name to the Wash Park Transportation Bulletin Board.  Indicate if you can give a ride or if you need a ride.  If you can help with rides, please enter the number of runners you can legally drive.

  • Dismissal at 1:15pm
  • Meet on Detroit St (between the lunch room and Detroit St)
  • Depart from Detroit Street around 1:30pm
  • Parking & Event Location: The course is located at the South end of Washington Park, the best dropoff location can be found on South Franklin Street. Spectators are encouraged to park on South Franklin, or the North end of Denver South High School Main Parking lot on Louisiana Ave. Please click on the Course Map for reference. Washington Park Invite Course Map
  • Schedule:2:45 – Coach’s meeting (at the finish line)3:00 – Girls Open 2 miles (unlimited entries)

    3:30 – Boys Open 2 miles (unlimited entries)

    4:00 – Girls Varsity 5k (limited to seven entries – top five score)

    4:45 – Boys Varsity 5k (limited to seven entries – top five score)

    5:15 – High School Awards Ceremony at Start Line

If you need a uniform, please go to the cage after school on Thursday to get your uniform.

Tonight (8/28) at midnight is the last chance to order uniform shorts, warm ups and sweet XC merch!  Click here to order: Gear Shop

GO ANGELS!

Help with team tent (and other stuff)

We need parents to take turns transporting the tent to meets. You can sign up here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ucHoULNb2yxzpwhRtWYVhAU6LxyUjONUleTzUh3hXI0/edit?usp=sharing

Remember also to share your pictures. You can add them to folders for each meet on our page here (you may need to request to join if you have not yet done so)   https://eastcrosscountry2019.shutterfly.com

AND DON’T FORGET TO SIGN UP TO HELP WITH THE SEPT 17 ANGEL INVITE! We would love for everyone to lend a hand.   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E48ACA92BA20-angel

 

 

Pre-meet potluck on Thurs 8/29

What:  Pre-meet potluck hosted by Ballard and Otto Kauffman and Stephen Evans at the Kauffman home.

Where:

2945 S. Clayton St.
Denver, CO 80210

When: Thursday, August 29 from 6:00 – 8:00pm

Who:  East Cross Country Team (no parents except for host parents)

Why:  To get nourished and excited for Friday’s Arapahoe and Wash Park Meets.

What to bring: 

Frosh: main dish; Sophs: side dish, salad or veggies; Juniors: dessert; Seniors: drinks/chocolate milk

Bring enough to serve 8 – 10.

GO ANGELS!

 

 

By the way, if you left this at the last potluck, please text Lania at (303) 887-8933. IMG_5749.jpg

Dashing at D’Evelyn

Returning to the D’Evelyn Dash for the first time is several years, the East Angels opened up the 2019 cross country season on the rolling, mostly dirt course in southwest Denver.

At D’Evelyn, all competitors race together rather than separating into Varsity and Open divisions. The boys took to the course first on a sunny morning with temperature still cool enough in the morning for good racing. Depleted of their top-3 runners from the Time Trial due to SAT Subject Exam testing, the Angels were led by sophomore Eamon Nussbaumin 30thplace in 18:46. Nussbaum was followed by senior Jack Beardsheer who finished 39thof 201 runners in 19:09, and the rest of the scoring 5 runners for East included junior Xander Pacini (42nd, 19:15), sophomore David Anderson (45th, 19:18), and senior Otto Kaffman (46th, 19:20) – making his debut race in cross country for the Angels. With a total of 201 points, East finished 8thof 11 teams. Among others making their debut for the Angels were ninth graders Ian Logan (58th, 19:42), Benjamin Hopper (91st, 20:53), Corbin Hobert (107th, 21:20), Charles Keglovitz (121st, 21:51), and Ethan Burk (137th, 22:40).

The girls’ team, racing at nearly full strength, raced to its first championship of the season besting the 10 other teams in Division 1 competition. The Angels were led by junior Laura Romero, who opener her season finishing 2ndof 219 runners, and nearly 30 seconds ahead of the third-place finisher. Juniors Julia Schor(20:40) and Maya Winfield(20:47) and senior Anna Buddenhagen(20:51) joined Romero in the top-10 – finishing 6th, 7thand 9threspectively. Junior Lilia Scudamoreraced to a 15thplace finish in 21:29 to complete the scoring for the Angels with just a 39-point total – 14 points ahead of host D’Evelyn with 53 points. Juniors Grace O’Meara(25th, 21:58), Abigael Howard(26th, 22:16), Maya Nussbaumer(27th, 22:27) and AlanaMarie Barros(38th, 22:57) also demonstrated great early season fitness. Impressing the team with their first races as Angels were sophomore Naomi Fry(39th, 23:16) and ninth graders Sophia Charles(40th, 23:18) and Bri O’Meara(41st, 23:19).

Next week the East High Angels will split the team and compete on Friday at both the Washington Park Invitational hosted by Denver South and at the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational at deKoevend Park.

 

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Entries & Bus for D’Evelyn Dash

Arrive at East at 5:45am (meet in front of the school)

Bus leaves East at 6:00am SHARP

Bus returns around 10-10:15 ish

Entires for D’Evelyn Dash: D’Evelyn Entries

If you feel you are eligible and not on the list, still show up and let Coach Kohuth know you are running.  If you are unable to run this or any other race this season, fill out the following form: Runner Unavailability Form

Go Angels!

Uniforms and Volunteer Link

Runners and parents/guardians:

Here are a couple of updates on uniforms and the volunteer link.

Uniforms:

Most cleared athletes received uniforms today.  Athletes who haven’t completed the registration process and renewed their physical are not cleared.  If an athlete hasn’t cleared, follow the information in this link to find out how to register and become cleared as an East athlete:

Fall Sports Registration

If you have done everything as described in the above link, check with Coach Kohuth or Lisa Smith to be sure you have cleared so you can get a uniform.

If you have cleared and don’t have a uniform, go to the cross country cage, room 027 (in the basement by the trainers’ room, sports laundry room and locker rooms) to get your uniform on Friday, August 22 after school.  If you get lost, call Annabeth at 303-328-5916.

Volunteer Link:

The link to volunteer for the Angel Invite is active now.  Please click here to volunteer: Volunteer for Angel Invite

 

Potluck | Wednesday, Aug 21

What:  Potluck and informational meeting.  This is an important meeting for all xc runners and their parents/guardians to attend.  The coaches will provide an overview of the season and what athletes and parents need to know for a successful cross country season.

When:  Wednesday, August 21 at 6:00pm

Where:  The East Commons (lunchroom)

Who:  All cross country runners, parents/guardians, coaches and volunteers

What to bring:  Frosh: main dish; Sophs: side dish, salad or veggies; Juniors: dessert; Seniors: drinks

Bring enough to serve 8 – 10.

See you all at the potluck!