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Cross Country
Coaches:
Joella Baker (724) 321- 4265
Charles Cantella (724) 453 - 2875
Andy Shirlow (724) 242 - 0300
Mark Zilavy (724) 453 - 0545
Meet Preparation
Tips
It takes a lot
of preparation to get ready for a meet. Here are a few tips for
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Wear comfortable running shoes with light colored socks |
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The key to an athletic diet is balance and moderation |
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Avoid all fried foods and try not to experiment with new foods |
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On
meet days eat sparingly, but make sure you eat two daily meals
with a small snack about 2 -3 hours prior to the
meet |
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Do
not eat eggs, cream cheese, bacon and milk on the race day |
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Be
sure to have 6 to 8 glasses of water EVERY day, don’t just drink
when you are thirsty |
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Gatorade and Propel are great drinks to have after a meet to
replace
lost carbohydrates and electrolytes |
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Pre Exercise
Snack Options |
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Peanut butter and a small banana |
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Trail Mix (mixed nuts, raisins, pretzels, mini chocolate chips,
etc.) |
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Corn tortilla covered with cheddar cheese, broiled and topped
with mild salsa |
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Fruit snacks |
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Unsalted pretzels |
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Fruit |
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Post Exercise Snack Options |
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Granola Bar |
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Rice Krispie treats |
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Mini bagel with peanut butter |
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Goldfish crackers |
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Peanut butter crackers |
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Dry cereal |
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Peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich |
GOOD LUCK AND RUN FAST!!☺
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Dismissal Routine for Meets
Parents should pull in and park
in a parking spot in the church parking lot.
You do not need to enter the
building. We will dismiss the children in time to change into
their uniforms and then we will walk them out to get into the
cars. Please be sure to get there before 3:00.
If your child is going to be
riding with another parent, please send a note with your child
stating who they will be riding with. If you have other children
who do not run but will be going with you to the meet, please
send a note with those children and we will bring them out at
the same time.
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Directions to Assumption Meet
( North Gate High School )
Nortgate High School is located at
591 Union Avenue in Bellevue. The course distance is about 1.5
miles on the high school grounds. The course is partially
shaded.
Directions from the north:
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Take I-79 South to I-279 South.
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Get off at Exit 14 ( Bellevue/West
View Exit ).
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At the bottom of the ramp, turn left
at the light onto Union Avenue Ext.
to Bellevue.
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Union Avenue Ext. becomes Union
Avenue.
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Go approximately 1 mile on Union
Avenue and turn left into the High
School.
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Go all the way around the back of the
school to park.
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Butler Catholic Meets
Butler County Community College
107 College Dr, Butler, PA 16001
This course is located on the
campus of Butler County Community College (BC3). Follow the
campus sign to the field house. Park behind the field house,
close to the baseball field. We start the race behind the right
field fence of the baseball field. The course is 1.58 miles and
hilly.
1. Head North
on S Main St (Rt 19)
0.3 mi
2. Turn right onto E Grandview Ave
0.6 mi
3. Continue onto PA-68 E/Evans City Rd 15.3 mi
Continue to follow PA-68 E
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Slight right onto New Castle Rd
1.1 mi
5. Slight right onto W Cunningham St
0.6 mi
6. Turn right onto S Main St
0.3 mi
7. Continue onto PA-8 S/Pittsburgh Rd
2.4 mi
8. Turn left onto Decatur Dr
0.6 mi
9. Take the 1st left onto College Dr
0.3 mi
Destination will be on the right
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St. Alphonsus Meets
and
St. Alexis Meets
Pine Community Park
100 Pine Park Dr
Wexford, PA 15090
From the North:
Take 19
South Go under the I79 overpass that is South of Cranberry Twp.
At next light make a left onto the Bakerstown/Warrendale
Road— Red Belt
At the second stop sign, make a
left---continuing on the Red Belt.
Travel 1 ½ miles and make
a right onto Pearce Mill Road.
The park is about ¼ mile
down on the right.
230 Pearce Mill Rd., Pine Township
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St.
Bonaventure Meet
Shaler High School
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Take I-79 South toward PITTSBURGH.
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Keep LEFT to take I-279 South via EXIT 72 toward PITTSBURGH.
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Take EXIT 12 toward US-19 / PERRYSVILLE AVENUE.
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Get off exit. At end of the ramp, make a Left and follow to
light. At light, go straight across onto Cemetery Lane.
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Follow Cemetery Lane to end and make a Right onto Babcock
Blvd.
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Follow Babcock Blvd to light at Monte Cellos and make Left
onto Thompson Run Road.
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Follow Thompson Run until you see sign for Vilsack, then make
Right onto Vilsack.
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At first stop sign you will make a Right onto Anderson.
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Follow Anderson until you see a Baseball Diamond to your left
then make a Left into the gravel parking lot named Matulevic
field.
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Meets start at the back of the gravel parking lot
THERE IS NO PARKING ON PAUL SCHWEIGER WAY!!!!I
YOU WILL BE TICKETED!!!!
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Ewing Park
Distance about 11 miles. Estimated time 20 minutes
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Head
west on Pine St toward Linden St
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0.1 mi
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Take
the 1st right onto Linden St |
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0.4 mi
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Turn
left at PA-288 W/W New Castle St
Continue to
follow PA-288 W |
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9.8 mi
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Turn
right at Fountain Ave |
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0.2 mi
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Turn
left at Sims St |
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0.2 mi
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Take
the 1st right onto Riverside Dr |
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0.4 mi
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Joffre St &
Riverside Dr
Ellwood City, PA 16117 |
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St.
Teresa Cross Country Meets
and
St. Sebastian Cross
Country Meets
North Park
Pie Traynor Field
Coming from the north, take I-79 south to the
Wexford/910 exit, and follow Rt. 910 east to Pearce Mill Road
and turn RIGHT (You'll see a sign at Pearce Mill directing you
into the park). Follow Pearce Mill through the park to the T
intersection at Babcock Blvd and turn RIGHT. Get in the left
hand lane, and follow Babcock through the stoplight and up to
the top of the hill. Bear LEFT onto Hemlock.
Follow Hemlock to
the top of the hill and bear left again onto South Ridge (you'll
see a sign directing you to the pool and Ball fields). You are
now in a HUGE parking lot. Stay in the travel lanes on the
right, and bear left around the parking lot (stay in the right
hand lane) until you come to the T intersection and turn RIGHT.
You'll pass Pie Traynor field on your right if you're on the
correct road.
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St. Ursula Meets
and
CDTCA Meets
Hartwood Acres
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike East to Exit 39, Butler. Follow Rt. 8 South to the 6th
traffic light (2.3 miles) and turn left onto Wildwood Road (Hoss'
is on the right). Follow Wildwood until it comes to a T. Turn
right onto Middle Road. Go straight through 3 stops signs.
About ½ mile past the 3rd stop sign, Winston Thurston
school will be on the right and Central Elementary school will
be on the left. Make the next left after Central Elementary
school into the parking lot and park. Walk down the hill on the
path to an open field in back. This field is in Hartwood
Acres.
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St. Vitus
Flaherty Field
Cascade St.
New Castle, PA 16101
1. Head east on Pine St
toward Peach St 59 ft
2. Slight left at W Beaver St
0.4 mi
3. Turn left at US-19 N/S Main St/Perry Hwy/
Continue to follow US-19 N/Perry Hwy
1.5 mi
4. Turn right at Little Creek Rd
0.8 mi
5. Take the ramp onto I-79 N
11.1 mi
6. Take exit 99 for US-422 toward New Castle/Butler
0.2 mi
7. Turn left at US-422 W/Benjamin Franklin Hwy
8.6 mi
8. Continue onto New Butler Rd
0.5 mi
9. Continue onto US-422 BUS W
1.0 mi
When you get on Business 422 or Butler Ave, you will eventually
pass a Giant Eagle/Get Go on the left. There will be a stop
light at the the Get Go. Follow 422 around a slight curve to
the next light is Cascade St. You will see an empty BP station
on the left and a Subway on the corner ahead. This is a 5 point
intersection and you want to turn right on S. Cascade. This
will take you past a post office on the right and some housing
on the left. You will come to a stop sign for the intersections
of 108 and 168. Go straight. You will see a Pizza Joes on the
right. You come to another stop almost immediately after the
previous stop. Cross 168 to stay on Cascade street. You will
pass some homes, come to some woods on the left and when the
woods open you will see Flaherty Field.
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YOUTHTOWNE
DIRECTIONS FROM PITTSBURGH
Take Parkway (Route 60 - Southern Expressway) towards the
Airport. Go one exit past the Airport to the Clinton Exit (1
mile beyond the Airport Exit). Exit at Clinton. At stop sign,
turn left onto Moon-Clinton Road. Follow Moon-Clinton to the red
light (2 miles). You will be at an intersection with Route 30
(Stop-N-Go is on your left; Clinton Post Office is on the
far-left corner; and Mamone's Restaurant is on your right).
Continue straight, crossing Route 30. Travel only the length of
the Post Office, and then bear right onto Wilson Road (into the
entrance for Clinton United Presbyterian Church). Bear right
onto Wilson Road, staying to the right of the church and
cemetery. Wilson Road turns into Youthtowne Road (currently a
gravel road). Follow Youthtowne Road for a mile. Baseball field,
parking, and the barn is on the right; soccer field is on the
left.
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Cooper's Lake
Take Interstate 79 North to exit 99-Rt. 422W
New Castle. At the stop sign, make a left onto 422. After .7
mile, make a right onto Currie Rd. Coopers Lake is about 1 mile
straight back Currie.
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