St. Paul's Parish Athletic Program
Cross Country Meet, October 5, 2005

SPAC's Cross Country Team Is Biggest Ever!

From Joe Milizzo and Bridget Dalrymple, Cross Country Coaches: "This is the sixth consecutive year that St. Paul has fielded a cross country team, and this year we have our biggest team ever: 26 runners. The team is open to all parish children in grades 4 through 8. The team meets after school three days during the week for practices and meets. The season starts during the second week of September and ends during the third week of October. Practices are held at Rosedale Park in Princeton. This year the team will be running in seven meets against area schools including Hun, Pennington, and Cranbury. The team is shown below at the starting line in their meet with Cranbury:

Again this year, the girls will be running in the Stuart Invitational.

A typical practice includes 20-25 minutes of distance running, followed by 10-15 minutes of speed work (relay races or Indian sprints). Distances for meets range from 1.7 miles to 2 miles. Meets are competitive and very exciting. In the picture below, the four girls proudly display their position cards after the race.

The team works hard, especially early in the season when the weather can still be hot, but the sense of accomplishment the kids feel when they cross that finish line makes it all worthwhile."