Adirondack Sports November 2023
In this issue: 5 NEWS BRIEFS 7 WINTER SPORTS: Adirondack Sports & Northeast Ski Expo 11 RUNNING & WALKING: Turkey Trots - Fly Away Home with the Turkeys 15 ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING: Start Training for the Slopes 17 NON-MEDICATED LIFE: Potential Benefits of Advanced Cholesterol Testing, Part One 19 COMMUNITY: Buck 50 - An Epic Trail Race is Born 20 ATHLETE PROFILE: Kathy Meany: A Life of Service 23-29 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: A Bounty of Fall and Winter Things to Do 31-39 RACE RESULTS: Top Early Fall Finishers
In this issue:
5 NEWS BRIEFS
7 WINTER SPORTS: Adirondack Sports & Northeast Ski Expo
11 RUNNING & WALKING: Turkey Trots - Fly Away Home with the Turkeys
15 ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING: Start Training for the Slopes
17 NON-MEDICATED LIFE: Potential Benefits of Advanced Cholesterol Testing, Part One
19 COMMUNITY: Buck 50 - An Epic Trail Race is Born
20 ATHLETE PROFILE: Kathy Meany: A Life of Service
23-29 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: A Bounty of Fall and Winter Things to Do
31-39 RACE RESULTS: Top Early Fall Finishers
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2023</strong> TO JANUARY 2024<br />
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ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
3 Warren Miller’s All Time: Film Tour. 7pm. Saratoga<br />
Springs Middle School, Saratoga Springs. Info/<br />
tickets: Alpine Sport Shop. alpinesportshop.com.<br />
3 Warren Miller’s All Time: Film Tour. 7:30pm. The<br />
Egg, Albany. Updates, prizes, giveaways, SWC<br />
ticket discount: swcweb.org.<br />
4 Warren Miller’s All Time: Film Tour. 4pm. Charles<br />
Wood Theater, Glens Falls. warrenmiller.com.<br />
4 Polar Bear Consignment Sale. 9am-12pm. Deals<br />
on new/used ski & snowboard gear/apparel.<br />
Portion of proceeds to Polar Bear Ski Club. Drop<br />
off: Fri & Sat by 8:30am. McCauley Mountain,<br />
Old Forge. oldforgeny.com.<br />
4-5 Willard Race Team’s Used Equipment Sale.<br />
10am-4pm. Willard Mountain, Greenwich.<br />
willardmountain.com.<br />
10-12 West Mountain School Ski & Sport Gear Swap.<br />
Drop off: Fri, 4-7pm. Sale: Sat, 9am-5pm. Pickup:<br />
Sun, 9am-12pm. West Mountain, Queensbury.<br />
westmountain.com.<br />
11-12 60th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> & Northeast Ski Expo. Sat<br />
10-5. Sun 10-4. Alpine ski, snowboard, XC ski,<br />
snowshoe, outdoor sports, health, fitness, travel.<br />
Free. 100 exhibitors. Albany Capital Center,<br />
Albany. adksports.com/winter-expo.<br />
11-12 Willard Race Team’s Used Equipment Sale.<br />
10am-4pm. Willard Mountain, Greenwich.<br />
willardmountain.com.<br />
16-25 Ski & Snowboard Sale. Alpine Sport Shop,<br />
Saratoga Springs. alpinesportshop.com.<br />
18 51st <strong>Sports</strong>mart: Skis, snowboards, snowshoes,<br />
skates, bikes, more. Dropoff: 8:30am-11am.<br />
Sale: 1-4pm. Cafeteria, Bethlehem High School,<br />
Delmar. troopwebhost.org/troop1075delmar.<br />
18-19 Willard Race Team’s Used Equipment Sale.<br />
Sat: 10am-12:30pm. Sun: 10am-4pm. Willard<br />
Mountain, Greenwich. willardmountain.com.<br />
24-25 7th Stifel Killington Cup: Women’s Audi FIS Ski World<br />
Cup. Sat, 10am & 1pm: Giant Slalom. Sun, 10am<br />
& 1pm: Slalom. Killington, VT. killington.com.<br />
DECEMBER<br />
10 Santa Sunday. Wear Mr./Mrs. Claus suit & get a<br />
free lift ticket. 11am: group photo & Excelsior<br />
lap. Whiteface, Wilmington. whiteface.com.<br />
17 High Peaks Cyclery: AT, Tele & Alpine Ski Demo Day.<br />
Weather permitting. Whiteface, Wilmington.<br />
highpeakscyclery.com.<br />
JANUARY<br />
26-28 Your Turn Women’s Ski Clinic w/Lisa Ballard &<br />
Andrew Weibrecht. Mirror Lake Inn, Lake Placid<br />
& Whiteface, Wilmington. mirrorlakeinn.com.<br />
BICYCLING: ROAD & OFF-ROAD<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
4 Shawangunk Grit. 50M: 8am. 23M: 9am. Ulster County<br />
Fairgrounds, New Paltz. mohonkpreserve.com.<br />
4 New Scotland New Bike Lane Ride. 3:15pm.<br />
Martel’s Restaurant, Capital Hills, Albany.<br />
capitalstreets.org.<br />
4 Arrowhead CX Cyclocross Race. Pittsford. bikereg.com.<br />
4 Tree House CX: New England Regional CX<br />
Champs. 9am. Tree House Brewing, South<br />
Deerfield, MA. bikereg.com.<br />
5 Bethlehem Cup Cyclocross Race. CBRC Cyclocross<br />
Series. Elm Avenue Town Park, Delmar. bikereg.com.<br />
11 Ride the Ridge Gravel Grinder. 38M/27M. 8am.<br />
Fishkill Farms, Hopewell Junction. bikereg.com.<br />
12 Albany Cranksgiving. 12-4:30pm. Food drive<br />
on bikes; ride to purchase items on list. Family<br />
friendly event. Sount End Children’s Café, Albany.<br />
capitalstreets.org.<br />
11-12 60th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> & Northeast Ski Expo. Sat<br />
10-5. Sun 10-4. Alpine ski, snowboard, XC ski,<br />
snowshoe, outdoor sports, health, fitness, travel.<br />
Free. 100 exhibitors. Albany Capital Center,<br />
Albany. adksports.com/winter-expo.<br />
17 World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash<br />
Victims Protest. 12:30pm. All invited. Academy<br />
Park, Albany. albanybicyclecoalition.com.<br />
18 5th Troy Cranksgiving. 12-4pm. Food drive on<br />
bikes; purchase items on list. Family friendly<br />
event. Troy. capitalstreets.org.<br />
19 Central Park Trail Gobbler Youth Mountain Bike Race.<br />
1-3 laps. Central Park, Schenectady. bikereg.com.<br />
28 Gurney Lane Fat Bike Ride & Races. Ride: 12pm.<br />
Races: 1pm. Also: 5K Snowshoe Race: 10am.<br />
Dion WMAC Series. Gurney Lane Park,<br />
Queensbury. runreg.com.<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 23<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
3 Empire State Winter Games: Winter Fat Bike Races.<br />
Mt Pisgah, Saranac Lake. bikereg.com.<br />
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING & NORDIC SPORTS<br />
ONGOING<br />
Tue Shenendehowa Nordic Club: Bill Koch Youth Ski<br />
League. 4pm. All welcome. Activities & skills for<br />
ages 2-13. Season: 11/7-3/36. Garnsey Park,<br />
Clifton Park. shennordic.org. facebook.com/<br />
groups/shennordic.<br />
Wed Gore Citizens’ Races 5K. 6pm. XC ski: skate/<br />
classic & snowshoe. Gore Mountain Nordic<br />
Center, North Creek. goremountain.com.<br />
Thu Thursday Night Winter Racing. XC ski: skate/<br />
classic & snowshoe. All welcome. Cole’s Woods,<br />
Glens Falls. friendsofcoleswoods.org.<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
11-12 60th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> & Northeast Ski Expo. Sat<br />
10-5. Sun 10-4. Alpine ski, snowboard, XC ski,<br />
snowshoe, outdoor sports, health, fitness, travel.<br />
Free. 100 exhibitors. Albany Capital Center,<br />
Albany. adksports.com/winter-expo.<br />
14 XC Ski Waxing Clinic. 5:30-6:30pm. Dewey<br />
Mountain, Saranac Lake. deweymountain.com.<br />
17-18 XC Ski & Snowshoe Swap. Drop-off: Fri, 5-7pm.<br />
Sale: Sat, 9:30-11am. Dewey Mountain, Saranac<br />
Lake. deweymountain.com.<br />
DECEMBER<br />
2 Inaugural ADK TOUR DE SKI #1. XC race series.<br />
All welcome. Mt Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid.<br />
paulsmithsvic.org.<br />
16 Lapland 10K Freestyle XC Ski Race. 10am. Lapland<br />
Lake Nordic Center, Northville. skireg.com.<br />
16 High Peaks Cyclery: Nordic Ski Demo Day. Weather<br />
permitting. Scotts Cobble Nordic Center, Lake<br />
Placid. highpeakscyclery.com.<br />
18 Ski Orienteering Meet. Lapland Lake, Northville.<br />
empoclub.org.<br />
JANUARY<br />
6 Inaugural ADK TOUR DE SKI #2. XC race series.<br />
All welcome. Dewey Mountain, Saranac Lake.<br />
paulsmithsvic.org.<br />
6-7 Junior National Qualifier XC Ski Races. Gore<br />
Mountain, North Creek. nyssranordic.org.<br />
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