3:30 — Coach Meeting (at the Starting/Finish line)
3:45 — Boys Open 5K (unlimited entries – score 5)
4:15 — Girls Open 5K (unlimited entries – score 5)
4:45 — Boys Varsity 5k (seven entries — score 5)
5:15 — Girls Varsity 5k (seven entries — score 5)
Awards Ceremony @ 6:15pm
Site: Please join us for the Denver West High School Cowboy Classic at Garfield Lake Park, 3600 W Mississippi Ave, Denver, CO 80219, this year. The course has a combination of mostly concrete, some grass and is FLAT and FAST giving athletes a confidence boost early in the season.
Rules of Competition: Top five athletes from each team will be used for scoring. Runners six and seven will be displacers. In the event of a tie, the winning team will be the team with the highest placing 6th runner. Each team will be assigned a starting box.
Unavailability Form: If you can’t run at the Cowboy Classic, click here for the unavailability form
10:45am Boys JV: Connor, Tobias, Ben B, Finley, Finn, Mason and Isaiah
10:48am Girls JV: Anna, Kairine, Lila, Mary Clare, Helen, Avery and Meara
Open Races
11:25am Open Boys: All other boys not listed above
11:28am Open Girls: All other girls not listed above
Friday: Please meet in the back of the auditorium for a quick meeting on Friday, Sept 9 at 3:45pm. Come to the auditorium ready to run and bring a water bottle.
After the meeting, we will have a Fast Friday practice. If you haven’t attended one yet, you will learn what this is.
Friday: Please meet in the back of the auditorium for a quick meeting on Friday, Sept 9 at 3:45pm. Come to the auditorium ready to run and bring a water bottle.
After the meeting, we will have a Fast Fehrman Friday practice. If you haven’t attended one yet, you will learn what this is tomorrow.
LB Race Info:
Varsity Races
9:10am Boys Varsity: Corbin, Jonas, Ian, Henry, Quinn, Harrison and Kai
Thursday evening will be the second runner potluck at Ian’s home 1360 S Milwaukee St, Denver, CO 80210 from 6:00-8:00. All runners are invited. Here’s what you can bring: Freshmen: main dish Sophomores: side dish or salad Juniors: Dessert Seniors: Drinks
As you know, there will early release from school Thursday and after school practice is cancelled. Athletes should run on their own. The plan is a 35-50 minutes at maintenance run pace followed by strides. Avoid the hottest parts of the day, seek out shade, and stay hydrated!
Unavailability Form: If you can’t run at Liberty Bell, please fill out this form by Tuesday, Sept 6 at 3:00pm. Liberty Bell Unavailability Form
Car Pool: At this point there will not be a bus, so you will need to get yourself to the meet. If you need a ride or can give a ride, click HERE
Race Schedule: Please show up 60 to 90 minutes before your race or earlier to cheer on your teammates. Parking will not be easy, give yourself time so you aren’t stressed.
Tent Transportation: We have parents who picked up the tent from Arapahoe and are bringing the tent to Liberty Bell. We need a parent to pick up the tent from Liberty Bell and bring it to the Denver West Cowboy Invite on Tuesday, Sept 13. If that parent is you, click HERE to sign up.
Unavailability Form: If you can’t run at Liberty Bell, please fill out this form by Tuesday, Sept 6 at 3:00pm. Liberty Bell Unavailability Form
Tent Transportation: We have parents who picked up the tent from Arapahoe and are bringing the tent to Liberty Bell. We need a parent to pick up the tent from Liberty Bell and bring it to the Denver West Cowboy Invite on Tuesday, Sept 13. If that parent is you, click HERE to sign up.
Stay tuned for more details on the Liberty Bell Invitational…
Everyone crossed the finish line soaking wet at the Arapahoe Warrior Invitation – more from profuse sweating in the 90-degree heat than from the two water crossings. It was a challenging day to run 5000m on a course that offered quite a bit more resistance than the week before, and many Angels rose to the occasion.
The Arapahoe Invite offers a Frosh/Soph division for the younger runners to show their stuff, and those races went off first. In the Boys race of over 300 runners, freshman Toby Penner and sophomore Finley Steed ran together nearly the entire way, moving up nicely in the second half to take 21st and 24th in times of 19:26 and 19:27. Freshman Abraham Morginsky was next across the line for the Angels in 20:04 for 36th, followed by sophomore Ben Brown (20:22) in 42nd, while freshman Mason Harper (20:38) rounded out the scoring in 51st. Fellow freshman Isaiah Springer joined his teammates in breaking 21 minutes with a time of 20:47 for 58th. The East Frosh/Soph boys finished 5th overall of 23 scored teams.
In the Girls race that followed, ninth grader Julieta Ochoa cracked the 22-minute barrier with a time of 21:59 for 13th place. Fellow ninth graders Mary Clare Nussbaum and Meara McBride overcame the heat to finish 23rd and 28th with times of 23:06 and 23:14. The sophomore sister duo of Grace Taub and Clara Taub rounded out the scoring with 64th and 70th place finishes of the 298 runners in 24:59 and 25:09, helping the Angels secure another 5th place finish of the 24 scored teams.
In the Boys Varsity race, seniors Corbin Hobert and Quinn Higgins got out with the lead group with sophomore Jonas Scudamore just a little bit back. Hobert would go on to a strong 6th place finish in 16:36, while Scudamore (16:59) moved up to 15th and Higgins (17:13) held on to 20th. Freshman Henry Bennett moved up throughout the race to secure 33rd in 17:25, while senior Harry Hittle kicked to a 46th place finish in 17:50. Juniors Kai Luna (18:17) and Connor Beardsley (18:25) were 69th and 77th respectively of the 235 runners. The Angels were 4th of 33 teams with 120 points, just a few points back of 3rd place Fossil Ridge (111 points) and 2nd place Heritage High School (109 points). First place Rock Canyon was impressive with just 54 points.
In the Girls Varsity race, sophomore Rosie Mucharsky stuck with the second of the two lead packs to eventually race to a 10th place finish in 19:30. Juniors Grace Todd and Sophia Shiroff again raced close together through most of the race, moving up to 27th and 31st respectively in 20:24 and 20:36. Ninth grade Scout Chomas had a second great race in 22:04 for 70th with junior Sasha Bull taking 77th in 22:15 to round out the scoring. Sophomore Lila Cypers (22:40) and ninth grader Kairine Brown (22:53) were 85th and 93rd of the 193 varsity runners. The Angels were 6th of 23 scored teams with 205 points, with nationally ranked Cherry Creek and Arapahoe High Schools taking 1st and 2nd in the team scoring.
Senior Ben Hopper ran smartly from the back of the lead pack to eventually grab 4th place in the Junior/Senior Open race in 18:29. Fellow senior Charlie Keglovitz fought for a 19th place finish followed closely by junior Finn Egan in 20th with identical times of 19:42. Juniors Carson Lerner (63rd, 21:26) and Merle Hezel (92nd, 23:13) rounded out the scoring for the Open Boys, who finished 7th of 13 teams.
Junior Anna Rothman-Haji opened up her season impressively with an 8th place finish in the Girls Junior/Senior Open race and a time of 22:37. Fellow Junior Avery Ash moved up throughout her race to grab 9th place in 22:55. Seniors Helen Miller (15th, 23:29), Ellie Goldstein (39th, 25:14), and Siena Berry (49th, 26:11) made up the rest of East’s scoring five. The Junior/Senior Girls had East’s best overall team finish of the afternoon, finishing 3rd of 11 teams.
While the temperature may recede a bit by next Saturday morning, the competition will continue to heat up. The Liberty Bell Invitational is always one of the most competitive meets of the year with multiple nationally ranked teams entered in both the Boys and Girls divisions. Additionally, the net downhill course runs mostly on roads and is sure to produce some very fast times.
Team Potluck Success! Thanks to the Hobert Family for hosting the athlete potluck last week. It was clearly a huge success. Next week’s potluck is on Thursday, Sept 8 at Ian Logan’s home at 1360 S. Milwaukee.
Carpool Riders: Meet on Detroit St after dismissal. Be in a car by 1:45pm. Drivers will be in cars that are parked on Detroit with their trunks open. Text Coach Spano if you have questions. 303-525-3829
Dismissal from class: Friday at 1:30pm
Location: 6301 S University Blvd, Centennial, CO 80121
Arrival Time: Plan on arriving 90 minutes before your race. Arrive early to avoid parking stress and to cheer on your teammates.
Car Pool: If you can give a ride or if you need a ride, click HERE. Please indicate which race you are in on the google sheet. If you haven’t returned a car pool permission slip, click HERE. After you fill it out, email it to: ruthspano@aol.com or give it to Coach Kohuth.
ATHLETE, COACH & SPECTATOR PARKING: Parking for spectators is located in the parking lot off of University or (unofficially) at the Streets at Southglenn or the surrounding neighborhoods. No parking is allowed at Goodson Rec Center or Cherry Hills Assisted Living. They are expecting 2,000 runners this year, and parking at deKoevend is limited. Please be sure your athletes and parents know they should plan ahead and arrive early to find a parking spot.
Tent: Our tent camp will be set up west (and a little south) of the finish line.
Race Schedule: Awards will take place as soon as possible after the final race ends.
4:00 Open Fresh/Soph BOYS
4:20 Open Fresh/Soph GIRLS
4:50 Varsity BOYS
5:10 Varsity GIRLS
5:40 Open Junior/Senior BOYS
6:00 Open Junior/Senior GIRLS
Course Map:
Bring: One or two water bottles, sunscreen, snack for post race, dry shoes and dry clothes. The course runs through the water crossing twice, and there is water flowing in the creek. They will sandbag the crossing prior to the meet for safety, but be reminded that you WILL get wet and you SHOULD bring an extra pair of shoes/socks to change into after the race.
Treats: Kona Ice will be selling yummy cold treats
Car Pool: If you need a ride or if you can give a ride to the Arapahoe Meet, please click HERE If you aren’t on this car pool list, we will assume you have transportation. Drivers and riders should meet on Detroit St, close to the door by the lunch room. Please call or text Coach Spano, 303-525-3829, if you have questions.
If you haven’t returned a car pool permission slip, click HERE. After you fill it out, email it to: ruthspano@aol.com or give it to Coach Kohuth.
Tent: We need a parent to bring the tent home from Arapahoe and bring it to the next meet, Liberty Bell. If you can help out the team by doing this, click HERE.
Labor Day Weekend Runs:
We will not be meeting for official practices over the Labor Day weekend. Here are the workouts you should do on your own or arrange to meet with teammates.
Saturday or Sunday: Easy long run. This run should be equal to the longest run you have done this summer or this season (60-90 minutes for most runners).
Monday: Start with a 15 minute warm-up; then run 15 minutes at threshold (threshold is a medium-fast pace, about 10-20 seconds per mile slower than your 5K race pace); then 2-3 minutes of recovery running at an easy pace, finishing at the base of a hill (could be Museum Hill, Cheesman, Esplanade, or equivalent); then 6-8 x 200m (or about 40 seconds) uphill sprints, with recovery between sprints being a jog back to base of hill; finish with a15 minute cool down run.
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