Adirondack Sports June 2023
IN THIS ISSUE
1 PADDLING: St. Regis Canoe Area Made Easy
3 RUNNING & WALKING: The Summer Place To Be
7 BICYCLING: Summer Tours and Rides
9 HIKING & BACKPACKING: Wilson Pond
11 SWIMMING & TRIATHLON: Mastering the Open Water
13 COMMUNITY: Adirondack 46er
15 ATHLETE PROFILE: Triathlon with Jason Hare
16-21 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Many Summer Things to Do
24-27 RACE RESULTS: Top Finishers in Recent Races
IN THIS ISSUE
1 PADDLING: St. Regis Canoe Area Made Easy
3 RUNNING & WALKING: The Summer Place To Be
7 BICYCLING: Summer Tours and Rides
9 HIKING & BACKPACKING: Wilson Pond
11 SWIMMING & TRIATHLON: Mastering the Open Water
13 COMMUNITY: Adirondack 46er
15 ATHLETE PROFILE: Triathlon with Jason Hare
16-21 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Many Summer Things to Do
24-27 RACE RESULTS: Top Finishers in Recent Races
4 Adirondack Sports SPECIALIZED • GIANT • FELT • BIANCHI • DAY 6 • ELLIPTIGO ROAD – MOUNTAIN GRAVEL – HYBRID – COMFORT BMX – KIDS – E BIKES • Apparel, gear, accessories of all styles • Yakima & Kuat racks & accessories OPEN FOR SERVICE & CYCLING NEEDS Celebrate Paddling is back with a full June schedule! Join the fun! Visit: CelebratePaddlingADK.com Bikes on Sale! 3149 Route 7, Pittstown 10 min east of Troy (518) 663-0083 • TomhannockBicycles.com Tu/W/F 10-6, Th 10-7, Sat 10-5, Closed Sun/Mon Sixth annual SATURDAY JUNE 17 • 9:30AM PRESTON FESTIVAL FIELD, WILMINGTON 5K WHISKEY RUN/WALK & 10K WHISKEY RUN Runners receive race shirt, local swag & cool whiskey flask medal! Whiskey tastings, local distillers, food, festival & Whiskey Run photo frame A benefit for Wilmington Historical Society Register/Info: AdkWhiskeyRun.com Sales • Service • Rentals KONA Bicycles Professional Repairs Service your bike now for spring! Quality Gear & Accessories Xb Located on the Empire State Trail inside the FE Train Station Just minutes from the Feeder Canal Trail & Warren County Bikeway Your Neighborhood Bike Shop 71 East St, Fort Edward Mon, Tue & Fri 11-6 • Sat 10-5 • Sun 12-5 518-223-9921 EvergreenBicycleWorks.com Saturday, July 15 • 8am Start REGISTER AT silksandsatins5k.com Presented by: $30 by 7/14 or $35 race day Welcome Back to Our Summer Racing Season! JEFF CLARK MEMORIAL RACE Fasig-Tipton Pavilion Lot 415 East Avenue • Join 1,000+ runners & walkers • B-tag timed • USATF certified 5K course ⦁ Shirts to all registered by 7/12 ⦁ Individual awards categories ⦁ Teams competition ⦁ Fast and flat course thru East Side neighborhoods
JUNE 2023 5 Check out the Lead-Up Series and get yourself ready to race! Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM & Thursday evenings at 6:00 PM June 3-July 1 celebrate 1 MILE ON PARADE ROUTE 11:45AM JULY 4, 2023 ADK5 FOR $5 OFF WWW.ZIPPYREG.COM benefits Saturdays we'll meet at the Saratoga High School Track and Thursdays we'll meet at a local restaurant. Please scan the QR code for the full schedule and additional details! 47 TH ANNUAL RUNAGROUND TRIATHLON • 2023 A big thanks to our venue sponsors! The Barrelhouse Thorn & Roots The Thirsty Owl 9 Miles East Wheatfields BIKE • CANOE/KAYAK/SUP • RUN TRIATHLON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 IN THE BEAUTIFUL BERKSHIRES! @joshbillingsrunaground JoshBillingsRunAground REGISTER ONLINE NOW! active.com JOSHBILLINGS.COM SECOND ANNUAL RAPID RIVER FONDO Locally Owned & Independent Adirondack Sports & Fitness, LLC 15 Coventry Drive, Clifton Park, NY 12065 (518) 877-8788 • Fax (518) 877-0619 info@AdkSports.com ISSUE #269 Publisher/Editor/Founder: Darryl Caron Art Director: Karen Chapman Consulting Editor: Mona Caron Adirondack Sports is published 12 times per year with a monthly circulation of 18,000 copies. © 2023 Adirondack Sports & Fitness, LLC. All rights reserved. Please recycle. AdkSports.com Facebook.com/AdirondackSports Enjoy what you’re reading? Order a FREE Subscription! Monthly magazine issues conveniently mailed first-class (fee covers postage) One year: $17.95 • Two years: $32.95 Three years: $44.95 AdkSports.com/subscribe Sunday, June 25 – 10am Warrensburg Fish Hatchery, Warrensburg Three gorgeous rides of 33, 48 and 62 miles all meandering southern Adirondack waterways All include support and rest stops at The Hub Register: BikeReg.com To benefit Adirondack Cycling Advocates to promote safe and quality bicycling in the southern Adirondacks Sponsors: Closet-Rescue.com • Common Roots Foundation Cronin’s Golf Resort • Grey Ghost Bicycles • Hall’s Boats • The Hub ITS/DataTouch • Rick’s Bike Shop • T3 Coaching Summer 10M Time Trial Series – hosted by Adk Multi-Sport Club Charlton Rd, Ballston Spa: Wed, 5/31, 6/14, 6/28, 7/19 West River Rd, Fort Edward – Tue, 6/6, 6/20, 7/11 NEW & USED Summer Sports Gear Arriving Daily! Baseball Softball Lacrosse Soccer Inlines Golf Water Sports Stand Up Paddleboards Disc Golf Skateboards Yard Games 952 Troy-Schenectady Rd, Latham • Peter Harris Plaza, 1.6M west of I-87 (518) 785-6587 • PlayItAgainSportsLatham.com Monday-Friday 10am-8pm • Saturday 10am-7pm • Sunday 11am-5pm LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR OVER 27 YEARS!
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4 <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong><br />
SPECIALIZED • GIANT • FELT • BIANCHI • DAY 6 • ELLIPTIGO<br />
ROAD – MOUNTAIN<br />
GRAVEL – HYBRID – COMFORT<br />
BMX – KIDS – E BIKES<br />
• Apparel, gear, accessories of all styles<br />
• Yakima & Kuat racks & accessories<br />
OPEN FOR SERVICE<br />
& CYCLING NEEDS<br />
Celebrate Paddling is back with a full <strong>June</strong> schedule!<br />
Join the fun! Visit: CelebratePaddlingADK.com<br />
Bikes<br />
on Sale!<br />
3149 Route 7, Pittstown 10 min east of Troy<br />
(518) 663-0083 • TomhannockBicycles.com<br />
Tu/W/F 10-6,<br />
Th 10-7, Sat 10-5,<br />
Closed Sun/Mon<br />
Sixth<br />
annual<br />
SATURDAY<br />
JUNE 17 • 9:30AM<br />
PRESTON FESTIVAL FIELD,<br />
WILMINGTON<br />
5K WHISKEY RUN/WALK<br />
& 10K WHISKEY RUN<br />
Runners receive race shirt,<br />
local swag & cool whiskey flask medal!<br />
Whiskey tastings, local distillers, food,<br />
festival & Whiskey Run photo frame<br />
A benefit for Wilmington Historical Society<br />
Register/Info: AdkWhiskeyRun.com<br />
Sales • Service • Rentals<br />
KONA Bicycles<br />
Professional Repairs<br />
Service your<br />
bike now<br />
for spring!<br />
Quality Gear & Accessories<br />
Xb<br />
Located on the Empire State<br />
Trail inside the FE Train Station<br />
Just minutes from the Feeder Canal<br />
Trail & Warren County Bikeway<br />
Your Neighborhood Bike Shop<br />
71 East St, Fort Edward<br />
Mon, Tue & Fri 11-6 • Sat 10-5 • Sun 12-5<br />
518-223-9921<br />
EvergreenBicycleWorks.com<br />
Saturday, July 15 • 8am Start<br />
REGISTER AT<br />
silksandsatins5k.com<br />
Presented by:<br />
$30 by 7/14 or<br />
$35 race day<br />
Welcome Back<br />
to Our Summer<br />
Racing Season!<br />
JEFF CLARK MEMORIAL RACE<br />
Fasig-Tipton Pavilion Lot<br />
415 East Avenue<br />
• Join 1,000+ runners & walkers<br />
• B-tag timed • USATF certified 5K course<br />
⦁ Shirts to all registered by 7/12<br />
⦁ Individual awards categories<br />
⦁ Teams competition<br />
⦁ Fast and flat course thru East Side<br />
neighborhoods
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