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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RACE RESULTS<br />
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 />
CBRC UNCLE SAM GRAND PRIX CYCLOCROSS RACE<br />
October 14-15, <strong>2023</strong> • Prospect Park, Troy<br />
SATURDAY<br />
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 />
Courtesy of Flutters of Hope<br />
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 />
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