Week of August 30

Team, We had another great week of training and capped it off with the Cherry Creek Invite. Congrats to our top finishers in each division Varsity- David Canaday and Sam Romero Fresh/Soph- Ella Mason and Keegan Flack Junior/Senior- Amelia Orton (winner) and Lucas Witte (second place) Full team results can be found here We will be taking a week off from racing for an opportunity to get a solid training block in before Liberty Bell. A reminder that the results from the Cherry Creek Invite determine teams for Liberty Bell - top 7 is varsity, next 7 is JV, all others are open. Thank you to the Canaday's for being able to host the team dinner at the last minute. Team dinners are a huge part of our team bonding, so thank you for all that are hosting. We are still missing a few slots, sign up here Staying in the loop for parents has been made super easy on Facebook. The group name is HRHS XC Boosters Schedule This Week Monday- Speed Tuesday- Easy (morning practice offered) Wednesday- Tempo Thursday- Speed Friday- Recovery Saturday- Long Run on your own Monday- Labor day- no school or practice, Long run on your own Finally, our fundraiser has 16 days left. Thank you so much for those that have donated or sent our emails, we are close to making enough money to not have to fundraise next year.

Week of August 23rd

What a great true first week. Our team all ran great at the Chaparal Cottonwood Classic, especially consdering both boys and girls were shorthanded. Congrats to our top runner in each category Boys Varsity- David Canaday - 11th Boys JV- Alex Gallegos - 17th Girls Varsity- Sam Romero - 26th Girls JV- Rachel Cowden - 3rd (!!!) Full Results can be found here Schedule This Week Monday- Long Run- either the school at 3 or goodson at 3:30 Tuesday- Morning practice offered- Daniels Park - 5:45 Wednesday- Speed Thursday- Tempo Friday- Pre-Meet, Team dinner at Laura's House - follow this link for the address and to sign up to help Saturday- Cherry Creek Invite Time Schedule for Saturday- 9- Fresh/Soph boys 9:05- Fresh/Spoh Girls 9:34- Boys Varsity (David, Carson, Liam, Matt S, Connor, Blake, Alex G) 9:40- Girls Varsity(Sam, Mia, Jordan, Rachel, Kat, Megan, Sage) 10:10- Boys Junior/Sennior 10:15- Girls Junior/Senior Snap-Raise Fundraising is super important and so far only about 25-30 percent of our athletes have even sent out their emails for snap-raise. Please make sure you do that ASAP, we don't want to have to fundraise every year. Shout to JBJ and Mia who have raised the most money!

Week of August 16

First and foremost, thank you all so much. The Q-Man Classic was such a success and that couldn't have been done without everyone that helps, from parents to athletes the race went off without a hitch. Schedule this week Monday- Long run - Goodson Rec Center at 3:30. If you cannot get a ride, we will have a coach at the school at 3 for those that want to do their long run here. Tuesday- Morning practice- daniels park 5:45. We will still host normal practice but for those that want a morning practice we will meet at 5:45  Wednesday- Fundraising kick-off. Along with practice we will start our fundraiser this day. We will be doing Snap-Raise again this year. This fundraiser has been so successful that we do not need to fundraise most years. With starting our fundraiser plus mile repeats, this day might go a bit late Thursday- Pre-meet and uniform handouts Friday- Chap Cottonwood Classic. Students will be released at 1:30. Please reach out to me if your student needs a ride so coaches can organize.  Varsity Runners-  David, Lucas W, Daniel, Carson,Liam, Connor, Matt S Blake, Keegan Mia, Sam, Jordan, Amelia, Abbi, Megan, Sage,Grace, Cate All other runners will run JV Full Calendar Here

XC Mountain Camp July 26-29

 HRHSXC Mountain Camp 2021

Where- YMCA of the Rockies- Snow Mountain Ranch 1101 Co Rd 53, Granby, CO 80446

When- July 26th-29th (we will be back around noon on the 29th)

Cost- $350 - this includes lodging, transportation, and food

Itinerary-

Monday- Meet at the school at 10am and carpool up to the YMCA. 

Workouts will include running, biking, and a duathlon (combo run and bike with a partner)

Thursday- Leave after breakfast, be back to HRHS around noon

What to Pack

Make sure you have running shoes, multiple pairs of socks, workout attire, a swimsuit, and towel, and the biggest thing is a bike and a helmet. 

Sign-Up Form

Since we were just approved by the district and the little time before camp we need RSVPs ASAP. Please fill out this form that you are coming.

RSVP

Questions Email Coaches

Coach Douglass- DDouglass@dcsdk12.org

Coach Zook- kmzook@dcsdk12.org 

Coach Bliven- jbliven@dcsdk12.org 

Coach Chase- mchase1@dcsdk12.org 

Summer Info

 Highlands Ranch Cross Country invites you to join us for our summer workout:

The Falcon Project Summer Camp

June 28th-July 23rd

What the camp entails:

High School and Middle Schoolers:

5 running workouts a week with high school coaches

2-3 days of lifting a week

Individualized coaching

A chance to get better for the season!

How you’ll get better:

Endurance

Form Work

Strength

Plyos

Teambuilding

Mental Preparation 

Cost: $75 per athlete covers all summer (checks made to HRHSXC)

Please bring the cash or check and a filled out COVID waiver on day 1

Please contact Coach Douglass at ddouglass@dcsdk12.org 

Google Classroom Class Code- pe73hzf

Summer Workouts

Schedule:

Mondays/Wednesday- HRHS at 8 am

Tuesdays- Daniels Park - First exit off of Grigs Road at 8 am

Thursday- Bluffs at 8am

Fridays- Rotating Trail Runs

July 2nd- Wash Park - meet at Denver South High School

July 9th- Castle Rock Incline

July 16th- Red Rocks - meet at the trading post

July 23rd- Waterton Canyon *THIS IS A CHANGE*

Start of Season is TOMORROW!

 Team,

This email will be long because there is just a lot to go over. Please read it all as it is all important info.

Registration

You MUST be registered by tomorrow to be able to attend practices.  This means that you have had to complete the registration, turned in your physical, and a need aspect is you need to have this COVID Form printed out and signed - this is a different one from summer. You can bring it to Coach Douglass either today during practice or your first official day of practice.

Practice Expectations

You are expected to be at practice every day. If you are unable to practice you (the athlete) need to email a coach before practice starts stating that you are missing and giving the reason. Failure to do so will result in an unexcused absence and can result in you not running the meet that week. At the beginning of practice, you need to check in with coaches for attendance and to get your temperature checked. Please have a mask every day. Athletes are expected to do abs on their own after practice.

Long Run

Coaches are no longer able to organize carpools. Therefore, we will have practice start at 3:30 at Goodson Rec Center for the long run. Athletes will need to find their own way there. If transportation is a struggle, one coach will stay at the school so those athletes will still have a coach to do their long run with.

Long Run Dates- August 19, August 24, September 7, September 14, September 21

Morning Practices

As in years past, we will be offering optional morning practices. Coaches will hold two practices that day, one in the morning, one in the afternoon. Athletes will need to attend 1 practice (some varsity runners will be doubling these days but we will talk to those athletes individually). For morning practices we will meet at Daniels Park off of Grigs road at 5:45

Morning Practice Dates- August 27, September 4, September 8, September 15

Meet Schedule, Training Schedule, Important Dates

Due to CHSAA guidelines, the meet schedule will look drastically different than in years past. Most of the big meets that we go to are not hosting meets this year. Therefore, we will be having more meets that are smaller with fewer teams. The meet schedule is where I assume we will have the most questions. Please plan on everyone (parents and athletes) attending the parent meeting on Tuesday, August 18th at 4:45 in the front of the school - at the bench where we start practice in the parent drop off loop. All coaches will be there to go over important information and most importantly answer any questions that you have. The following day - Wednesday, August 19th we will be having Spike Night at Runners Roost Lone Tree. While there, their knowledgeable staff will help our athletes get fitted for shoes. Athletes receive discounts and the team will get a portion of the money spent given back to the program. Right below you will find a meet schedule and a training schedule. The training schedule is subjected to change but that way you can see what we will be doing during practice.

Meet Schedule

Training Schedule

Parents/Spectators

The coaches truly love our parent support group however there are some CHSAA guidelines that we need to follow this season. During a meet, spectators are allowed (but individual meets are allowed to say no spectators). Spectators need to practice social distancing and wear a mask, even when outside. Again, we love seeing you lining the course and I know the athletes love it as well, we just need to make sure that we follow CHSAA guidelines. At the parent meeting, we will go over how to get involved this year with the boosters and how you can help continue our tradition of team.

T-Shirts/Uniforms

At meets we expect athletes to be wearing HR gear. We also have HR shirts for parents! Both shirts will have the same front - the parent's back say "Support Crew" while the athletes say "Falcon in Training". We will have these shirts at the parent meeting and during the season. You can purchase additional gear from our online store. Our online store ships directly to your house. All athletes will also be issues uniforms the week following Q-Man.

Health/Wellness

Cross country is one of the most demanding sports around. We pride ourselves on keeping our athletes healthy and injury-free. If an athlete is feeling hurt they should speak with a coach right away and the coach will direct them down to the trainers. Please see the trainer for an injury before going to the doctors. Proper nutrition and water consumption are also super important to be the best runner you can. This document outlines sports nutrition, recovery, and how to maintain health. 

Anything Else

Whoa, long email. However, if you have any other questions please reach out to the coaches either via email or at the parent meeting. We truly have a great team - in talent, dedication, participation, and culture and we want that to continue this year. 

Beginning of Season Info

 All,

Please make sure to get registered ASAP. Next week's official practice will start on Wednesday the 12th. However, we will have unofficial practice on Monday and Tuesday of next week as well, all practices unless indicated otherwise will meet at 3 pm at Highlands Ranch High School (at the bench in the parent drop off. loop). Here is the link to register

Next Tuesday is the league coaches meeting, at that point, we should have some more information about the schedule and how the competitions will look. I know there is a lot up in the air so thank you for all of your positive attitudes and patience. 

Looking Ahead

August 18th- Parent Meeting 4:45 @ the bench @ HRHS

August 19th- Spike Night @ Runners Roost Lone Tree

August 17-22 -Q-Man Classic - 22nd @ HRHS

    -The community race is canceled but we are still having the scrimmage at 8am