Saratoga Cross Country Invitational 2026

Greetings Cross Country Coaches,

We are pleased to announce that Saratoga XC will be

holding the Saratoga Cross Country Invitational at Pitney Meadows Community Farm in Saratoga Springs this

coming fall. This course offers unique differences from the SPAC Course, and we hope you will

take advantage of this opportunity to run fast times

against great competition!

The meet will be held the morning of Saturday, October

10, 2026. Our mission is to organize and host a championship quality meet, which will hopefully attract

some of the top teams from New York and bordering states. The races will be held on the

beautiful Pitney Meadows Community Farm, with mixed surface 5km, 3km, and 2km courses. The course will be run

entirely on grass, dirt, and stone dust trail surfaces and spikes are recommended. The course starts

with an open field of about 150 meters before the runner's transition onto a wide stone dust perimeter

trail. The 5km course will include a stretches of dirt and grass trails and roads, before returning to

the stone dust trail for the finishing stretch. There are no road crossings, and the trails are wide and

smooth. The course will offer open field viewing of the start and finish areas. The

course is primarily flat with some gentle rolling along the trails. This is also spectator friendly, and will offer a laid-back

running atmosphere with beautiful scenery, public address,

and food for participants and spectators alike!

The results will be

available online within 15 minutes of the conclusion of each race.

Team awards will be picked up at the "Hay Wagon" where teams can

take pictures with their awards. Individual

awards will be handed out at the end of the chute.

Medals (Top #10); Ribbons (Places #11-#25) in each race,

Modified through Varsity, along with Individual

and Team Champion shirts.

We look forward to seeing you and your team and hope you

will consider attending our event. Make plans

now to enter. The enclosed Registration Form is due by Friday, October 2, 2026.

We will be using

MileSplit NY to register for the meet. Email with any questions

Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable XC season in the

coming year! See you at the farm. Sincerely

yours,

Shane Zanetti- Head Coach (518-281-1883) Racing

City Track Booster Club

Saturday - October 10, 2026, 10:30 AM Start. Teams

can begin arrival at 8:30 AM. Pitney Meadows

Community Farm, 223 West Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Location:

Across from Saratoga High School (about a 5-minute walk). Bathrooms available

on site.

Buses will park and drop off at the farm, using the

secondary entrance closest to the YMCA. Buses will then be directed to Saratoga Springs High School to

park. There is room for 200 in the parking area at the

farm, which first comes first serve. Additional parking is available at the

high school.

Team Camps: set up

along the trail on the West Ave. side, in the southeast corner of the farm.

Entry Fee: $175.00 per one team; $30.00 for both boys'

and girls' teams. If you are entering a few individuals

the cost is $25 per runner.

Courses: Var/JV

course (5km) is rolling and fast, racing entirely on grass and

Stone dust trails.

Freshman/Modified course (3km Freshman/2km Modified) will be fast and generally

flat.

Concession Area: Vast array of food/drinks, food trucks.

High-quality, t-shirts will be sold. Teams/Scoring: Teams will score 5 runners out of a

possible 7 entered in all races.

Teams may enter a maximum of 7 athletes in the varsity

races. The JV, Freshmen, and Modified races will

have unlimited entries.

Awards: Team Awards

will be given to 1^stand 2^ndin each race

Individual medals will be awarded to the top 10 in each

race. Ribbons will be awarded to 11^th-25th place in

all races.

Race Schedule:

Michael Pitney Memorial 5km (Community Race)- 9:00

Children's Half Mile Farm Run (Community Race)- 10:00

1.Modified Girls

(2km)- 10:30

2.Modified Boys (2km)-

10:50

3.Freshmen Girls

(3km)- 11:10

4.Freshmen Boys (3km)-

11:30

5.JV Girls (5km)-

11:50

6.JV Boys (5km)- 12:20

7.Varsity Girls (5km)-

12:50

8.Varsity Boys (5km)-

1:20

**This "Registration

Form" must be completed! **

Teams will need to enter their rosters on the MileSplit

NY website by October 8^th at 10:00pm!! Please include all your athletes' full names, gender, and their

current grade level, even if they may not run.

**Make checks or school vouchers payable to: Racing

City Track Club

Send to:

Shane Zanetti

Cross Country Coach

1 Blue Streak Blvd.

Saratoga Springs, NY

12866

This form can be

emailed to: s_zanetti@saratogaschools.org

Registration Form

Deadline: September 28, 2025

Entries on MileSplit NY Deadline: October 2, 2024 (10pm)

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