Welcome to the Nashua PAL Gate City Striders XC web site

Nashua PAL is known as one of the premier youth cross-country program in New England. Over the years the Nashua PAL program has produced a number of USATF Junior Olympic National Championship teams and numerous All-Americans in various age groups for boys and girls. The Nashua PAL program will be open to all youth runners from any and all communities across New Hampshire and surrounding Massachusetts communities this year. The Nashua PAL program has had a long tradition of success and is excited to continue that success into the 2011 season and to maintain its tradition for having a professional, established and fun youth program. In 2011 the Gate City Striders and the Nashua PAL Cruisers have combined to form the Nashua PAL Gate City Striders. Click here for the merger announcement.

While kids complete the final few weeks of their school cross country seasons, finals plans are being made for the 2011 USATF Cross Country season which begins the last week of October and continues into mid-December. You are invited to attend one of the below registration times.

REGISTRATION DATES FOR 2011 PAL XC HAVE CHANGED – PLEASE REFER TO NEW DATES BELOW

While kids complete the final few weeks of their school cross country seasons, finals plans are being made for the 2011 USATF Cross Country season which begins the last week of October and continues into mid-December.    You are invited to attend one of the below registration times.

Volunteers will be on hand both nights to answer any questions you have about the program.

Registration Fee is $50* plus an additional fee for the team uniform and other clothing
Order forms for racing shirt, shorts, warm-ups, hat and headband will be available at registration.  Samples will be available for sizing.

*NOTE:  Fee includes USATF registration (if required) and entry in the Amherst Jamboree (practice meet on Sunday, November 6 (see Meet Schedule below).

First Practice: Tuesday, 10/25

USATF MEET SCHEDULE (more dates may be added at a later date):

1top 25 individuals and top 3 teams in each division advance to Regional qualifier on November 20
2top 20 individuals and top 3 teams in each division advance to Nationals on December 10

Other Important Dates:

Saturday, November 12 and 26 - Fall Trail Series - these two races are a club fundraiser; ALL proceeds benefit the Nashua PAL Striders youth program
(Parents and runners asked to help with registration, timing, and course monitoring for one or both races if possible)

All coaches are now in place for the 2011 USATF Jr. Olympic XC season and
are as follows;

Sub-Bantam Girls: Kim Kraft
Sub-Bantam Boys: Karen Long
Bantam Girls: Jillian Brickley
Bantam Boys: Fred Daniels
Midget Girls: Judy Boire
Midget Boys: Lori Lerude
Youth Girls: Michelle Poublon
Youth Boys: Chris Morrow
Intermediate Girls & Young Women: Ron Johnston
Intermediate Boys & Young Men: Art Demers

I hope to see each and every one of you returning to run with our program
this year. Our collaboration between PAL and GCS promises to bring many new
and exciting activities to our program and our teams stand to be larger and
more competitive then they ever have been.