The LoHi Annual

Check out photos from Saturday’s event at Flickr:

2009 Race Photos

It’s Monday. And as we promised, here are the winners of Saturday’s giveaway!

Proud new owner of the Kymco People Scooter from Sportique:
Robin Gaensslen

A keg from Breckenridge Brewery OR a $100 gift certificate (9 winners):
Matt Diaz
Steven Chambers
Tamara Nappholz
Linda Roemish
Morgan Thatcher
Nancy Olsen
Jennifer Fisher
Nicole Elder
Jennifer Franks

A $50 Pasquini’s Gift Certificate (2 winners):
Jenny McGinty
Christine Salem

WINNERS: please contact us at thelohiannual@gmail.com for prize pick-up information!

View this year’s race results here!

A big THANK YOU to everyone for coming out yesterday! We had almost 200 runners and walkers participate. It was a great first year for our event. We’re looking forward to seeing all of you again next year as we continue to grow our event and continue to raise much-needed funds for our elementary schools.

We’ll be posting the top 100 race times this afternoon and picking the winners of our giveaway, as well as updating you on how much money we raised for our schools this year, so stay tuned!

Again, thank you for coming out and spending the day with us.

The LoHi Annual Team

A limited quantity will be available to purchase at the event on Saturday, but if you miss them, don’t worry:

Purchase your shirt online today!

We have a number of great real estate agencies sponsoring our event this year, and they’ll be hosting several open houses on June 13. While you’re out having a great time in our neighborhood this Saturday, please stop in and check out some of the best homes in Denver!

Need help organizing and funding an event for your school, business, or community? Contact us! The LoHi Annual Team will guide you through every step to make your event a success.

Drop us a line at thelohiannual@gmail.com to discuss your needs.

KidsRunning.com, a website devoted to promoting the sport of running for kids so that they can enjoy the benefits of a fit and healthy lifestyle both at school and home, interviewed Matt Faas about The First Annual LoHi Run, Crawl, Shop!

KidsRunning.com is edited by Carol Goodrow. Carol currently works with second graders with special needs and is the author and illustrator of several children’s books. Here’s a little preview of the interview:

KIDS RUNNING: Running! How great to host a 5K as a fundraiser! How many youngsters do you think will participate (under 12)?

MATTHEW FAAS: Good question! Our event is free for all students 12 and under with a registered adult. We are asking our schools to sell registration forms as a fundraiser so we expect a large turnout, but because it’s our first annual event we don’t have a good estimate. We are awarding a 5-foot-tall trophy for “Denver’s Fastest Elementary School” to the school who finishes with 20 student first. This trophy will be displayed at the winning school until the next year when their title of” Denver’s Fastest School” is defended.

KIDS RUNNING: Do the kids do any kind of training for the 5K?

MATTHEW FAAS: We are asking the PE teachers from each school to field a team and start training! Each school will have a chance to compete and win. This race is free for all students 12 and under with a registered adult, and we hope that the families will start training with their kids to actively promoting healthy lifestyles.

KIDS RUNNING: What exactly is the CRAWL? Will people actually crawl? Do you have to register to do this?

MATTHEW FAAS: The “crawl” is for our parents and teachers to do after the event. The crawl is a metaphor or sorts… people of age will be going bar to bar having drinks while giving to our schools. Our image of the crawler has a beer in his hand, it’s a joke name but also an official name of an event like ours.

Read the full interview with Matt and Carol here: Kids Running - One Word, One Love. Thanks to KidsRunning.com and Carol for spreading the word about our event!