Heritage Eagles 5K
About this race
Run for the Eagles!
Support the Heritage Eagles Cross Country Team at the 8th Annual Heritage Eagles 5K!
Last year’s event raised over $3,500 for the team, and with $10 from each registration going directly to the cross country program, every step you take makes a difference.
Post-Race Pancake Breakfast
Celebrate your finish with a delicious pancake breakfast from Flippin’ Flap Jacks—complete with sausage and refreshing orange juice—free for all registered participants.
A Legendary Course
Race on the famed Liberty Bell course, a Colorado high school cross-country tradition for over 45 years. This fast, scenic route blends neighborhood streets with smooth crushed gravel paths along the High Line Canal—perfect for a PR!
📅 Race Day: Saturday, July 18
⏰ Start Time: 8:00 AM
📍 Heritage High School – 1401 W Geddes Ave, Littleton, CO 80120
T-Shirts
Add a race T-shirt for $14 when you register.
Order by June 29 to guarantee yours.
Fitted style—size up for a looser fit.
Awards & Medals
Top 3 in each age group receives a custom 3.5” die-cast medal with a unique lanyard.
Additional awards for:
🏆 Male Overall Winner
🏆 Female Overall Winner
Age Group Awards – Top 3 in Each:
10 & Under – Boys/Girls
11–12 – Boys/Girls
13–14 – Boys/Girls
15–19 – Boys/Girls
20–29 – Male/Female
30–39 – Male/Female
40–49 – Male/Female
50–59 – Male/Female
60–69 – Male/Female
70+ – Male/Female
That’s 62 total medals awarded on race day!
Race Day Details
Registration: $40 (race day registration available)
Packet Pickup:
Friday, July 17th – 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM at Heritage High School
Race Day – Opens at 7:00 AM
Parking: Available in the Heritage High School parking lot.
Course Info
🏃 Course Type: Liberty Bell out-and-back
📈 Elevation Gain: 72 ft
📉 Elevation Loss: 128 ft
⬇️ Min Elevation: 5,434 ft
⬆️ Max Elevation: 5,521 ft
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Heritage Eagles 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Littleton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:47 AM and sets at 8:25 PM local time (MDT) in Littleton on July 18, 2026 — 14h 37m of daylight.
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2026 results — Heritage Eagles 5K
Heritage Eagles 5K · 410 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gable Rial | 15:21 | 4:56 /mi |
| 2 | Matthew Hayden | 15:21 | 4:57 /mi |
| 3 | Darren Hayden | 15:26 | 4:58 /mi |
| 4 | John Capobianco | 15:33 | 5:00 /mi |
| 5 | Adam Rich | 15:45 | 5:04 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 34 Littleton events
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