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 />
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 />
Courtesy of ARE Event Productions
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