Adirondack Sports September 2023
In this Issue 5 NEWS BRIEFS 7 HIKING: Buck Mountain 11 BICYCLING: Upstate Mountain Bike Boom 15 RUNNING & WALKING: Mosaic of Autumn Possibilities 19 KAYAK, CANOE, SUP: Favorite Paddling Places 23 NON-MEDICATED LIFE: Benefits of Sulforaphane 24 ATHLETE PROFILE: Run & Tri with Judy Guzzo 27-33 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Bounty of Fall Things to Do 35 SWIMMING: Back to the Pool with Masters 39-47 RACE RESULTS: Top Summer Finishers
In this Issue
5 NEWS BRIEFS
7 HIKING: Buck Mountain
11 BICYCLING: Upstate Mountain Bike Boom
15 RUNNING & WALKING: Mosaic of Autumn Possibilities
19 KAYAK, CANOE, SUP: Favorite Paddling Places
23 NON-MEDICATED LIFE: Benefits of Sulforaphane
24 ATHLETE PROFILE: Run & Tri with Judy Guzzo
27-33 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Bounty of Fall Things to Do
35 SWIMMING: Back to the Pool with Masters
39-47 RACE RESULTS: Top Summer Finishers
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SEPTEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 33<br />
30 Run to Remember 5K. 8am. Family-friendly,<br />
community event to support a Gold Star Family. RPI<br />
East Campus Athletic Village, Troy. runsignup.com.<br />
30 Oktoberfest 5K. 10:30am. Jennings Landing, Albany.<br />
zippyreg.com.<br />
30 Barn to Bridge Fall Fest 5K. 10am. Hilton Barn,<br />
Slingerlands. zippyreg.com.<br />
30 Run for 2-1 5K. 10am. Lewis Fire Dept, Lewis.<br />
runsignup.com.<br />
30 Suffer ‘n Bear Ultra. 50M, 50K & 13.1 trails. 5:30am.<br />
Lake Welch Beach, Harriman State Park, Stony Point.<br />
ultrasignup.com.<br />
30-10/1 P’tit Train du Nord Marathon & Half. Sat:<br />
13.1M. Sun: 26.2M. Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada.<br />
marathontraindunord.com/en.<br />
OCTOBER<br />
1 27th <strong>Adirondack</strong> Marathon, Half Marathon &<br />
Relays. Sat – Packet Pickup (11-6) & Kids 1K Fun<br />
Run (2pm), Schroon Lake. Sun – Full/Relay, 9am:<br />
Schroon Lake & Half, 10am: <strong>Adirondack</strong> to Schroon<br />
Lake. Part of Adk Marathon Distance Festival.<br />
adirondackmarathon.org.<br />
1 Fueling Our Dragon 5K Run/Walk & 1-Mile<br />
Community Walk. 9am. SUNY Oneonta. oneonta.<br />
sodexomyway.com.<br />
1 42nd Guthrie Wineglass Marathon. Sat: 5K. Sun,<br />
26.2M: Bath to Corning & 13.1M: Campbell to Corning.<br />
wineglassmarathon.com.<br />
1 Shelburne Farms 5K. 8am. Shelburne Farms,<br />
Shelburne, VT. racevermont.com.<br />
1 Leaf Peepers Half Marathon & 5K. 9am. Waterbury,<br />
VT. leafpeepershalfmarathon.org.<br />
1 2nd Three Peaks Mountain Race. 10K & 25K. Bolton<br />
Valley, VT. boltonvalley.com.<br />
7 3rd Michael Pitney Farm 5K Run/Walk. 9am. Youth<br />
0.5M Fun Run. Post-race: food/music. Afternoon:<br />
Saratoga HS XC Invitational Meet. Pitney Meadows<br />
Community Farm, Saratoga Springs. runsignup.com.<br />
7 Run the Runway 5K. 9am. Free Kids 1M Fun Run:<br />
10am. Prepare for takeoff… Runners, joggers &<br />
walkers are welcome! Presented by Schenectady<br />
County. Empire State Aerosciences Museum,<br />
Glenville. schenectadycountyny.gov/special-events.<br />
7 14th Race Away Stigma 5K Run/Walk. 9:30am. Mental<br />
health awareness. Hudson Valley Community College,<br />
Troy. runsignup.com.<br />
7 APD 5K Run/Walk for Domestic Violence Awareness.<br />
9:30am. Jennings Landing, Albany. zippyreg.com.<br />
7 Dan Provost Memorial Walk for Awareness &<br />
Recovery. 9am. 1.25M family friendly walk to benefit<br />
area addiction recovery programs, Narcan training.<br />
Gavin Park, Wilton. zippyreg.com.<br />
7 Pond Sprint Run/Hike. Scenic 13M & 5M courses over<br />
mtns, along waterfront & trails. BBQ picnic. Willsboro.<br />
pondsprint.weebly.com.<br />
7 52nd Lake Placid Classic 10K & Half Marathon. 8am.<br />
Horse Show Grounds, Lake Placid. runsignup.com.<br />
8 Mohawk Hudson River Marathon & Half<br />
Marathon. 8am. Marathon: Schenectady to<br />
Albany. Half: Colonie to Albany. HMRRC-directed<br />
on beautiful Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail.<br />
mohawkhudsonmarathon.com.<br />
8 Mid Fall Classic 5K. 9am. Crupe Bozenkill Park,<br />
Altamont. facebook.com.<br />
8 2nd Run with Grace 5K Run/Walk. 8am. US Oval,<br />
Plattsburgh. runsignup.com.<br />
8 Fall Foliage Half Marathon & 5K. 10am. Dutchess<br />
County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck. zippyreg.com.<br />
14 1st Flutters & Foliage Endurance Run. 6 hours: 8am.<br />
3 hours: 11am. 1 hour: 1pm. Solo & 3- & 6-person<br />
teams on 2M trail loop. To benefit Flutters of Hope<br />
to fight eating disorders. Peebles Island State Park,<br />
Cohoes. ultrasignup.com.<br />
14 Greenfield Dragonfire 5K Run/Walk. 9am. Kids 1K<br />
Fun Run: 8:30am. Greenfield Elementary School,<br />
Greenfield Center. dragonfire5k.com.<br />
14 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night<br />
Walk. 5:30pm. Celebrate, honor & remember those<br />
touched by blood cancers. Siena College, Loudonville.<br />
lightthenight.org.<br />
14 11th Octoberfest 5K/10K Runs & 20M Bike. Runs:<br />
8:45am. Bike: 8am. Kids 0.5M Fun Run: 8:15am. Peru<br />
Fire Dept, Peru. runoctoberfest.com.<br />
14 Danby Down & Dirty 10K/20K Trail Races. 9am.<br />
Danby State Forest, Danby. fingerlakesrunners.org.<br />
14 Devil’s Den Ultra. 6M loop for 30, 12 hours. Wright’s<br />
Mountain, Bradford, VT. racemozey.com.<br />
15 Peak 2 Brew: Catskills. 60M sprint relay. Plattekill<br />
Mountain, Roxbury to Brewery Ommegang,<br />
Cooperstown. p2brelay.com.<br />
15 Heady Trotter 4-Miler. 9am. Scenic course & post-race<br />
party. Stowe, VT. greatamericanbreweryruns.com.<br />
15 Friends of Wilton Recreation 5K Run/Walk. 9am. Kids<br />
1K: 9:45am. Gavin Park, Wilton. finishright.com.<br />
15 Trapp Mountain Trail Marathon. 26.2M/13.1M. Trapp<br />
Family Lodge, Stowe, VT. ironwoodadventureworks.com.<br />
15 18th CHaD HERO Half Marathon & 5K. Benefits<br />
Dartmouth Health Children’s Hospital. Dartmouth<br />
College Green, Hanover, NH. chadhero.org.<br />
21 1st Buck 50 Ultra Trail Run. 6:30am. 50K w/four peaks<br />
& 8000ft of climbing. YMCA Camp Chingachgook,<br />
Kattskill Bay. ultrasignup.com.<br />
22 Malta 5K & 3K/2K Trail Races. 8:30am. Adults<br />
& kids welcome. 100 Acre Woods Trails, Malta.<br />
roundaboutrunnersclub.com.<br />
22 We Can Be Heroes 5K. 9am. Orange County Airport,<br />
Montgomery. fearlesshv.org.<br />
22 Billy Goat Trail Run. 5K. James Baird State Park,<br />
Lagrangeville. mhrrc.org.<br />
22 Champlain Islands Marathon & Half Marathon. 26.2M<br />
& 13.1M. Folsom Elementary School, South Hero, VT.<br />
gmaa.run.<br />
28 6th Brookhaven Oktoberfest 5K Trail Run. 10am.<br />
Kids 1K Fun Run: 11am. Town of Greenfield’s<br />
Halloween Bash: 2:30pm. Benefits expanding XC<br />
skiing at Brookhaven. Brookhaven Golf Course/<br />
Winter Park, Greenfield Center. skireg.com.<br />
28 30th Goblin Gallop 5K. 9:30am. Free Kids 1K<br />
Halloween Hop: 10:30am. Benefits Adk Runners &<br />
Nepal Village School Project. Abraham Wing School,<br />
Glens Falls. zippyreg.com.<br />
28 Albany Trick or Trot Pumpkin Run 5K. 4:30pm.<br />
Fun for all ages with a Halloween inspired course.<br />
Costumes encouraged; awards to top runners and<br />
best costume prize for adults/kids. Limited to 400.<br />
Jennings Landing, Albany. albanyevents.org.<br />
28 Leah’s 5K Run/Walk & Kids 1M. Dutchess Rail Trail,<br />
Van Wyck Trailhead, Wappingers Falls. mhrrc.org.<br />
28 Union Bank Field House Fall 5K/10K & Half Marathon.<br />
8am. Shelburne Field House, Shelburne, VT.<br />
racevermont.com.<br />
29 Hairy Gorilla Half Marathon & Squirrelly Six Mile.<br />
9:30am. Thacher State Park, Voorheesville. zippyreg.com.<br />
29 The Ghostly Gallop. 10am. Hudson Jr/Sr High School,<br />
Hudson. ghostlygallop.info.<br />
29 Sarah Ramsey Strong 5K. 10am. Switchback Brewing,<br />
Burlington, VT. runsignup.com.<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
4 11th Revolutionary Run for Veterans at “America’s<br />
Turning Point” 5K. 10am. Run/walk on historic<br />
Champlain Canal and towpath. Free Kids Fun Run:<br />
11am. Benefits Saratoga County Veterans Trust/<br />
Agency Fund. Fort Hardy Park, Schuylerville.<br />
finishright.com.<br />
4 4th Moreau Half. 8am. 14M singletrack trail race.<br />
Moreau Lake State Park, Gansevoort. ultrasignup.com.<br />
5 “Fall Back 5” Trail Race. 5M: 10am. A Saratoga<br />
Stryders event. Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga<br />
Springs. runsignup.com.<br />
5 TCS NYC Marathon. 26.2M. 8am. Staten Island to<br />
Manhattan. nyrr.org.<br />
5 Middlebury Maple Run. 13.1M. Solo or 2-person relay.<br />
Middlebury, VT. middleburymaplerun.com.<br />
10 15th Shenendehowa Veterans Day Dash 5K<br />
Run/Walk. 10am. Kids 0.5M Fun Run: 9am.<br />
Shenendehowa High School Track, Clifton Park.<br />
shenrunners.com.<br />
11-12 60th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> & Northeast Ski Expo.<br />
Sat 10-5. Sun 10-4. Alpine ski, snowboard, XC ski,<br />
snowshoe, outdoor sports, health, fitness, travel.<br />
Free. 150 exhibitors. Albany Capital Center, Albany.<br />
adksports.com/winter-expo.<br />
12 MVP Health Care Stockade-athon 15K. 8:30am. Kids<br />
0.5M Run: 10:45am. Veterans Park, Schenectady.<br />
stockadeathon.com.<br />
18 Girls on the Run 5K Run/Walk. 10am. Adults &<br />
children runners/walkers welcome. Jennings<br />
Landing, Albany. gotrcr.org/5k.<br />
19 Upstate Classic. 13.1M: 9am. 5K: 9:10am. Kids<br />
races: 8:30am. Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont.<br />
upstateclassic.com.<br />
23 76th Troy Turkey Trot. 10K Run: 8am. 1M Turkey<br />
Walk & Grade School Mile: 9:30am. 5K Run/Walk:<br />
10am. Troy Atrium, Troy. troyturkeytrot.com.<br />
23 Ellis Medicine Cardiac Classic. 5K Road Race: 9am.<br />
2M Wellness Walk: 8am. 1M Duck Pond Fun Run/<br />
free: 8am. Central Park, Schenectady. ellismedicine.<br />
org.<br />
23 22nd Christopher Dailey Turkey Trot 5K Run/<br />
Walk. 8:30am. Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs.<br />
christopherdaileyfoundation.com.<br />
23 3rd Glens Falls Gobble Wobble 5K Run/Walk.<br />
8:15am. Individuals & teams. Open Door Mission,<br />
Glens Falls. gfgw.org.<br />
23 46th Peru Lions Club Turkey Trot 5K & 10K. 9am. Peru<br />
Central School, Peru. runsignup.com.<br />
23 Turkey Trot: 5M Run, 25K Run, Kids 1M, 2M Fun Run.<br />
Arlington High School, Lagrangeville. mhrrc.org.<br />
23 WMAC Turkey Trot 5K. 9:30am. St. Stanislaus Church,<br />
Adams, MA. runwmac.org.<br />
23 27th Running of the Turkeys 5K. 9am. Fisher<br />
Elementary School, Arlington, VT. bkvr.net.<br />
23 47th Turkey Trot 5K Food Drive. 10am. Gutterson Field<br />
House, UVM, Burlington, VT. gmaa.run.<br />
25 Run off that Turkey & Community Walk. 9am. Village<br />
Hall, Altamont. zippyreg.com. ■<br />
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