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Adirondack Sports December 2023

IN THIS ISSUE 5 NEWS BRIEFS 7 WINTER FAT BIKING: Getting Started, Best Bets and Pitching In 11 ALPINE SKIING, RIDING & XC SKIING:Get On Snow! 15 ATHLETE PROFILE: Marbry Gansle: Running, Teaching and Coaching 19 COMMUNITY: Bikepacking the Great Divide 23-27 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Plenty of Winter Things to Do 29 RUNNING & WALKING: Winter Races 31 HIKING & SNOWSHOEING: Coney Mountain: A Prominent Landmark 31-39 RACE RESULTS: Top Late Fall Finishers

IN THIS ISSUE
5 NEWS BRIEFS
7 WINTER FAT BIKING: Getting Started, Best Bets and Pitching In
11 ALPINE SKIING, RIDING & XC SKIING:Get On Snow!
15 ATHLETE PROFILE: Marbry Gansle: Running, Teaching and Coaching
19 COMMUNITY: Bikepacking the Great Divide
23-27 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Plenty of Winter Things to Do
29 RUNNING & WALKING: Winter Races
31 HIKING & SNOWSHOEING: Coney Mountain: A Prominent Landmark
31-39 RACE RESULTS: Top Late Fall Finishers

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DECEMBER<br />

<strong>2023</strong><br />

Winter Fat Biking<br />

Getting Started,<br />

Best Bets and Pitching In<br />

ALPINE & XC SKIING<br />

Get On Snow<br />

ATHLETE PROFILE<br />

Marbry Gansle<br />

COMMUNITY<br />

Biking the Great Divide<br />

RUNNING & WALKING<br />

Winter Races<br />

SNOWSHOEING<br />

Coney Mountain<br />

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■ KATHRYN KOS OF MALTA<br />

AT THE SARATOGA FAT BIKE<br />

RALLY IN SARATOGA SPA<br />

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DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 3<br />

CONTENTS<br />

5 NEWS BRIEFS<br />

7 WINTER FAT BIKING<br />

Getting Started, Best Bets<br />

and Pitching In<br />

11 ALPINE SKIING,<br />

RIDING & XC SKIING<br />

Get On Snow: Get Inspired,<br />

Be Empowered<br />

15 ATHLETE PROFILE<br />

Marbry Gansle: Running,<br />

Teaching and Coaching<br />

Locally Owned & Independent<br />

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19 COMMUNITY<br />

Bikepacking the<br />

Great Divide<br />

23-27 CALENDAR OF EVENTS<br />

Plenty of Winter Things to Do<br />

29 RUNNING & WALKING<br />

Winter Races<br />

31 HIKING & SNOWSHOEING<br />

Coney Mountain:<br />

A Prominent Landmark<br />

31-39 RACE RESULTS<br />

Top Late Fall Finishers<br />

Publisher/Editor/Founder: Darryl Caron<br />

Art Director: Karen Chapman<br />

Consulting Editor: Mona Caron<br />

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ISSUE<br />

#275<br />

FROM THE TEAM<br />

It was wonderful to see attendees and exhibitors<br />

at the 60th annual <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> &<br />

Northeast Ski Expo at the Albany Capital Center<br />

last month. We had a nice variety of winter and<br />

outdoor sports exhibitors and a steady turnout<br />

of enthusiasts and families. We’re excited that<br />

winter has made its return, and we all look forward<br />

to getting on snow!<br />

We increased the size of the Expo by 50% this year, and we’ll continue to grow<br />

it with more exhibitors and activities in 2024, so save the dates for November 2-3.<br />

We’ve drawn the prize winners and if you won, you’ll be hearing from us soon.<br />

Thank you to all who exhibited, donated prizes, and attended the Expo!<br />

This <strong>December</strong> issue has a lot of great ideas, events and destinations to help<br />

you plan outings, stay active, and pursue the outdoor activities you enjoy – on snow<br />

and ice. Get outside to ski, snowshoe, hike, bike, skate, run, or simply take a walk.<br />

Thank you for your support of our magazine and expos, and please keep supporting<br />

our local business, organizations and events who advertise and exhibit<br />

with us.<br />

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News Briefs<br />

Double H Ranch Pays Tribute<br />

to Gwen Allard<br />

The Double H Ranch is saddened to<br />

share the news that Gwen Allard,<br />

a pioneer in adaptive skiing and a<br />

founder of the Adaptive Winter <strong>Sports</strong><br />

Program, passed away on Nov. 28 at<br />

the age of 86. Gwen came to Double<br />

H at the request of co-founder Charles<br />

R. Wood to start a winter program over<br />

25 years ago. She was active as a PSIA/<br />

AASI trainer, educator, and key advisor<br />

to the program up until 2020.<br />

Gwen often told the story of being<br />

called to Double H one summer by<br />

Charley Wood. She was persuaded – and<br />

always said with a smile that she wasn’t<br />

sure how – to turn a single trail down the<br />

hill, which had an old ski lift, island of<br />

trees, and boulders in the middle, into<br />

an adaptive ski program for children<br />

with a serious illness. She recalled driving<br />

away and pulling over on the side of<br />

the road and asking herself, “What have I<br />

done?” But, in typical Gwen fashion, she<br />

forged ahead. She recruited the entire ski<br />

industry for donations and volunteers to<br />

create a premiere adaptive program for<br />

children living with serious illnesses.<br />

Over 25 years later, the Adaptive Winter<br />

<strong>Sports</strong> Program at Double H continues to<br />

be held in high regard.<br />

Thousands of children have learned to<br />

ski and snowboard and experience things<br />

they normally would never have dreamed<br />

possible. The ability to be mobile in the<br />

winter, to determine and control the<br />

speed and direction of their body, to conquer<br />

fears and overcome limits set upon<br />

them by their illness, their doctors, and<br />

society. But most of all to create the belief<br />

that there is no such thing as “no.” There<br />

is only “We will find a way.”<br />

Equally inspiring is the thousands of<br />

volunteers who heeded Gwen’s call and<br />

followed her into the world of adaptive<br />

skiing and snowboarding. She was instrumental<br />

in developing programs for training<br />

and certifying adaptive instructors.<br />

Her career-long efforts to make skiing<br />

accessible to people with physical disabilities<br />

was honored earlier this year when<br />

she was inducted into the U.S. National<br />

Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.<br />

She saw the best of everyone, didn’t<br />

take no for an answer, and cheered loudly<br />

and exuberantly for each success. Gwen<br />

always saw something magical at Double<br />

H – our slopes, our campers, our volunteers,<br />

and our community. Double H will<br />

forever be grateful for her leadership in<br />

creating an inclusive and equitable program<br />

for all. The love and laughter that<br />

is found here is a true testament to the<br />

“Mother of Adaptive Skiing.” Double H<br />

will continue to honor Gwen’s legacy<br />

DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 5<br />

and remember her fondly as we witness<br />

our campers experience the joy<br />

of sliding on the snow down Gwen’s<br />

Fun Run for generations to come.<br />

Info: doublehranch.org.<br />

Indy Pass and Unofficial Networks<br />

Team Up to Keep Hickory Ski Center Open<br />

On <strong>December</strong> 5, Indy Pass and<br />

Unofficial Networks announced<br />

they have combined efforts to provide<br />

financial assistance to Hickory Ski<br />

Center in Warrensburg, so the ski area<br />

may run its lifts for the first time in eight<br />

years. The ski center will join the Indy<br />

Pass for the <strong>2023</strong>-24 season, and season<br />

passes are on sale: skihickory.com.<br />

Hickory pass holders will be eligible to<br />

purchase Indy AddOn Passes at a 30%<br />

discount. The Indy Pass will close the<br />

waitlist on Sunday, <strong>December</strong> 10.<br />

Hickory Ski Center was founded in<br />

1946 by veterans of the 10th Mountain<br />

Division and has served the surrounding<br />

community and offered uphill traffic only<br />

since 2016. Hickory Ski Center features<br />

1,200 vertical feet and four surface lifts.<br />

With rising costs, specifically insurance,<br />

the ski area faced an uncertain future until<br />

their plight caught the attention of Tim<br />

Konrad, publisher of Unofficial Networks.<br />

“My family spends much of the winter<br />

in the <strong>Adirondack</strong>s, and I have been ski<br />

touring at Hickory since 2015. Over the<br />

years, I’ve been keeping close tabs on<br />

their struggle to reopen lifts, and when I<br />

learned how far they had come and how<br />

close they were to achieving their goal, I<br />

knew we had to do something,” Tim said.<br />

“We have been working with our<br />

Hickory skiing community to help<br />

overcome the financial obstacles that<br />

could prevent the opening of the lifts<br />

at Hickory. The emergence of Tim and<br />

Erik Mogensen, CEO of Entabeni, with<br />

their lifeline has put us in a position to<br />

operate this season with lift certification,<br />

and hopefully for many more to come,”<br />

said Sue Catana, Hickory manager and<br />

daughter of founders Fran and Hans<br />

Winbauer.<br />

The Indy Pass and Entabeni team<br />

will also consult with Hickory management<br />

on how to streamline operations<br />

and become more sustainable.<br />

Indy Pass and its parent company,<br />

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BICYCLING<br />

DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 7<br />

SMBA’S ALEX CENTOFRANCHI,<br />

DAVE WALTERS AND OWEN<br />

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Winter<br />

Fat Biking<br />

Getting Started, Best Bets<br />

and Pitching In<br />

SARATOGA SHREDDERS’ ANNA LALOË,<br />

RACHEL MORGAN AND DANIELLE<br />

MORIARTY AT KALABUS PERRY.<br />

By Josh Clevenstine<br />

Prior to the 2020 winter I was one of<br />

the many riders who pretty much<br />

hung up the bike after autumn<br />

daylight savings did its damage. Once the<br />

snow was on the ground, I snowboarded<br />

until spring. I still love snowboarding<br />

every Saturday through the season – this<br />

has NOT changed. But I HATED not being<br />

on my bike for almost six months of the<br />

year and having to restart the conditioning<br />

cycle in the spring. Each year, I was getting<br />

more frustrated by the end of mountain<br />

biking season. By autumn of 2019, I<br />

was more bummed about biking season<br />

ending than I was stoked for snowboard<br />

season starting. Finally, I “caved,” bought<br />

lights, a fat tire mountain bike, and I have<br />

NEVER regretted it. Hello year-round<br />

mountain biking and goodbye off-season!<br />

Fat Biking is an… odd… beast. You<br />

have to WANT the ride and you have to be<br />

stubborn. Many rides will have you grinning<br />

ear to ear blasting over the crisp frozen<br />

grippy snow. Each ride will be a little<br />

different based on the conditions, which<br />

can change mid-ride on you. Sometimes<br />

it’s just too warm out. If you find yourself<br />

sinking into soft snow and spinning your<br />

wheels barely getting anywhere, don’t<br />

keep going. Come back in a few hours or<br />

another day, when that wet soft snow has<br />

frozen and you can ride over it, not into<br />

it! There may be some rides you just don’t<br />

get to go on, it happens and it’s a bummer<br />

when it does. That’s when you have to<br />

remind yourself, it’s better to miss a ride or<br />

two in a warm spell, than miss months of<br />

riding without a fat bike!<br />

Gear and Apparel – I don’t want to<br />

go too heavy here on what kind of fat bike<br />

to get. Any fatty is better than nothing. I<br />

love my ‘21 Trek Farley 7. It comes with<br />

everything you could need: 1x drivetrain,<br />

dropper, fork, hydraulic disc brakes, and<br />

stud-ready 4.5” tires. I added a second<br />

wheel set so I could easily swap from<br />

non-studded tires to studs. If possible,<br />

transport your bike in your vehicle – road<br />

salt is hard on bikes!<br />

One of the toughest things to figure<br />

out is learning how to dress for the various<br />

levels of cold. Every person’s unique<br />

make up really shows in how they dress for<br />

winter riding. Some folks wear heavy winter<br />

jackets while only needing lightweight<br />

gloves and regular riding shoes. Others<br />

are the opposite. You’ve gotta find what<br />

works for you.<br />

I don’t need a great deal of extra heavy<br />

layers on my upper body and legs. Even on<br />

the coldest days or nights my sleeves are<br />

rolled up and my forearms are exposed.<br />

I sweat heavily so as long as I’m moving<br />

my body tends to keep itself pretty<br />

warm. Two layers of good wool shirts<br />

make up my top half. I carry a rolledup<br />

rain jacket on my pack in case of a<br />

mechanical issue; the jacket goes on<br />

while I tend to my bike so the cold<br />

wind doesn’t freeze my sweat and give<br />

me a bad time. On the bottom half I<br />

wear long jogging spandex and wool<br />

socks under my usual riding accoutrements.<br />

As with most fat bikers, my feet<br />

and hands are a challenge – both<br />

extremities get cold easily. On my<br />

hands I wear trigger finger mittens<br />

with glove liners underneath. The<br />

trigger finger mittens have treated<br />

leather on the outside to keep the wind<br />

and exterior moisture out. On cold days, I<br />

still put a warmer in each mitten between<br />

the mitt and my liner. Also key on this<br />

setup is that the layers/leather keep my<br />

sweaty hands from getting chilled by<br />

the wind. The trigger finger mittens are<br />

effective and allow me to brake, shift and<br />

operate my dropper while staying warm.<br />

I STRONGLY recommend this setup to<br />

others whose hands struggle in the cold.<br />

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Some people go with bar mitts. These riders<br />

seem happy enough with their setup,<br />

but I can’t get my head around falling and<br />

potentially not being able to get my hands<br />

free as quick as possible.<br />

On my feet, I wear winter clipless<br />

boots with toe warmers. Regarding clipless<br />

pedal life in winter, I envy riders who<br />

are used to riding flats. If you’re putting<br />

your feet down repeatedly in the snow,<br />

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DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 9<br />

GURNEY LANE POWDER<br />

WITH DANIELLE MORIARTY.<br />

NORTH COUNTRY MTB<br />

STUDDED TIRES FOR ICE.<br />

JOSH CLEVENSTINE<br />

JOSH, ASHLEY AND DARBY<br />

CLEVENSTINE AT DANIELS<br />

ROAD. SCOT CARPENTER<br />

you will get a packed snow/ice buildup<br />

and eventually not be able to clip-in.<br />

To combat this, I carry a small Park Tool<br />

GSC-1 (gear clean brush) in my pocket<br />

and brush off my cleats. Prior to a ride I<br />

hit both my cleats and pedals with some<br />

WD-40 spray. It helps to try to put your<br />

foot down on a log or a rock when you<br />

take a water break, chat with riders, or for<br />

whatever other reason you may stop.<br />

On the top of my head, I wear a thin<br />

skull cap under my regular helmet. I have<br />

seen some folks wear their ski helmet. I<br />

see the merit in this, but I just get too<br />

warm. Similarly, I’ve seen riders wear ski<br />

goggles in the snow or on a bright day.<br />

If you’re sweating, you need to hydrate.<br />

Keeping your drinking water thawed can<br />

be tricky. I use a hydration pack with a<br />

Hydra Pak ArcticFusion hose/nozzle. This<br />

piece of equipment is about $20 and worth<br />

with every penny. Your water will freeze in<br />

a normal hydration pack setup – mostly in<br />

the nozzle/tube. Not only is this a bummer<br />

when you’re thirsty but carrying a full<br />

water pack for the whole ride is heavy and<br />

annoying. It can be easy to forget to drink<br />

in the cold weather, but your body still<br />

needs fluids and can still get dehydrated.<br />

Also, on the cold rides below 15 degrees,<br />

even with the ArcticFusion hose, the water<br />

can still freeze so you need to keep it moving<br />

in the system.<br />

Where to Ride – Gurney Lane, Rush<br />

Pond, Kalabus Perry, Daniels Road,<br />

Luther Forest, Pine Bush, Wheelerville,<br />

Scotts Cobble, <strong>Adirondack</strong> Rail Trail, and<br />

other trail networks all have some form<br />

of winter riding. Gurney, Rush, KP, and<br />

Luther are all machine-groomed by great<br />

volunteers. The grooming machines are a<br />

beast unto themselves that I haven’t been<br />

privy to, but I trust these guys when they<br />

say it’s not easy. At these networks, it’s<br />

important to make sure via word of mouth<br />

or checking online that the stewards have<br />

given the green light to ride the trails.<br />

I’m a part of Saratoga Mountain Bike<br />

Association’s volunteer team that manually<br />

tracks in the trails at Daniels Road State<br />

Forest. We’re very lucky to have a group of<br />

folks who, when the snow falls, get right<br />

out there to track-in the trails. Tracking is<br />

a non-glamorous undertaking where we<br />

ride, walk, fall, slide, curse, question our<br />

existence, snowshoe (last resort for die<br />

hard mountain bikers… but sometimes<br />

it comes to this), and wondering where<br />

everyone else is who rides after we work.<br />

Tracking won’t win you any Strava prizes<br />

but I challenge you to find a better workout<br />

that benefits the riding community.<br />

We don’t always enjoy tracking, but<br />

ultimately, we know that once the snow<br />

gets pressed in over the rugged Northeast<br />

tech, we’ll get a fast-flowing trail broken<br />

up by iconic SMBA boulders that is a<br />

pure joy to ride – hence the name, “The<br />

Snowlercoaster.” We are ALWAYS looking<br />

for help. You can reach out through the<br />

SMBA social media, contact me directly, or<br />

just go to Daniels to ride soon after you see<br />

snow! If you’re riding and see a trail that<br />

hasn’t been hit yet, hit it in both directions<br />

weaving in and out of your own tracks. If<br />

the snow is too deep to ride in, bring snowshoes.<br />

If a trail is tracked but is too narrow,<br />

then be a hero and widen it! That’s what we<br />

have to do – take initiative and just do it.<br />

This season I added a rack to the back<br />

of my bike to strap on my snowshoes to<br />

better track in trails farther from the lot.<br />

No one told me to do this, I saw a need and<br />

went for it because it’ll help everyone have<br />

more fun at the end of the day. You do the<br />

same! Pitch in at SMBA or wherever you<br />

wind up riding.<br />

Keep a lookout for fat biking organized<br />

rides, races and events. Queensbury Parks<br />

and Recreation puts on the fifth annual<br />

Gurney Lane Fat Tire Bike Day with<br />

winter races and group rides for all ages<br />

on Sunday, January 28. The fun day features<br />

long (10M) and short (5M) races<br />

with awards, and a no drop intermediate<br />

group ride (30-45min) limited to 25 riders<br />

so pre-reg, and there will be some fat<br />

bike demos – sponsored by Grey Ghost<br />

Bicycles. The multisport day also has 5K<br />

Snowshoe Races on the trails, which is<br />

part of the Dion Snowshoes WMAC Race<br />

Series, with awards and snowshoe rentals<br />

available. Plus, there’s a playground<br />

and sledding area for kids, indoor heated<br />

bathrooms and warming area, huge outdoor<br />

pavilion to hangout in, and some<br />

great trails so come out to ride and have<br />

enjoy winter. The fundraiser supports<br />

Gurney Lane fat bike grooming. Register:<br />

bikereg.com.<br />

Other local events include the<br />

Wheelerville Fat Bike Festival and<br />

Saratoga Fat Bike Rally, with dates to be<br />

confirmed. On the snowy Tug Hill Plateau,<br />

Osceola Ski & Sport Resort has a Fat Tire<br />

Bike Race on Jan. 21; Winona Forest<br />

Recreation Association’s “SnoFatShu”<br />

Winter Duathlon is on Feb. 11; and their<br />

IdidaFat is March 3. SnoFatShu is a 3M<br />

snowshoe, 6M fatty, and 3M snowshoe,<br />

and IditaFat will feature 40K and 20K singletrack<br />

races/rides, and family-friendly<br />

10K with doubletrack trails.<br />

Friends, here’s to a great winter riding<br />

season!<br />

Josh Clevenstine (josh.clevenstine@<br />

gmail.com) has a degree in journalism<br />

from SUNY Albany. He’s a trail/<br />

communications director for SMBA, a<br />

musician, snowboarder and year-round<br />

mountain biker. Find more on Instagram<br />

@josh.clevenstine, Apple Music, Spotify,<br />

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Get On Snow<br />

By Darryl Caron<br />

New York is home to some of the best skiing in the<br />

East. With over 50 ski areas, there’s bound to be one<br />

nearby so check out Ski NY’s snow reports, ski & stay<br />

deals, and mountain info. There’s also details on the Ski<br />

& Ride Passport program, where third and fourth graders<br />

can get one free lift ticket when an adult lift ticket<br />

is purchased. If you’d like to learn to ski or snowboard,<br />

checkout the specials at participating mountains. Visit:<br />

iskiny.com.<br />

The state’s biggest ski area, Gore Mountain, is loved<br />

by skiers and riders for their range of trails and diversity<br />

that nine sides of four peaks deliver. For 2024, there’s new<br />

snowmaking at the Ski Bowl and a new beginner lift, the<br />

Bear Cub Quad. If you don’t have a SKI3 season pass, book<br />

your snow days in advance and save with e-tickets. Visit:<br />

goremountain.com.<br />

If you’re looking for big adventures, Whiteface offers it<br />

– the biggest vertical drop in the East, challenging slopes,<br />

and many off-hill activities in Lake Placid and High Peaks<br />

towns. They’ll be installing a new detachable high-speed<br />

quad, which will open during the 2024 season. The new lift<br />

provides easier means of accessing the whole mountain<br />

and provides more incentive for people to park over at the<br />

Bear Den base area. Visit: whiteface.com.<br />

New York’s coolest little ski area is Willard Mountain<br />

in Easton, minutes from the Capital-Saratoga Region.<br />

They’re open daily, with night skiing (non-holiday weeks),<br />

offering outstanding lessons, snowmaking, retail shop<br />

and tubing park. They have specials on two- and fourhour<br />

night lift tickets. Visit: willardmountain.com.<br />

Just outside of Schenectady, Maple Ski Ridge in<br />

Rotterdam, has something for beginner and experience<br />

skiers and riders of all ages. They’ve just upgraded their<br />

snowmaking and joined the Indy Pass as well. On Monday<br />

and Tuesday nights, they offer Nordic Nights with XC skiing,<br />

snowshoeing and alpine touring/skinning allowed<br />

– on the other nights, you can ski or ride. Visit: mapleskiridge.com.<br />

In the southern <strong>Adirondack</strong>s, Oak Mountain in<br />

Speculator is an easy drive from Albany, Glens Falls or<br />

Utica. They offer terrain to suit everyone’s needs at an<br />

affordable rate for skiing, riding and tubing. The snowmaking<br />

“whales” are made and being groomed out, and<br />

with Mother Nature’s help they expect to open soon. They<br />

have an outstanding ski and snowboard school, and it is<br />

home to the Acorn Pub & Eatery with <strong>Adirondack</strong> cuisine.<br />

Visit: oakmountainski.com.<br />

In Hancock, Mass., Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort<br />

is the largest ski and snowboard resort in southern New<br />

England. They’ve been open for a few weekends and<br />

expect to open soon full-time for the season. Jiminy’s<br />

snowmaking and grooming team is working hard to get<br />

as much terrain open as possible. They offer activities for<br />

the whole family on their 45 trails with nine lifts, including<br />

a six-person high-speed chairlift. Visit: jiminypeak.com.<br />

Just an hour from Albany, Catamount Ski Resort,<br />

is located on the border of MA/NY in the Berkshires.<br />

Featuring 44 trails, eight lifts, snowmaking and night skiing,<br />

Catamount is on the Indy Pass with challenging trails<br />

and family fun. Their crews are blanketing the trails with<br />

snow in preparation for their opening day. Visit: catamountski.com.<br />

Run by the same family for nearly 50 years, Berkshire<br />

East Mountain Resort is a hidden gem that’s worth the<br />

trip to Charlemont, Mass. The Indy Pass resort has modern<br />

facilities, top-notch snowmaking and grooming, a<br />

high-speed detachable quad opening this winter, lessons,<br />

dining and nearby lodging. Visit: berkshireeast.com.<br />

Nestled in the central <strong>Adirondack</strong>s, McCauley<br />

Mountain, in Old Forge provides skiing and snowboarding<br />

for all levels with big mountain terrain but without<br />

long lift lines or high-ticket prices. McCauley’s 21 trails<br />

receive an annual snowfall of 280 inches, and have snowmaking<br />

on 65% of trails, so go play in their snow! Visit:<br />

mccauleyny.com.<br />

Central New York’s largest ski resort is Greek Peak<br />

Mountain Resort in Cortland, with 46 trails and 11 glades,<br />

six chair lifts, two surface lifts, and new and improved<br />

terrain parks, plus lodging and an indoor waterpark. The<br />

Indy Pass, year-round family resort is located in the Finger<br />

Lakes region, minutes from I-81. Visit: greekpeak.net.<br />

Located on the Tug Hill Plateau, Snow Ridge, has<br />

some of the best snow in the East with an average snowfall<br />

of 230 inches. The family owned and operated area<br />

has joined the Indy Pass offers 31 trails and two terrain<br />

parks with small prices and lots of hospitality. With a lot of<br />

support, they’re bouncing back from a damaging tornado<br />

in August. Snow is falling and snowmaking has begun so<br />

keep an eye out for opening day info. Visit: snowridge.<br />

com.<br />

When visiting nearby Vermont, be sure to visit Ikon<br />

Pass resort partners Killington, the largest ski area in the<br />

eastern US (killington.com) and Pico Mountain, one of<br />

the first commercial ski resorts in the state – est. 1937, with<br />

19 miles of trails across 470 skiable acres (picomountain.<br />

com). To the north, Smugglers’ Notch is family and adult<br />

friendly, with everything from beginner terrain to steep<br />

skiing and side-country access (smuggs.com). To the<br />

south, Stratton, near Manchester, offers 99 trails, glades,<br />

fast lifts, hotels and Ikon Pass access (stratton.com).<br />

For best Maine skiing, book your getaway to Sunday<br />

River for day and night skiing with gorgeous views (sundayriver.com).<br />

For cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, Lapland<br />

Lake near Northville, offers lodging and a ski lodge with<br />

a retail and rental shop, plus indoor seating, dining, and<br />

a food truck on busier days. The Ladies XC Ski Clinics are<br />

returning to Lapland for beginner to intermediate skiers<br />

ages 18 and older. This all-women ski program, which is<br />

grouped by ability and taught by PSIA-certified female<br />

instructors, includes a classic-skiing clinic on Jan. 20<br />

and skate-skiing clinic on Feb. 3. Advance reservation is<br />

required. To register, go to “Ticket” section of their website.<br />

A six-week Youth Skate Ski Clinic is for ages 8-14 of all<br />

abilities to introduce them to the technique and improve.<br />

There will also be a Youth Festival on Feb. 11. Visit: laplandlake.com.<br />

In Lake Placid, Mt. Van Hoevenberg has been rolling<br />

out snow and grooming as much as possible since<br />

Thanksgiving. When fully open, Van Ho has 55K of trails<br />

that are groomed daily for all abilities, including 4K of<br />

world championship rated trails. The Mountain Pass<br />

lodge offers a restaurant, ski shop, equipment rentals and<br />

more. Visit: mtvanhoevenberg.com.<br />

At the Gore Mountain Nordic Center, the North<br />

Creek Ski Bowl offers a groomed 5K trail network with<br />

snowmaking and lighting to extend your snow-time into<br />

the evening hours. The stadium layout provides an ideal<br />

training and racing venue. You can also explore a scenic<br />

overlook, challenging hill climbs, descents, and different<br />

loops. There are recreational trails available, plus equipment<br />

rentals and lessons. Visit: goremountain.com.<br />

DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 11<br />

A gem in the Town of Greenfield, Brookhaven Winter<br />

Park, 10 minutes from Saratoga Springs, it offers about<br />

20K of XC ski trails that are groomed for classic and skate<br />

several days a week. There are also two snowshoe loops.<br />

These trails are free and open to public use. In the clubhouse,<br />

The View, is a full-service bar and restaurant. They<br />

have expanding park events, including a learn to ski program,<br />

5K Snowshoe Race on Jan. 21 – followed by a community<br />

Winterfest Celebration. On Jan. 27, there’s a Full<br />

Moon Party for adults with skiing, snowshoeing, bonfire<br />

and spirits. Visit: facebook.com/brookhavenski.<br />

Based in East Poestenkill, Pineridge, just east of Troy,<br />

this cross-country ski area is situated at about 1,746 feet<br />

above sea level, a prime spot for natural snow, with views<br />

of the Taconic Range and Mount Greylock – celebrating its<br />

40th season in business. In addition to offering day rentals<br />

and lessons, Pineridge has season-long equipment rentals<br />

for children. Visit: pineridgexc.com.<br />

In Saranac Lake, Dewey Mountain has Youth Ski<br />

League and Adult XC and snowshoe programs beginning<br />

in early January. They’ve got lighted night skiing, a new<br />

lodge, groomed and ungroomed trails, rentals – and it’s<br />

only $5 per day. Visit: deweymountain.com.<br />

Purchased by the ADK, Cascade Welcome Center, is<br />

a year-round outdoor recreation and information center.<br />

The 12-mile trail network is groomed for classic skiing and<br />

snowshoeing. The lodge also is a full-service ski shop with<br />

rentals. ADK members can ski for free, and day passes and<br />

season passes are available. Visit: adk.org.<br />

The vision of High Peaks Cyclery owner Brian<br />

Delaney, Scotts Cobble Nordic Center is a newly repurposed<br />

10K community XC trail system on the Craig Wood<br />

Golf Course in the town of North Elba. Once a small<br />

downhill ski area, the new Scotts Cobble features lighted,<br />

dog-friendly trails for day or nighttime cross-country<br />

skiing, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, fat biking, and<br />

sledding. They’ll host weekday after-school programs. The<br />

clubhouse serves as a lodge with restroom facilities, and<br />

lights are being installed along the 10K trail system. Visit:<br />

highpeakscyclery.com.<br />

The Paul Smith’s VIC, operated by Paul Smith’s<br />

College, just north of Saranac Lake, offers XC skiing and<br />

snowshoeing, a ski school, snowshoe and ski rentals, a<br />

café, and access to the Jenkins Mountain Open Woods Ski<br />

Zone. Visit: paulsmithsvic.org.<br />

In Tupper Lake, the James Frenette Recreational<br />

Trails connect the Tupper Lake Golf Course to Big Tupper<br />

ski area. The six main groomed trails offer a variety of terrain<br />

and scenic vistas, and lighted night skiing. Visit: tupperlake.com.<br />

Inlet and Old Forge – Inlet offers miles of free, groomed<br />

trails for classic and skate skiing at Fern Park (22K), Inlet<br />

Golf Club (3.5K), and Limekiln Lake Campground (3.5K).<br />

Fern Park has some climbs and descents, plus 2K that are<br />

lighted until 10pm. More info: inletny.com. In Old Forge,<br />

McCauley Mountain Ski Area has 2.5K, 5K and 7.5K of<br />

cross-country ski trails. Depending on conditions, the<br />

trails are groomed for classic and skate skiing. More info:<br />

mccauleyny.com.<br />

Other Opportunities – For those interested in racing<br />

this winter, NYSSRA Nordic offers races for all ages<br />

and abilities, beginner to expert, including Club Series,<br />

Points Series, Junior National Qualifiers, NYSSRA Nordic<br />

Championships, and a Youth Ski Festival. NYSSRA also<br />

sponsors several Bill Koch Youth Ski Leagues for children<br />

to learn the sport, with programs in Clifton Park, Saratoga<br />

Springs, Glens Falls, Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Old Forge,<br />

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■ MARBRY WITH<br />

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AGE: 68<br />

FAMILY: Husband, Steve; Daughter, Ashley<br />

RESIDENCE: Newtonville (summer);<br />

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HOMETOWN: Old Chatham<br />

■ ASHLEY, MARBRY AND STEVE.<br />

CAREER: Retired physical education teacher<br />

and varsity coach at Shaker High School<br />

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■ LEADING THE RACE<br />

AT THE ARMORY.<br />

By Kristen Hislop<br />

“Those who can, do; those who can’t,<br />

teach.” – George Bernard Shaw, 1905 play,<br />

Man and Superman<br />

We all know that is a fallacy, read on for proof.<br />

According to Barbara (Bobbi) Palma, who brought<br />

many women’s sports programs/teams to the Capital<br />

Region, Marbry Gansle was a world class runner. Bobbi<br />

notes, “she had incredible determination plus talent to<br />

go far. She always exuded joy with a big smile.” For reference<br />

understanding great talent, Bobbi also coached<br />

Joan Benoit Samuelson early in her career.<br />

Just a few years back Marbry raced head-to-head against<br />

Francie Larrieu-Smith, veteran of five Olympic teams and<br />

co-winner of the 1985 Freihofer’s Run for Women 10K.<br />

Marbry raced the 800 against Doris Brown Heritage. For<br />

context, in 1966 Doris became the first woman to run a subfive-minute<br />

mile indoors, clocking 4:52. By the following<br />

year, she began her string of five world cross country championships.<br />

Bobbi took Marbry under her wing, providing<br />

training and accompanying her to meets. A first airplane<br />

ride, Junior Nationals in Ohio beating Mary Decker (now<br />

Slaney), then Nationals in Albuquerque, New Mexico and<br />

California. Her best finish was 27th in Nationals, just missing<br />

the international team by two places. Bobbi told me at<br />

the <strong>2023</strong> USATF national meeting that Marbry would have<br />

made the international team.<br />

In the 70s there was no funding for women’s sports, so<br />

Bobbi’s girls paid for their races and travel via fundraising<br />

with candy sales. Bobbi shared a story of being on the NYS<br />

Thruway in bad weather. They and many other cars were<br />

stopped and semi stranded. Marbry took advantage of the<br />

situation by jumping out of the car and selling candy to<br />

other motorists!<br />

Let’s take a step back. Growing up on a dairy farm<br />

in Old Chatham, Marbry was no stranger to hard work<br />

and pushing her body. <strong>Sports</strong> were a draw in part due to<br />

Mr. Lambert, her elementary physical education teacher.<br />

Knowing she wanted to teach, she played every sport in<br />

high school – four years of varsity basketball, varsity gymnastics,<br />

three years of varsity track, one year of softball,<br />

one year of volleyball, and one season of cheerleading. “I<br />

did every sport that we had. I wanted to experience what<br />

we had to become a well-rounded PE student. In college,<br />

I commuted an hour each way before I-90 was completed,<br />

so no sports except for running. My last two years, when<br />

I lived on campus at Russell Sage College, I did play field<br />

hockey and lacrosse. There was no track team at Russell<br />

Sage College, but senior year, Russell Sage College let me<br />

attend a meet at SUNYA (now UAlbany) as an individual,”<br />

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she didn’t want to run it. I said I’ll run it, please go tell<br />

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DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 17<br />

■ INDUCTION INTO <strong>2023</strong><br />

NYSPHSAA HALL OF FAME.<br />

then that the boys track coach Ed Knight<br />

took her to Albany State (now UAlbany)<br />

to meet the aforementioned Bobbi Palma.<br />

That led to travel and excelling in the sport<br />

for 13 years.<br />

But Marbry’s true passion was teaching<br />

and coaching. Right after graduation<br />

from college Marbry was hired by Shaker,<br />

starting in the fall of 1977. As a PE teacher<br />

and gymnastics coach, she asked about<br />

cross country. There wasn’t a team so<br />

she started one! Ed Springstead, the boys<br />

coach, became a valued mentor. Marbry<br />

coached cross country, gymnastics and<br />

track and field for 126 consecutive seasons.<br />

She says, “coaching three sports for<br />

42 years flew by! Coaching gymnastics in<br />

the winter season was a nice change as it<br />

breaks up the running. Gymnastics is so<br />

creative, helping gymnasts make up their<br />

individual routines to fit their personalities,<br />

takes time.”<br />

As a coach, Marbry has received many<br />

accolades, but one that stands out was<br />

received earlier this year. “Being inducted<br />

into the NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame was a<br />

huge honor. The ceremony was awesome<br />

and I received a huge Super Bowl sized<br />

ring! It is so rewarding to know that people<br />

realize and appreciate all the hard work and<br />

time I’ve put in over the years during my<br />

career.” In <strong>December</strong>, she will also receive<br />

another award according to renowned<br />

coach and official Mark Mindel. This month<br />

Marbry will be inducted into the indoor<br />

Armory T&F Hall of Fame in NYC.<br />

I just had to ask, what makes a great<br />

coach? After all, I am now coaching in<br />

■ OFFICIATING AT THE<br />

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high school so why not learn from one<br />

of the best? Marbry says, “Bottom line is<br />

you’ve got to get to know your athletes,<br />

you don’t just go out there and say this is<br />

what we’re doing today and be done with<br />

it. You really have to be a big part of their<br />

lives. You have to find out things that they<br />

like so you can push their buttons. Show<br />

that you care! You have to instill confidence<br />

in the kids and make them believe<br />

that they can do anything you ask them. If<br />

you ask them to figuratively run through<br />

a wall, they’ve got to believe that they can<br />

do it. You have to make sure that every<br />

kid knows that you care about them. I had<br />

big teams and never had to cut. Not all<br />

are top athletes, but being part of a team<br />

meant the world to them. I give them a lot<br />

of credit for getting out there and trying. I<br />

don’t care how slow they are, just as long<br />

as they get out there and try. It’s more than<br />

a lot of people do and I’m just so proud of<br />

them for their efforts.”<br />

Marbry says her athletes were like<br />

family. Likely that’s because she had<br />

amazing support from her own family.<br />

Her husband, Steve, is and has been<br />

supportive of Marbry, understanding the<br />

time and commitment needed. He comes<br />

from a family of athletes and coaches.<br />

“Our daughter, Ashley grew up at my side.<br />

She was a week old when I took her to<br />

the Empire State Games!” says Marbry.<br />

Growing up in the sport it isn’t surprising<br />

that Ashley is now teaching and coaching<br />

at Columbia High School. Excelling<br />

early, she is head coach for cross country,<br />

indoor and outdoor track and field. Her<br />

mom says, “I am so proud of her! She is<br />

so knowledgeable in the field events! She<br />

competed for me at Shaker, attended<br />

SUNY Cortland and started off there as a<br />

pole vaulter and jumper, and finished her<br />

career as a thrower! I absolutely love and<br />

admire her working with her teams.”<br />

Ashley says, “I grew up as an only child<br />

but it never felt that way as I always had<br />

older sisters to look up to on her teams.<br />

Spending every weekend of the school<br />

years at competitions never felt like we<br />

were giving up anything; it was just spending<br />

time with our family. Mom spent summer’s<br />

taking her athletes on European<br />

trips; she would bring peanut butter and<br />

jelly sandwiches to meets so everyone had<br />

lunch. Sounds a lot like what Bobbi Palma<br />

had done for her.”<br />

Ashley learned important lesson<br />

from her mom, “How to be passionate<br />

about what you do, sacrifice to give your<br />

athletes the best opportunities to be successful,<br />

and try to give everyone on your<br />

team equal support no matter their physical<br />

talent – you are making an impact on<br />

everyone you coach.”<br />

Those big shoes might be intimidating,<br />

but not for Ashley. She has learned to<br />

strive for the stars. Fellow longtime coach,<br />

Mark Mindel, puts Marbry up in those<br />

stars. “Dedicated, friendly to everyone,<br />

joyous” that’s Marbry. She cheers for the<br />

competition as loudly as for her own team.<br />

Mark has teamed with Marbry as an official<br />

and administrator. He exudes admiration<br />

saying “she would give the shirt off<br />

her back with a smile.”<br />

Most people would be burned out<br />

teaching and coaching three seasons, but<br />

not Marbry. She also had leadership roles<br />

in those sports. She is still the state chairman<br />

for girls’ gymnastics (since 1985)<br />

and cross country (since 1995). Why keep<br />

going in retirement? “I love going to state<br />

championships and being a part of the<br />

excitement! I help with the planning and<br />

I just love it, it’s like a family reunion when<br />

I go to see other coaches that I know.”<br />

Marbry volunteers and is a high school<br />

and USATF official. She officiated in college,<br />

but as a new teacher and coach<br />

that took a backseat until 2014. She started<br />

officiating on light days; a day with a<br />

short workout or she would jump in on<br />

a rare weekend without an event. After<br />

retiring, she started officiating as much as<br />

possible because it’s a great way to attend<br />

some high-level events! “I’ve been honored<br />

to do the Penn Relays. I’ve done that<br />

twice and it’s a volunteer position – people<br />

think you make a lot of money! Zero,<br />

they don’t even pay your expenses, just<br />

meals. “It’s costly, but part of giving back.<br />

I love being in the stadium, seeing the athletes.”<br />

She’s also officiated at Indoor Nike<br />

Nationals at the Armory, state meets, and<br />

outdoor nationals for New Balance. As a<br />

Nike ambassador since 2010, for the Nike<br />

Regionals she propels the course and<br />

manages T-shirt sales at Bowdoin Park. “I<br />

have made some amazing and wonderful<br />

friendships from these experiences!”<br />

Some officiating work is volunteer,<br />

but her commitment to sport doesn’t end<br />

there. She doesn’t know how to say, ‘I<br />

don’t have time to volunteer.’ “When the<br />

Freihofer’s Run for Women needed help, I<br />

would bring the Shaker team. We’d do the<br />

Troy Turkey Trot and help at the Mohawk<br />

Hudson River Marathon. My gymnastics<br />

team would go to nursing homes and<br />

volunteer there singing Christmas carols,<br />

even though I can’t sing!” Now wintering<br />

in Florida, she volunteers for a local marathon<br />

at the end of January. “I always enjoy<br />

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DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 19<br />

Bikepacking the Great Divide<br />

DAY 9 - SUNRISE<br />

FROM CAMPSITE<br />

IN SPRAY VALLEY<br />

PROVINCIAL PARK<br />

IN ALBERTA.<br />

DAY 1 - RIDING THE<br />

SINGLETRACK IN<br />

JASPER NATIONAL PARK.<br />

By Ed Gravelle<br />

The Great Divide Mountain Bike<br />

Route is the longest mostly off-pavement<br />

bikepacking route in the world.<br />

Beginning in Jasper National Park in the<br />

Canadian Rocky Mountains, the course<br />

travels to Banff and through the states of<br />

Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and<br />

New Mexico before ending at the Mexican<br />

border in Antelope Wells. Along the approximate<br />

3,100-mile circuitous path, the route<br />

crosses the continental divide about 30 times<br />

while gaining and losing some 200,000 feet<br />

in elevation. The surfaces include approximately<br />

2,100 miles of dirt road, 60 miles of singletrack,<br />

900 miles of paved road, and 50 miles of paved bike path.<br />

These details were taken from the Adventure Cycling<br />

Association website, which I recommend as a great source<br />

of information if you want to know more about the route:<br />

adventurecycling.org. From the website you can also<br />

purchase hard copy maps and/or download the course<br />

to most GPS equipped bike computers.<br />

Getting to the start turned out to be one of the hardest<br />

parts of this trip. After my flight landed in Edmonton, I<br />

learned my bike box had been swallowed by the blackhole<br />

of the airline’s lost luggage system. Six days later, after I<br />

had returned home, I was notified that my bike box was<br />

safe and sound back in Canada. I returned to Edmonton,<br />

shuttled five hours to Jasper and finally got started on my<br />

solo trip south the morning of August 11.<br />

ED AND HIS BIKE AT<br />

THE STARTING POINT<br />

IN JASPER, ALBERTA<br />

ON AUGUST 11.<br />

The trail did not disappoint as I immediately entered<br />

a 15-mile stretch of the most spectacular singletrack and<br />

scenery I had ever seen. I shed tears of joy at the beauty<br />

of it all as I passed by herds of elk, big horn sheep, and<br />

streams and lakes of crystal clear to turquoise green<br />

and blue colored water all set against the majesty of the<br />

Canadian Rocky Mountains.<br />

All along the route, the views and terrain were so much<br />

different than I am used to seeing along the East Coast. I<br />

travelled through diverse regions featuring steep climbs in<br />

thick woods, gently rolling hills on wide open plains with<br />

no trees in sight, snow-capped mountains, alpine meadows,<br />

blue ribbon trout streams and mountain lakes, high<br />

deserts, mesas and volcanic formations. I passed by or<br />

through areas we have all heard of such as Banff, Glacier,<br />

Yellowstone, and Grand Teton national parks, and cities<br />

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DAY 15 - STEEP CLIMB IN<br />

NORTHERN MONTANA.<br />

COMMUNITY continued from 19<br />

of Eureka, Helena, Steamboat Springs,<br />

Breckenridge and Salida. I felt like I<br />

was in a Ken Burns documentary as I<br />

took in the sights and learned the diverse<br />

history of the land and people.<br />

My journey came to a sudden end on<br />

day 43 (Sept. 22) with about 300 miles<br />

to go. I was speeding effortlessly down a<br />

long gradual downhill dirt road with a stiff<br />

tailwind (this a rarity) and my thoughts<br />

turned to how hard it was to get here and<br />

how thankful I was to be so close to the<br />

finish. In my mind I praised my old bike<br />

for holding up so well over the many<br />

steep rocky roads and through the infamous<br />

mud in New Mexico. I should have<br />

knocked on wood, because as I reached<br />

the bottom of the hill and turned onto a<br />

short section of paved road, both tires flatted<br />

and my rear derailleur hanger broke.<br />

I was rescued by a local sheriff who<br />

drove me 38 miles to the nearest town of<br />

Grant and offered to drive me back if I got<br />

my bike fixed. Sadly, my flight home was<br />

already booked and there was no room<br />

in the schedule to fix the bike and finish<br />

the ride. Instead, I rented a car and spent<br />

a few relaxing days hiking in the Grand<br />

Canyon and Sedona before catching my<br />

scheduled flight home from Tucson.<br />

On my long journey south, I met many<br />

people who helped me and wished to<br />

hear of my adventures. I am thankful for<br />

these trail angels who provided me with<br />

the physical needs of food, water and<br />

lodging, along with the pleasure of human<br />

companionship and the inspiration to<br />

continue onward. They had many of the<br />

same questions about my trip which I’ll<br />

answer as best I can.<br />

Why did you do this? This is a difficult<br />

question, but I think my life’s loves,<br />

inspirations, and events both good and<br />

bad blended together and led me to this<br />

DAY 16 - MY HOME FOR THE<br />

NIGHT AT LLAMA RANCH IN<br />

NORTHERN MONTANA.<br />

DAY 20 - SCENERY IN<br />

SOUTHERN MONTANA.<br />

place I was destined to be. I don’t know<br />

that I completely understand the reasons<br />

myself, maybe someday I’ll figure it all out.<br />

It could be that the answer is simpler than<br />

I believe it to be – maybe I just like to ride<br />

and be outdoors.<br />

Were you lonely travelling by yourself?<br />

I know this sounds cliché, but it is<br />

true – I was alone but never felt lonely.<br />

While I missed my family, the trail had<br />

become my best friend – the one who I<br />

could tell all my secret thoughts, hopes<br />

and fears. I always had the company of<br />

the winds that blew, the rains that fell, and<br />

the hypnotizing sound of tires rolling over<br />

gravel and asphalt. At night the sounds of<br />

the forest and plains were like music to my<br />

ears, and I felt the presence of nature all<br />

around me like a warm embrace.<br />

What did you think about? This is one<br />

of my favorites and a big reason I enjoy<br />

doing solo treks – how many words did<br />

you say I had for this article, Darryl? This<br />

DAY 27 - ROLLER COASTER<br />

HILLS ON THE GREAT<br />

DIVIDE BASIN IN WYOMING.<br />

may sound bad, but without the “distraction”<br />

of others, I was free to let my mind<br />

wander where it would. Of course, there<br />

were simple thoughts like where will I get<br />

my next food, water and stay the night.<br />

Otherwise, days went by when I was “in<br />

the zone,” and thought only of the motion<br />

of my body moving over the earth like a<br />

butterfly effortlessly floating along with<br />

the wind. You might think this boring,<br />

but I loved those times when I felt I could<br />

ride forever like a machine and my mind<br />

was a clean slate free of worry. When<br />

thoughts did enter my mind, they were<br />

random, like a magician fanning a deck of<br />

cards and asking me to pick one – turn it<br />

over and that was my thought for the day.<br />

Hours went by like minutes as I pondered<br />

whatever was dealt to me. I wish I could<br />

remember it all, but usually the thought<br />

was erased when I stopped riding, like a<br />

dream that disappears when you wake.<br />

Where did you sleep? Most nights I<br />

DAY 23 - GRAND TETON<br />

NATIONAL PARK.<br />

slept in my tent at designated camp spots<br />

or at stealth sites located in wild areas. The<br />

best of these were located along beautiful<br />

trout streams and lakes or in wide-open<br />

plains where I was lulled to sleep by the<br />

songs of the coyote. I also spent several<br />

nights in motels, hostels and hunting<br />

cabins, or camping behind saloons and<br />

cafes. One night I slept in a teepee at a<br />

llama ranch, and another under the stars<br />

on a hillside overlooking the city of Butte.<br />

Each day was a new adventure and<br />

I have so many memories and stories I<br />

wish I could share. Some of my favorite<br />

times were camping in the Great Divide<br />

Basin in Wyoming, the very long – 10-20<br />

miles or more – steady climbs and<br />

descents in Colorado, beer and elk meatloaf<br />

in old west saloons, and the beautiful<br />

trails and dirt roads in the Rio Grande<br />

National Forest.<br />

Long bikepacking trips are special<br />

adventures that aren’t for everyone, but


DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 21<br />

DAY 27 - SUNSET AT MY<br />

HOME ON THE RANGE<br />

IN GREAT DIVIDE BASIN.<br />

DAY 33 - CLIMBING<br />

BOREAS PASS OUT OF<br />

BRECKENRIDGE, COLO.<br />

DAY 34 - RIDING THE<br />

OPEN PLAINS NEAR<br />

HARTSEL, COLO.<br />

DAY 39 - INFAMOUS<br />

ROCKY ROADS AND<br />

MUD IN NORTHERN<br />

NEW MEXICO.<br />

DAY 43 - START OF<br />

MY FINAL DOWNHILL<br />

IN NEW MEXICO.<br />

they can be the most satisfying thing you<br />

have ever accomplished. Be forewarned<br />

that at times you will be tired, dirty, wet,<br />

cold, hot, hungry, thirsty, afraid and generally<br />

uncomfortable. Things don’t always<br />

go as planned, but you learn to adapt and<br />

move on. If you make it through the first<br />

two or three weeks, you should begin to find<br />

your “trail legs,” and a physical and mental<br />

strength you never thought you had. Any<br />

extra pounds you have will melt away as you<br />

transform into a lean mean biking machine.<br />

I started out relatively fit and lean, but still<br />

lost 15 pounds along the way.<br />

EPILOGUE – Two days after I got<br />

home, I hiked with my daughter Emily, her<br />

husband Christopher, and grandchildren<br />

Sophie and Eddie to the top of Whiteface<br />

Mountain. My wife, Chris, met us at the<br />

summit to celebrate them all becoming<br />

ADK 46ers. I would not have traded this<br />

day for anything, even for the final miles<br />

of the Great Divide that I missed.<br />

The thought of those missed miles was<br />

always there in my mind. I got my revenge<br />

in my own twisted way, when I boarded<br />

a train to Buffalo and started riding at<br />

11pm from the shore of Lake Erie towards<br />

home, and I didn’t stop until I covered 300<br />

miles closely following the Erie Canalway/<br />

Empire State Trail. Now my mind is at<br />

peace, and I can put away my bike and rest<br />

for a while, or at least until I come up with<br />

my next great adventure.<br />

Ed Gravelle (edgravelle20@gmail.com)<br />

is a 65-year-old retired geotechnical<br />

engineer living in Ballston Lake with wife<br />

Christine. When not running, hiking or<br />

biking, he is otherwise a couch potato<br />

who enjoys reading and doing crossword<br />

puzzles. His favorite sport is watching<br />

his grandchildren Sophie (12) and<br />

Eddie (10) run cross-country and, more<br />

recently, race cyclocross.<br />

DAY 43 - LOOKING SOUTH<br />

FROM MY BIKE BREAKDOWN,<br />

TOWARDS THE FINAL 300<br />

MILES I MISSED.


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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 />

30 FDNY Firefighters Ski Race. Hunter Mountain, Hunter.<br />

skireg.com.<br />

FEBRUARY<br />

3 “The Sun” NE Rando Race. Ski mountaineering.<br />

Bromley, Peru, VT. skireg.com.<br />

BICYCLING: ROAD & OFF-ROAD<br />

DECEMBER<br />

17 Snowman Spin-A-Thon. 2-4pm. Teams of 2. Saratoga<br />

Regional YMCA, Saratoga Springs. srymca.org.<br />

JANUARY<br />

14 First Century Road Bike Ride. 105/57/28M. 8am.<br />

Adk Ultra Cycling Bike Shop, Schuylerville. Register:<br />

bikereg.com.<br />

21 4th Fatillac Flyer… Fat Bike Race. 10am. 20/10K.<br />

Osceola Ski & Sport, Camden. bikereg.com.<br />

28 Gurney Lane Fat Tire Bike Races & Group Ride. 10M<br />

long and 5M short races: 1pm. Fun Group Ride (30-<br />

45 min): 12pm. Plus, 5K Snowshoe Run/Walk: 10am.<br />

Gurney Lane, Queensbury. bikereg.com.<br />

FEBRUARY<br />

3 Empire State Winter Games: Winter Fat Bike Races.<br />

10:30am. XC fat bike race. Fun courses & distances<br />

for all abilities. New venue: Dewey Mountain<br />

Recreation Center, Saranac Lake. bikereg.com.<br />

4 Blue Buns Wheel-a-Palooza Bathing Suit Bike Ride.<br />

1pm. “Open-hair polar plunge.” SL Winter Carnival Ice<br />

Palace, Saranac Lake. slareachamber.org.<br />

18 Fatnango Fat Bike Extravaganza. Norwich. bikereg.com.<br />

25 4th SnowBike Festival. 15M/7M races & rides. Bearpen<br />

Mountain, Prattsville. bikereg.com.<br />

MARCH<br />

3 IditaFat. 20K/40K courses. 10K Citizens Race. CCC<br />

Camp, Winona Forest Recreation Area, Mannsville.<br />

bikereg.com.<br />

16-17 18th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> Summer Expo. Sat:<br />

10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm. 200 exhibitors, prizes,<br />

activities, food. Saratoga City Center, Saratoga<br />

Springs. adksports.com.<br />

APRIL<br />

13 3rd Toad Strangler Gravel Grinder. 40M route:<br />

10am. Family-friendly 10M route: 11am. Flow Riders<br />

Kids Race/Ride: 1:30pm. Supported routes. Includes<br />

food truck, beer. Crellin Park, Chatham. CBRC.<br />

bikereg.com.<br />

MAY<br />

4 4th The Great North: Battenkill Valley. 77/55/20M<br />

gravel rides & 25M road ride. Supported rides for<br />

all levels. Local food, apple pie, beer, music. Argyle<br />

Brewing, Cambridge. anthemsportstours.com.<br />

19 10th Farmer’s Daughter & Granddaughter Gravel<br />

Grinder. 63M: 9am. Farmer’s Granddaughter<br />

(new) 43M route with no off-road sections: 10am.<br />

Supported. Columbia Co Fairgrounds, Chatham.<br />

bikereg.com.<br />

AUGUST<br />

10 17th Tour of the Catskills. 74/52/27M supported<br />

road rides for all levels. After party at Last Chance<br />

Café. Tannersville. anthemsportstours.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 ages<br />

2-13. Season: 11/7-3/36. Garnsey Park, Clifton Park.<br />

shennordic.org. facebook.com/groups/shennordic.<br />

Wed Gore Citizens’ Races 5K. 1/10, 17, 24, 31, 2/7, 14,<br />

21, & 28. 6pm. XC ski: skate/classic & snowshoe.<br />

Gore Mountain Nordic Center, North Creek.<br />

goremountain.com.<br />

Wed Intro to Skate Skiing. 1/10-2/14. 5-6pm. Dewey<br />

Mountain, Saranac Lake. deweymountain.com.<br />

Thu Outdoors & Active Winter Program. 1/18-<br />

2/22. Snowshoe Sessions: 3-4:30pm. XC Ski<br />

Sessions: 5-6pm. Dewey Mountain, Saranac Lake.<br />

deweymountain.com.<br />

DECEMBER<br />

16 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #1: Mt Van Hoevenberg.<br />

XC ski race series. 11am. 3K & 6K skate & 1.5K kids<br />

skate. All welcome. Mt Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid.<br />

paulsmithsvic.org.<br />

16 Lapland 10K Freestyle XC Ski Race. 10am. Kids Race<br />

(free), 1-6K by age & experience: 11:30am. Lapland<br />

Lake Nordic Center, Northville. NYSSRA Nordic.<br />

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16 High Peaks Cyclery: Nordic Ski Demo Day. Weather<br />

permitting. Scotts Cobble Nordic Center, Lake<br />

Placid. highpeakscyclery.com.<br />

16-17 Biathlon Eastern Regional Cup #1. Mass Start: Sat.<br />

Sprint: Sun. Craftsbury, Craftsbury Common, VT.<br />

23 Lapland Lake Ski Orienteering Meet. Start between<br />

11am-1pm; individually timed. Combine skiing/<br />

map reading skills to navigate a mapped course. All<br />

welcome. Lapland Lake, Northville. EMPO. Register<br />

onsite. laplandlake.com.<br />

29-30 SWSA Winter Ski Jump Camp. Athletes age 7+ can<br />

learn to ski jump. Salisbury, CT. skireg.com.<br />

JANUARY<br />

6 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #2: Dewey Mountain. XC<br />

ski race series; night sprints! 6pm. 2.5K & 5K masters<br />

& juniors skate. All welcome. Dewey Mountain,<br />

Saranac Lake. paulsmithsvic.org.<br />

6-7 Junior National Qualifier XC Ski Races. Gore<br />

Mountain, North Creek. nyssranordic.org.<br />

DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 23<br />

7-2/11 Lapland Lake Youth Skate Skiing Clinic. Six-week<br />

skate clinic for ages 8-14. Sundays 12:45-2:15pm.<br />

All abilities welcome; intro for beginners & skills for<br />

experienced. Plus, participation in Youth Festival<br />

on 2/11. Rentals available. Lapland Lake, Northville.<br />

laplandlake.com.<br />

13 Red Barn Rendezvous 10K Classic XC Ski Race. 11am.<br />

10K adult & 5K U18. All welcome. Osceola Ski & Sport,<br />

Camden. skiosceola.com.<br />

14 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #3: Frenette Trails. XC<br />

ski race series: Frenette Freestyle. 11am. Adult 6K &<br />

3K freestyle & youth 2.2K mass start. All welcome.<br />

Frenette Trails, Tupper Lake. paulsmithsvic.org.<br />

20 Ladies Ski Clinic at Lapland Lake. 9:30am-3:30pm.<br />

Classic technique: 1/20. Skate technique: 2/3. For<br />

women, taught by women. Beginner & intermediate,<br />

18+, grouped by ability. Rentals available. Lapland<br />

Lake, Northville. laplandlake.com.<br />

20 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

20 Winona Try-It XC Ski Races. 12.5K classic & skate.<br />

Winona Forest, Mannsville. winonaforest.com.<br />

20 Tour de Stowe XC Ski Race. 25K, 15K: 10am. Kids 5K:<br />

11am. Non-competitive classic ski tour (former Stowe<br />

Mini-Marathon); a fun challenge for all ages. Festive<br />

Expo at finish. Trapp Family Lodge & Stowe XC trails,<br />

Stowe, VT. skireg.com.<br />

20-21 Lake Placid SuperTour & Eastern Cup XC Ski<br />

Races. 10K, 5K, 1.4K. Mt Van Hoevenberg, Lake<br />

Placid. mtvanhoevenberg.com.<br />

21 Brookhaven Winter Festival & 5K Snowshoe Run/<br />

Walk. 10am. Dion WMAC Series. Fest: XC skiing.<br />

After party: The View. Brookhaven Winter Park,<br />

Greenfield Center. runreg.com.<br />

26-28 Craftsbury Marathon Ski Festival & SuperTour Race.<br />

Fri: 1.5K sprint. Sat: 50/25K classic. Sun: 30/15K freestyle.<br />

Craftsbury, Craftsbury Common, VT. skireg.com.<br />

27 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

27 Stratton “Terrain Challenge” XC Ski. 6K & youth. A fun<br />

freestyle race. Stratton Nordic, Stratton, VT. skireg.com.<br />

28 Upstate NY Women’s Ski Day. Learn to ski (beg),<br />

classic/skate (int/adv) & classic/skate group. Osceola<br />

Ski & Sport, Camden. skiosceola.com.<br />

FEBRUARY<br />

3 Ladies Ski Clinic at Lapland Lake. 9:30am-3:30pm.<br />

Skate technique. For women, taught by women.<br />

Beginner & intermediate, 18+, grouped by ability.<br />

Rentals available. Lapland Lake, Northville.<br />

laplandlake.com/events.<br />

3-5 Ski Orienteering Meet: US Nationals. Lake Placid.<br />

empoclub.org.<br />

4 WFRA Nordic Dash. Nordic ski course with traditional<br />

trails & some zippy narrow trails. Winona Forest,<br />

Mannsville. skireg.com.<br />

10 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #4: Scotts Cobble. XC<br />

ski race series. 11am. 7.5K & 15K classic. All<br />

welcome. Scotts Cobble Nordic Center, Lake Placid.<br />

paulsmithsvic.org.<br />

10 HURT Mega-Relay. 10am. 6hr freestyle relay. Teams of<br />

3-8. Garnet Hill, North River. skireg.com.<br />

10 Mansfield Nordic Skiathon. Classic/freestyle 12K, 5K &<br />

youth. Sleepy Hollow, Huntington, VT. skireg.com.<br />

10 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

11 Lapland Lake Youth XC Ski Festival. Youth skiing,<br />

races & fun events for ages 8-14. All abilities<br />

welcome. Rentals available. Lapland Lake,<br />

Northville. laplandlake.com.<br />

11 Shen Nordic Classic XC Ski Race & Tour. 10am. 10K<br />

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11 Osceola Festival XC Ski Day. Classic for adults/youth.<br />

Osceola, Camden. skireg.com.<br />

17 Glenville Hills Classic XC Ski Race & Tour. 6K:<br />

9:30am. 10K: 10:30am. Youth: 11:30am. Citizens:<br />

12pm. Glenville. skireg.com.<br />

17 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

18 43rd Winona Forest Tourathon XC Ski Race. 12.5K,<br />

25K & Walter Chapman 50K classic. Winona Forest,<br />

Mannsville. winonaforest.com.<br />

24 Lake Placid Loppet XC Ski Race. Historic 50K Loppet<br />

& 25K Kort Loppet. 3K, 6.25K & 12.5K Citizens. Mt Van<br />

Hoevenberg, Lake Placid. mtvanhoevenberg.com.<br />

24 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

25 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #5: Cascade. XC ski race<br />

series. 7.5K Classic & 15K Classic: 11am. BKL/Youth<br />

3K – Fueled by NYSEF: 12:30pm. BKL/Youth 0.5K<br />

& 1.6K – Fueled by NYSEF: 1pm. All welcome. ADK<br />

Cascade Ski Center, Lake Placid. paulsmithsvic.org.<br />

25 79th Stowe Derby. 40K, 20K, 6K. Oldest DH XC ski race<br />

in US. Stowe, VT. skireg.com.<br />

MARCH<br />

2 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

9 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

10 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #6: Paul Smith’s – The<br />

Bobcat Loppet. XC ski race series. 11am. 12.5K<br />

Classic & 25K Classic. All welcome. Paul Smith’s VIC,<br />

Paul Smiths. paulsmithsvic.org.<br />

16 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

23 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

30 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

HEALTH & FITNESS<br />

ONGOING<br />

Mo-Sa Rock Your Fitness: Total Body Workout. MWF:<br />

5:30am, 6:30am, 9am. Tue: 5:30pm. Sat: 8am. Malta<br />

Community Center, Malta. rockyourfitnessny.com.<br />

HIKING, CLIMBING & NAVIGATION<br />

ONGOING<br />

Sun On the Canals Guided Winter Hikes. 1/7, 1/21, 2/4,<br />

2/11, 2/25. 12pm. 4-6M to Lock 5, Schuyler House or<br />

Victory Mills. Free, no pets. Adk Ultra Cycling Bike<br />

Shop, Schuylerville. Info: 518-583-3708 or john@<br />

adkultracycling.com. Register: bikereg.com.<br />

DECEMBER<br />

9 Winter Survival 101 Online Workshop. 9am-1pm.<br />

adk.org.<br />

10 Winter 46 High Peaks Workshop. 9am-4pm.<br />

Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

16 Map & Compass Fundamentals. 9am-4pm.<br />

Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

17 Winter Hiking 101 Online. 9am-1pm. Lake Placid.<br />

adk.org.<br />

21 Winter Solstice Hike. 6-8pm. Henry’s Woods, Lake<br />

Placid. adk.org.<br />

JANUARY<br />

1 On the Canals First Day Hike. 4M to Lock 5.<br />

12pm. Free, no pets. Adk Ultra Cycling Bike Shop,<br />

Schuylerville. Register: bikereg.com.<br />

6 Adirondak Loj Tour with Hike. 10am-4:30pm. Heart<br />

Lake or Marcy Dam hike & lunch. Heart Lake, Lake<br />

Placid. adk.org.<br />

7 Winter 46 High Peaks Workshop. 9am-4pm.<br />

Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

13 Winter Survival. 9am-1pm. Education Yurt Village,<br />

Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

20 Map & Compass Fundamentals. 9am-4pm.<br />

Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

21 Winter Survival. 9am-1pm. Education Yurt Village,<br />

Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

28 Guided Hike: Hurricane Mountain Winter.<br />

8am-5pm. Hurricane Mountain Trailhead, Keene.<br />

adk.org.<br />

29 Winter High Peaks: Esther. 8am-5pm. <strong>Adirondack</strong><br />

Anglers Outpost, Wilmington. adk.org.<br />

FEBRUARY<br />

3 Backcountry Snowshoeing for Beginners. 9am-3pm.<br />

Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

4 Map & Compass Fundamentals. 9am-4pm.<br />

Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

11 Backcountry Snowshoeing for Beginners. 9am-3pm.<br />

Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

18 Winter Hiking 101 Online. 9am-1pm. <strong>Adirondack</strong><br />

Mountain Club. adk.org.<br />

MARCH<br />

15-17 Wilderness First Responder Recertification. 8am.<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

16 Map & Compass Fundamentals. 9am-4pm.<br />

Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

16-17 18th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> Summer Expo. Sat:<br />

10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm. 200 exhibitors, prizes,<br />

activities, food. Saratoga City Center, Saratoga<br />

Springs. adksports.com.<br />

27-30 Wilderness First Responder Recertification. 8am.<br />

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />

MULTISPORT & SWIMMING<br />

ONGOING<br />

Wed Southern Tier Tri Club: Summer Tri Series. Races<br />

#1-3: 6/5, 7/3, 8/7. 5:45pm. 400m swim, 13M bike, 2M<br />

run. Sprint, relay & aquabike. Save 12%: ADK24. Park<br />

Ave, Cassadaga. coachmarkwilson.com.<br />

Wed Hudson Valley Tri Club: Summer Tri Series. Races<br />

#1-3: 6/12, 7/10, 8/14. 5:45pm. 400m swim, 12M<br />

bike, 2M run. Sprint, relay & aquabike. Save 12%:<br />

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FEBRUARY<br />

11 8th SnoFatShu Duathlon. 9am. 3M snowshoe, 6M fat<br />

bike, 3M snowshoe. Team or solo. CCC Camp, Winona<br />

Forest, Mannsville. winonaforest.com.<br />

17 Empire State Winter Games: Winter Triathlon. 5K<br />

run, 10k winter bike, & 5K XC ski. Tupper Lake Golf<br />

Course, Tupper Lake. empirestatewintergames.com.<br />

MARCH<br />

2 Saranac Lake 3P Winter Triathlon. 7:30am.<br />

Pole, pedal, paddle race. Solo/teams. After party.<br />

Pisgah, Dewey & Saranac River, Saranac Lake.<br />

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16-17 18th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> Summer Expo. Sat:<br />

10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm. 200 exhibitors, prizes,<br />

activities, food. Saratoga City Center, Saratoga<br />

Springs. adksports.com.<br />

24 YMCA Indoor Triathlon. 20-min swim, 30-min bike &<br />

20-min run. Guilderland YMCA, Guilderland. cdymca.org.<br />

APRIL<br />

13 Spring Fling Swim Pool Meet. Skidmore College,<br />

Saratoga Springs. adms.org.<br />

JUNE<br />

1 Inaugural OnondagaMan. 8am. 1.2M swim, 56M<br />

bike, 13.1M run. Triathlon, relay & aquabike. Limited<br />

to 300. Former Syracuse 70.3 venue. No cut-off times.<br />

Save 12%: ADK24. Jamesville Beach Park, Jamesville.<br />

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15 Ticonderoga Triathlon Festival. Tri & aquabike:<br />

Sprint (7am: 750m swim, 12M bike, 5K run, Olympic<br />

(9am: 1500m swim, 24M bike, 10K run) & Double Ti.<br />

Save 12%: ADK24. Black Point Beach, Ticonderoga.<br />

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23 Stissing Triathlon. 8am. 750m swim, 12.6M hilly<br />

bike, 3.3M fast run. Sprint tri, relay & aquabike.<br />

Save 12%: ADK24. Stissing Pond, Pine Plains.<br />

coachmarkwilson.com.<br />

JULY<br />

6 Litchfield Hills Triathlon. 7:30am. 1500m swim,<br />

40K bike, 10K run. Olympic tri, relay & aquabike.<br />

Save 12%: ADK24. West Hill Lake, New Hartford.<br />

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13 Delta Lake Triathlon. Tri & aquabike: Sprint (7am:<br />

750m swim, 11M bike, 5K run, Olympic (8:30am:<br />

1500m swim, 22M bike, 10K run) & Delta Double.<br />

Save 12%: ADK24. Delta Lake State Park, Rome.<br />

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28 Findley Lake Triathlon Festival. Tri & aquabike:<br />

Sprint (7am: 750m swim, 14.5M bike, 5K run,<br />

Olympic (9am: 1500m swim, 29M bike, 10K run)<br />

& Double Findley. Save 12%: ADK24. The Camp,<br />

Findley Lake. coachmarkwilson.com.<br />

AUGUST<br />

10 Cassadaga Kids Triathlon. 10am. 100m swim, 3.1M<br />

bike, 1M run. Ages 4-14. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall,<br />

Cassadaga. coachmarkwilson.com.<br />

31 CassadagaMan. 8am. Intermediate (new: 1.2M swim,<br />

28M bike, 6M run) & long-distance (1.2M swim,<br />

56M bike, 13.1M run) tri, relay & aquabike. No cutoff<br />

times. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga.<br />

coachmarkwilson.com.<br />

SEPTEMBER<br />

14 KBR Triathlon. 10am. 1M kayak/canoe, 13M bike,<br />

2M run. Categories for SUP, e-bike & relay. No cutoff<br />

times. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga.<br />

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DECEMBER<br />

8-9 FIL World Cup Luge. Fri: 12:15pm. Sat: 9:30am. Mt Van<br />

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9 7th Chili Chowder Stroll. 11am-2pm. Lark Street,<br />

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9 Curling Charcuterie & Cocktails. 2:30-4:30pm.<br />

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21 Outdoor Winter Solstice Celebration. 4pm.<br />

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29-30 <strong>Adirondack</strong> Winter Invitational. Men’s<br />

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JANUARY<br />

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ski tour, explore Gate and Main lodges, interpretive<br />

tours, refreshments. Camp Santanoni, Newcomb.<br />

<strong>Adirondack</strong> Architectural Heritage. aarch.org.<br />

25-28 Schenectady Open Bonspiel. Schenectady Curling<br />

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27 Snow Days at Great Camp Sagamore. Guided<br />

snowshoe hike & XC skiing: 1pm. Sledding, ice skating,<br />

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FEBRUARY<br />

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2-11 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. Many events & venues.<br />

Saranac Lake. Schedule: saranaclakewintercarnival.com.<br />

9-11 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. Fri: 3pm; Sat: 8am; Sun:<br />

7:30am. Olympic Jumping Complex, Lake Placid.<br />

olympicjumpingcomplex.com.<br />

10 25th Saratoga Chowderfest. 11am-4pm. Saratoga<br />

Springs. discoversaratoga.org.<br />

17-19 Santanoni Winter Weekend. 10M snowshoe or<br />

ski tour, explore Gate and Main lodges, interpretive<br />

tours, refreshments. Camp Santanoni, Newcomb.<br />

<strong>Adirondack</strong> Architectural Heritage. aarch.org.<br />

24 22nd Frozen Fire & Lights: Inlet’s Winter Carnival.<br />

XC skiing, sledding, skating, outhouse races, more.<br />

Fern & Arrowhead Park, Inlet. inletny.com.<br />

24 Snow Days at Great Camp Sagamore. Guided<br />

snowshoe hike & XC skiing: 1pm. Sledding, ice skating,<br />

snow croquet, campfires. 9-4pm. Camp Sagamore,<br />

Raquette Lake. sagamore.org.<br />

24 Krazy Downhill Derby. 11am. Sledding & skating.<br />

Dynamite Hill, Chestertown. northwarren.com.<br />

29-3/3 Open Invitational Bonspiel. Albany Curling Club,<br />

Albany. albanycurlingclub.org.<br />

MARCH<br />

1-3 Green Junior Open Bonspiel. Schenectady Curling<br />

Club, Schenectady. schenectadycurlingclub.us.<br />

16-17 18th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> Summer Expo. Sat: 10-5.<br />

Sun: 10-4. 200 exhibitors: run, bike, tri, paddle, hike,<br />

health, fitness, travel. Free. Saratoga Springs City<br />

Center, Saratoga Springs. adksports.com.<br />

16-17 Santanoni Winter Weekend. 10M snowshoe or<br />

ski tour, explore Gate and Main lodges, interpretive<br />

tours, refreshments. Camp Santanoni, Newcomb.<br />

<strong>Adirondack</strong> Architectural Heritage. aarch.org.<br />

22-24 Electric City Doubles Curling. Schenectady Curling<br />

Club, Schenectady. schenectadycurlingclub.us.<br />

APRIL<br />

3-14 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship. World’s<br />

best women’s hockey players from 10 nations, playing<br />

29 games. Community support & volunteers needed.<br />

<strong>Adirondack</strong> Bank Center, Utica. iihf.com.<br />

PADDLING & ROWING<br />

MARCH<br />

16-17 18th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> Summer Expo. Sat:<br />

10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm. 200 exhibitors, prizes,<br />

activities, food. Saratoga City Center, Saratoga<br />

Springs. adksports.com.<br />

RUNNING & WALKING: ROAD, TRAIL & SNOWSHOE<br />

ONGOING<br />

Wed Gore Citizens’ Races 5K. 6pm. 1/10-2/28. XC ski:<br />

skate/classic & snowshoe. Gore Mountain Nordic<br />

Center, North Creek. goremountain.com.<br />

DECEMBER<br />

9 Santa Speedo Sprint. 800m. 2pm. Fundraiser<br />

for Damien Center. Lark Street, Albany.<br />

albanyspeedosprint.com.<br />

9 Santa Dash. 5K. 11am. Valcour Brewing Company,<br />

Plattsburgh. runsignup.com.<br />

9 Reindeer Run 5K Run/Walk. 9am. Little Falls Youth &<br />

Family Center, Little Falls. runsignup.com.<br />

9 Santa’s Toy Trot & Kids Fun Run. 4M. 9am. Bring<br />

unwrapped toy. Village Hall, Montgomery. runsignup.com.<br />

9 It’s a Wonderful Run 5K. 4:40pm. Part of “It’s a<br />

Wonderful Life” festival. Proceeds to local charities.<br />

Seneca Falls Recreation & Park, Seneca Falls.<br />

itsawonderfulrun5k.com.<br />

9 1st Ugly Sweater 5K Run. Saratoga Springs. runsignup.com.<br />

9 Jingle Bell 2.5 Mile Run/Walk. 8:30am. Public Beach,<br />

Lake Placid. runsignup.com.<br />

10 HMRRC Doug Bowden Winter Series #1. 3M run/<br />

walk & 15K run. 10am. Physical Education Building,<br />

UAlbany, Albany. hmrrc.com.<br />

16 9th Tinsel Trot 5K Fun Run. 10am. Dutch’s Tavern,<br />

Rock Hill. runsignup.com.<br />

17 Gore Mountain 5K Snowshoe Race. 2pm. Dion<br />

WMAC Series. Gore Mountain Nordic Center, North<br />

Creek. skireg.com.<br />

25-3/10 Winona Snowshoe Marathon & Ultra Marathon.<br />

26 or 34 miles. Entry to all three snowshoe races.<br />

Winona Forest Recreation Area, Lacona. runreg.com.<br />

30 The Viking Run. 11am. Infamous 6M “uphill both<br />

ways.” St. Peters Catholic Church Hall, Rosendale.<br />

zippyreg.com.<br />

31 YMCA Ugly Sweater Frostbite 5K. 12pm. Run/walk/<br />

stroll. In memory of John Hayden. Oneonta Family<br />

YMCA, Oneonta. itsyourrace.com.<br />

31 New Year’s Eve 5K. 2pm. Downtown Montpelier, VT.<br />

cvrunners.org.<br />

31 NYRR Midnight Run. 4M. 11:59pm. Central Park, New<br />

York. nyrr.org.<br />

JANUARY<br />

1 2nd Saratoga First Day 5K. 11am. Family-friendly<br />

community run/walk to kick-off the New Year.<br />

Saratoga Springs City Center, Saratoga Springs.<br />

saratogafirstday5k.com.<br />

1 HMRRC Winter Series #2: 47th Hangover Half<br />

Marathon & Bill Hogan 5.5K Run/Walk. 12pm.<br />

Physical Education Building, UAlbany, Albany.<br />

hmrrc.com.<br />

6 Recover from the Holidays 50K. Norrie Point,<br />

Staatsburg. mhrrc.org.<br />

6 Joe Kleinerman 10K. 8am. Central Park, New York.<br />

nyrr.org.<br />

7 Winona Forest Snowshoe Series: Norway 5K<br />

Snowshoe. 10:30am. Winona Forest Preserve,<br />

Mannsville. runreg.com.<br />

13 Hartshorne Masters Mile. 9am. Barton Hall, Cornell<br />

University, Ithaca. fingerlakesrunners.org.<br />

14 Cock-A-Doodle Shoe 5K & 10K Snowshoe Races.<br />

10am. Dion WMAC Series. New Land Trust Trails,<br />

Saranac. cockadoodleshoe.com.<br />

14 HMRRC Winter Series #3: 3M, 10K, 25K. 10am.<br />

Physical Education Building, UAlbany, Albany.<br />

hmrrc.com.<br />

14 Snowshoe Race. 10am. Osceola Ski & Sport, Camden.<br />

skiosceola.com.<br />

20 Freezy Cheeks 5K: First Frost. 11am. Burlington, VT.<br />

runsignup.com.<br />

21 Brookhaven 5K Snowshoe Run/Walk & Winter<br />

Festival. 10am. Dion WMAC Series. Also: XC skiing.<br />

After party: The View. Brookhaven Winter Park,<br />

Greenfield Center. runreg.com.<br />

21 Winona Forest Snowshoe Series: Stone Wall 5K. 10:30am.<br />

Winona Forest Preserve, Mannsville. runreg.com.<br />

22 Big Beautiful Life 5K Run Walk & Roll 5K, 1.2K, 1.2M.<br />

Essex Junction, VT. runsignup.com.<br />

27 DAR Snowshoe Scramble 10K Snowshoe Race.<br />

Dion WMAC Series. DAR State Forest, Goshen, MA.<br />

runreg.com.<br />

27 Quest Adventure Race. 8 or 3 hours. Osceola Ski &<br />

Sport, Camden. skiosceola.com.<br />

28 Gurney Lane 5K Snowshoe Run/Walk. 10am. Dion<br />

Snowshoes WMAC Series. Also: Fun Group Fat Bike<br />

Ride (12pm) & 10M & 5M Fat Bike Races (1pm).<br />

Gurney Lane Park, Queensbury. runreg.com.<br />

28 HMRRC Winter Series #4: 3.75M, 15K, 30K. 10am.<br />

Physical Education Building, UAlbany, Albany.<br />

hmrrc.com.<br />

28 NYRR Fred Lebow Half Marathon. 13.1M. 8am.<br />

Central Park, New York. nyrr.org.<br />

29 Roy Abraham Winter Run 5M Run. Lagrange Town<br />

Hall, Lagrangeville. mhrrc.org.<br />

FEBRUARY<br />

3 Frozen 50K. 8am. 5K to 50K charity run/walk/ruck,<br />

no frills, fun. Loop the lake 1x or 10x. Also: Ice-<br />

Cream Dip. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga.<br />

coachmarkwilson.com.<br />

3 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival 4M Fun Run. 10am.<br />

No charge. Ice Palace, Saranac Lake. Register:<br />

saranaclakewintercarnival.com.<br />

3 Millstone Madness Snowshoe Race. Millstone Trails,<br />

Barre Town Forest, Barre, VT. cvrunners.org.<br />

4 25th Saratoga Winterfest 5K Snowshoe Run/Walk.<br />

11am. Dion WMAC Series. Saratoga Spa State Park,<br />

Saratoga Springs. runsignup.com.<br />

8 Curtis Lumber Snowshoe Races. 6pm. Dewey Mountain,<br />

Saranac Lake. saranaclakewintercarnival.com.<br />

10 20th Camp Saratoga 8K Snowshoe Run/Walk.<br />

10:30am. Dion WMAC Series. Wilton Wildlife<br />

Preserve & Park, Wilton. runsignup.com.<br />

10 Super Frosty Loomis Snowshoe Race. 10am.<br />

Hammond Hill, Dryden. fingerlakesrunners.org.<br />

11 HMRRC Winter Series #5: 4.5M, 10M, 20M. 10am.<br />

Physical Education Building, UAlbany, Albany.<br />

hmrrc.com.<br />

11 SnoFatShu Winter Duathlon. 3M snowshoe, 6M bike,<br />

3M snowshoe. Solo or team. Winona Forest Recreation<br />

Area, Mannsville. bikereg.com.<br />

17 Freezy Cheeks 5K: Second Squall. 11am. Switchback<br />

Brewing, Burlington, VT. runsignup.com.<br />

24 35th CF Climb. First responders: 8am. Kids: 9am.<br />

Teams: 9:30am. Solo: 10:30am. Run/walk up 42<br />

floors to benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Corning<br />

Tower, Albany. fightcf.org/climbalbany.<br />

MARCH<br />

2 Brookhaven 5K Snowshoe Race. Brookhaven Winter<br />

Park, Greenfield Center. runreg.com.<br />

5 Ed Erichson Memorial Races. 5M/10M. Lagrange<br />

Town Hall, Lagrangeville. mhrrc.com.<br />

10 Orange Course Snowshoe. 3.65M loop. Winona Forest<br />

Recreation Area, Lacona. runreg.com.<br />

23 14th Ice Breaker Challenge 5K. 10am. Kids<br />

Run: 9:30am. Corning Preserve, Albany.<br />

albanyrowingcenter.org.<br />

16 Freezy Cheeks 5K: Third Berg. 11am. Switchback<br />

Brewing, Burlington, VT. runsignup.com.<br />

16-17 18th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> Summer Expo. Sat:<br />

10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm. 200 exhibitors, prizes,<br />

activities, food. Saratoga City Center, Saratoga<br />

Springs. adksports.com.<br />

17 NYC Half-Marathon. 13.1M. 7am. Central Park, New<br />

York. nyrr.com.<br />

18 Freihofer’s Training Challenge. Various locations.<br />

11-week training program for Freihofer’s Run for<br />

Women 5K: 6/1. runsignup.com.<br />

18 Lake Effect Half Marathon & Quarter Marathon.<br />

13.1M/6.55M. 9:30am. Lewis Park, Minoa.<br />

lakeeffecthalfmarathon.com.<br />

23 <strong>Adirondack</strong> Runners: Shamrock Shuffle 5M Road<br />

Race. 11am. Run, sweat & be Irish. Leprechaun Leap<br />

7/8M Kids Fun Run: 10am. Glens Falls High School,<br />

Glens Falls. zippyreg.com.<br />

30 Raquette River Marathon, Half, 10K & 5K. Potsdam.<br />

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AUGUST<br />

3 Frickin’ Hot 50K. 7am. 5K to 50K charity run/walk/<br />

ruck, no frills, fun. Loop the lake 1x or 10x. Save 12%:<br />

ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga. coachmarkwilson.com.<br />

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race calendar, then add weather and/<br />

or road conditions, and you have the right<br />

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have fun with others, and maintain or<br />

build a base. Consider changing it up with<br />

a few snowshoeing races this winter. See the<br />

Calendar of Events for a full schedule.<br />

Here are a few events this month and<br />

over the holidays to get you through to 2024.<br />

Snowshoeing is a fun way to play in<br />

the snow and get a great workout. One<br />

of the first races of the season is the Gore<br />

Mountain Snowshoe Race on Sunday,<br />

Dec. 17 at the Gore Mountain Nordic<br />

HANGOVER HALF MARATHON <strong>2023</strong>. HMRRC<br />

Center (Ski Bowl) in North Creek. The<br />

start time is 2pm and registration at the Ski<br />

Bowl Lodge. The 5K timed race will be two<br />

2.5K laps on the groomed trails and the<br />

untimed fun run/walk/hike is one 2.5K<br />

lap. The course will depend on conditions:<br />

natural or manmade snow or a mix. Great<br />

prizes are given to the top finishers plus all<br />

participants will be entered into the raffle<br />

prize drawings. Dion Snowshoes will be<br />

available to rent for $5 a pair but only a<br />

limited number will be available so arrive<br />

early! Learn more: goremountain.com/<br />

nordic-center-events.<br />

The Hudson Mohawk Road Runners<br />

Club kicks off their Winter Series with<br />

Race #1 on Sunday, Dec. 10 with a threemile<br />

and 15K race. The series runs every<br />

other Sunday (except on Monday, January<br />

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around the campus and outer loops of<br />

the Harriman Office Campus. Each race in<br />

the series has two or three distances from<br />

which to choose. The long runs are great<br />

for spring marathon and half marathon<br />

training, and camaraderie of the hearty<br />

group of winter runners.<br />

Races are free for HMRRC members<br />

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and cookies and hot beverages are served<br />

afterwards. On New Year’s Day, Race #2 in<br />

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DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 29<br />

& Bill Hogan 3.5 Miler. It starts at 12pm<br />

so you can watch the ball drop the night<br />

before, and still get a good night’s sleep!<br />

Sign up: hmrrc.com.<br />

The second annual Saratoga First<br />

Day 5K Run/Walk is back with a family-friendly<br />

New Year’s run or walk in<br />

downtown Saratoga Springs. This 3.1-mile<br />

loop is similar to the Firecracker 4 route<br />

and starts at 11am. Runners start at the<br />

Saratoga Springs City Center on Broadway<br />

and quickly turn onto Lake Avenue for<br />

the first three-quarters of a mile. With a<br />

turn onto Patricia Lane, the route quickly<br />

follows the Firecracker 4 course with a<br />

trek on the Spring Run Trail (if conditions<br />

are safe). Pre- and post-race atmosphere<br />

keeps the holiday festivities going when<br />

you have family, friends and the running<br />

community gathered for the first day of<br />

the year. Register: zippyreg.com.<br />

The goal: striding into your personal<br />

success in 2024!<br />

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of the Good Karma 5K, and a program<br />

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DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 31<br />

HIKING & SNOWSHOEING<br />

To Tupper Lake<br />

Coney<br />

30<br />

Mountain<br />

A Prominent Landmark<br />

By Bill Ingersoll<br />

Coney Mountain is a small knob –<br />

and a prominent landmark. As you<br />

travel south on NY Route 30 from<br />

Tupper Lake, you can’t help but notice its<br />

bald summit standing 500 feet above the<br />

highway. Its summit features a 360° view<br />

and it is therefore a popular, easy climb.<br />

A relatively short hiking trail leads to its<br />

summit, making this small mountain all<br />

the more accessible.<br />

This is, of course, not the only New<br />

York State landmark bearing the name<br />

Coney – and like the island in Brooklyn,<br />

no one is fully satisfied with any of the<br />

explanations for this mountain’s name.<br />

“Coney” (or “cony”) is an archaic English<br />

word for rabbit, although in my observation<br />

Coney Mountain is no more overrun<br />

by lagomorphs than any other peak. And<br />

yet all other hypotheses are equally based<br />

on large doses of speculation.<br />

According to the late historian Barbara<br />

McMartin, Coney Mountain has been a<br />

known landmark for centuries. In 1772,<br />

surveyor Archibald Campbell laid out the<br />

north line of the Totten and Crossfield<br />

Purchase. He was accompanied by a delegation<br />

from the Indian tribe from which<br />

the vast tract was being purchased. About<br />

0.3-mile east of today’s Route 30, they<br />

intersected the north end of the “Line of<br />

Mile Trees,” which had recently been run<br />

55 miles from the “Landing House Tree”<br />

on the Hudson River. Campbell did not<br />

continue his line beyond this junction, but<br />

he did take his Indian companions up to<br />

the shoulder of Coney Mountain where<br />

they could look east to the High Peaks and<br />

be satisfied that the line was correct.<br />

In 1796, Campbell’s line was used as<br />

the south line of the Macomb Purchase;<br />

for this, Medad Mitchell continued the<br />

P<br />

To Long Lake<br />

BILL INGERSOLL<br />

original T&C line east of Coney Mountain.<br />

It was not until 1799 that Benjamin<br />

Wright, later chief engineer for the old<br />

Erie Canal, carried the T&C-Macomb<br />

line all the way to the Old Military Tract<br />

at today’s Preston Ponds.<br />

Today, Coney Mountain stands just<br />

north of the Franklin-Hamilton county<br />

line, which is coincident with the T&C-<br />

Macomb line. A former herd path that<br />

once followed the well-marked boundary<br />

was closed years ago and replaced with<br />

the new state trail that winds almost in a<br />

complete circle around the north side of<br />

the mountain. The hike is so short that just<br />

an hour or two suffices for the full roundtrip<br />

journey.<br />

Getting There<br />

The foot trail begins near the Franklin-<br />

Hamilton county line on NY Route 30,<br />

about 10.4 miles south of downtown<br />

Tupper Lake or 11.8 miles north of downtown<br />

Long Lake. A short driveway leads<br />

east from the highway to a rather small<br />

parking area in the woods. If this fills up,<br />

or is not adequately plowed in the winter,<br />

then the wide highway shoulder makes a<br />

suitable parking area as well.<br />

The Trail<br />

The trail begins to the right of the<br />

parking area, and following blue markers<br />

it angles south of west for the first 0.1 mile,<br />

in the vicinity of an intermittent stream.<br />

But at the first sight of the mountain’s<br />

steeper slopes the route veers left, north,<br />

and begins a long traverse. In the interest<br />

of keeping the grade as gentle as possible,<br />

the trail embarks on a circuitous journey<br />

around the foot of the mountain, all the<br />

while climbing through open hardwoods.<br />

After about 20 minutes of hiking, you<br />

will be on the opposite side of the mountain<br />

from where you started, but 400 feet<br />

higher in elevation and now heading<br />

southward. At this point, having circled<br />

wide around the northern slopes, the trail<br />

scoots up to the ridgeline to approach the<br />

summit from the southwest. This is the<br />

only part of the climb that is steep, and it<br />

is only barely so. The trail is only one-milelong,<br />

climbs a total of 530 feet, and takes<br />

about 30 minutes to walk. As you emerge<br />

on the open rock summit, notice carefully<br />

the end of the path so you can find it for<br />

the return.<br />

From vantages along the bare rock there<br />

is a full 360° view. Clockwise from Tupper<br />

Lake to the north, the principal landmarks<br />

are nearby Goodman Mountain and<br />

Mount Morris; the Sewards, MacIntyres,<br />

Marcy, and the Santanonis to the east; Blue<br />

Mountain to the south; and small portions<br />

of Little Tupper and Round lakes to the<br />

southwest, where the fire tower on nearby<br />

Buck Mountain has been recently opened<br />

▲ VIEW TOWARD<br />

TUPPER LAKE.<br />

▼ HIGH PEAKS VIEW,<br />

NOVEMBER <strong>2023</strong>.<br />

BILL INGERSOLL<br />

to the public. At your feet you will find a<br />

USGS benchmark and some eyebolts. The<br />

view of the MacIntyres may be the one that<br />

Campbell detoured from the line to show<br />

the Indians. His field notes, however, contradict<br />

this interpretation.<br />

The mountain has gone by several different<br />

names over the years. In the 19th<br />

century it was called Peaked Mountain.<br />

Then in 1882, because of its proximity<br />

to the original Franklin-Hamilton-St.<br />

Lawrence county corner, the surveyor<br />

Verplanck Colvin named it Monument<br />

Mountain. Seneca Ray Stoddard’s 1891<br />

map labels it as Cone Mountain, and it<br />

may be this name that has been corrupted<br />

into its present form.<br />

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vice-chair of <strong>Adirondack</strong> Wilderness<br />

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1ST ANNUAL FLUTTERS & FOLIAGE ENDURANCE RUN<br />

October 14, <strong>2023</strong> • Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes<br />

6 HOUR ENDURANCE<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Jordan Buck 30 Johnstown 38.85<br />

2 Joseph Disanto 30 Cohoes 38:85<br />

3 Tim Pendergast 41 Troy 37.00<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Jenna Robinson 27 Troy 37.00<br />

2 Nicole Van Oort 27 Schenectady 37.00<br />

3 Sarah Benedict 41 Troy 35.15<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29<br />

1 Austin Wood 22 Gloversville 35.15<br />

2 Luke McMorrow 27 Albany 31.45<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29<br />

1 Rachel Walker 23 Hyde Park 27.75<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39<br />

1 Ethan Van Velsen 32 33.30<br />

2 Jeff Arnold 36 Averill Park 31.45<br />

3 Joseph Chiarenzelli 33 Albany 29.60<br />

4 James Griffiths 36 Hudson Falls 25.90<br />

5 Adam Kenny 37 Menands 11.10<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39<br />

1 Christina Friedman 34 Niskayuna 29.60<br />

2 Mary Claire Falotico 31 Schenectady 27.75<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49<br />

1 Kurt Benedict 44 Troy 35.15<br />

2 Justin Alonzo 42 Watervliet 29.60<br />

3 Timothy Shannon 45 Schenectady 16.65<br />

4 Edward Abbott 49 Troy 14.80<br />

5 Kirk Gendron 48 Waterford 7.40<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49<br />

1 Jennifer Kessler 42 Mechanicville 31.45<br />

2 Sara King 44 Ballston Lake 25.90<br />

3 Alyssa Gibbons 46 Niskayuna 20.35<br />

4 Theresa Delorenzo 44 Waterford 14.80<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59<br />

1 Byron Buchanan 52 Saratoga Springs 25.90<br />

2 George Penn 55 Slingerlands 18.50<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69<br />

1 Brian Teason 62 Manchester, VT 33.30<br />

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JUNIOR BOYS 13-14<br />

1 Gunnar Miller 18:30<br />

2 Nicolas Bruno Crazy Chain 21:46<br />

3 Teagan Willsey GMBC 25:23<br />

JUNIOR BOYS 9-12<br />

1 Jack O’Donnell CBRC/Steiner’s <strong>Sports</strong> 17:42<br />

2 Parker Ruppe CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 19:19<br />

3 Alex Southwick CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 20:55<br />

JUNIOR GIRLS 13-14<br />

1 Liddy Breslin CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 20:21<br />

2 Ava Koniowka CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 21:10<br />

3 Michalea Koniowka CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 26:40<br />

JUNIOR GIRLS 9-12<br />

1 Willow Wozniak CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 21:29<br />

2 Emma Breslin CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 27:19<br />

MEN CAT 1/2/3<br />

1 Jacob McCarthy CBRC/WPI 50:57<br />

2 Ryan O’Donnell CBRC/Steiner’s <strong>Sports</strong> 52:00<br />

3 Nathan Yost Kelly Benefits Strategies 52:26<br />

MEN CAT 3/4 & MASTERS<br />

1 Jurgen Beneke DeHANGER/Harmony Builders 37:16<br />

2 Christopher Deluco Finkraft Masters Team 37:44<br />

3 David Johnson CBRC 37:44<br />

MEN CAT 4/5<br />

1 Chase O’Donnell CBRC/Steiner’s <strong>Sports</strong> 23:40<br />

2 Michael Ballard 24:53<br />

3 Adam Romlein CBRC 25:03<br />

MEN CAT 5<br />

1 Josh Hopmans Wheelbenders 26:53<br />

2 Nic Vosburg Nic V. Films 27:26<br />

3 Shane Tarbell 32:31<br />

SINGLE SPEED MEN<br />

1 Craig Nittolo Twin Line Velo IDE 51:20<br />

2 Thierry Blanchet North American Velo 51:52<br />

3 John Witmer GMBC 47:31<br />

WOMEN CAT 1/2/3/4<br />

1 Abigail Romlein CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 51:12<br />

2 Madeline Hanna CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 54:34<br />

3 Paige Williams Team ERRACE 56:05<br />

WOMEN CAT 4/5<br />

1 Hannah Dinolfo CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 28:32<br />

2 Lillian Hanna CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 29:06<br />

3 Rachel Sacks Team VPA 29:13<br />

SUNDAY<br />

JUNIOR BOYS 13-14<br />

1 Chase O’Donnell CBRC/Steiner’s <strong>Sports</strong> 17:04<br />

2 Brad Grimm Minuteman Empire Automation 17:39<br />

3 Eli Timmerman CNY Sharks 17:44<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69<br />

1 Ann Alessandrini 63 31.45<br />

2 Sue Davis 62 25.90<br />

3 Colette Van Kerckvoorde 63 Lee 22.20<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 79<br />

1 Fred Pilon 77 Lee, MA 22.20<br />

2 Edward Swanson 74 Ballston Lake 16.65<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 79<br />

1 Laura Clark 79 Saratoga Springs 18.50<br />

3-PERSON RELAY<br />

1 AP MotherRunners 35.15<br />

2 JAE RUle 31.45<br />

3 HOUR ENDURANCE<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Rob Richard 47 Little Falls 20.35<br />

2 Matthew Walsh 36 Troy 14.80<br />

3 Adam Karges 33 Niskayuna 12.95<br />

4 Jeff Walker 67 Hyde Park 7.40<br />

5 Michael Holland 68 7.40<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Nicole Russell 31 Troy 16.65<br />

2 Mandy Kergel 41 Schenectady 14.80<br />

1 HOUR ENDURANCE<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Al Bills 62 Waterford 5.55<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Lauren Farley 27 Totowa, NJ 5.55<br />

2 Shannon Gildea 27 Amsterdam 5.55<br />

3 Susan Davis 62 Saratoga Springs 5.55<br />

4 Terri Bills 55 Waterford 3.7<br />

5 Mary Kay Scott 51 Schenectady 3.7<br />

6 Diana Daley 59 Delmar 3.7<br />

7 Kim Lock Ridge-Heller 58 3.7<br />

8 Allison Marinucci 42 3.7<br />

9 Jennifer Bennoch 46 Saratoga Springs 3.7<br />

10 Jessica Patnaude 56 Albany 3.7<br />

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JUNIOR BOYS 9-12<br />

1 Jack O’Donnell CBRC/Steiner’s <strong>Sports</strong> 18:39<br />

2 Parker Ruppe CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 20:54<br />

3 Ethan Romlein CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 22:29<br />

JUNIOR GIRLS 13-14<br />

1 Sophie Chromczak CBRC 20:11<br />

2 Anne-Sophie Laloe CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 20:59<br />

3 Liddy Beslin CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 22:30<br />

JUNIOR GIRLS 9-12<br />

1 Hannah Dinolfo CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 19:51<br />

2 Lillian Hanna CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 20:11<br />

3 Willow Wozniak CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 23:30<br />

MEN CAT 1/2/3<br />

1 Matt Timmerman 55:41<br />

2 Jacob McCarthy CBRC/WPI 55:52<br />

3 Jon Taber CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 56:39<br />

MEN CAT 3/4 & MASTERS<br />

1 Eric Grimm Minuteman Empire Automation 40:25<br />

2 David Johnson CBRC 40:31<br />

3 Kevan Edwards Mello Velo Racing 40:52<br />

MEN CAT 4/5<br />

1 Michael Ballard 35:28<br />

2 Cole Krueger Marchese Racing 36:05<br />

3 Adam Romlein CBRC 36:20<br />

MEN CAT 5<br />

1 Tyler Civitella SB Sharks 29:18<br />

2 Noah Wesley Berkshire Velo 29:49<br />

3 Nic Vosburg Nic V. Films 31:29<br />

SINGLE SPEED MEN<br />

1 Kevan Edwards Mello Velo Racing 58:11<br />

2 Aaron Newell Big Ronnie Coleman Race Team 53:10<br />

3 James Davall A Dogs Day Out 56:43<br />

MEN FAT BIKE<br />

1 Michael Morris Pursuit Racing 28:06<br />

2 Peter Dinolfo North American Velo 32:07<br />

3 Jud Speer Team Brewery Ommegang 32:47<br />

WOMEN CAT 1/2/3/4<br />

1 Abigail Romlein CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 46:54<br />

2 Sascha Scott Cork Monkey Racing 49:24<br />

3 Sarah Romlein CBRC 50:08<br />

WOMEN CAT 4/5<br />

1 Madeline Hanna CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 29:46<br />

2 Hannah Dinolfo CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 31:16<br />

3 Talia Hodgson CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 31:31<br />

Courtesy of Capital Bicycle Racing Club<br />

SPRINT RELAY - 60+ MILES<br />

6-PACK TEAM<br />

1 Dill Running 7:20:00<br />

2 REGIS 8:21:00<br />

3 CAT23 8:44:00<br />

4 88 MPH 9:11:00<br />

5 Wild Rovers #1 9:17:00<br />

6 Lazy Crazy Hazy 9:20:00<br />

7 Masters of the Brewniverse 9:23:00<br />

8 Hoppin’ to the Finish Line 9:48:00<br />

9 Happy Feet & Jelly Legs 9:49:00<br />

10 Tiger Rough 9:50:00<br />

11 Slow Loris 9:50:00<br />

12 NYCM Try-fecta 10:00:00<br />

13 Forrest Jr 10:03:00<br />

14 5 Hot Dogs and a Taco 10:07:00<br />

15 RF Spa Runners 10:15:00<br />

16 Vet Rec 10:27:00<br />

17 VAN II 10:38:00<br />

18 Fultonham Fartlekers 10:57:00<br />

19 Run like the WindED 11:06:00<br />

20 NYRFTF 11:11:00<br />

21 Velvet Thunder 11:16:00<br />

22 Moms Chasing Margaritas 11:22:00<br />

23 Eat to Run, Run to Eat 11:28:00<br />

24 Jenn’s Fault 11:29:00<br />

25 The Beer Sloggers 11:34:00<br />

26 Hot Legs Cool Kegs 11:50:00<br />

27 We’re Going SARONG Way 12:30:00<br />

DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 33<br />

20TH ANNUAL MOHAWK TOWPATH BYWAY DUATHLON<br />

October 15, <strong>2023</strong> • Riverview Orchards, Clifton Park<br />

2M RUN, 12M BIKE, 2M RUN<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Maxwell Curtiss 32 Fairfax, VT 56:11<br />

2 Ian McGrew 36 Kingston 57:32<br />

3 Doug Girling 57 Greenfield Center 1:01:46<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Anna Harrod-McGrew 37 Kingston 1:09:33<br />

2 Jessica Hanna 44 Rexford 1:16:12<br />

3 Jill Koziol 50 Buskirk 1:16:46<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />

1 Kyle Hewitt 15 1:07:46<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29<br />

1 Noah Meyer 26 Coventry, RI 1:11:42<br />

2 Brian Chew 22 Schenectady 1:13:30<br />

3 Lincoln Walton 29 Saratoga Springs 1:13:34<br />

4 Brandon Gohl 22 Ballston Lake 1:15:39<br />

5 Brian Darling 28 Attleboro, MA 1:15:51<br />

6 Jacob Schneider 26 Ballston Spa 1:16:26<br />

7 Morgan Condon 21 Walton 1:19:58<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Miles Kelly 30 Ballston Spa 1:03:48<br />

2 Ryan Kobor 38 South Glens Falls 1:04:35<br />

3 Allen Stauffer 35 Queensbury 1:10:10<br />

4 Stefan Hanley 32 Saratoga Springs 1:10:31<br />

5 Thomas Meininger 39 Richfield Springs 1:16:57<br />

6 Peter Slover 35 Clifton Park 1:17:11<br />

7 Brendan Kisselback 30 Saratoga Springs 1:17:48<br />

8 Matthew Cloud 36 Clifton Park 1:20:09<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39<br />

1 Alison Snyder 30 Clifton Park 1:17:49<br />

2 Emily Tetreault 35 Saugerties 1:31:37<br />

3 Stephanie Carlton 39 Clifton Park 1:34:29<br />

4 Lysandra Tetreault 33 Saugerties 1:40:09<br />

5 Mary Maher 38 Mechanicville 1:44:44<br />

6 Samantha Derby 38 Clifton Park 1:48:12<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49<br />

1 Svitozar Fokshey 41 Cohoes 1:04:15<br />

2 George Morse 41 Schenectady 1:04:21<br />

3 David Vinehout 40 Syracuse 1:05:39<br />

4 Christopher Carter 45 Averill Park 1:06:21<br />

5 Ryan Fisher 43 Ballston Spa 1:06:48<br />

6 Adam Duerr 42 Manlius 1:11:24<br />

7 Matt Coonradt 48 Ballston Lake 1:11:51<br />

8 Eric Kania 48 Howell 1:15:06<br />

9 Brian DiPasquale 43 Galway 1:18:09<br />

10 Mike O’Toole 48 Mechanicville 1:19:46<br />

11 Dillon Kircher 48 Albany 1:19:55<br />

12 Matthew Berkshire 43 Middleburgh 1:39:41<br />

5K RACE<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Rebecca Ruppe 45 25:49<br />

2 Alexandria Curtin 20 26:02<br />

3 Kristy McCormack 39 26:29<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Justin Van Epps 27 18:32<br />

2 Tommy Lapham 19 19:50<br />

3 Aaron Major 44 19:59<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 5 - 9<br />

1 Emma Adalian 9 26:43<br />

2 Avery Wood 9 43:26<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 5 - 9<br />

1 Karson Ferguson 8 28:03<br />

2 Liam Lesczinski 8 31:17<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 10 - 14<br />

1 Loretta May 11 47:35<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 10 - 14<br />

1 Brett Hungerford 14 22:19<br />

2 Nicholas White 13 23:08<br />

3 Robert Lloyd 12 26:23<br />

PEAK TO BREW: CATSKILLS RELAY<br />

October 15, <strong>2023</strong> • Plattekill 2 Ommegang, Roxbury<br />

MALTA 2K, 3K & 5K TRAIL RACES<br />

October 22, <strong>2023</strong> • 100 Acre Woods, Malta<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />

1 Katelynne Schuttig 22 33:08<br />

2 Rue Taylor 22 36:21<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />

1 Steven Methe 24 27:11<br />

2 Elijah Ryder 21 30:40<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />

1 Brittany Lee 28 29:16<br />

2 Brianna Foley 29 34:50<br />

3 Erica DeGiule 29 42:24<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />

1 Pete Paluch 26 23:00<br />

2 Ivo Otto IV 27 23:25<br />

3 Daniel Wiener 29 41:59<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Alison Snyder 30 27:45<br />

2 Kayla Misler 31 30:14<br />

3 Emma Long 30 33:20<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Alex Brooks 34 20:40<br />

2 Dylan Hedderman 31 24:42<br />

3 Jonathan Spicher 34 28:10<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49<br />

1 Kit Siu 45 Saratoga Springs 1:28:22<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59<br />

1 Christopher Fernando 53 Albany 1:05:39<br />

2 Neil Sergott 52 Clifton Park 1:05:55<br />

3 Tom Hansen 54 South Glens Falls 1:08:04<br />

4 Nick Demos 59 Ballston Lake 1:09:52<br />

5 Robert Vara 59 Carmel 1:12:41<br />

6 Paul Hanson 58 Waterford 1:18:45<br />

7 Raymond Ruby 56 Moreau 1:20:45<br />

8 Chris Knite 56 Corinth 1:28:56<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59<br />

1 Nicola MacNeil 50 Rotterdam Junction 1:17:01<br />

2 Theresa Votano 54 Carmel 1:18:24<br />

3 Kimberly Danahy-Coyne 55 Avon 1:21:02<br />

4 Cathy Hanehan 59 Saratoga Springs 1:29:58<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69<br />

1 Rick Lage 62 Manotick, ON 1:05:20<br />

2 Juan Rivelo 60 Clifton Park 1:08:48<br />

3 Anthony Thoman 61 Westport 1:13:39<br />

4 Chris Kurkjian 64 Ballston Lake 1:13:40<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69<br />

1 Sue Sullo 60 1:21:46<br />

2 Carmen Garrett 62 Manotick, ON 1:33:46<br />

3 Maureen Thoman 62 Westport 1:46:44<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 79<br />

1 David Coyne 72 Avon 1:23:48<br />

2 Ronald Rawls 75 Mountain Top, PA 1:33:27<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 79<br />

1 Adriana Collins 70 Saratoga Springs 2:38:36<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 89<br />

1 Norman Stevens 81 Moreau 1:37:24<br />

2 Ray Lee 81 Clifton Park 2:09:33<br />

RELAY TEAMS – MALE<br />

1 Mohawk Towpath Duathlon 52:33<br />

2 Big Red 58:25<br />

3 RBR West Express 1:13:19<br />

RELAY TEAMS – COED<br />

1 Dutch Flyers 1:00:21<br />

2 Fleet Feet Vikings 1:01:25<br />

3 Cookies and Quinoa 1:03:20<br />

4 Boom Shaka Lakka 1:25:33<br />

5 Maximum Effort 1:44:58<br />

RELAY TEAMS – FEMALE<br />

1 The Maria’s 1:02:56<br />

2 Badass Ole Women Triathletes 1:18:42<br />

Courtesy of Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway<br />

4-PACK TEAM<br />

1 Newbsanity 8:16:00<br />

2 Krusty’s Clowns 9:08:00<br />

3 Michigan Marathon Men 9:38:00<br />

4 Slow and Steady 9:41:00<br />

5 Code Blue 9:45:00<br />

6 Cool Cats & Kittens 9:56:00<br />

7 Trekkie’s 4 Life 10:18:00<br />

8 Damn Superb Running 11:20:00<br />

9 Saratoga Stryders 12:16:00<br />

Courtesy of Bark Eater Events<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />

1 Amber Mathias 39 30:06<br />

2 Kezia Moore 37 31:22<br />

3 Christine Lucas 36 44:22<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />

1 Paul Mueller 39 20:36<br />

2 Brian Nowicki 38 21:46<br />

3 Lyman Tink 39 23:47<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />

1 Kelly Holsworth 44 28:00<br />

2 Kristin Erichson 40 28:29<br />

3 Renay Dippert 42 28:30<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />

1 Kevin Rowe 40 20:56<br />

2 Steven James 42 23:53<br />

3 Casey Holsworth 44 28:03<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />

1 Amy Cagrange 45 29:36<br />

2 Jodi Chase 45 31:59<br />

3 Amy Schuttig 45 36:49<br />

continued


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RACE RESULTS<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />

1 Daniel Wallace 48 26:25<br />

2 Phillip White 47 26:58<br />

3 Dillon Kircher 48 29:08<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />

1 Kathleen Tersigni 53 36:37<br />

2 Jeanne Halloran 52 40:57<br />

3 Jane LaBombard 50 53:26<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />

1 Bryon Buchanan 52 26:58<br />

2 Kristofer Anderson 50 28:54<br />

3 Dennis Schuttig 51 29:46<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />

1 Donna Ruppel 59 31:29<br />

2 Paula Tancredi Penman 57 40:00<br />

3 Joyce Charland 55 1:38:04<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />

1 Vince Fiori 57 29:28<br />

2 John Brunner 57 32:09<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />

1 Sue Sullo 60 28:03<br />

2 Melanie Ciampolillo 62 35:16<br />

3 Patricia Johnston 62 37:32<br />

MALTA 2K, 3K & 5K TRAIL RACES cont.<br />

JUNIOR BOYS 13-14<br />

1 Dominick Distefano Grey Ghost Cycling Club 29:18<br />

JUNIOR BOYS 9-12<br />

1 Jack O’Donnell CBRC/Steiner’s <strong>Sports</strong> 21:45<br />

2 Parker Ruppe CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 23:34<br />

3 Ethan Romlein CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 24:11<br />

JUNIOR GIRLS 13-14<br />

1 Sophie Chromczak CBRC 22:39<br />

2 Liddy Breslin CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 24:56<br />

3 Ava Koniowka CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 27:19<br />

JUNIOR GIRLS 9-12<br />

1 Willow Wozniak CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 26:13<br />

2 Emma Breslin CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 28:43<br />

MEN CAT 1/2/3<br />

1 Ryan Conley CBRC/Steiner’s <strong>Sports</strong> 54:15<br />

2 Ryan O’Donnell CBRC/Steiner’s <strong>Sports</strong> 54:21<br />

3 Jeff Krywanczyk CBRC 56:26<br />

MEN CAT 3/4 & MASTERS<br />

1 Oskar Zorn CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 36:16<br />

2 Lilliana O’Donnell Finkraft Junior Cycling Team 36:26<br />

3 David Johnson CBRC 36:45<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />

1 Ron Seyb 63 25:28<br />

2 Daniel Cropsey 60 26:53<br />

3 Juan Rivelo 60 27:07<br />

4 Robert Sack 63 28:55<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />

1 Maureen Fitzgerald 66 32:14<br />

2 Christine Pufpaff 68 42:26<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />

1 Myron Ferguson 66 28:10<br />

2 Steven Silverberg 65 32:59<br />

3 Richard Pufpaff 67 39:20<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />

1 Suzanne Nealon 73 42:42<br />

2 Alice Carpenter 73 50:52<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />

1 Daniel Larson 72 32:04<br />

2 Leo DiPierro 73 42:41<br />

3 John Vavasour 74 49:38<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />

1 Laura Clark 76 54:59<br />

2 Nancy Johnston 77 56:34<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />

1 Ernie Paquin 77 49:38<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84<br />

1 Raymond Lee Jr. 81 47:59<br />

3K RACE<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Warren Dippert 9 12:40<br />

2 Evan Masters 11 12:45<br />

3 Eddie Chromczak 10 12:55<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Salma Sayahi 11 12:42<br />

2 Dylan DeChant 12 14:19<br />

3 Miriam Nix 11 14:49<br />

2K RACE<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Henry Eichenlaub 8 9:59<br />

2 Micah Torres 9 10:36<br />

3 Avinash Jain 7 12:06<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Avni Prabhu 7 10:53<br />

2 Abigail O’Toole 14 11:40<br />

3 Madeline Bory 8 11:44<br />

Courtesy of Roundabout Runners Club<br />

4TH ANNUAL HOMETOWN CX CYCLOCROSS RACE<br />

October 22, <strong>2023</strong> • Crandall Park, Glens Falls<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Ethan Carey 24 Queensbury 15:28<br />

2 Steve Soprano 36 Queensbury 15:37<br />

3 Chuck Terry 41 Albany 16:30<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Margaret MacDonald 29 Gansevoort 19:18<br />

2 Emily McCarthy 39 Queensbury 20:12<br />

3 Cate Chamberlain 26 Albany 20:30<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19<br />

1 Forrest Slingerland 16 Glens Falls 18:45<br />

2 Robert Hill 16 Brant Lake 20:06<br />

3 Reed Braymer 12 Glens Falls 20:41<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19<br />

1 Josie Hogan 15 Glens Falls 25:15<br />

2 Anna Luckow 11 Glens Falls 25:51<br />

3 Nora Cristaldi 12 Queensbury 25:51<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29<br />

1 Matthew Brown 24 North Creek 16:58<br />

2 Alexei Studenka 29 Hudson Falls 20:40<br />

3 Kevin Pikul 26 Glens Falls 25:30<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29<br />

1 Kiley Sullivan 29 Glens Falls 27:30<br />

2 Morgan Walker 24 29:02<br />

3 Madison Ruby 23 Moreau 31:16<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Tyler Truax 32 Queensbury 19:34<br />

2 Seth Marcus 31 Ballston Spa 25:07<br />

3 Colin Jones 32 Gansevoort 25:50<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Mallory Conine 34 Queensbury 27:26<br />

2 Diana Rosenbrock 32 Fort Edward 27:54<br />

3 Brittany Hilton 30 Fort Edward 28:14<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />

1 Jeremy Beaudette 35 Queensbury 19:58<br />

2 Andrew McCarthy 39 Queensbury 21:30<br />

3 Chad Stevens 39 Cambridge 22:24<br />

MEN CAT 4/5<br />

1 David Johnson CBRC 37:15<br />

2 Aaron Newell Big Ronnie Coleman Race Team 37:17<br />

3 Chase O’Donnell CBRC/Steiner’s <strong>Sports</strong> 37:20<br />

MEN SINGLE SPEED<br />

1 Brad Young #22 CX Team 50:10<br />

2 Thierry Blanchet NAV 50:12<br />

3 John Witmer GMBC 47:30<br />

WOMEN CAT 1/2/3/4<br />

1 Alexandra Jospe West Hill Shop 50:59<br />

2 Ella Brown Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 51:00<br />

3 Madeline Hanna CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 56:03<br />

WOMEN CAT 4/5<br />

1 Hannah Dinolfo CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 32:53<br />

2 Lillian Hanna CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 33:12<br />

3 Talia Hodgson CBRC Junior CX Devo Team 33:37<br />

Courtesy of Grey Ghost Bicycles<br />

30TH ANNUAL GOBLIN GALLOP 5K RUN<br />

October 28, <strong>2023</strong> • Abraham Wing School, Glens Falls<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />

1 Meredith Carpenter 36 Lake Luzerne 21:47<br />

2 Townes Alexandra 38 South Glens Falls 22:00<br />

3 Alexandra Barbieri 38 Glens Falls 24:01<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />

1 Lou Pauquette 43 Cambridge 20:47<br />

2 Ryan Braymer 44 Glens Falls 20:56<br />

3 Tom Portuese 42 Queensbury 23:40<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />

1 Justine Trybendis 41 Glens Falls 21:54<br />

2 Megan Stevenson 42 Lake Luzerne 24:17<br />

3 Brie Ritchey 44 Queensbury 25:06<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />

1 Ramon Dominguez 46 Saratoga Springs 17:49<br />

2 Mark Walter 49 Argyle 21:32<br />

3 Jonathan Schutze 49 Gansevoort 21:40<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />

1 Beth Morrissey 48 Gansevoort 23:06<br />

2 Deirdre Donohue 49 Ticonderoga 24:22<br />

3 Kristina Hubert 45 Queensbury 25:47<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />

1 Greg Eithier 50 Ballston Lake 18:59<br />

2 Volker Burkowski 52 Wilton 20:25<br />

3 Tim Schwimer 50 Queensbury 23:19<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />

1 Katie Dawber 50 Sound Beach 25:29<br />

2 Marygeraly Wilday 52 Lake George 25:39<br />

3 Jane LaBombard 50 Glens Falls 25:49<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />

1 Raymond Ruby 56 Moreau 24:19<br />

2 Kevin Walsh 56 Tuckahoe 27:00<br />

3 Michael Walker 55 29:02<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />

1 Susan Keely 58 Glens Falls 25:21<br />

2 Elizabeth Hogan 56 Glens Falls 25:38<br />

3 Ann Holland 58 Ballston Spa 27:26<br />

continued<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />

1 Jeff Sullivan 61 Glens Falls 20:31<br />

2 Samuel Mercado 60 Saratoga SpringS 20:38<br />

3 Mark Ward 63 South Glens Falls 24:12<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />

1 Tricia Johnston 62 Ballston Lake 31:33<br />

2 Stacey Mandelbaum 63 Queensbury 42:15<br />

3 Susan Garett 63 Wilton 56:57<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />

1 Lewis Santoni 65 Glens Falls 24:44<br />

2 Clark Spickerman 65 Glens Falls 26:26<br />

3 Jeffrey Many 65 Saratoga Springs 26:45<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />

1 Anne Reilly 65 Canton 22:30<br />

2 Laurie Anderson 65 Queensbury 29:11<br />

3 Susan Milstein 67 Menands 33:25<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Chris Yarsevich 45 19:28<br />

2 Brad Gawron 39 20:25<br />

3 David Hettrich 59 20:55<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Tracey Delaney 59 23:49<br />

2 Emily Cooper 50 25:38<br />

3 Rachael Yarsevich 46 27:22<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 9<br />

1 Gavin Yarsevich 8 27:15<br />

2 Arlo Holzworth 9 45:44<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29<br />

1 Allie Lyle 27 34:54<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39<br />

1 Michael Copacino 34 21:26<br />

2 Bryan Scheren 31 29:52<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39<br />

1 Christine Copacino 33 32:13<br />

2 Danielle Liddle 34 32:50<br />

3 Jessica Pedrick 35 34:09<br />

30TH ANNUAL GOBLIN GALLOP 5K RUN cont.<br />

4 Melissa Kahl 33 38:22<br />

5 Becky Bovee 35 38:24<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49<br />

1 Brian Lamb 48 25:48<br />

2 Ken Thompson 49 30:06<br />

3 Daniel Elinskas 49 43:35<br />

4 Casey Holzworth 44 45:44<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49<br />

1 Kristin Oakes 44 34:11<br />

2 Alicia Benner 46 35:03<br />

3 Tara Westervelt 43 35:07<br />

4 Kim Thompson 49 37:53<br />

5 Young Elinskas 46 39:20<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59<br />

1 Vincent Cooper 50 21:11<br />

2 Mike Chrzan 59 25:04<br />

3 Shawn Krutz 58 25:55<br />

4 Stephen Casavant 51 26:51<br />

5 Tom Lyle 59 28:40<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59<br />

1 Joanne VanHorne 50 32:34<br />

DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 35<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />

1 Jim Goodspeed 72 Queensbury 25:09<br />

2 Roy Kline 71 Queensbury 26:25<br />

3 Daniel Larson 72 Queensbury 27:25<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />

1 Jill Pederson 72 Lake George 32:01<br />

2 Suzanne Nealon 73 Saratoga Springs 35:22<br />

3 Linda Ellingsworth 70 Granville 38:26<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />

1 Bill Robeson 76 Fort Edward 41:50<br />

2 Jim Cunningham 79 Ticonderoga 41:56<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />

1 Cathy Biss 76 Queensbury 44:25<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84<br />

1 Norman Stevens 81 Moreau 29:33<br />

2 Jim Moore 84 Niskayuna 40:46<br />

3 Raymond Lee 81 Halfmoon 46:01<br />

Courtesy of <strong>Adirondack</strong> Runners<br />

BROOKHAVEN OKTOBERFEST 5K TRAIL RUN<br />

October 28, <strong>2023</strong> • Brookhaven Golf Course & Winter Park, Greenfield<br />

ALBANY TRICK OR TROT PUMPKIN RUN 5K<br />

October 28, <strong>2023</strong> • Jennings Landing, Albany<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Jonathan Lindenauer 35 Ballston Lake 15:49<br />

2 Aidan Max 18 Wayne, PA 16:58<br />

3 James Cuddy 19 Auburn 18:26<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Zoe Puno 19 Katy, TX 21:45<br />

2 Savannah Bell 23 Ballston Spa 23:08<br />

3 Abbey Pettus 19 Chattanooga, TN 23:09<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />

1 Holden McLean 13 Albany 20:20<br />

2 Theo Carle 13 Albany 21:15<br />

3 Jacob Washco 7 Waterford 30:21<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />

1 Adriana Barker 13 Loudonville 30:40<br />

2 Angelia Degeorge 13 Albany 35:54<br />

3 Rebecca Garry 12 Melrose 37:26<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />

1 Matthew Walsh 19 Troy 20:31<br />

2 Alex Hong Y Tong 19 Denville, NJ 21:45<br />

3 Matthew Voynovich 18 Roslyn Heights 21:46<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />

1 Levi Loe-Alinger 16 Delmar 25:05<br />

2 Lyra Thomarie 15 Northville 31:44<br />

3 Juliana Leibach 15 East Greenbush 46:50<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />

1 Jason Siegel 24 Albany 20:25<br />

2 Nicholas Funk 24 Kinderhook 21:31<br />

3 Andrew Bank 20 Ellicott City, MD 21:47<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />

1 Gabrielle Wilson 20 Troy 23:52<br />

2 Haleigh Gaston 22 Latham 26:58<br />

3 Victoria Clary 23 Albany 27:03<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />

1 Austin Hyman 25 Menands 23:08<br />

2 Jared Danaher 28 Wynantskill 36:15<br />

3 Michael Briceno 27 Harrison 25:08<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />

1 Emily Moro 25 Clifton Park 29:14<br />

2 Patricia Johnson 29 Albany 29:39<br />

3 Kasey Straus 25 Saratoga Springs 31:19<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Ryan Lubba 33 Tonawanda 20:59<br />

2 Andy Gilchrist 31 Troy 21:42<br />

3 Kenneth Barbero 30 Troy 24:19<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Alison Sifflet 34 Troy 24:23<br />

2 Sarah Harder 32 Ballston Lake 25:16<br />

3 Sara Tillapaugh 30 Warnerville 25:46<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />

1 Christopher Bradt 37 Delmar 18:50<br />

2 Sean Gemerek 37 Latham 22:04<br />

3 Andrew Stercho 36 Watervliet 25:30<br />

2 Lauri Pritchard 58 37:34<br />

3 Melissa Tubbs 50 41:36<br />

4 Christin Knite 54 59:26<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69<br />

1 Ron Seyb 63 23:06<br />

2 John Crawford 69 24:16<br />

3 Richard Starace 60 25:25<br />

4 Philip Mueller 62 33:28<br />

5 Jim Scheren 69 33:56<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69<br />

1 Kathy Henry 60 27:55<br />

2 Katherine Allott 68 32:55<br />

3 Karla Conway 60 37:21<br />

4 Tebecca Mueller 62 42:26<br />

5 Robin Eichorst 63 50:05<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 79<br />

1 Rich Tanchyk 71 31:40<br />

2 Ernie Paquin 77 44:36<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 79<br />

1 Laura Clark 76 48:37<br />

Courtesy of Town of Greenfield<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />

1 Melissa Parshley 39 Rensselaer 28:32<br />

2 Melissa Carriero 36 Albany 23:37<br />

3 Sarah Gemerek 36 Latham 27:57<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />

1 Joseph Schultz 43 Rensselaer 21:51<br />

2 Eric Davis 40 Wynantskill 22:47<br />

3 Ryan Juchem 41 Troy 24:51<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />

1 Jennifer Richardson 43 Albany 24:10<br />

2 Stephanie Puckett 43 Niskayuna 24:46<br />

3 Kelly Webster 42 Slingerlands 25:41<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />

1 Ricky Pearce 48 Albany 18:45<br />

2 Ryan McCann 48 Albany 18:57<br />

3 Matthew Petro 45 Rensselaer 20:49<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />

1 Terra Stone 48 East Greenbush 29:23<br />

2 Jamie Trumpler 46 Schenectady 31:10<br />

3 Bry-Ann Delorenzo 46 Albany 34:51<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />

1 David Gahl 51 Slingerlands 25:05<br />

2 Matt Alinger 50 Delmar 25:06<br />

3 Brian Hogan 50 Rensselaer 25:38<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />

1 Robyn Easton 51 Delmar 25:38<br />

2 Amy O’Connor 52 Troy 29:34<br />

3 Rachel Young 51 Rensselaer 31:42<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />

1 Scott Fackenthall 59 Albany 26:07<br />

2 John Bachandouris 55 Watervliet 29:51<br />

3 Scott Bowmanchester 56 Albany 30:02<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />

1 Susan Shah 57 Slingerlands 29:33<br />

2 Beth Bristol 56 Schenectady 30:02<br />

3 Cheryl Niedzwiecki 58 North Clarendon, VT 34:03<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />

1 Bob Kanarkiewicz 64 Albany 26:36<br />

2 Glenn Simsek 64 Albany 28:59<br />

3 Tim Barrett 60 Fort Myers, FL 34:40<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />

1 Shari Hoffman 60 Albany 35:54<br />

2 Renee Vickery 61 Glenmont 47:00<br />

3 Annie Riker 62 Selkirk 49:14<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />

1 John Sheehy 66 Menands 27:27<br />

2 Joseph Benoit 66 Schenectady 30:46<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />

1 Georgia Sullivan 68 Albany 39:01<br />

2 Lynne Nagengast 67 Rensselaer 40:38<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />

1 Richard Bennett 71 Clifton Park 27:48<br />

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FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Tara Peck 29 Gansevoort 18:20<br />

2 Kerry Flower 23 Schenectady 19:11<br />

3 Margaret MacDonald 29 Gansevoort 19:54<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Louie Dinuzzo 41 Saratoga Springs 16:42<br />

2 Chuck Terry 41 Albany 17:45<br />

3 Keith Toombs 33 Stillwater 17:57<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 15<br />

1 Lydia Kramer 12 Glens Falls 27:06<br />

2 Kaylee Golden 13 Ballston Spa 36:36<br />

3 Quinn Cassidy 12 Ballston Lake 37:06<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 15<br />

1 Sawyer Whalen 14 Cambridge 21:57<br />

2 Tad Sherwin 11 Saratoga Springs 22:02<br />

3 Finn McCart 12 Greenwich 22:11<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 20<br />

1 Kaylee Cassidy 19 Ballston Lake 37:06<br />

2 Grace Hoglund 17 Hannacroix 39:34<br />

3 Erica Nelson 16 Mechanicville 45:23<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 20<br />

1 Thomas Sherwin 19 Saratoga Springs 22:14<br />

2 Gregory Senger Jr. 17 Latham 29:02<br />

3 George Hadden III 16 Latham 36:59<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 21 - 25<br />

1 Isabella Ostrowski 22 Latham 27:05<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 21 - 25<br />

1 Jeff Vananden 23 Queensbury 22:38<br />

2 William Crawford 23 Fort Ann 27:17<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 26 - 30<br />

1 Beatrice Quinn 28 Saratoga Springs 22:34<br />

2 Jacqueline Kile 29 Clifton Park 25:03<br />

3 Kara Olstad 28 Latham 25:17<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 26 - 30<br />

1 Evan Candee 29 Latham 24:50<br />

2 Caleb Bentley 27 Gansevoort 24:51<br />

3 Jared Gardner 27 Waterford 29:59<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 31 - 35<br />

1 Kelly Toombs 34 Stillwater 23:11<br />

2 Diana Rosenbrock 32 Fort Edward 27:41<br />

3 Marissa Harrington 35 Greenwich 28:50<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 31 - 35<br />

1 Adam Karges 34 Schenectady 21:50<br />

2 Philip Spiezio 35 Mechanicville 22:20<br />

3 Eric Sclater 35 Saratoga Springs 26:28<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 36 - 40<br />

1 Laura Rickmyre 39 Schenectady 22:57<br />

2 Laura Haynes 39 Glenmont 25:04<br />

3 Kristin Erichson 40 Ballston Spa 25:57<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 36 - 40<br />

1 Ryan Legere 40 Corinth 20:08<br />

2 Dan Snyder 39 Salem 22:37<br />

3 S an Cartwright 36 Schuylerville 24:21<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 41 - 45<br />

1 Hilda Meixueiro 45 Clifton Park 27:04<br />

2 Amanda Brazee 44 Niskayuna 27:17<br />

3 Lindsay McConnelee 41 Pattersonville 28:28<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 41 - 45<br />

1 Steve Poole 44 Glenmont 21:58<br />

2 Rosario Gallo 41 Queensbury 22:33<br />

3 Carlos Aquino 45 Glenmont 23:12<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Shaun Donegen 37 Malta 28:30<br />

2 Everett Smith 19 Townsend, MA 31:45<br />

3 Os Rodriguez 45 Saratoga Springs 32:17<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Hailey Capello 16 Gansevoort 34:33<br />

2 Justine Trybendis 41 Glens Falls 36:24<br />

3 Sage Capello 14 Gansevoort 37:21<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />

1 Simon Hickland 11 Salem 40:11<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />

1 Oliver Hickland 15 Salem 34:19<br />

2 Ethan Hickland 17 Salem 35:09<br />

3 Matthew O’Toole 16 Mechanicville 1:05:31<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />

1 Violett Fioretti 8 1:31:45<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />

1 Noah Capello 20 Gansevoort 36:54<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />

1 Lauren Ostrander 22 Ballston Lake 49:06<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />

1 Amear Lousell 29 39:17<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 46 - 50<br />

1 Elizabeth Demars 47 Ballston Spa 26:16<br />

2 Heather Caruso 48 Albany 27:25<br />

3 Charlene Chase 48 Greenfield Center 27:51<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 46 - 50<br />

1 Guy Delauniere 49 Niskayuna 19:12<br />

2 Andy Burke 50 Ballston Spa 22:34<br />

3 Steve Sherwin 46 Saratoga Springs 25:02<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 51 - 55<br />

1 Theresa Balzer 52 Saratoga Springs 30:37<br />

2 Kathleen Tersigni 53 Burnt Hills 32:22<br />

3 Mary Prostick 53 Saratoga Springs 32:52<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 51 - 55<br />

1 Michael Fosmiore 55 Fort Edward 25:13<br />

2 Dennis Schuttig 51 Central Bridge 26:39<br />

3 Paul O’Donnell 53 Schuylerville 26:49<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 56 - 60<br />

1 Sue Sullo 60 Gaylordsville, CT 25:06<br />

2 Elisa Schneider 57 Troy 30:00<br />

3 Kelly Goldenberg 59 Schuylerville 30:40<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 56 - 60<br />

1 Philip Spiezio 59 Greenwich 23:14<br />

2 Daniel Cropsey 60 Niskayuna 24:06<br />

3 Raymond Ruby 56 Moreau 24:37<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 61 - 65<br />

1 Patricia Johnston 62 Ballston Lake 32:04<br />

2 Mindy Stewart 63 Middle Grove 36:14<br />

3 Celia Lockhart 63 Hadley 39:34<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 61 - 65<br />

1 Tom Cincotta 63 Red Hook 22:56<br />

2 Andrew Yin 62 Greenwich, CT 25:07<br />

3 Stephen Gregorek 61 Schuylerville 26:09<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 66 - 70<br />

1 Maureen Fitzgerald 66 Clifton Park 27:27<br />

2 Colleen Walsh 67 Troy 29:23<br />

3 Susan Milstein 67 Albany 34:13<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 66 - 70<br />

1 Fred Kitzrow 67 Delmar 21:54<br />

2 Steve Vnuk 67 Delmar 26:17<br />

3 Luke Nightingale 68 Schaghticoke 27:04<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 71 - 75<br />

1 Mary Collins Finn 74 Albany 35:59<br />

2 Suzanne Nealon 73 Saratoga Springs 36:06<br />

3 Janet Aliberti 72 Voorheesville 36:39<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 71 - 75<br />

1 Daniel Finn 74 Albany 31:06<br />

2 Don Vanwely 73 <strong>Adirondack</strong> 31:53<br />

3 Bernard Barton-Ancliffe 72 Churchdown, UK 35:33<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 76 - 80<br />

1 Nancy Johnston 77 Ballston Lake 55:46<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 76 - 80<br />

1 James Callahan 78 Saratoga Springs 35:33<br />

2 Daniel Rickmyre 77 Schenectady 36:56<br />

3 Ernest Paquin 77 Saratoga Springs 46:17<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 81 - 99<br />

1 Norman Stevens 81 Moreau 29:55<br />

2 Jim Moore 84 Schenectady 40:13<br />

3 Raymond Lee, Jr 81 Halfmoon 44:43<br />

Courtesy of FC4 and Saratoga County Veterans Trust<br />

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“FALL BACK 5” 5-MILE TRAIL RACE<br />

November 5, <strong>2023</strong> • Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />

1 Nina Lausell 25 Latham 46:49<br />

2 Katie Antonucci 28 Ballston Spa 52:54<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Dylan Hedderman 31 Waterford 38:35<br />

2 Cameron Johnson 30 44:00<br />

2 Nicholas Stokes 32 Ballston Spa 48:16<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Anna Dufford 31 Diamond Point 40:21<br />

2 Linda Webber 33 Ballston Spa 43:46<br />

3 Ashley Luz 31 53:02<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />

1 Andrew Provencher 35 1:02:52<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />

1 Erica Goodman 39 Gansevoort 37:59<br />

2 Simone Nadeu 37 46:37<br />

3 Amanda Siy 37 Clifton Park 49:21<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />

1 Lou Pauquette 43 Cambridge 33:57<br />

2 Tyler Walz 40 Waterford 35:55<br />

3 Jean-Baptiste Laloe 42 42:07<br />

continued<br />

“FALL BACK 5” 5-MILE TRAIL RACE cont.<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />

1 Shawna Walz 42 Waterford 42:11<br />

2 Amanda Rose 44 Gloversville 49:43<br />

3 Lisa Grabbe 41 Glens Falls 51:39<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />

1 Dylan Thomarie 48 Northville 34:39<br />

2 Seth Capello 48 Gansevoort 35:25<br />

3 Peter Panagedes 46 Ballston Spa 38:18<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />

1 Katrina Evans 47 43:19<br />

2 Trish Capello 48 Gansevoort 46:08<br />

3 Jodi Chase 45 Schenectady 48:59<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />

1 Andrew Snell 50 35:37<br />

2 Zack Vogel 52 36:07<br />

3 Brian Dillenbeck 53 Saratoga Springs 38:08<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />

1 Nicole Loscalzo 50 40:55<br />

2 Jennifer Ferriss 51 Saratoga Springs 41:58<br />

3 Jane LaBombard 50 Glens Falls 46:52<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />

1 Eric Mendelsohn 57 42:01<br />

2 Chris Knite 56 Corinth 48:56<br />

3 John Brunner 57 Schenectady 51:08<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />

1 Tracey Delaney 59 41:09<br />

2 Annette Romano 59 Ballston Spa 43:10<br />

3 Mary Ann Lasher 55 Niskayuna 47:08<br />

MALE OVERALL<br />

1 Ryan Udvadia 27 Clifton Park 47:33<br />

2 Charles Ragone 25 Niskayuna 47:47<br />

3 Jack Huber 23 Delmar 47:51<br />

FEMALE OVERALL<br />

1 Lianne Farber 31 Boston, MA 53:10<br />

2 Karen Bertasso-Hughes 39 Selkirk 55:51<br />

3 Nicole Moslander 36 Schenectady 56:08<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />

1 Charlie McCarthy 13 Londonderry, NH 1:09:52<br />

2 Jerry Ma 14 Clifton Park 1:16:05<br />

3 Brendan Pedone 13 Glenville 1:29:59<br />

4 Oliver Verret 13 Schenectady 1:43:50<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />

1 Anna Lowry 14 Delanson 1:27:04<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />

1 Brody Santagata 19 Middletown, CT 50:45<br />

2 Matthew Voynovich 18 Roslyn Heights 54:41<br />

3 Alex Tong 19 Denville, NJ 54:42<br />

4 Evan Sweet 19 Averill Park 55:34<br />

5 Maverick Kentz 16 Ballston Spa 57:30<br />

6 Riley Dunn 18 Bath, ME 57:29<br />

7 Vince Rodriguez 16 Fair Lawn, NJ 57:47<br />

8 Jack Zieber 16 Rotterdam 58:10<br />

9 Thaddeus Mangione 17 Albany 59:49<br />

10 Ryan Freihofer 17 Scotia 59:51<br />

11 Arnav Mukherjee 19 Troy 1:02:28<br />

12 Shane Secor 17 Scotia 1:05:39<br />

13 Luke Monteiro 18 Dover, NH 1:07:05<br />

14 Benjamin Jewell 16 Glenville 1:07:25<br />

15 Simon Rieffel 16 Ballston Lake 1:07:31<br />

16 Charles Santon 17 Broadalbin 1:08:12<br />

17 Logan Aery 17 Broadalbin 1:08:13<br />

18 Jackson Morse 16 Niskayuna 1:09:03<br />

19 Christopher Carboni 15 Schenectady 1:11:32<br />

20 Matthew Walsh 19 Troy 1:12:42<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />

1 Hailey Capello 16 Gansevoort 1:01:53<br />

2 Zoe Puno 19 Katy, TX 1:06:49<br />

3 Kelly Eyer 16 Gansevoort 1:07:59<br />

4 Sophia Shatynski 17 Altamont 1:12:16<br />

5 Brooklyn Vasquez 15 Amsterdam 1:13:34<br />

6 Kaitlyn Moore 16 Ballston Lake 1:14:32<br />

7 Madyson Reed 15 Schenectady 1:16:16<br />

8 Kathryn Smith 15 Scotia 1:17:24<br />

9 Alley Eisler 17 Ballston Spa 1:23:35<br />

10 Aniya Bailey 16 Troy 1:24:36<br />

11 Madeline Warner 15 Scotia 1:29:14<br />

12 Deso Gianna 17 Niskayuna 1:44:38<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />

1 Ethan Carey 24 Queensbury 48:37<br />

2 Cameron Davis 23 Delmar 51:14<br />

3 Noah Greski 20 Scotia 51:48<br />

4 Isaac Menis 22 Schenectady 52:36<br />

5 Aidan Canavan 24 Albany 53:41<br />

6 Noah Valvo 24 Delanson 53:53<br />

7 Caleb Mallery 22 Albany 54:03<br />

8 Matthew Brown 24 North Creek 55:14<br />

9 Peter Maroko 20 Nyack 55:17<br />

10 Joseph Killian Jr. 23 Troy 56:15<br />

11 Andrew Bank 20 Ellicott City, MD 56:54<br />

12 Peter Wagner 24 York, PA 59:59<br />

DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 37<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />

1 Sam Mercado 60 Saratoga Springs 38:04<br />

2 Ron Seyb 63 Ballston Spa 38:54<br />

3 Bill Horne 64 Bolton Landing 38:59<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />

1 Susan Davis 62 Saratoga Springs 53:19<br />

2 Tricia Johnson 62 57:45<br />

3 Mary Verostek 63 Clifton Park 57:49<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />

1 Frank Lombardo 67 Saratoga Springs 46:03<br />

2 Lee Davis 66 Greenfield Center 48:50<br />

3 Lewis Santoni 65 Glens Falls 49:12<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />

1 Joynn Pierce 65 Saratoga Springs 58:06<br />

2 Jen Sharp 65 Greenwich 1:00:35<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />

1 Victor Greco 70 Ballston Spa 58:48<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />

1 Claire Henderson 74 Saratoga Springs 50:02<br />

2 Suzanne Nealon 73 Saratoga Springs 1:05:38<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />

1 Daniel Brown 77 Ballston Spa 1:01:54<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84<br />

1 Raymond Lee Jr. 81 Halfmoon 1:20:44<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84<br />

1 Marge Rajczewski 83 Ballson Lake 1:09:09<br />

Courtesy of Saratoga Stryders<br />

48TH ANNUAL MVP HEALTH CARE STOCKADE-ATHON 15K ROAD RACE<br />

November 12, <strong>2023</strong> • Veterans Park to City Hall, Schenectady<br />

13 Alexander Bianconi 23 Ballston Lake 1:01:01<br />

14 Jacob Weissenburg 22 Albany 1:05:19<br />

15 Rowan True 23 Leeds 1:06:32<br />

16 Aden Cuellar 22 Speculator 1:08:39<br />

17 Scott Nwosu 20 Rahway, NJ 1:08:53<br />

18 Nicholas Funk 24 Kinderhook 1:09:30<br />

19 George Adamou 24 Speculator 1:10:35<br />

20 Ezra Gollan 20 Brooklyn 1:11:36<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />

1 Lara Cunningham 24 Somerville, MA 58:34<br />

2 Macy Keegan 24 New York 1:05:42<br />

3 Gabrielle Van Dyk 23 Schenectady 1:06:12<br />

4 Kathryn Tenney 22 Albany 1:06:17<br />

5 Abigial Werwaiss 24 Troy 1:08:21<br />

6 Gabrielle Wilson 20 Seven Valleys, PA 1:17:13<br />

7 Taylor Goodell 24 Albany 1:17:30<br />

8 Rosa Luna 24 Rotterdam 1:23:23<br />

9 Natalie Oliver 20 Niskayuna 1:23:46<br />

10 Molly Genevich 23 Schenectady 1:25:23<br />

11 Sydney Hillenbrandt 22 Schenectady 1:28:47<br />

12 Gracie Nicol 21 Schenectady 1:31:49<br />

13 Gabby Gatto 21 Westport, CT 1:31:49<br />

14 Katherine Sears 20 Chaska, MN 1:34:02<br />

15 Lauren Ostrander 22 Ballston Lake 1:34:33<br />

16 Sophia Loukides 22 Delanson 1:34:38<br />

17 Kelly Leva 23 Ballston Lake 1:36:39<br />

18 Katrina Colby 23 Niskayuna 1:39:24<br />

19 Jacklyn Lermond 24 Albany 1:43:56<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />

1 Ben Fazio 28 Troy 48:05<br />

2 Tyler Morrissey 26 Clifton Park 50:52<br />

3 James Anderson 27 Albany 51:51<br />

4 Daryn Hutchings 27 Argyle 51:55<br />

5 Joshua Korn 27 Albany 52:39<br />

6 Dylan Brickner 26 Watervliet 54:34<br />

7 Andrew Canavan 26 Scotia 55:00<br />

8 Jamal Vazquez 25 Johnstown 55:15<br />

9 Matthew Jeanpierre 25 Watervliet 58:15<br />

10 Adnan Ahmad 26 Delmar 58:25<br />

11 Jack Hallam 27 Saratoga Springs 59:37<br />

12 Steven Lindsay 25 Schenectady 59:52<br />

13 Liam Cahill 27 Albany 59:54<br />

14 Sean Lanza 29 Albany 1:00:22<br />

15 Matthew Bentz 27 Albany 1:00:40<br />

16 Ray Farinella 29 Altamont 1:01:59<br />

17 Joe Marasco 27 South Glens Falls 1:02:52<br />

18 Cortlandt Tisch 27 Troy 1:02:54<br />

19 Alexander Hitrick 25 Amsterdam 1:05:28<br />

20 Reed Foster 25 New York 1:05:42<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />

1 Katie Phillips 26 Rome 58:58<br />

2 Cara Udvadia 26 Clifton Park 1:02:45<br />

3 Rachel Conley 27 Albany 1:03:58<br />

4 Cate Chamberlain 26 Troy 1:04:59<br />

5 Courtney Breiner 26 New York 1:05:11<br />

6 Kendall Cietek 29 Ballston Lake 1:06:59<br />

7 Tiffany Pierce 29 Albany 1:09:14<br />

8 Meghan Conboy 25 Latham 1:09:52<br />

9 Tara Travis 27 Clifton Park 1:10:05<br />

10 Leanne Archer 29 Schenectady 1:10:56<br />

11 Meaghan Podlaski 26 Albany 1:11:40<br />

12 Caitlin Gurney 29 Mechanicville 1:12:25<br />

continued


38 <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong><br />

18TH ANNUAL<br />

SUMMER<br />

EXPO<br />

March 16-17, 2024<br />

Saratoga Springs City Center<br />

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THE RUN, BIKE, TRI, HIKE, PADDLE SHOW!<br />

including HEALTH/FITNESS & TRAVEL DESTINATIONS<br />

• 200 exhibitors and<br />

10,000 attendees expected<br />

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RACE RESULTS<br />

48TH ANNUAL MVP HEALTH CARE STOCKADE-ATHON 15K ROAD RACE cont.<br />

13 Meg Champagne 25 Saratoga Springs 1:14:55<br />

14 Danielle Kopecki 29 Schenectady 1:15:19<br />

15 Alyssa Bove 25 Amsterdam 1:16:06<br />

16 Colleen Deyo 27 Slingerlands 1:18:54<br />

17 Rebecca Sassone 28 Menands 1:20:10<br />

18 Kara Olstad 28 Latham 1:20:38<br />

19 Katrina Tanner 29 Stillwater 1:23:13<br />

20 Gabrielle Mamone 28 Averill Park 1:23:45<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Conor Cashin 31 Boston, MA 49:42<br />

2 John Longo 33 Waterford 50:01<br />

3 Eric Macknight 34 Saratoga Springs 50:46<br />

4 Peter Rowell 34 Albany 51:53<br />

5 Brian Glikes 34 Albany 54:19<br />

6 Peter Conboy 34 Albany 55:40<br />

7 Clark Bowman 32 New Hartford 56:22<br />

8 Joseph Disanto 30 Cohoes 58:00<br />

9 Robert Kelley 30 Afton 59:05<br />

10 Alex Gilgore 30 Scotia 59:45<br />

11 Dylan Simms 33 Richmond, VT 59:49<br />

12 Russell Brown 31 East Greenbush 1:00:37<br />

13 John Marino 30 Pittsburgh, PA 1:01:21<br />

14 Robert Diamond 32 Latham 1:03:15<br />

15 Daniel Nunez 31 Huntington 1:03:49<br />

16 Adam Burn 34 Guilderland 1:05:06<br />

17 Adam Wingate 33 Niskayuna 1:06:44<br />

18 Jesse Bradt 33 Schenectady 1:09:23<br />

19 Dominic Weeber 30 Albany 1:09:22<br />

20 Adam Karges 34 Niskayuna 1:09:58<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />

1 Tricia Longo 34 Waterford 56:16<br />

2 Emily Taft 33 Albany 58:18<br />

3 Stefanie Berggren 31 Clifton Park 59:06<br />

4 Caitlin Cashin 30 Boston, MA 1:00:31<br />

5 Elizabeth Izzo 31 Lake Placid 1:00:53<br />

6 Tammy Chow 33 Tewksbury, MA 1:02:58<br />

7 Abbie Macbeth 33 Albany 1:05:49<br />

8 Megan James 34 Charlton 1:06:42<br />

9 Moira De Francesco 31 Highland Lakes, NJ 1:07:17<br />

10 Kathrin Alber 30 Schenectady 1:09:13<br />

11 Kimberly Fetcho 31 Albany 1:10:50<br />

12 Amanda Williams 33 Kinderhook 1:11:35<br />

13 Kelsey Wingate 32 Niskayuna 1:11:40<br />

14 Kelsey Irwin 34 Niskayuna 1:16:08<br />

15 Jessica Beckmann 31 Altamont 1:16:47<br />

16 Teresa Campbell 31 Schenectady 1:18:12<br />

17 Hannah Papa 33 Saratoga Springs 1:19:03<br />

18 Penelope Languell 30 Scotia 1:19:20<br />

19 Gabrielle Perry 31 Scotia 1:19:57<br />

20 Leanne Dietrich 32 Selkirk 1:20:10<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />

1 Scott Mindel 37 Burlington, MA 49:22<br />

2 Shaun Donegan 38 Malta 50:09<br />

3 Vincent Aceto 37 Schenectady 51:28<br />

4 Jonathan Lindenauer 35 Ballston Lake 51:30<br />

5 Thomas O’Grady 38 Slingerlands 52:34<br />

6 Jeff Goupil 36 Arlington, MA 53:31<br />

7 Thomas Gabriel 36 Niskayuna 55:45<br />

8 Ben Heller 35 Watervillet 56:14<br />

9 Brian Woods 38 Albany 56:35<br />

10 Michael Hoover 37 Clinton 58:39<br />

11 Benjamin Nelson 38 Utica 59:14<br />

12 Greg Potestio 37 Delmar 59:23<br />

13 Michael Franke 36 Latham 59:51<br />

14 Jared Brown 37 Albany 1:00:04<br />

15 Brian Nowicki 38 Schenectady 1:00:04<br />

16 Eric White 38 New Hartford 1:00:46<br />

17 Mark Kopecki 36 Schenectady 1:01:09<br />

18 Andrew Pavlou 36 Schenectady 1:01:16<br />

19 Paul Mueller 39 Delmar 1:01:55<br />

20 Ben Barton 38 Shaftsbury, VT 1:01:57<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />

1 Lisa Chase 37 Delmar 1:00:14<br />

2 Meghan Mortensen 38 Glenville 1:02:13<br />

3 Michelle Carr 35 Schenectady 1:04:01<br />

4 Rachel Waller 37 Burnt Hills 1:06:31<br />

5 Jess Berschwinger 35 Voorheesville 1:06:21<br />

6 Rachel Berschwinger 35 Voorheesville 1:06:21<br />

7 Erin Rightmyer 39 Delmar 1:07:38<br />

8 Amanda Fitzgerald 35 East Greenbush 1:08:50<br />

9 Emily Shwajlyk 35 Charlotte, VT 1:09:00<br />

10 Kim Pommer 39 Schenectady 1:10:16<br />

11 Laura Rickmyre 39 Schenectady 1:12:14<br />

12 Amy Chow 37 Boulder, CO 1:12:58<br />

13 Justine Lobosco 39 Ballston Spa 1:13:12<br />

14 Megan Stewart 39 Burnt Hills 1:13:31<br />

15 Janne Rand 39 Rexford 1:13:28<br />

16 Jamie Davenport 39 Guilderland 1:14:01<br />

17 Ruth Steciuk 36 Ballston Lake 1:15:05<br />

18 Mariola Moeyaert 35 Albany 1:15:46<br />

19 Melissa Carriero 36 Albany 1:17:06<br />

20 Amanda Ruston 35 Schenectady 1:17:27<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />

1 Louie Dinuzzo 41 Saratoga Springs 50:12<br />

2 Dan McGrath 40 Hampton 51:35<br />

3 Josh Merlis 41 Albany 52:04<br />

4 Joshua Belisle 41 New Hartford 52:20<br />

5 Chuck Terry 41 Albany 52:40<br />

6 Alejandro Gauna 40 Delmar 53:59<br />

7 Shaun McGrath 44 Saratoga Springs 54:44<br />

8 Jerry Tylutki 43 Sauquoit 54:51<br />

9 Joseph Sullivan 44 Schenectady 55:23<br />

10 Ambrose Schaffer 41 Canajoharie 56:49<br />

11 Peter Koch 41 Delmar 57:43<br />

12 Michael Cooley 44 Delmar 58:50<br />

13 Lou Pauquette 43 Cambridge 59:04<br />

14 Zhanjie Li 40 Clifton Park 59:51<br />

15 Andrew Rickert 44 Delmar 1:00:16<br />

16 Jonathan Petruccelli 42 Albany 1:01:38<br />

17 Neal Norton Jr. 40 Niskayuna 1:03:10<br />

18 Brian Carucci 44 Rexford 1:05:05<br />

19 Jonathan Loyche 40 Old Chatham 1:05:46<br />

20 Jeremy McNamara 44 Albany 1:05:55<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />

1 Meg Versteegen 44 Schenectady 59:54<br />

2 Jessica Charles 41 Oriskany 1:00:02<br />

3 Emily Russell 40 Shaftsbury, VT 1:01:10<br />

4 Sarah Parks 43 Troy 1:02:59<br />

5 Erica Lasek-Nesselquist 44 Albany 1:04:12<br />

6 Ann Marie Moskal 43 Saratoga Springs 1:04:13<br />

7 Julianne McCarthy 41 Clifton Park 1:04:32<br />

8 Lauren Carnahan 40 Latham 1:06:01<br />

9 Anna McLoon 41 Albany 1:07:36<br />

10 Jennifer Bryant 42 Albany 1:08:40<br />

11 Abigail Chaloux 43 Shaftsbury, VT 1:09:34<br />

12 Amanda Carroll 41 Albany 1:09:51<br />

13 Heather Senecal 42 Albany 1:10:57<br />

14 Heather Hogle 42 Troy 1:11:12<br />

15 Marisha Gennett 42 Amsterdam 1:11:48<br />

16 Laura Zima 43 Albany 1:11:43<br />

17 Melissa Kinzel 44 Ballston Lake 1:12:21<br />

18 Kay Williams 43 Scotia 1:12:11<br />

19 Erin Murphy 43 Albany 1:12:14<br />

20 Ami Jo Rielly 42 Schenectady 1:12:34<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />

1 Nicholas Conway 48 Albany 48:59<br />

2 Clay Lodovice 48 Voorheesville 1:00:46<br />

3 Jason Greski 48 Scotia 1:00:52<br />

4 Vasil Koleci 47 Albany 1:01:29<br />

5 Jonathan Peck 45 Glenville 1:02:40<br />

6 Todd Smith 49 Voorheesville 1:03:17<br />

7 Paul Cirillo 47 Mohawk 1:03:42<br />

8 Joe Cetnar 46 Fort Johnson 1:05:12<br />

9 Rob Richard 47 Little Falls 1:05:19<br />

10 Matthew Petro 45 Rensselaer 1:05:41<br />

11 Daniel Murphy 49 Delmar 1:06:02<br />

12 David Stadtlander 49 Albany 1:06:09<br />

13 Gregory Rashford 45 Niskayuna 1:06:29<br />

14 Gabriel McGarry 47 Slingerlands 1:06:43<br />

15 William Dodds 49 Watervliet 1:08:12<br />

16 Brien Ragone 47 Niskayuna 1:08:55<br />

17 Derek Bruening 47 Troy 1:10:07<br />

18 Ryan Kircher 45 Albany 1:10:31<br />

19 Daniel Wallace 48 Queensbury 1:10:56<br />

20 Keith Beck 48 Clifton Park 1:11:16<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />

1 Marta Dauphinee 45 Glenville 1:02:18<br />

2 Erin Gregory 47 Clifton Park 1:07:02<br />

3 Erin Ludwig 46 Frankfort 1:09:25<br />

4 Elisha Lyons 48 Hoosick Falls 1:10:09<br />

5 Kristy MacWilliams 46 Pittsfield, MA 1:10:19<br />

6 Jennifer Bachelder 46 New Hartford 1:10:30<br />

7 Amy Smyth 46 Melrose 1:10:37<br />

8 Barbara Cutler 48 Troy 1:15:53<br />

9 Carmela Giordano 48 Hoosick Falls 1:16:07<br />

10 Heather Dibiase 48 Clifton Park 1:18:06<br />

11 Allison Bradley 48 Albany 1:20:06<br />

12 Theresa Delorenzo 45 Waterford 1:20:14<br />

13 Victoria Wagner 49 Altamont 1:21:30<br />

14 Rebecca Carmack 48 Saratoga Springs 1:21:47<br />

15 Sarah Plymell 46 Oneonta 1:22:05<br />

16 Amy Lagrange 45 Altamont 1:22:08<br />

17 Dana Endres 45 Rensselaer 1:22:17<br />

18 Traci Utter 47 Niskayuna 1:23:28<br />

19 Wendy Zunitch 48 Pittsfield, MA 1:24:04<br />

20 Stacy Merchant 45 Fort Plain 1:24:25<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />

1 Matthew Howard 52 Williamstown, MA 55:05<br />

2 Robert Irwin 50 Guilderland 57:31<br />

3 Derek Grout 51 Valatie 58:20<br />

continued<br />

4 Greg Ethier 50 Ballston Lake 58:56<br />

5 Andrew Reed 52 Niskayuna 59:54<br />

6 Thomas Fraser 50 Schodack Landing 1:00:44<br />

7 Dean Geesler 50 Slingerlands 1:01:07<br />

8 Ken Sluti 50 Fonda 1:03:07<br />

9 Leonard Leonidas 50 Castleton-on-Hudson 1:03:13<br />

10 Andrew Eyer 51 Gansevoort 1:04:39<br />

11 Gil Chorbajian 54 Schenectady 1:04:49<br />

12 Neil Sergott 52 Clifton Park 1:05:13<br />

13 Rick Zachgo 53 Rexford 1:07:10<br />

14 Jian Shen 53 Albany 1:07:33<br />

15 Kevin Beattie 53 Schenectady 1:08:06<br />

16 John Genevich 54 Saratoga Springs 1:08:08<br />

17 Matt McQueeney 52 Niskayuna 1:08:59<br />

18 Christopher Fernando 53 Albany 1:09:03<br />

19 Terry Scribner 53 Amsterdam 1:10:12<br />

20 James Nabinger 50 Fultonville 1:10:39<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />

1 Lydia Dillon 54 Oneonta 1:11:13<br />

2 Michelle Hughes 53 Clifton Park 1:11:48<br />

3 Krystal Gallagher 51 Poughkeepsie 1:12:31<br />

4 Nicole Loscalzo 50 Saratoga Springs 1:13:53<br />

5 Laura Kelly 50 Albany 1:14:30<br />

6 Mary Wyatt 53 Ballston Lake 1:17:03<br />

7 Carolann Koleci 51 Albany 1:17:03<br />

8 Laura Floge 52 Averill Park 1:17:54<br />

9 Karen Skiba 52 Troy 1:19:00<br />

10 Patty Wagner 51 Clifton Park 1:19:47<br />

11 Kim Scott 54 Broadalbin 1:20:16<br />

12 Sandy Malloy 54 Feura Bush 1:21:14<br />

13 Amy Drag 52 Waterford 1:23:25<br />

14 Angela Maturski 50 Pownal, VT 1:24:22<br />

15 Shannon Pageau 50 Rensselaer 1:24:34<br />

16 Damian Trusnovec 51 Bayport 1:24:38<br />

17 Jody Monroe 53 Ballston Lake 1:25:06<br />

18 Janice Balogh 52 Averill Park 1:25:29<br />

19 Stephanie Monteau 50 East Greenbush 1:25:28<br />

20 Robyn Easton 51 Delmar 1:26:27<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />

1 Steven Tinkler 58 Clifton Park 59:36<br />

2 David Grout 55 Valatie 1:00:39<br />

3 Thomas Kracker 59 Delmar 1:02:09<br />

4 Ed Menis 59 Schenectady 1:02:11<br />

5 Bob Radliff 59 Stillwater 1:04:37<br />

6 Hendrik Woldring 55 Saratoga Springs 1:06:56<br />

7 Brian Griffin 55 Clifton Park 1:09:04<br />

8 Gary Longhi 59 Colonie 1:09:16<br />

9 Jorge Torrens 58 Lymington 1:10:18<br />

10 Santa Claus 56 North Pole 1:12:30<br />

11 Koki Tsurusaki 56 Latham 1:13:13<br />

12 Gene Terwilliger 56 Glenville 1:13:19<br />

13 Mike Langevin 58 Albany 1:13:29<br />

14 John Glaser 59 Niskayuna 1:14:25<br />

15 Mark Dolan 59 Albany 1:14:32<br />

16 Jon Atwell 58 Clifton Park 1:14:37<br />

17 Norris Pearson 57 Troy 1:15:28<br />

18 Nick Demos 59 Ballston Lake 1:15:40<br />

19 Barry Balkwell 57 Schaghticoke 1:17:18<br />

20 Yanni Lambropoulos 57 Troy 1:17:30<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />

1 Lori Kingsley 57 Wysox, PA 1:04:07<br />

2 Alison Heaphy 57 Troy 1:05:53<br />

3 Alyssa Risko 58 Schenectady 1:08:49<br />

4 Laurie Hoyt 57 Schenectady 1:11:08<br />

5 Laura Picardi 58 Saratoga Springs 1:18:58<br />

6 Connie Smith 55 Schenectady 1:20:14<br />

7 Deborah Valin 56 Woodbridge, CT 1:21:42<br />

8 Teresa Warner Maiuri 58 Ghent 1:22:49<br />

9 Veronica Armbruster 58 Delmar 1:24:10<br />

10 Melissa Rowe 56 Bennington, VT 1:24:22<br />

11 Cathy Needleman 57 Middleburgh 1:24:45<br />

12 Denise Mormino 58 Slingerlands 1:25:46<br />

13 Kimberly Henes 56 Mechanicville 1:27:57<br />

14 Sheila Morrissey 55 Clifton Park 1:28:23<br />

15 Linda Dedominicis 55 Albany 1:28:13<br />

16 Brenda Coyle 57 Salem, NH 1:28:28<br />

17 Christine Cunningham 57 Nassau 1:29:44<br />

18 Anne Reis 59 Cooperstown 1:29:56<br />

19 Lynn Payzant 57 Amsterdam 1:30:13<br />

20 Mary Ann McGough 57 Voorheesville 1:30:41<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />

1 Nat Larson 61 Amherst, MA 53:34<br />

2 Craig Dubois 60 Sprakers 1:03:53<br />

3 Rudean Reynolds 62 Troy 1:06:16<br />

4 John Sestito 60 Johnsonville 1:06:53<br />

5 Juan Rivelo 60 Clifton Park 1:07:20<br />

6 Chris Kurkjian 63 Ballston Lake 1:09:26<br />

7 Gary Shelnutt 61 Troy 1:09:31<br />

8 Randy Spencer 62 Yarmouth, ME 1:09:27<br />

9 David Hart 62 Delmar 1:11:47<br />

10 Bill Horne 64 Bolton Landing 1:13:02<br />

11 Michael Stalker 61 Chestertown 1:13:26<br />

12 Tom Pierson 61 Latham 1:15:02<br />

13 Daniel Esper 63 Slingerlands 1:15:49<br />

DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong> 39<br />

48TH ANNUAL MVP HEALTH CARE STOCKADE-ATHON 15K ROAD RACE cont.<br />

14 Bart Trudeau 60 Latham 1:16:41<br />

15 Jeff George 61 Little Falls 1:17:52<br />

16 Dan Coffey 61 Delmar 1:19:03<br />

17 Chris Duwe 60 Niskayuna 1:19:18<br />

18 Douglas Allers 63 Glenville 1:19:41<br />

19 Steve Janack 61 Glenville 1:19:30<br />

20 Sean Coyle 60 Salem, NH 1:21:07<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />

1 Beth Stalker 64 Chestertown 1:08:33<br />

2 Colleen Brackett 62 Albany 1:10:36<br />

3 Margaret Burke 60 Schenectady 1:25:33<br />

4 Lauren Herbs 61 Rexford 1:27:10<br />

5 Rhonda O’Hagan 64 Chazy 1:28:56<br />

6 Jean Kalwas 64 Clifton Park 1:29:07<br />

7 Laura George 61 Little Falls 1:29:58<br />

8 Marcia Cooper 63 Burnt Hills 1:29:58<br />

9 Ingrid Wilke 60 Cohoes 1:32:05<br />

10 Anne Hurley 60 Delmar 1:33:34<br />

11 Terry Tregan 64 Chazy 1:34:41<br />

12 Jo Ann Pommer 62 Duanesburg 1:35:47<br />

13 Lois Shoemaker 60 Scotia 1:36:09<br />

14 Sue Cleary 60 Albany 1:36:48<br />

15 Nancy Stevens 63 Latham 1:36:48<br />

16 Susan Taylor 64 Sand Lake 1:37:38<br />

17 Nancy Vesco 64 West Chazy 1:40:23<br />

18 Donna Horton 63 Cambridge 1:41:03<br />

19 Patricia Paone 60 Scotia 1:41:26<br />

20 Renee Abdou-Malta 60 Saratoga Springs 1:42:53<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />

1 Steve Palmer 67 Bainbridge 1:12:44<br />

2 Myron Ferguson 66 Saratoga Springs 1:14:29<br />

3 James Forbes 69 Valley Falls 1:16:48<br />

4 Gary Burak 65 New Hartford 1:17:14<br />

5 Ronald Dunn 68 Albany 1:17:59<br />

6 Peter Dunn 67 Manchester, NH 1:17:59<br />

7 Michael Wright 69 Albany 1:21:49<br />

8 William Martin 67 Gansevoort 1:25:06<br />

9 Peter Butryn 66 Schenectady 1:25:15<br />

10 Steve Vnuk 67 Delmar 1:25:47<br />

11 Brian Connors 65 Niskayuna 1:26:07<br />

12 Jeffrey Many 65 Saratoga Springs 1:28:32<br />

13 Dave Cole 66 Troy 1:30:10<br />

14 Steven Silverberg 65 Schenectady 1:31:16<br />

15 Bob Barbato 65 Delmar 1:34:44<br />

16 Gordon Magat 66 Cohoes 1:35:17<br />

17 Richard Kelly 67 Schenectady 1:37:14<br />

18 Al Smith 69 Clifton Park 1:37:45<br />

19 Jim McTague 66 Niskayuna 1:39:38<br />

20 Tom Schweder 65 Round Lake 1:45:41<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />

1 Jean Vieira 69 Middleboro, MA 1:23:53<br />

2 Kim Law 66 East Greenbush 1:24:37<br />

3 Carolyn Bur George 69 Albany 1:27:53<br />

4 Elizabeth Herkenham 67 Charlton 1:27:58<br />

5 Susan Schaefer 65 West Sand Lake 1:28:48<br />

6 Catherine Berschwinger 65 Voorheesville 1:35:50<br />

7 Kathleen Cahalan 66 Loudonville 1:45:21<br />

8 Trish Roeser 69 Schenectady 1:50:06<br />

9 Barbara Bradley 65 Slingerlands 1:53:15<br />

10 Jill Mehan 68 Troy 2:00:35<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />

1 David Rowell 71 Albany 1:18:30<br />

2 Tom McGuire 72 Slingerlands 1:19:29<br />

3 Bob Donnelly 71 Cherry Valley 1:23:29<br />

4 Mark Sager 73 Glens Falls 1:24:28<br />

5 Bob Mead 74 East Greenbush 1:25:50<br />

6 Seamus Hodgkinson 74 Delmar 1:27:11<br />

7 Daniel Larson 72 Queensbury 1:28:11<br />

8 George Baranauskas 70 Scotia 1:29:09<br />

9 Richard Bennett 71 Clifton Park 1:31:23<br />

10 Paul Grasso 71 Schenectady 1:33:36<br />

11 Steve Johnson 72 Oneonta 1:49:18<br />

12 Edwin Litts 74 Schenectady 1:52:31<br />

13 Leo Dipierro 73 Cherry Plain 1:59:24<br />

14 David Durkin 74 Rensselaer 2:05:31<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />

1 Erika Oesterle 72 Stamford 1:22:52<br />

2 Joan Williams 70 Clifton Park 1:32:07<br />

3 Martha DeGrazia 72 Slingerlands 1:35:08<br />

4 Berta Lowenstein 70 Argyle 1:42:08<br />

5 Kristine Thorne 73 Clifton Park 1:51:16<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />

1 George Jackson 75 Schenectady 1:31:37<br />

2 David Dibelius 76 Lake George 1:32:58<br />

3 Jim Fiore 76 Latham 1:56:34<br />

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />

1 Janet Voelpert 76 Shelton, CT 1:21:42<br />

2 Gail Johnson 76 Shaftsbury, VT 1:49:22<br />

MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84<br />

1 George Gilder 83 Tyringham, MA 1:30:33<br />

2 Ray Lee Jr. 81 Halfmoon 2:26:07<br />

Courtesy of Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club


40 <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong><br />

ANNOUNCING THE<br />

Photo by Nancie Battaglia<br />

ADK TOUR DE SKI<br />

A new, exciting XC race series: 6 venues, multiple distances.<br />

Race hard and spend a weekend in the spectacular <strong>Adirondack</strong>s.<br />

Race all six or pick and choose.<br />

(Discount when you register for all six.)<br />

Dec. 16: 2: Mt Van Hoevenberg<br />

Jan. 6: Saranac Lake, Dewey Mountain<br />

Jan. 14: Tupper Lake, Frenette Trails<br />

Feb. 10: Lake Placid, Scotts Cobble<br />

Feb. 25: Lake Placid, Cascade<br />

Mar. 10: Paul Smiths, VIC<br />

Sign up: paulsmithsvic.org/adk-tour-de-ski

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