We need course monitors and other volunteers to make certain we have a safe and successful event on our City Park course. Please sign-up to volunteer here: City Meet Volunteers.
Girls: Mucharsky, Kennedy, J Ochoa, Johnson, Chomas, Carhart, Brown
All other athletes will race JV. This is our most important and last JV race of the season – we expect everyone to compete on our home course!
Celebration Dinner and Fund Raiser at Atomic Cowboy following the meet.
Regionals are on October 24. We race nine at regionals and expect additional alternates to continue to train with the team through regionals. In addition to our league varsity teams, the following boys- Kojima, Gertge, M.Harper, Gallantz, Mays, Z. Smiles, Even, and girls – Nussbaum, P. Ochoa, Mohr, E. Maldonado-Ramos, Jenson should plan to continue to train with the team.
Athletes wanting to workout with teammates on Monday, October 14, can meet with Coach Brimeyer and Coach Scudamore at 4pm at City Park. Attendance is optional (but completing the workout is not!).
Denver East Cross Country will again send athletes to the NXR SW Championship in Mesa, Arizona on November 23. The races will be at the Toka Sticks Golf Club – reportedly an even faster course than the last three years. Information on the race is here: NXR SW.
Coach Kohuth will enter athletes who express interest in the attending. East Boys will run one of the Large School races. East Girls are likely to qualify for the Championship race. Athletes are responsible for organizing their own transportation and accommodations, though we try to coordinate travel plans. Some coaches and parents of athletes will be renting cars and will be able to help provide transportation on Friday to inspect the course and for a team dinner, and on Saturday to the meet and back to hotels for athletes staying in the same hotels or nearby. Please email Coach Kohuth and Coach Scudamore if you are interested in competing. This is traditionally a fun way to extend the season and run on an all grass course at low altitude against athletes from Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.
Approximate Itinerary
Thursday or early Friday fly to Phoenix. Friday 4pm – 5pm Course Walk Through at Toka Sticks Golf Club (leave hotels at 3:15pm). Friday 6:30pm Team Dinner (site tbd). Saturday 8:20am – 11:20am NXR SW XC Meet. Saturday 1:00pm Team Lunch.
Hotels: There are multiple hotel options off Hwy 60 in Mesa/Gilbert, about a 15 minute drive north from the course. There are also a couple hotels near the Phoenix/Mesa Gateway Regional Airport (not the actual Phoenix Airport) that are very close to the course.
Please share your travel plans
Please share your travel plans with coaches and teammates so we can select the same hotels or hotels in close proximity to each other. Reference and update this document so we know our teammates plans and can coordinate our itineraries in Arizona: East XC NXR Travel Plans.
Questions? Please email Coach Kohuth (steven_kohuth@dpsk12.net) or Coach Scudamore (ddscudamore@gmail.com) with questions.
Quick reminders: Practice on Monday, October 7 is at 1pm; on Tuesday at 1pm or 4pm (athlete choice). Chipotle Fund Raiser on Tuesday from 4p-8p.
The East Angels closed out their invitational this week at the Pat Amato Invitational in Northglenn. The meet was a great opportunity to earn new personal bests at 5000m.
On Tuesday the 9th and 10th graders competed in races of their own. On the boys’ side, freshman Tre Even highlighted East performances, breaking 19 minutes for the first time with his 18:59 for 26th. Freshman Finley Knight (20:39), sophomore Brady Cooper (20:43), and freshman Weston Dodson (20:47) all recorded personal bests with their 58th, 59th, and 60th place finishes. Sophomore Jackson Ruedi closed out the scoring for the Angels with his 61st place finish in 20:50. The East boys finished 7th place overall as a team.
The 9th/10th grade East Girls were led by sophomore Abby Forsberg who took 26th in 23:46. She was followed by classmates Addy Everhart (24:15 pb) and Medea Gregory (24:35) in 33rd and 38th. Ninth grader Audrey Hinshaw ran a personal best 25:14 for 47th and sophomore Pearl Bussard closed out the scoring for the Angels in 25:29 for 51st place. The Angels were 6th as a team.
On Friday, a contingent of junior and senior JV runners made the trip to compete in Northglenn where they faced many the best varsity runners from our league and region. Senior Yelena Konowal led the Angels in the varsity race, running 24:09 for 182nd. Seniors Grace Taub ran 25:19 for 203rd, Franny Hebbard 25:44 for 213th, Campbell Hefty 26:44 for 231st, and junior Audrey Flege 27:58 for 242nd. For the boys it was Tomas Cole leading the way with his 224th place finish in 20:15. He was followed by AlexWilkerson (235th, 20:44), Asano Falcon (248th, 21:32), Caleb Smiles (256th, 21:52) and Hutton Zimmerman (263rd, 23:20). The JV Girls were led by Ivy Parish who won the race in 20:06. Clara Taub ran 28:02 for 126th, Olivia Homlar 28:17 for 132nd, Victoria Bull 28:17 for 133rd, and Lucia Artley 29:28 for 147th. The Boys JV were represented by Dylan Patterson, who ran 22:28 (a 2-minute personal best), and Konrad Rono, who ran 26:25 (a 90 second personal best, and nearly 11 minutes faster than his first race for the season).
Chipotle Fund Raiser – Tuesday, October 8, 4p-8p. Instead of a potluck this week, athletes may picnic together on the south lawn at East High School after purchasing their dinner at Chipotle on Tuesday. Show this flier or use the code VV2LPVJ if ordering online.
Practices during Testing Week and Fall Break – this is one of the most important weeks of the season as we prepare for our League Meet and beyond. As indicated below, for some workouts we expect athletes to complete the workout on their own or to make plans to get together with their teammates on the days we do not have official practice. Fall break workouts are listed below. Please talk to your coaches at the beginning of the week to clarify any questions about the workouts or if you will miss official practice.
Saturday 10/5 – 30-50 minute recovery run on your own; strides
Monday 10/7 – 1pm practice at City Park
Tuesday 10/8 – 1pm and 4pm practice at City Park (attend one practice); Chipotle Fund Raiser 4p-8p.
Wednesday 10/9 – 4pm practice at City Park
Thursday 10/10 – 4pm practice at City Park
Friday 10/11 – No official practice. Workout: following warm-up and 10 minutes of running, 6-8 x 400m with 2 – 2.5 minutes jogging recovery in between; or “fartlek run” with 90 seconds running fast (at 5K race pace) followed by 2.5 minutes of running easy. Repeat this for a total of 6-8 times. 10 minute cool down run.
Saturday 10/12 – No official practice. Maintenance run of 30-45 minutes plus 4 x 20 second strides.
Monday 10/14 – No official practice. Following standard warm-up and 10 minutes of easy running, 4 x 200m slightly faster than 5K race pace, but no faster than mile race pace effort. 200m jog recovery or 90 seconds recovery. Or, run this as a fartlek: 30 seconds fast, 90 seconds easy, 4 times. Athletes who raced at Kansas should do a second set of four after a 5 minute recovery for a total of eight 200’s or eight 30 second surges. 5-10 minute cool down run.
Tuesday 10/15 – 4pm practice at City Park. Premeet.
Wednesday 10/16 – City League Championship at City Park. We need volunteers! Please see previous post. Fund Raiser and Post-Meet Celebration at Atomic Cowboy (Fat Sully’s, Denver Biscuit Company) following the meet. Follow website for details.
Get ready to race into our photo session this coming Thursday! We’re excited to capture your spirit on the course.
📅 Date: Thursday, October 3rd
🕒 Time: After School
📍 Location: South Side of School
Pre-orders only! Athletes can instantly preview their poses at the photoshoot, ensuring you get the perfect shot. A gallery link with download information will be sent to your provided email address once available.
Bring your running spirit, show off your stride, and let’s make these moments unforgettable!
All 9th and 10th graders who did not travel to Kansas will race tomorrow (October 1) at the Pat Amato Freshman/Sophomore Invitational at Northwest Open Space Park in Northglenn. Meet information is here. The bus will leave East at 1pm. Boys race at 3pm and Girls at 3:30pm
All 11th and 12th graders who did not travel to Kansas will race on Friday at the Pat Amato Classic. Meet information is here. The bus is tentatively scheduled for 11:30am; Coach Kohuth will confirm at practice this week. JV and Varsity lineups for Pat Amato Classic will be posted at Coach Kohuth’s office.
Potluck this week is on Thursday at 6pm. It is our last potluck of the season as we wrap up the invitational schedule. Lucia and Rae are hosting at 2224 Fairfax St.
Mental Skills training continues this week at 3:30pm on Wednesday and Thursday prior to practice.
As you know, East is hosting the League Championships on Wednesday Oct 16 at City Park. This is a huge event and growing as we now are hosting 3A, 4A, and 5A. We need your help to make this event a success. Please volunteer at this link.
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