Diocese of Pittsburgh Elementary Schools Cross Country Championships

http://www.diopittXC.org

This year's meet will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Coopers Lake Campground

DIRECTIONS: Custom To or From directions can be found using the Google map below.
Click HERE for these directions and map (for printing).

We are concerned about traffic backing up on the above route. Please consider using this route:
Alternate route to Coopers Lake:
Travel I-79 north. Exit at Portersville Exit 96. Turn left at the end of the ramp. Travel about ½ mile to rt 19. Go right (north) on rt 19. Travel about ½ mile and make a right “Y” turn on West Park Rd. Travel about 5 miles and you will cross over 79. You will see a sign on the right that says Zion Baptist Church with an arrow pointing to the left. Make a left on Zion Church Rd. At the end of Zion Church Rd make a left onto Currie Rd. You will see the course on your right after about ½ mile.

Leaving Coopers Lake:
The Pennsylvania State Police have asked that we direct our main flow of traffic leaving the site AFTER the races to turn right at the intersection of Currie Road and Rt. 422; you can then turn around at the marked U-Turn near Rt. 19 to return to I-79. This procedure is more expedient and also safer than crossing Rt. 422 traffic by turning left at that point.
Alternate route back to I-79:
Follow Currie Rd about ½ mile. Turn right onto Zion Church Rd. At the end of Zion Church Rd, turn right onto West Park Rd travel about 5 miles. At the end of West Park Rd, turn left onto Rt 19 South. Go about ½ and make a left turn (you will see the sign for the junction of I-79), you will see the ramp ½ mile later.

NOTE: "Team" includes those runners who attend your Catholic school. Regardless of team size, please assign the top 7 runners to the Team Races first. All remaining runners can be registered in the respective Open Races.
Example: if you have 3 Varsity girls, they should be registered in the Varsity Girl's Race, not the Open Varsity Race.

Race Day Schedule:
9:00 A.M. TENT GATE CLOSES
9:00 A.M. BEGIN SELF-DIRECTED WALK-THRU
10:00 A.M. COACHES MEETING
10:30 A.M. JV GIRLS RACE
11:00 A.M. JV BOYS RACE
11:30 A.M. JV OPEN RACE
12:00 Noon VARSITY GIRLS RACE
12:30 P.M. VARSITY BOYS RACE
1:00 P.M. VARSITY OPEN RACE

All Pre-ordered T-shirts will be ready for pick-up at the Coaches meeting. A limited number of T-shirts will be sold at the race. Please see attached flier.

Timing and results will be provided by Runner's High Road Race Timing and Computer Services

See the Race Day Instructions (printable) for Coaches, Participants, and Spectators. Includes Race Day Schedule and course map.

Questions can be directed to:

via the following email address (forwards to both)