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(Paul Richter)
SFDS C.Y.O. Cross-Country
All
meets are held at Alley Pond Park located at Springfield Blvd. and
76th Avenue in Queens.
Directions - Take the Belt Pkwy. east to
the Cross Island Pkwy. to Union Tpke. (Exit 28B). Left onto Union
Tpke. (heading west) to Springfield Blvd. Right onto Springfield
Blvd. to 76th Ave. Make a right onto 76th Ave.
OR - Take Cross Bay Blvd., bear right onto service road after Myrtle
Ave., make right onto Union Turnpike (heading east) to Springfield
Blvd. Left onto Springfield Blvd. to 76th Ave. Make a right onto
76th Ave.
There is a parking lot on the left. SFDS assembles across the field
from Finish Line.
Check in time for all meets is 11:15 a.m.
The first race starts at 12 noon. Please arrive at Alley Pond Park
by 11:15 a.m. so that runners can receive their race tag and warm-up
before their race.
Order of Races and Distances:
There are separate races for boys and girls, divided by age category.
1) Seniors - Ages 14, 13. Race approximately 1.1 miles.
2) Juniors - Ages 12, 11. Race a little over 3/4 of a mile.
3) Novices - Ages 8, 7, 6*. Race a half-mile.
4) Bantams - Ages 10, 9. Race approximately .6 of a mile.
* Note: CYO minimum age is 6 years old by October 1, 2006.
Pacing of runners by coaches, parents or teammates during the race
is not allowed.
Volunteers Needed - Volunteers are needed to help the SFDS coaches
with registering and scoring our runners. In addition, to help the
races run smoothly and quickly, CYO requires each parish to supply
four volunteers to help with the races (course monitors, finish
line help, etc.). Please contact Paul Richter (718) 318-2541.
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