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Please pick up your race number, ChampionChip, andSteamtown Marathon T-shirt at the Expo!
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Running merchandise will be
available for sale and professionals in the fields of nutrition and sports
medicine will offer free consultation to competitors. Large
course maps will be on display. Free parking will be
available in the school’s large parking lot.
World class distance runner Jon
Sinclair and Race Director Bill King will give a presentation
about the Steamtown Marathon course at the Expo at 2:00 p.m. (sharp). Jon
and Bill will also lead an easy 3 mile run around Downtown
Scranton on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Meet Jon and Bill at the
main entrance of Scranton High School (the Expo site) at
9:55 a.m. sharp. The run will take you past the finish line
and through the Steamtown National Historic Site.
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The Scranton High School is located on Providence Rd. adjacent to the Scranton Memorial Stadium just a few blocks outside of Downtown.
If traveling from points north,
take I-81 South to Exit 191B (Scranton Expressway).
At bottom of exit ramp, turn right onto expressway (Rt. 11 South).
Follow expressway approximately 2.7 miles and take 7th
Avenue/Providence Rd. exit. At end of exit ramp, turn left at
light. Drive 1/4 mile. School is on left.
If traveling from points south,
take I-81 North to Exit 185 (Central Scranton Expressway).
Note: Exit is on left side of highway. Follow expressway just over
one mile to Downtown Scranton. Upon entering
Downtown, bear right onto Jefferson Ave. Take Jefferson Ave.
two blocks to Mulberry St. Make left on Mulberry St.
and drive six blocks through Downtown. Leave Downtown on
expressway. Travel 1/10th mile and take very first
exit (7th Avenue/ Providence Road).
Turn right at bottom of exit ramp. School is on left.
If traveling from NY/NJ metro
area, follow 380 North to I-81 North. Take I-81 North to exit 191B
(Scranton Expressway). At bottom of exit ramp, turn right onto
expressway (RT.11 South).
Follow expressway approximately 2.7 miles and take 7th Ave. /Providence Rd. exit.
At end of exit ramp, turn left at light. Drive 1/4 mile.
School is on left.
Please make every possible attempt to pick up your Packet (bib number,
Champion Chip and t-shirt) at the Expo. The Expo will be staffed with
an army of volunteers to process your packet pick up as quickly as
possible. If you are unable to attend the Expo, you will be allowed to
pick up your packet inside Forest City High School at the starting line
on race morning. However, expect long, stressful lines at the packet
pick up table on race morning as most of our volunteers will be tending
to race activities. |
