EXPO/PACKET PICK-UP

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9

11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
 

A Race Expo will be held in Scranton High School on

Saturday, October 9, between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Please pick up your race number, ChampionChip, and

Steamtown Marathon T-shirt at the Expo!
 

    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 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.
 

     A Catholic mass will be celebrated in the auditorium at the

Expo at 5:30 p.m.
 

     Scranton High School is located on Providence Rd. adjacent

to 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.
 

If you will be unable to pick up your race number and

ChampionChip at the Expo, please send an email to

racecommittee@hotmail.com or call the Northeast PA

Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800-229-3526 for

special instructions.

Update: local runner Jay Sochoka will make an inspirational presentation in the auditorium at the Expo at 1:00 p.m. about how he has improved his life through running.  Click here to learn more