Team History
The Usual Routes
Training
Seniors
100

This former Northglenn cross country runner became the first to qualify for the State Meet since 2006.

Who is Daniel Recio?

100

This short 2.25 mile loop could be described by its musical connotation.

What is Melody?

100

These 80 yard exercises are often done before a race or at the end of practice.

What are strides?

100

This upperclassmen drives an electric vehicle.

Who is Brian Plough?

200

This coach who is an alumnus of Northglenn High School is also an esteemed hurdles coach and has attended many of the Simplot Games.

Who is Coach Goeken?

200

This route, often an aspirational distance for new runners, ends at EB Raines Park.

What is Webster?

200

These are “comfortably hard” runs that are slower than race pace. 


What are tempo or threshold runs?

200

This upperclassmen travels the country playing an icy game with a stick.

Who is Izzy Paswaters?

300

This legendary coach led the Northglenn boys to the school's first ever state championship in cross country in 1975. He did twice more with the girls cross country team in 1979 and 1983.

Who is Pat Amato?

300

Hilly and newly renovated, this park will be well known by many of our upperclassmen.

What is Ruston?

300

This number is associated with an individual's maximum oxygen uptake that can be utilized per minute per kg of body mass.

What is VO2 Max?

300

You might buy a bouquet from this individual at a local farmer's market.

Who is Jacob Cha?

400

With Northglenn now in the Front Range League, this defunct conference contained teams from Aurora to Westminster until the 2022 season.

What is the Eastern Metro Athletic Conference (EMAC)?

400

This newer route has a great view of the mountains, a pond, and a short cut, but don't get caught breaking the rules around this turnaround point.

What is Police Station?

400

This is the point at which blood lactate increases above baseline levels and running economy.

What is lactate threshold?

400

These two individuals can be found on the pitch in spring time.

Who are Natasha Sierra and Braelynn Reed?

500

With respective times of 15:22 and 17:14, these two athletes hold the title of fastest ever Northglenn cross country runners.

Who are Chuck Trujillo and Allison Gohl?

500
Pavement, asphalt, and dirt trail are all available to runners on this route but beware the hill coming back.

What is Niver Creek?

500

This activity can naturally increase growth hormones, reduce chemicals associated with stress, enhances recovery rate, and improves performance.

What is sleep?

500

This upperclassmen might have run 300 miles this summer but no one would know!

Who is Elisa Vela-Ueha?