Kids Running - Adirondack Sports & Fitness
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www.Adk<strong>Sports</strong><strong>Fitness</strong>.com March 2006 5<br />
AROUND THE REGION<br />
<strong>Adirondack</strong> Adventure<br />
<strong>Sports</strong> Center Programs<br />
QUEENSBURY – The <strong>Adirondack</strong><br />
Adventure <strong>Sports</strong> Center at <strong>Adirondack</strong><br />
Community College will host a series of<br />
non-credit training courses for outdoor<br />
sports professionals and recreational<br />
sports enthusiasts this spring and summer.<br />
The courses include Open Water<br />
Scuba Diving, May 11-June 1; Wilderness<br />
First Responder, May 19-26; NYS<br />
Whitewater Guide Training, June 5-9;<br />
Swiftwater Rescue, June 12-13; and<br />
Immersion in Whitewater Kayaking, June<br />
23-25. The <strong>Adirondack</strong> Adventure <strong>Sports</strong><br />
Center was established in summer 2005<br />
and serves as a community resource for<br />
recreational and civic organizations. It<br />
offers ongoing adventure challenge leadership<br />
and team building training programs<br />
on ACC’s challenge course at the<br />
Queensbury campus. A comprehensive<br />
academic program will soon be offered at<br />
News Briefs<br />
ACC where students may earn one-year<br />
certificates or two-year associate in<br />
applied science degrees in adventure<br />
sports. Contact Rick Dawson, AASC director<br />
at (518) 743-2250 or dawsonr@sunyacc.edu.<br />
Visit www.sunyacc.edu.<br />
Mohawk Hudson<br />
Cycling Club Spring Kick-Off<br />
ALBANY – The Mohawk Hudson Cycling<br />
Club is holding its first annual Club Spring<br />
Kick-Off and Ride Leaders Meeting on<br />
Thursday, March 2 at 7 pm at the Fuller<br />
Road Firehouse in Albany. The meeting is<br />
open to members/prospective members<br />
and will include discussion of important<br />
ride leader information, plus door prizes,<br />
awards and a contest. The cost is $6 for<br />
food and drinks. Reservations required.<br />
Contact Brian Daniels, MHCC president<br />
at bdaniels_us@yahoo.com or (518) 766-<br />
3311. Visit www.webmhcc.org.<br />
The 49th Annual<br />
HUDSON RIVER<br />
WHITE WATER DERBY<br />
North Creek • North River • Riparius<br />
Saturday, April 29 • 4:30pm<br />
Chuck Severance Memorial Downriver Race<br />
& River Guide Race from North River to North Creek<br />
Canoes, jackets and paddles will be supplied (limited to 25 teams)<br />
Saturday, May 6<br />
Slalom Races – Novice & Giant Slalom<br />
Awards Celebration • 4-6pm<br />
At the Tannery Pond Community Center<br />
Sunday, May 7<br />
Downriver Race • North Creek to Riparius<br />
DETAILS & REGISTRATION INFORMATION<br />
www.whitewaterderby.com<br />
Gore Mountain Region Chamber of Commerce<br />
518-251-2612<br />
WINTER Clearance Sale<br />
CABIN FEVER BIKE TUNE-UP SPECIAL!<br />
“Super Tune”<br />
Was $120 Now $79.95<br />
with FREE Cables & Housing<br />
($30 value)<br />
2006 BICYCLES ARE NOW IN STOCK!<br />
Specialized • Giant • Kestrel • Serotta<br />
It’s like getting<br />
a Super Tune<br />
for $50!<br />
The Recyclery – Now Open!<br />
Lake Placid’s <strong>Sports</strong> Consignment Shop<br />
Great gear for less! When your gear sells, receive 100% store credit<br />
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5 • HighPeaksMA.com<br />
2733 Main St, Lake Placid • (518) 523-3764 • (866) 523-3764<br />
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation<br />
Stair Climb on March 9<br />
ALBANY – The 18th annual Gold’s Gym<br />
Stair Climb to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis<br />
Foundation will take place on Thursday,<br />
March 9. The event is open to individuals<br />
and teams who wish to climb – 42 floors,<br />
809 steps – to the top of the Corning Tower<br />
at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. Fourperson<br />
teams include female, male, coed<br />
and corporate, and there is also an individual<br />
“mini climb” category. All proceeds<br />
benefit the Northeastern NY Chapter of<br />
CFF. Participants receive a long-sleeve Tshirt.<br />
Contact Kate Otis at (518) 783-7361<br />
or kotis@cff.org. Visit www.cff.org.<br />
2006 U.S. Snowboard Cup<br />
& FIS World Cup at Whiteface<br />
WILMINGTON – The 2006 State Farm U.S.<br />
Snowboard Cup and Nokia Snowboard FIS<br />
World Cup will take place at Whiteface<br />
Mountain from March 9-12. The top riders<br />
including Torino Olympic Games<br />
medalists will compete as the World Cup<br />
tour continues. Events include parallel<br />
Camillus Kayak Shop, Camillus, NY<br />
J & J Canoe, Auburn, NY<br />
Adventure Outfitters, Hadley, MA<br />
Dealer Inquiries Welcome<br />
giant slalom at Drapers Drop (Thursday),<br />
halfpipe qualifiers at Bear (Friday), halfpipe<br />
finals and snowboard cross women’s<br />
qualifiers (Saturday), and snowboard<br />
cross men’s qualifiers and men’s/women’s<br />
finals (Sunday). Visit www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.<br />
2006 U.S. Short & Long<br />
Orienteering Championships<br />
ALBANY – The Empire Orienteering Club<br />
is hosting “The Pinnacle of Orienteering,”<br />
the 2006 U.S. Short-Orienteering and<br />
Long-Orienteering Championships at<br />
John Boyd Thacher State Park and Camp<br />
Pinnacle in Voorheesville on April 29-30.<br />
Courses offered include Short-O<br />
Championship (Saturday) and Long-O<br />
Championship (Sunday). Recreational<br />
courses will also be offered on Sunday<br />
with no preregistration required.<br />
U.S. Orienteering Federation membership<br />
and U.S. citizenship is required<br />
for championship eligibility. Contact<br />
Phil Hawkes-Teeter, event director<br />
at philht@nycap.rr.com. For more info<br />
visit http://empo.us.orienteering.org.
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