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Simon Gutierrez talks about his third-place finish at USA XC Championships

2015-02-14T02:23:32.904Z

Simon Gutierrez may be 48 years old, but he runs like a much younger man. Gutierrez, of Colorado Springs finished third in the masters race at USA Cross Country Nationals, Feb 7 at Flatirons Gold Course in Boulder, Colo. Gutierrez charged to an early lead, covering the first mile in 5 minutes, 5 seconds. "I wanted to make sure we had a fast first mile because there are a lot of good sea-level guys," he said. "I thought that would hurt them and it did, except for two guys who took it to me at the end."
Jacques Sallsberg, 40, of Oasadena, Calif., won the 8K race in 26 minutes, 29 seconds. Greg Mitchell, 41, of McMinnville, Ore., was second in 26:44. Gutierrez, who finished fourth in the same race a year ago, clocked 27:00. He also had the best age-graded percentage, which is a method of calculating performances for any given age. Gutierrez's 87 percent performance would be considered a "national class time," and nearly "world class," by USA Track and Field.

Katie Rainsberger captures silver medal at Class 4A State Cross Country

2013-10-26T20:57:01.354Z

Air Academy High School sophomore Katie Rainsberger finished second in the Class 4A State Cross Country meet on Saturday at Bear Creek Park. Rainsberger covered the challenging course in 18 minutes, 47.4 seconds. Niwot's Elise Cranny captured the state title for the second-consecutive year, setting a course record with the time of 18:07.8.

Start of the men's USATF Colorado Cross Country Championship race

2012-10-20T21:38:01.941Z

Here's a look at the start of the men's race in the USATF Colorado Cross Country championship Saturday (Oct. 20, 2012) at Monumnet Valley Park in Colorado Springs. Andy Wacker (Boulder Running Company/Adidas too the win, storming through the 8K course in 24 minutes, 41.4 seconds. Matthew Tebo was second in 25:05.7, with Josh Eberly placing third in 25:14.8.

Racing to a Metro League cross-country title

2010-10-18T14:48:01.964Z

While winning the Class 5A Metro League cross-country championship was anything but easy, Liberty's Hannah Everson made it look that way. Everson sailed around the 5K course at Fountain-Fort Carson High School in 18 minutes, 47 seconds. The Class 4A champ, Palmer Ridge's Ali Deitsch (in the blue behind Everson), clocked 18:57. Cheyenne Mountain's Danielle Grossman ran home in 19:00 to place second in the Class 4A race.

In the pack with the Metro League Girls

2010-10-16T01:59:24.743Z

This is the Metro League girls race approaching the 1-mile mark on Friday at Fountain-Fort Carson High School. Liberty's Hannah Everson and Gina Hauptman, and Pine Creek's Laura Yarrow are running at the front. Everson eventually won in 18:47.