| 40TH SCHUYLKILL RIVER LOOP RUN WON BY BROWN AND EDELSTEIN. THOMAS OF PAC RETIRES AS RACE DIRECTOR AFTER 18 YEARS!! |
| The 6th Annual Jack Saint Clair Memorial was held at Belmont Plateau in October. The XC race attracted over 20 College and Club teams to Belmont Plateau in 2012 with Bloomsburg University defending their women's title and the Princeton Running Club winning the Men's Team Championship. Victoria Davis (Bloomsburg U) broke her own meet/course record for 6,000 meters by running 22:27. Taylor Trumbetti (Felician College) led the race start to finish to win the 5 mile Men's Race in 27:38. The race is part of the Mid Atlantic USATF Cross Country Race Series in 2013. RESULTS of the Races on Fast Cat Sports. Registration for teams (contact coach Dave Thomas @ thomasd611@yahoo.com) and individuals go to www.fastcatsports.com for race details. |
| PAC President (Center), Dave Thomas poses with Dr Steve Blasi and Dr Ira Meyers who have been Gold Sponsors for the Philadelphia Catholic League Open for the past 5 years. Both Blasi and Meyers donate many services to runners in the Philadelphia area. |
| Philadelphia Athletic Charities Inc is a 501c (3) non profit founded in 2002." Our mission is to develop and produce race events and programs to promote the importance of maintaining a lifetime of fitness and health while supporting some worthy causes in the Philadelphia area" "Our major mission is Project Belmont Plateau; the restoration and maintenance of one of the most famous cross country courses in the USA" Founder Dave Thomas |
| Philadelphia Athletic Charities President and 2008 Schuylkill River Race Director with 2008 Champions Luke Watson and Erin Donohue. |
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PHILADELPHIA ATHLETIC PRODUCED RACES FOR 2012 PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN XC MEET JACK SAINT CLAIR XC MEET PHILA CATHOLIC LEAGUE XC RACE 40TH SCHUYLKILL RIVER LOOP RACE |
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| Philadelphia Athletic Charities PRODUCING RACES FOR CAUSES SINCE 2002 Celebrating 10 years !!! |
| BELMONT PLATEAU COURSE MAPS CLICK BELOW FOR THE: 5,000 Meter (Mainly HS & College Women) 6,000 Meter Course (College Women) 5 Mile (" The Classic Course" ) (Men College and Open) Revised in 2010 |
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| PAC EVENTS in 2013 |
| ****BELMONT PLATEAU RACE ARCHIVES*** SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE AND RESULTS FROM HISTORIC 1976 NATIONAL AAU CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Belmont Plateau (Nov 27, 1976) 10,000 Meter GREAT READING FOR XC FANS!! 1976 AAU NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Picture of 1976 Winning Team JAMUL TOADS |
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| For the Most Comprehensive Race Schedule in the Philadelphia Area for Track, XC, Road and Trail Racing along with other Running links, go to FAST CAT !!!!! |
| Philadelphia Athletic Charities Promoting Sports and Fitness Since 2002 611 Jamestown Street Philadelphia Pa 19128 215-487-0770 |
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PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN SMALL COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY ALBANO ANDDAVIDSON. PHILADELHIA AND WILMINGTON ARE TEAM CHAMPS! |
| PHILADELPHIA CATHOLIC LEAGUE XC OPEN ACTION AT BELMONT PLATEAU ! |
The 34th Annual Philly Metro XC Championship will be on Saturday, September 21st. Over 20 men's and women's college teams will compete on Belmont Plateau. Wilmington University (Men) and Philadelphia University (Women) won the team championships in 2012. Rob Albano (Felician College) won the 5 mile XC race for the 4 consecutive time (27:28). Althea Davidson (Wilmington University) won the 5k XC race (20:12) for the women. 2012 RESULTS on Fast Cat Sports. This race is open only to college teams. Registration for teams, contact Coach Dave Thomas @ thomasd611@yahoo.com for entry. |
| JACK SAINT CLAIR MEMORIAL October 12, 2013 |
| PHILADELPHIA CATHOLIC LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY OPEN |
The 12 th Annual PCL OPEN XC Race will take place on Saturday, Oct 19, 2013.. Many alumni from Philadelphia Catholic League High Schools came back to run the 5k XC Belmont Plateau and challenge Parachute and Flagpole hills. The race is part of the days activities of races supporting the Philadelphia Catholic League XC Championship for Boys and Girls. 2012, Thomas Innacone (Saint Joseph Prep Graduate) won the men's race in a time of 17:00. Katie Bash posted a time of 20:33 to win the women's race. Innacone led a contingent of St Joe Prep XC runners to win the PCL alumni men's team championship with Prendergast HS defending their title by winning the PCL Alumni Women's Team Championship. RESULTS for 2012 |
| Since 1972, the Schuylkill River Loop Run has been run each year on the 8.4 mile river sidewalk loop in Philadelphia's Boathouse Row area. When road racing was a rare event on the river, serious runners lined up and competed over the Loop course. In the past 40 years , road racing has changed with many more races and recreational runners on the roads. The SR Loop race stands as the longest running road race in Philadelphia. Since 1972, there has been 2 race directors (Dave Brier of the YJMA -founder- and Dave Thomas of Philadelphia Athletic Charities. After 18 years as organizer and director, Thomas will hand the race over to Bob Schwelm and Sean Linenhan of the Bryn Mawr Running Co. The 2012 race saw over 154 runners complete the 8.4 mile loop. Daryl Brown was the winner in a fast time of 43:57 (5:14 pace) and Lena Edelstein ran one of the fastest women's times on the course with a 49:39 (5:55 per mile) effort. Each winner was awarded $100 and gift cert.,. with Edelstein winning an extra $100 bonus for breaking 50 minutes for the 8.4 mile course. Click for 2012 RESULTS at Fast Cat Sports Page |
Once again in 2013, Philadelphia Athletic Charities will produce the CACC Cross Country Championship for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. The race is Sunday, Oct 27. The CACC is a NCAA Div 2 Conference with 14 teams competing for men and women championship at Belmont Plateau. PAC works with university host, Philadelphia University to produce the annual Championship race. 2012 saw Philadelphia University women defend their title and win the team championship for the 5th straight year. Wilmington University won the men's championship for the 1st time. Rob Albano (Felician) defended his title by breaking the CACC Championship meet record by running 26:12 and Althea Davidson (Wilmington) won the women's title in 18:59. |
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| Philadelphia University Women celebrate their 5th straight CACC Cross Country Title at Belmont Plateau |