Posted in Fundraisers, Running, tagged CHS Wolves, Class of 2024, half marathon, Race the Reserve, Running on February 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Get in early.
Registration is open for the year’s biggest race, where you can run a 5K, 10K, or half-marathon to raise money for Coupeville High School grads.
Race the Reserve goes down Aug. 12 this year, with all money benefiting the Class of 2024.
If you register early, you can nab a discount as well.
For more info and to register, pop over to:
Posted in Running, tagged CHS Wolves, Kyle King, marathon, Marine Corps, Virginia on October 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Kyle King celebrates his victory at Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon in Virginia. (Photo courtesy Randy King)
Age is not slowing him down.
Running on his 33rd birthday Sunday in Virginia, Coupeville’s Kyle King won the 47th Marine Corps Marathon, besting a field of thousands.
With pandemic restrictions eased, the event returned to a live format for the first time since 2019.
The Marine Corps Marathon, which started in 1976, is the fourth largest in the United States and ninth largest in the world.
A five-time state track and field champion back in his days as a Wolf, King covered the 26.2-mile course in two hours, 19 minutes, and 19 seconds.
A 2008 Coupeville High School grad, he’s currently an active-duty Marine stationed in California.
This is but the latest of King’s many athletic accomplishments, as he previously competed at the US Olympic Team Trials in Atlanta and ran in the CISM Military World Games in China.
While running for dad Randy at CHS, Kyle won state titles in the 3200 three straight years (2006-2008), added the 1600 crown in 2007, and ran a leg on a triumphant 4 x 400 relay unit in 2006.
After graduation, King competed as an NCAA D-I scholarship athlete at two schools – Eastern Washington University and the University of Oklahoma.
Posted in Running, tagged Chicago Marathon, CHS Wolves, cross country, Paige Spangler, Running on October 9, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Paige Spangler (right), here running with fellow coach Elizabeth Bitting, competed in Sunday’s Chicago Marathon.
She leads by example.
Coupeville High School cross country coach Paige Spangler wasn’t with her team at this weekend’s Nike Hole in the Wall Cross Country Invitational.
That’s because the harrier coach, a dedicated runner herself, was halfway across the United States, camped out in Illinois.
Why?
Because Sunday morning Spangler was one of 40,000 runners to hit the line at the Chicago Marathon, the fourth-largest race in the country by number of finishers.
The Wolf running guru completed her 26.2-mile trek in five hours, 17 minutes, 14 seconds, placing her in the top 2,300 in her age group.
Now, with the marathon experience to guide her, Spangler will return to Whidbey Island, where she’ll lead CHS to the Northwest 2B/1B League Championships Oct. 20 in Mount Vernon.
Posted in Running, tagged CHS Wolves, CMS Wolves, Elizabeth Bitting, marathon, Paige Spangler, ultra running on August 19, 2022| 1 Comment »
Elizabeth Bitting (left) and Paige Spangler, always ready for a run. (Photos property Spangler)
They’re ultra-committed.
On a day when the heat and humidity in Coupeville sapped most folks, Wolf cross country coaches Paige Spangler and Elizabeth Bitting couldn’t be stopped.
The duo overcame the weather Thursday, pounding their way through an ultra-marathon.
Darkness comes, and they’re still going strong.
Averaging 5.2 miles every four hours across a 24-hour span, Bitting and Spangler ran a 50K, which breaks down to 31.2 miles.
They kicked things off at 5 AM, finishing the sixth and final leg at the Coupeville pier as midnight approached.
The finish line!
As Spangler and Bitting prep for the start of the school running season — the former is the high school coach, while the latter heads up the middle school program — they lead by example.
Spangler is training for the Chicago Marathon, which goes down Oct. 9.
If you’d like to help the Wolf harrier coach with expenses, pop over to:
Posted in Photos, Running, tagged CHS Wolves, Class of 2023, Photos, Race the Reserve, Running on August 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Brittni Milner flies across the course during the half marathon at Saturday’s Race the Reserve. (Photos property CHS Class of 2023)
Chase and Rainy Simpson and their kids enjoy a family day out.
Take a picture. It’ll last longer.
We’re two days past the 2022 edition of Race the Reserve, but you can immortalize the moment by snapping up prints thanks to a bevy of camera clickers.
The annual event, which features a half-marathon, 10K, and 5K, is the biggest fundraiser for Coupeville High School’s senior class, and all photo purchases add to the money raised.
To see what’s available, pop over to:
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