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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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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.
Bonaventure Meet
Shaler High School
- Take I-79 South toward PITTSBURGH.
- Keep LEFT to take I-279 South via EXIT 72
toward PITTSBURGH.
- Take EXIT 12 toward US-19 / PERRYSVILLE
AVENUE.
- Get off exit. At end of the ramp, make a
Left and follow to light. At light, go straight across onto
Cemetery Lane.
- Follow Cemetery Lane to end and make a
Right onto Babcock Blvd.
- Follow Babcock Blvd to light at Monte
Cellos and make Left onto Thompson Run Road.
- Follow Thompson Run until you see sign for
Vilsack, then make Right onto Vilsack.
- At first stop sign you will make a Right
onto Anderson.
- Follow Anderson until you see a Baseball
Diamond to your left then make a Left into Shaler High School
complex. (You will not see the High
School)
- Pass the parking lot for the Baseball field
and then at the first left, make a Left turn.
- Follow to Tennis Courts and park in the
parking lot at the Tennis Courts.
- Meets start at the Tennis Court area of
Shaler High School.
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Villa Maria, PA
1. Start out going EAST on PINE ST
toward W BEAVER ST / PA-68
2. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto W BEAVER ST / PA-68.
3. Turn LEFT onto S MAIN ST / US-19 / PA-68 / PERRY HWY.
Continue
to follow US-19 / PERRY HWY
4. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto LITTLE CREEK RD.
5. Merge onto I-79 N toward ERIE
6. Take the US-422 W exit, EXIT 99, toward NEW CASTLE
7. Turn LEFT onto US-422 W / BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HWY
8. Take the US-42-WEST ramp toward SHARON / YOUNGSTOWN.
9. Merge onto US-422 W / BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HWY.
10. Merge onto BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HWY / US-422 W toward
YOUNGSTOWN
11. Turn LEFT onto EVERGREEN RD.
12. Turn RIGHT onto VILLA MARIE RD
13. Welcome to VILLA MARIA, PA.
Total Travel Estimate : 39.83 miles - about 50 minutes
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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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