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CONTENTS 

3 FROM THE TEAM 

5 NEWS BRIEFS 

7 ALPINE SKIING & 

SNOWBOARDING 

Enjoy Winter at the Ski Areas 

9 XC SKIING & SNOWSHOEING 

Skiing is Good For You 

11 RUNNING & WALKING 


15 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING 

Skiing in Canoe Country 

19 COMMUNITY 

Hiking the 46 High Peaks as a Family 

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23 BICYCLING 

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Capital Bicycle Racing Club 

24 ATHLETE PROFILE 

Biathlon with Jackie Garso: 

From Lake Clear to the World Cup 

27-33 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 

Winter Things to Do 

35 OUTDOOR SPORTS 

Laura’s Fireside Reads 

37 HEALTH & FITNESS 

Stotanism 

39 NON-MEDICATED LIFE 

Advanced Cholesterol Testing, 

Part Two 

41-47 RACE RESULTS 

Top Fall and Winter Finishers 

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Art Director: Karen Chapman 

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Enjoy the January issue, which we think has more articles in it than we’ve 

ever published before. We hope it informs, inspires and motivates you to be 

healthy, active and fit in 2024. 

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ANNOUNCING THE 

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ADK TOUR DE SKI 

A new, exciting XC race series: 6 venues, multiple distances. 

Race hard and spend a weekend in the spectacular Adirondacks. 

Race all six or pick and choose. 

(Discount when you register for all six.) 

Dec. 16: 2: Mt Van Hoevenberg 

Jan. 6: 14: Saranac Tupper Lake, Dewey Frenette Mountain Trails 

Jan. 20: 14: Saranac Tupper Lake, Dewey Frenette Mountain Trails 

Feb. 10: Lake Placid, Scotts Cobble 

Feb. 25: Lake Placid, Cascade 

Mar. 10: Paul Smiths, VIC 

Sign up: paulsmithsvic.org/adk-tour-de-ski

News Briefs 

Alpine Sport 

Shop’s Benefit 

a Success 

The Warren Miller ski movie benefit 

event, All Time, held on Friday 

November 3, had an amazing turnout. 

It was a great comeback… after 

a three-year break. The Trombley 

Auditorium at the Saratoga Springs 

Middle School was sold out… almost 800 seats! The Alpine Sport Shop, a Saratoga 

Springs landmark business, hosted this event to bring together their local ski community 

and raise money for some worthy causes. 

Both Double H Ranch adaptive winter sports program and the Saratoga Springs 

High School alpine ski team will benefit from the profits. Each organization received 

a check from the Alpine Sport Shop for $3,650. Supporting local businesses is such 

an integral part of keeping a community strong and healthy. A big thank you goes 

out to all who participated is this successful evening. 

FIS Ski Jumping 

World Cup 

Returns 


The Olympic Authority is hosting the FIS 

Ski Jumping World Cup at the Olympic 

Jumping Complex in Lake Placid on Feb. 

9-11. Last year marked the first time Lake 

Placid hosted World Cup ski jumping 

since 1990, and eager fans of the sport showed their appreciation by making the 

pilgrimage from near and far. It brings together the world’s best men’s ski jumpers 

as they compete for podium finishes and points in the overall World Cup standings. 

The format on the HS 128 jump will be the same as last year, starting with a 

Qualification Round on Friday, followed by Individual and Super Team competitions 

on Saturday. It will conclude Sunday with a second Qualification Round 

followed by another Individual competition. 

Last year’s individual winners were Andreas Wellinger of Germany and Halvor 

Egner Granerud of Norway, who captured the Crystal Globe awarded to the season’s 

overall World Cup points. The Polish duo of Piotr Zyla and Dawid Kubacki invigorated 

the crowd by winning the Super Team competition. Tickets can be purchased 

at: olympicjumpingcomplex.com. 

Exciting News for 

Cole’s Woods 

In Glens Falls, Cole’s Woods – North 

America’s first lighted Nordic ski trails – has 

just undergone an expansion and upgrade. 

The Hadley Loop which was never fully 

groomed, never lit and was a bit problematic 

for competitive skiing has been upgraded. 

They had a terrific team from National Grid install almost two dozen new light poles. 

The City of Glens Falls and others took down trees that were problematic. Volunteers 

regraded parts of the loop and installed wiring for almost four dozen new LED lights, 

and underground fixtures – so they no longer need to worry about wind and fallen 

trees eliminating lights. 

This additional 1K loop looks fantastic and Friends of Cole’s Woods hopes to 

have it as part of this year’s Thursday Night Winter Races series (Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 

8). This test loop is made doable through donations, especially from National Grid, 

and a lot of volunteer manpower and expertise. They plan to fundraise to upgrade 

other areas of the trails over several years. For info and the new trail map, visit: 

friendsofcoleswoods.org. 

Empire State 

Winter Games Adds 

Winter Triathlon 

The 44th ESWG is set to bring in 2,500 winter 

sports athletes to Lake Placid and the surrounding 

region, Feb. 1-4. Athletes of all ages and 

abilities from across New York and beyond will 

compete in 21 different sports. New this year is 

the sprint winter triathlon. The first of its kind in 

upstate New York, which will feature a 5K run, 

followed by a 10K winter fat tire bike, and a 10K 

cross-country ski, the scenic trails of the Tupper 

Lake Golf Course. 

The ESWG kicks off on Feb. 1. In addition to Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, 

Saranac Lake, Paul Smiths, Wilmington and North Creek will host events. For info 

and registration, visit: empirestatewintergames.com. 

Swix Lake Placid Loppet 

Returns 

The Swix Lake Placid Loppet, presented by Ariens, at Mt, Van 

Hoevenberg is set for Feb. 24. This annual event is open to everyone 

and has been a tradition for 30 years at MVH. Challenge 

yourself on a demanding course, slightly modified from the 1980 

Winter Olympics 50K route, making it one of the toughest citizen 

races. Whether you prefer classic or skate skiing, you can 

conquer the full 50K course or opt for the Kort 25K challenge. 

If you prefer a shorter course or if speed is your game, join 

the Citizens Series in the afternoon, offering races for all ages and 

ability in 12K, 6K and 3K. It’s a day for the whole family featuring 

scenic trails, entertainment and food. If you haven’t already, start 

your training now and make sure the Loppet is on your must-do 

list. Details and registration: mtvanhoevenberg.com. 

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BEAUTIFUL SKY 

AND FRESH SNOW 

AT WHITEFACE ON 

JANUARY 8, 2024. 

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By Darryl Caron 

New York is home to some of the best 

skiing in the East. With 50 ski areas, 

there’s bound to be one nearby so check 

out Ski NY’s snow reports, ski & stay 

deals, and mountain info. If you’d like to 

learn to ski or snowboard, see the specials 

offered at participating mountains. 

To learn more, visit: iskiny.com. 

Here’s a spotlight of ski resorts that 

exhibited at our Adirondack Sports & 

Northeast Ski Expo and/or advertise with 

us, so please support them this winter. 

The state’s biggest ski area, Gore 

Mountain, is loved by skiers and riders 

for their range of trails and diversity that 

nine sides of four peaks deliver. For 2024, 

there’s new snowmaking at the Ski Bowl 

and a new beginner lift, the Bear Cub 

Quad. If you don’t have a SKI3 season pass, 

book your snow days in advance and save 

with e-tickets. Visit: goremountain.com. 

If you’re looking for big adventures, 

Whiteface offers it – the biggest vertical 

drop in the East, challenging slopes, and 

many off-hill activities in Lake Placid and 

High Peaks towns. 

Whiteface’s newest lift opened in early 

December. The Notch is a detachable 

quad lift by Doppelmayr starting from the 

Bear Den Learning Center to a point just 

beyond the Legacy Lodge at mid-station. 

This innovative lift, the only one of its kind 

in the East, will improve the skier experience 

because it’s actually two lifts in one 

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that together operate seamlessly. Riders 

can unload onto the Boreen trail or continue 

farther upward to access additional 

beginner and intermediate terrain, while 

also accessing the upper mountain lifts 

and advanced trails. Visit: whiteface.com. 

New York’s coolest little ski area is 

Willard Mountain in Easton, minutes 

from the Capital-Saratoga Region. They’re 

open daily, with night skiing (non-holiday 

weeks), offering outstanding lessons, snowmaking, 

retail shop and tubing park. They 

have specials on two- and four-hour night 

lift tickets. Visit: willardmountain.com. 

Just outside of Schenectady, Maple Ski 

Ridge in Rotterdam, has something for 

beginner and experience skiers and riders 

of all ages. They’ve just upgraded their 

snowmaking and joined the Indy Pass 

as well. On Monday and Tuesday nights, 

they offer Nordic Nights with XC skiing, 

snowshoeing and alpine touring/skinning 

allowed – on the other nights, you can ski 

or ride. Visit: mapleskiridge.com. 

In the southern Adirondacks, Oak 

Mountain in Speculator is an easy drive 

from Albany, Glens Falls or Utica. They 

offer terrain to suit everyone’s needs at 

an affordable rate for skiing, riding and 

tubing. Oak has an outstanding ski and 

snowboard school, and it is home to the 

Acorn Pub & Eatery with Adirondack cuisine. 

Visit: oakmountainski.com. 

Just over the border in Hancock, Mass., 

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort is the largest 

ski and snowboard resort in southern 

New England. Jiminy’s snowmaking and 

grooming team is working hard to get as 

much terrain open as possible. They offer 

activities for the whole family on their 45 

trails with nine lifts, including a six-person 

high-speed chairlift. Visit: jiminypeak.com. 

An hour from Albany, Catamount Ski 

Resort, is located on the border of MA/ 

NY in the Berkshires. Featuring 44 trails, 

eight lifts, snowmaking and night skiing, 

Catamount is on the Indy Pass with challenging 

trails and family fun. Visit: catamountski.com. 

Run by the same family for nearly 50 

years, Berkshire East Mountain Resort 

is a hidden gem that’s worth the trip to 

Charlemont, Mass. The Indy Pass resort 

has modern facilities, top-notch snowmaking 

and grooming, a high-speed 

detachable quad opening this winter, 

lessons, dining and nearby lodging. Visit: 

berkshireeast.com. 

Nestled in the central Adirondacks, 

McCauley Mountain, in Old Forge provides 

skiing and snowboarding for all 

levels with big mountain terrain but without 

long lift lines or high-ticket prices. 

McCauley’s 21 trails receive an annual 

snowfall of 280 inches, and have snowmaking 

on 65% of trails, so go play in their 

snow! Visit: mccauleyny.com. 

Central New York’s largest ski resort is 

Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Cortland, 

with 46 trails and 11 glades, six chair lifts, 

two surface lifts, and new and improved 

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terrain parks, plus lodging and an indoor 

waterpark. Greek Peak is on the Indy Pass, 

and the year-round family resort is located 

in the Finger Lakes region, minutes from 

I-81. Visit: greekpeak.net. 

Located on the Tug Hill Plateau, Snow 

Ridge, has some of the best snow in the 

East with an average snowfall of 230 inches. 

The family owned and operated area has 

also joined the Indy Pass offers 31 trails and 

two terrain parks with small prices and lots 

of hospitality. With a lot of support, they’re 

bouncing back from a damaging tornado 

in August. Visit: snowridge.com. 

When visiting nearby Vermont, be sure 

to visit Ikon Pass resort partners Killington, 

the largest ski area in the eastern US (killington.com) 

and Pico Mountain, one 

of the first commercial ski resorts in the 

state – est. 1937, with 19 miles of trails 

across 470 skiable acres (picomountain. 

com). To the north, Smugglers’ Notch is 

family and adult friendly, with everything 

from beginner terrain to steep skiing and 

side-country access (smuggs.com). To the 

south, Stratton, near Manchester, offers 

99 trails, glades, fast lifts, hotels and Ikon 

Pass access (stratton.com). 

For the best Maine skiing, book your 

getaway to Sunday River for day and night 

skiing with gorgeous views – it’s worth the 

trip! (sundayriver.com). 

Let it snow, get outside, and embrace 

the winter!


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By Alex Kochon 

Cross country skiing is fun to learn, healthy, family-friendly, 

accessible, affordable, and it offers 

great variety! It uses natural movements – doesn’t 

require special skills to get started and has a short learning 

curve. Just an hour or two spent being coached by a 

professional instructor will give you the skills needed for 

a lifetime of fun! 

For cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, Lapland 

Lake XC Ski & Vacation Center near Northville, offers 

lodging and a ski lodge with a retail and rental shop, plus 

indoor seating, dining, and a food truck on busier days. 

The Ladies XC Ski Clinics are returning to Lapland for 

beginner to intermediate skiers ages 18 and older. This 

all-women ski program, which is grouped by ability and 

taught by PSIA-certified female instructors, includes a 

classic-skiing clinic on Jan. 20 and skate-skiing clinic on 

Feb. 3. Advance reservation is required. To register, go to 

“Ticket” section of their website. A six-week Youth Skate 

Ski Clinic is for ages 8-14 of all abilities to introduce them 

to the technique and improve. There will also be a Youth 

Festival on Feb. 11. Visit: laplandlake.com. 

The Garnet Hill Lodge & Outdoor Center in North 

River has Michele Pearsall back as its new manager this 

season, and she’s an experienced guide in the Adirondacks 

for various outdoor activities. The ski and snowshoeing 

trails and retail/rental shop are open, as well as its Bobcat 

Lounge & Sugar House on weekends. The Sugar House 

out on the trails will have hot beverages and maple snacks. 

Up on the hill, their Log House Restaurant is open daily 

for breakfast for lodge guests, lunch/dinner is open for all, 

and happy hour on Fridays. More info: garnet-hill.com. 

In Lake Placid, Mt. Van Hoevenberg has been rolling 

out snow and grooming as much as possible since 

Thanksgiving. When fully open, Van Ho has 55K of trails 

that are groomed daily for all abilities, including 4K of 

world championship rated trails. The Mountain Pass 

lodge offers a restaurant, ski shop, equipment rentals and 

more. Visit: mtvanhoevenberg.com. 

At the Gore Mountain Nordic Center, the North Creek 

Ski Bowl offers a groomed 5K trail network with snow- 

DELIGHT ON 

SKIER FACES AT 

BROOKHAVEN 

WINTER PARK ON 

JANUARY 8, 2024. 

◀ TOWN OF 

GREENFIELD 

making and lighting 

to extend your 

snow-time into 

the evening hours. 

The stadium layout 

provides an ideal 

training and racing 

venue. You can also 

explore a scenic overlook, 

challenging hill 

climbs, descents, and 

different loops. There 

are recreational trails 

available, plus equipment 

rentals and lessons. 

◀ IT’S A WINER WONDERLAND 

AT LAPLAND LAKE XC SKI 

CENTER ON JANUARY 8, 2024. Visit: goremountain.com. 

PAUL ZAHRAY 

A gem in the Town of 

Greenfield, Brookhaven 

Winter Park, 10 minutes from Saratoga Springs, it offers 

about 20K of XC ski trails that are groomed for classic and 

skate several days a week. There are also two snowshoe 

loops. These trails are free and open to public use. In 

the clubhouse, The View, is a full-service bar and restaurant. 

They have expanded park events, including a learn 

to ski program, Brookhaven 5K Snowshoe Race on Jan. 

21 – followed by a fun Family Winterfest Celebration! On 

Jan. 27, there’s a Full Moon Party for adults with skiing, 

snowshoeing, bonfire and spirits. Visit: facebook.com/ 

brookhavenski. 

In Glens Falls, Cole’s Woods is another community 

park that transforms into a winter wonderland when it’s 

blessed with natural snow, Cole’s Woods in Glens Falls 

has a lighted 5K loop, which is groomed as needed by volunteers, 

and it has free Thursday Night Winter Races on 

January 18 and 25 and February 1 and 8 for skate skiers, 

classic skiers, and snowshoers of all levels. The Friends of 

Cole’s Woods has just completed a new Hadley Loop, plus 

added new grading, 20 poles, four dozen lighting fixtures, 

and underground wiring so no more problems with winds 

taking down the above ground wiring. See the website for 

their new map. More info: friendsofcoleswoods.org. 

Based in East Poestenkill, Pineridge, just east of Troy, 

this cross-country ski area is situated at about 1,746 feet 

above sea level, a prime spot for natural snow, with views 

of the Taconic Range and Mount Greylock – celebrating its 

40th season in business. In addition to offering day rentals 

and lessons, Pineridge has season-long equipment rentals 

for children. Visit: pineridgexc.com. 

In Saranac Lake, Dewey Mountain has Youth Ski 

League and Adult XC and snowshoe programs beginning 

in early January. They’ve got lighted night skiing, a modern 

lodge, groomed and ungroomed trails, rentals – and 

it’s only $5 per day – and many great programs and events. 

Visit: deweymountain.com. 

The ADK Cascade Welcome Center is a year-round 

outdoor recreation and information center. The 12-mile 

trail network is groomed for classic skiing and snowshoeing. 

The lodge also is a full-service ski shop with rentals. 


ADK members can ski for free, and day passes and season 

passes are available. Visit: adk.org. 

The vision of High Peaks Cyclery owner Brian Delaney, 

Scotts Cobble Nordic Center came to fruition last year 

with a newly repurposed 10K community XC trail system 

on the Craig Wood Golf Course in the town of North Elba. 

Once a small downhill ski area, the new Scotts Cobble 

features lighted, dog-friendly trails for day or nighttime 

cross-country skiing, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, 

fat biking, and sledding – with rentals available. 

Scotts Cobble hosts weekday after-school programs, 

and upcoming events include a Nordic Demo Day on 

Jan. 20 with Fischer ski reps and more, a Full Moon Ski 

Party on Jan. 26 with lighted skiing, a bonfire, and “This 

is Telemark” film with NoCo Kneedroppers – spreading 

the stoke of tele skiers! There will be another Full Moon 

Party on Feb. 23 featuring the new Kikkan Randall film. 

The clubhouse serves as a lodge with restroom facilities 

and lights have been installed along the 10K trail system. 

Visit: highpeakscyclery.com. 

The Paul Smith’s VIC, operated by Paul Smith’s 

College, just north of Saranac Lake, offers XC skiing and 

snowshoeing, a ski school, snowshoe and ski rentals, a 

café, and access to the Jenkins Mountain Open Woods Ski 

Zone. Visit: paulsmithsvic.org. 

In Tupper Lake, the James Frenette Recreational 

Trails connect the Tupper Lake Golf Course to Big Tupper 

ski area. The six main groomed trails offer a variety of terrain 

and scenic vistas, and lighted night skiing. Visit: tupperlake.com. 

Inlet and Old Forge – Inlet offers miles of free, groomed 

trails for classic and skate skiing at Fern Park (22K), Inlet 

Golf Club (3.5K), and Limekiln Lake Campground (3.5K). 

Fern Park has some climbs and descents, plus 2K that are 

lighted until 10pm. More info: inletny.com. In Old Forge, 

McCauley Mountain Ski Area has 2.5K, 5K and 7.5K of 

cross-country ski trails. Depending on conditions, the 

trails are groomed for classic and skate skiing. More info: 

mccauleyny.com. 

Other Opportunities – For those interested in racing 

this winter, NYSSRA Nordic offers races for all ages 

and abilities, beginner to expert, including Club Series, 

Points Series, Junior National Qualifiers, NYSSRA Nordic 

Championships, and a Youth Ski Festival. NYSSRA also 

sponsors several Bill Koch Youth Ski Leagues for children 

to learn the sport, with programs in Clifton Park, Saratoga 

Springs, Glens Falls, Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Old Forge, 

Tug Hill, and others in western New York. More info: nyssranordic.org. 

The inaugural ADK Tour de Ski, a new exciting XC race 

series had a great turnout with all levels and ages of skiers 

for the first race at Mt Van Hoevenberg on Dec. 16. It features 

six venues and multiple distances so you can race 

(or tour) hard and spend a day or weekend in the spectacular 

Adirondacks. Upcoming races are Frenette Trails 

in Tupper Lake on Jan. 14, Dewey Mountain in Saranac 

Lake on Jan. 20, Scotts Cobble in Lake Placid on Feb. 10, 

Cascade in Lake Placid on Feb. 25, and the Paul Smith’s 

VIC in Paul Smiths on March 10. 

Winter fun is here, now get outside and ski! 

Alex Kochon (alexkochon@gmail.com) of Gansevoort is 

a freelance writer, editor, and outdoor-loving mom of 

two who enjoys adventuring in the Adirondacks.


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Go with the Flow 

By Laura Clark 

I 

used to obsess about winter snowfall amounts, but 

not as much anymore now that I have taken up snowshoeing 

and learned to go with the flow. Unlike skiing, 

snowboarding or fat biking, snowshoeing can be 

undertaken in conditions that would turn other activities 

into a serious slog. Plus, you can always meander sideways 

off an icy trail onto nice, woodsy snowpack without 

danger of disturbing the environment. 

Other advantages include the fact that beginners do 

not need to learn specific skills: If you can walk you can 

snowshoe, and the soft surface is kinder on stiff body parts 

and minimizes risk if you do stumble. The height of the 

snow, which insures you lift your feet higher than on pavement 

as well as the weight of the snowshoes, will give you 

a greater cardiovascular workout at a much slower pace. 

And, best of all, equipment is minimal and can be handily 

stowed in your car. 

If you are hesitant about venturing out into the woods 

alone, the Dion-NeviTREK Snowshoe Series offers a 

smorgasbord of events, with snowshoe rentals available 

for you to sample ($5 cash only, day-of); availability may 

be limited so email the race director. Runners, hikers and 

walkers are welcome, and the lengthier events generally 

have a shorter option. 

One of the friendliest events is the Gore Mountain 

Citizen Series XC Ski & Snowshoe Races on Wednesday 

evenings at 6pm at the North Creek Ski Bowl on January 10, 

17, 24, 31 and February 7, 14, 21, 28. Think Camp Saratoga 

or Adirondack Runners trail series, as these are casual and 

friendly community gatherings where many folks attend 

weekly. Everyone is welcome to snowshoe (run or walk), 

cross-country ski (classic or skate) from 1.25K, 2.5K, 3.75K 

or 5K, although some of the skiers get in bonus laps while 

the shoers are still competing. Afterwards, participants 

can relax in the Joe Minder Lodge and compete for a 

selection of amazing raffle prizes. Exercising under the 

lights in a groomed stadium course with a gentle snowfall 

is truly a magical experience, and the popularity of this 

series continues to grow. For info and notifications, visit: 

goremountain.com. 

For an old-timey, backwoods experience, try the Cock- 

A-Doodle-Shoe 5K/10K Snowshoe Races at The New 

Land Trust in the Town of Saranac on Sunday, January 

14. Based from a cabin deep in the woods, has something 

for everyone whether it’s the beautiful scenery or the 

fun, balanced and sometimes challenging course. One 

of the highlights is the Kids Snowshoe Scramble 0.5-mile 

run, which attracts a sizeable contingent of enthusiastic 

youngsters. Afterwards, there is a half mile warmup hike 

to The Meadow where the longer treks begin. Per the race, 

“We will not cancel due to cold weather or heavy snowfall” 

so that should tell you something! For info and registration 

(no day-of), visit: cockadoodleshoe.com. 

Thursday Night Winter Racing at Cole’s Woods in 

Glens Falls returns at 6pm on January 18, 25 and February 

1, 8. The free community event is open to snowshoe runners 

and walkers and cross-country skiers (skate and classic), 

with all skill levels welcome. Winter Racing is organized 

by the Friends of Cole’s Woods, partnered with the 

City of Glens Falls. For info, conditions and cancelations, 

visit: friendsofcoleswoods.org. 

The Brookhaven Snowshoe Race at Brookhaven 

Winter Park in Porter Corners (10 min. from Saratoga 

Springs) will host two 5K races, one on Sunday, January 

21 and the other on Saturday, March 2. The event features 

a 5K snowshoe race and 2.5K snowshoe race; walkers/ 

hikers welcome at both distances. Take the opportunity 

to visit, as the Town of Greenfield winter park offers free 

cross-country skiing for all levels, with 20K of groomed 

trails – thanks to a team of volunteers – and snowshoeing 

all winter (donation box by the ski bench). At Brookhaven, 

you can warm up and purchase a meal and refreshments 

at The View Restaurant. The snowshoe trails are a mix of 

wide and singletrack, with forays into the surrounding 

woods, conditions permitting. Many local families participate, 

so bring the kids! 

Do target the January 21 event as the race will be held 

in conjunction with the Brookhaven Family Winterfest, 

with XC skiing with instructors, snowshoe demos, a sledding 

hill, snowman building, and fun games for prizes, 

no matter what the weather or snow conditions – and The 

View will have drink and food specials. More info, visit: 

greenfieldny.org. Register: runreg.com. 

On Saturday, January 27, the DAR Snowshoe 

Scramble, in Goshen, Mass., is a no-frills event directed 

by Amy Rusiecki, Beast Coast columnist in Ultrarunning 

Magazine. She is hoping for a 10K if snow conditions 

permit. The route is a mix of snowmobile and narrow, 

forested trails with no big climbs, but a gradual uphill 

and a rewarding downhill to the finish. Participants are 

encouraged to bring their favorite tasty goodies to share. 

To add to the fun, there will be a club/team/friends team 

competition, with the fastest four on each team scoring a 

home-baked goodie. Visit: runreg.com. 

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The fifth annual Gurney Lane 5K Snowshoe Race will 

be held at Gurney Lane Recreation Area in Queensbury 

on Sunday, January 28. On Sunday, head over to Gurney 

Lane Recreation Area and enjoy a wooded, hilly 5K. The 

route resembles a carefully threaded maze and is fun to 

navigate as it is so well marked. There’s a heated warming 

area with bathrooms, a pavilion with a fire pit, as well as 

a playground and a small sledding hill for the kids. This 

Winter Races event, presented by Town of Queensbury, 

will be a great day as there will be Fat Tire Bike Group 

Rides and Races in the afternoon, with some demos available, 

courtesy of Grey Ghost Bicycles. Come out and run/ 

walk and then try some fat tire riding. To register, visit: 

runreg.com. For fat bike info, go to: bikereg.com. 

Rest up for the Frigus Snowshoe Festival at Moreau 

Lake State Park on Saturday, February 3. It offers snowshoeing 

for the entire family with a kids one-miler, 5K, 

15K, 26.2 marathon, and 30-hour Ultra. None are a walk in 

the park as Moreau is notorious for its gnarly trails and it is 

best to arrive armed with a course map as there are plenty 

of twists and turns. The 5K has 750’ of elevation gain, with 

the other options boasting 2,300’ per 15K loop. There is a 

10-hour marathon cutoff, but those attempting the 15K 

loops have a generous time cushion. Poles can be helpful 

and be prepared with water and snacks for energy. There’s 

also a run across the frozen lake to the finish (weather 

permitting). For details, visit: endurancesociety.org. 

If you’d like to try snowshoeing, join us at the 25th 

annual of the Saratoga Winterfest 5K Snowshoe Race 

at the Saratoga Spa State Park on Sunday, February 4. To 

celebrate Winterfest’s 25th year, we will once more have 

new T-shirts! Winterfest was the first Capital Region snowshoe 

race, and pretty much got the snowball rolling south 

of the Adirondacks. It’s roughly the well-known XC running 

course, with beautiful views and variety depending 

on the snow. It includes a few uphills, but most are wide 

and gradual – a good beginner’s trek or a fun run of the 

spa park in winter. Visit: runsignup.com. 

Winterfest is linked to the 20th annual Camp Saratoga 

8K Snowshoe Race at Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park on 

Saturday, February 10. If you preregister for both races, 

there is a discount with one T-shirt for both races. Camp 

Saratoga is an 8K route on wide groomed ski trails and 

narrow singletrack trails – ideal variety for snowshoeing! 

Afterwards, relax with hot chocolate and s’mores cooked 

over a bonfire. Go to: runsignup.com. 

The Brave the Blizzard 5K Snowshoe Race at 

Tawasentha Park in Guilderland on Sunday, February 18, 

offers participants a low-key and fun opportunity to try out 

snowshoeing. Whether you’re experienced or this is your 

first time, the park has a nice mix of fields and woods – 

and in the absence of snow, it’s held as a trail run. You can 

also enjoy the festive atmosphere with music playing and 

Frosty the Snowman cheering for you! Visit: zippyreg.com. 

On Saturday, February 24, the sixth annual Stone Bridge 

Caveman 6K Snowshoe Race, an old favorite event is back! 

It’s held at Natural Stone Bridge & Caves in Pottersville, 

just 30 minutes north of Glens Falls. Home of the largest 

cave entrance on the East, the run/hike/walk highlights 

their 14 miles of groomed and singletrack snowshoe trails. 

Enjoy views of Trout Brook with frozen waterfalls, southern 

Adirondack mountains from the top of Catamount, and 

dark hemlock forest groves. Starting at 900’ elevation, you 

climb to 1,445’ just before halfway, then back down with 

several flats. Afterwards, warmup around the bonfire, sip 

hot chocolate and toast marshmallows. If no snow, it may 

be a trail run/walk. Register: itsyourrace.com. 

The grand finale weekend kicks off with the second 

Brookhaven Snowshoe Race on Saturday, March 2, see 

above for details. It is followed by Garnet Hill Snowshoe 

5K Snowshoe Race at Garnet Hill Lodge & Outdoor 

Center in North River on Sunday, March 3. The fun course 

features twisty trails where you can see your friends coming 

and going through the trees. Garnet Hill is well-known 

for their late season snow so bring your cross-country skis 

to explore the other trails afterwards. Visit: runreg.com. 

Other choices include Winona Forest Snowshoe Series 

in the Tug Hill Region, ongoing (runreg.com); Millstone 

Madness Snowshoe Race in Barre, Vt. on Feb. 3 (cvrunners.org); 

and US National Snowshoe Championships, in 

Eau Claire, Wisc. on Feb. 9-11 (trailrunner.com). 

No excuses now – get off your couch and get out there! 

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ahead of time. Some events will change to a trail run/ 

walk if conditions warrant. In addition to the individual 

sites listed, for weekly race updates by Thursday evening, 

search Facebook (Dion WMAC Snowshoe Series) and 

visit: dionnevitrek.com. 

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By Rich Macha 

A 

fair amount has been written about cross-country 

skiing within the Saint Regis Canoe Area which 

lies north of Floodwood Road, but I have seen 

little mention of the skiing potential south of the road. 

Cross-country skiing in canoe country? It does make 

sense since skiing, like paddling, is just gliding on water. 

A few years ago, I was on a September canoe camping 

trip and intended to paddle some of the ponds within the 

Saranac Lakes Wild Forest located south of Floodwood 

Road, while I was base-camped at Polliwog Pond. After 

a dark and stormy night, gusty winds were forecasted for 

the day, and I decided that paddling would not be a wise 

option (I later found out that the third day of the 90-miler 

canoe race was canceled that day due to the winds). After 

checking the map, I realized that I should still be able to 

visit those ponds on foot, and, after hiking an 8.6-mile 

loop, the thought occurred to me that this would make a 

delightful cross-country ski route. 

Late last winter, I joined four friends for four days of 

cross-country skiing in the Saranac Lake/Lake Placid 

area, and finally got around to skiing the above loop. The 

temperature was a little below freezing when we started, 

but a little above freezing when we got done four hours 

later – the snow was a bit sticky at the end but, for the 

most part, conditions were very good with over a foot of 

snow. Floodwood Road, despite being a dirt road, was 

well-plowed. However, neither of the two parking areas on 

either side of Middle Pond was plowed, so we decided to 

park on the side of Floodwood Road at a wide spot where 

the road is just a few feet from Middle Pond and start our 

trip from there. 

OUR ROUTE. 

After skiing southwest across the pond, we picked up 

the canoe carry trail to Floodwood Pond. Canoe carry 

trails in the Adirondacks have yellow trail markers and a 

white sign at each end to make them easier to find from 

the water. A bit of a climb (it felt easier than when I did 

this with a canoe over my head) soon led us to the redmarked 

hiking/snowmobile trail that would take us past 

Floodwood Pond and Fish Creek. The trail showed some 

recent snowmobile use but we did not see nor hear any 

machines during our outing. An exciting downhill drop 

brought us to the east shore of Floodwood Pond. The trail 

then travels over rolling terrain to the pond’s outlet, Fish 

Creek, and turns south to parallel the creek. The creek 

THE GROUP TAKING 

A BREAK ON THE 

SNOWMOBILE TRAIL. 

PHOTOS BY 

RICH MACHA 

stays mostly out of sight unless you take a right to a bridge 

or make a short detour off the trail. The creek had some 

open water on the day of our trip, especially wherever the 

current was quickest. 

The trail comes close to Fish Creek when the creek 

meets Little Square Pond at a campsite. The skiing then 

becomes easier as the gently rolling trail pulls away from 

the creek and passes through mature woods with tall 

trees rising skyward. Eventually, after skiing 3.7 miles, we 

reached the carry trail that takes paddlers from Fish Creek 

to Follensby Clear Pond. The snowmobile tracks headed 

out onto the pond. The red and blue trails cross the carry 

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PHOTOS BY RICH MACHA 

FISH CREEK AT THE 

CARRY TO FOLLENSBY 

CLEAR POND. 


trail and are just a short distance apart. We visited both the creek and the pond to 

admire the scenery before turning north on the blue-marked trail that had just a 

hint of old ski tracks on it and thus required some relatively easy trail-breaking. 

The route then goes around the southeast lobe of Horseshoe Pond before 

heading out onto a peninsula, at the tip of which we stopped for a lunch break. 

While I reenergized myself with some food and hot drink, I cheerfully recalled 

sitting at the same spot many years ago on a spring pond-hopping canoe trip. 

Back on the blue trail, we skied around the northwestern lobe of the pond 

before we met with the only real predicament of the day – the brook that runs 

between Little Polliwog and Horseshoe Ponds was running high and was 

uncrossable without getting your feet wet, so we headed out onto the pond and 

made a wide detour around the inlet area, where you should expect the ice to be 

thin, before heading for shore and bushwhacking back to the trail. 

The trail then stays well above Little Polliwog and Polliwog Ponds, and a carry 

trail allows the skier to drop down and take a closer look at the ponds. The route 

becomes slightly more challenging after that, with some ups and downs before 

reaching the carry trail between Polliwog and Middle Ponds. After making a left 

turn, we were soon within sight of the cars and the end of our counterclockwise loop. 

Overall, I would rate this trip as low-intermediate. It was very rewarding to see 

these seven ponds and the creek from a different perspective. The area sees many 

paddlers during the summer months, thanks partly to the proximity of Rollins and 

Fish Creek Pond state campgrounds, but does not get visited by many in winter – 

we only saw one other skier during our trip. 

From a snow-lover’s point of view, the El Niño-influenced winter of 2023-24 

has made a miserable start but, hopefully, by the time you read this, things will 

have improved greatly and we can enjoy the wonders of the season while gliding 

on (frozen) water. 

A lover of wild places, Rich Macha has led many trips for the Adirondack 

Mountain Club, and has spent 20 years in the paddle/snowsport business. More 

of Rich’s adventures can be found at northeastwild.blogspot.com. 

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EDDIE, SOPHIE, 

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daughter, Sophie, our two-year-old son, Eddie, and our 

three-year-old nephew, Jacob. Sophie and Jacob were 

clearly very proud of themselves for making it all the 

way without having to be carried (Eddie was in a backpack 

carried by Chris). It was such a wonderful feeling 

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by themselves. On the way down Chris excitedly talked 

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as a family. 

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Giant Mountain (#2) on his own two feet. To be honest, I 

didn’t think he could do it. He was still so little and Giant 

Mountain is not easy. When we made it to the top he 

exclaimed “Wow! Holy cow!” and on the car ride home he 

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and she was a big, furry, important member of our family; 

but she was 10 years old and had been slowing down. She 

quit on the top of Algonquin and Chris ended up having 

to carry her down on his shoulders – she was 80 pounds 

so this was no easy task! We did enjoy a few more years 

with her before she passed away but this was her final 

Adirondack adventure with us. 

The other peaks we did in 2019 were Upper Wolfjaw 

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same day. This was a long day for young kids – they were 

eight and six years old – but they did it! Our final peak of 

2019 was Cascade (again) so that Eddie could be official, 

since he was carried the first time! 

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year. My dad was thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail and 

we tried to meet him along the way whenever he was within 

driving distance. We hiked the highest peaks in Maine, 

New Hampshire and Massachusetts with him. 

In 2021 we hiked the entire Dix range – Macomb (#17), 

South Dix (#18), Grace Peak (#19), Hough (#20) and Dix 

(#21). I don’t remember the name of the trail we took, but 

parts of it felt like it was a playground built for us by God. 

By the end of 2021 we had completed 21 High Peaks 

together and it started to feel like we might actually 

achieve our goal. We had already gotten the “easy” ones 

out of the way so the remaining peaks would be a challenge. 

In 2022 we did Colden (#22) and Tabletop (#23) in 

June and the Santanoni range – Santanoni (#24), Panther 

(#25) and Couchsachraga (#26) – in August. The kids had 

so much fun in the mud bogs on the Santanoni range. 

They made no attempt to avoid them and we shared a lot 

of laughs that day. My dad joined us for Marshall (#27), 

Gray (#28), and Skylight (#29), and we camped at a leanto 

near Lake Colden. We hiked Allen Mountain (#30) in 

November of 2022. 

That brings us to our final year. Sophie and Eddie are 

now 12 and 10 years old, and Chris mentioned at the 

beginning of the summer that it could be possible to finish 

them this year, if we did several peaks each time. It 

was exciting to see that our goal was within reach and we 

all felt motivated. 

We started off the summer with the Seward range: 

Seymour (#31), Seward (#32), Donaldson (#33) and 

Emmons (#34). This was a very long day and our most 

difficult hike. The kids really impressed me on this one. 

HOUGH SUMMIT 

WITH GRAMPY. 

The last few miles were grueling, especially because by 

Chris’s estimation we should have already been done, but 

everyone kept a positive attitude – and Eddie reminded 

me that “every step is one step closer.” 

In July we did Dial (#35), Nippletop (#36), Colvin (#37) 

and Blake (#38). On this hike, I realized the hard truth that 

my kids are now much better hikers than me! They were 

gracious about having to wait for me, but it was strange to 

think about how when we started this journey, I was the 

one waiting for them. 

We did Haystack (#39), Basin (#40), and Saddleback 

(#41) – aka “HaBaSa” – in August. While Chris was planning 

this one, he saw a post on Facebook that someone 

was gifting a reservation at Adirondack Mountain Club’s 

Grace Camp for the following day because they could no 

longer use it. We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play 

a trick on the kids so we didn’t tell them we had a cabin 

for the night. 

When we were in the parking lot getting our packs 

ready to hike in, Chris and I pretended that we both forgot 

to pack our tents and sleeping pads. We told the kids we’d 

just find a soft spot with lots of leaves to use as our sleeping 

pads and we’d build a quick shelter. It was also starting to 

rain and there were rumbles of thunder in the distance. 

Sophie tried hard to convince us to sleep in the car and 

Eddie suggested that we just hike through the night since 

we didn’t have a place to sleep. You can imagine their relief 

when we opened the cabin door and revealed they’d have 

a real bed to sleep in! Compared to what we were used to it 

was like staying at The Ritz. If the person that gifted the reservation 

happens to be reading this article, THANK YOU! 

A few days later we did Sawteeth (#42) and Gothics 

(#43) – the views on this hike were some of the best! We finished 

off our summer with Cliff (#44) and Redfield (#45). 

Cliff was super boggy but once again the kids had a ball 

playing in the mud. I tried to balance on logs where I could 

but ended up slipping off and landing in mud so deep it 

reached the middle of my thigh – the kids thought this 

was hilarious! This was Chris’s favorite hike because of the 

waterfalls. On our way down the kids and Chris jumped off 

the suspension bridge into the Opalescent River. 

All of the sudden we had just one peak left! It took 

many years for us to get to this point but it also went by 

so quickly. We wanted to wait for my dad to return from 

his great adventure – he was bikepacking the Great Divide 

Mountain Bike Route (see Community in the December 

2023 issue) and he was due to return at the end of 

September. We marked our calendar for our final peak, 

Whiteface (#46), on October 1st. 

When we got to the top to take our picture next to the 

sign marking the summit, we unrolled a banner Chris 

painted for the occasion. People cheered and congratulated 

us. My wonderful mom, Chirstine Gravelle, met us 

at the top with a picnic lunch, champagne, cake and ice 

cream. It was a really special day! 

The High Peaks provided a unique opportunity for our 

family to grow together as we shared a common long-term 

goal that wasn’t easy to achieve. It made me so happy to 

spend entire days with just each other as company and 

without the distraction of screens. 

We learned a lot about each other and about ourselves. 

I think the coolest thing my kids learned was how to be 

comfortable being uncomfortable. The peaks gave them 

grit. The peaks also gave us peace. On one of the hikes, 

Eddie said, “Some people think hiking is boring but I think 

it’s peaceful.” What a gift it is to find solace in nature. I’m so 

thankful my kids learned this so early in life! 

Emily Chromczak (chromczake@gmail.com) lives with 

her family in Delmar. She’s the office administrator 

at ARE Event Productions and ZippyReg.com. Her 

greatest joy in life is supporting Sophie and Eddie as 

they accomplish things she wasn’t brave enough to try 

at their ages.


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Capital Bicycle Racing Club 

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By Jessica Hanna 

The Capital Bicycle Racing Club 

is a local group of riders focused 

on providing opportunities for its 

members. The group aims to promote 

the sport of amateur bicycle racing and to 

advance the interests of cycling through 

organized races, coaching and training 

events. While CBRC began as an organization 

for adult riders, they have developed 

a nationally recognized junior 

cycling team in the areas of road and cyclocross 

racing. 

The junior road team is composed of 

nine riders ages 11-17 racing in the spring 

and summer, and 30 riders ages 10-17 

racing cyclocross in the fall. Road racing 

includes three disciplines: 1) Criterium 

(crit) – riders complete as many laps as 

possible within a specific amount of time 

on a closed course, often about one-mile 

long on city streets; 2) Road – longer distances 

with varying terrain on paved roads 

to be completed as quickly as possible; and 

3) Time Trial – generally straight, relatively 

flat courses ridden alone racing against 

the clock, where the fastest racer wins. 

Cyclocross takes place in parks on terrain 

that includes grass, gravel, dirt, sand 

and pavement. Many racers also think, 

the muddier the better! There are obstacles 

such as barriers, stairs, steep climbs that 

are often run while carrying the bike, and 

technical downhill sections. Cross races 

occur within a specific amount of time 

and the winner is the rider with the most 

laps in the shortest amount of time. 

According to Andy Ruiz, head coach 

of the CBRC junior team, their growth is 

the result of a multitude of factors that 

brought together talented, enthusiastic, 

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and dedicated young athletes. First, there 

was a pandemic, in which riding bikes was 

what you did to pass the time, stay healthy, 

and socialize. Organizations such as the 

Saratoga Shredders and Flow Riders, 

which get young kids excited about riding 

came into play. Finally, there was Andy’s 

vision and many hours of supporting and 

working with kids to introduce the sports 

of road biking and cyclocross. 

The CBRC Monday night cyclocross 

skills sessions at Elm Avenue Park 

in Bethlehem, which had been mostly 

attended by adults, opened up to the Flow 

Riders – and there was a sudden influx of 

kids. Many of the kids loved it, and came 

back for more. Then Andy added adventure 

rides. An “adventure ride” is where he leads 

a group of kids (with parent support riders) 

to wander local trails. We practice, laugh, 

fall, get up, and learn. You never know what 

you’re going to get… that’s the adventure, 

and the kids absolutely LOVE IT! 

In addition to the vision from Andy, 

there are two young female phenoms 

in the Capital Region who are showing 

what it means to work hard and to excel 

in sport. In 2021, Haylee Johnson then 

age 15, competed in cyclocross nationals 

to earn an eighth-place finish, and 

Lilliana O’Donnell then age 12, won 

her first national championship. These 

young women (Athlete Profile, February 

2022) have been a catalyst for the team’s 

growth and each has gone on to earn more 

national titles and podium results in both 

road and cyclocross. Haylee’s second 

place road finish last year earned her a 

spot on the US National Team, allowing 

her to race in Europe during the 2022- 

2023 season. Haylee and Lilli continue 

to train with Andy and the CBRC juniors, 

but they race for FinKraft Junior Cycling 

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Team, which offers financial support and 

equipment for their riders in exchange 

for a more professional team and racing 

experience. 

Since 2021, more national titles have 

been won in road and cross by Chase 

O’Donnell, Abby Romlein, and Hannah 

Dinolfo. In addition, the team has accumulated 

hundreds of podiums from local 

and national races. 

When asked what has led to the success 

of the program, Andy responded, “We 

have a nice balance of challenging rides, 

serious training, and fun adventure. There 

is also an element of luck. We are fortunate 

to have kids who are excited and 

dedicated, and parents and volunteers 

who help to keep the whole thing operating. 

There is so much work involved in 

a successful team. The equipment and 

maintenance are monumental. We have 

the expertise of Aaron Girard at our fingertips 

to help us through it all. We have 

parents who step in to transport kids and 

equipment to races. We have kids who are 

willing to work hard, put in the hours, and 

keep coming back for more.” 

To all of this, I can say the team is lucky 

to have Andy’s vision and commitment to 

the kids, and his many years of racing and 

coaching experience that he shares with 

anyone willing to listen. We are also fortunate 

to have Aaron keeping the bikes 

working. There is only a small group of 

people who have the expertise to maintain 

a fleet of bicycles. He generously donates 

his time to help the kids stay on their bikes 

and have fun. So yes, I agree that there is 

a bit of luck here, but there is a lot of hard 

work that comes with it. 

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The kids on the team offered unanimous 

feedback that, “The hardest part of 

the sport is the long training rides,” many 

of which are done alone, in a basement, on 

a trainer. Not only is the workout hard, but 

the mental focus and dedication to stick 

with it day after day is no small feat. To see 

kids ages 11-18 do it for the love of cycling 

is both humbling and awe-inspiring. They 

have different reasons for why they keep 

at it. For some, it’s the feeling of standing 

on the podium. For others, it is the 

motivation to keep up on the adventure 

rides. Some enjoy the structure in their 

lives and the way it makes them feel to ride 

their bike anywhere, anytime. There is 

also a rare exception, Evan Boyle (Athlete 

Profile, March 2023), who only rode with 

the team as a junior for one-year before 

aging out and turning pro. For Evan, riding 

a bike, quickly changed his life and has 

turned his sport into a career. 

Parents, coaches, volunteers, community 

members, and teammates are 

incredibly grateful for the opportunity 

to take cycling to the next level. They are 

immensely proud of the kids for rising to 

every challenge and exceeding even their 

own expectations. For kids interested in 

learning more and trying out road, cyclocross, 

or mountain biking – with a new 

junior MTB team for 2024, I encourage 

you to contact Andy and check it out: 

aruiz@nycap.rr.com. You will not be disappointed. 

Jessica Hanna (jessica.blank.hanna@ 

gmail.com) of Rexford is a teacher, 

NICA Mountain Goats coach, mom of 

two amazing daughters, and occasional 

triathlete. She is eternally grateful for 

the community that cycling has provided 

her family.


ATHLETE PROFILE 

Jackie 

Garso 

AGE: 24 

PARENTS: Joe Garso and Cindy Woods 

Garso 

HOMETOWN: Lake Clear 

CURRENT TEAM: Craftsbury Green 

Racing Project 

FAVORITE SNACK: Peanut Butter Cups 

■ BILL KOCH WITH DAD, 2011. 

■ COMPETING AT 2022 

IBU CUP TRAILS IN 

CRAFTSBURY, VT. 

PHIL BELENA 

■ CRAFTSBURY WITH 

MOM AND LIBBY, 2022. 

■ TRAINING IN SEEFELD, 

AUSTRIA IN DECEMBER 

2023. ANDREAS MEINICKE 

Her Journey from Lake 

Clear to the World Cup 

By Kate Halligan 

■ 2023 IBU CUP MIXED RELAY (JACKIE, 

AMANDA KAUTZER, SCOTT LACEY, TIM 

CUNNINGHAM, MIKE GIBSON, COACH) 

AFTER US’ BEST FINISH IN SEVERAL 

YEARS, CANMORE, ALBERTA. 

Jackie Garso has been named to the roster for the U.S. Biathlon World Cup 

team for the second trimester, with races set to begin on January 4, 2024. 

Get to Know Jackie – Growing up in Lake Clear, Jackie tried nearly every 

sport, including running, soccer, swimming, tumbling, hockey, alpine and 

nordic skiing, lacrosse, and track. She even had a brief foray into speed skating 

and ski jumping. Gradually, the practices started to interfere with one 

another so that by the time she entered high school Jackie had to narrow 

her focus to Nordic skiing and cross country running for Saranac Lake High 

School. In addition, Jackie skied with New York Ski Education Foundation 

(NYSEF). The decision was well-made, as she would go on to win the 2016 

New York State Individual and Combined Nordic championship and compete 

at Junior Nationals, earning two top-15 results for the Mid-Atlantic team. 

A highlight and influence for Jackie’s athletic upbringing was Dewey 

Mountain Recreation Center in Saranac Lake. When asked about Dewey, Jackie 

said, “I am genuinely not sure if I can put into words how much Dewey influenced 

me, and how special it is to me. Physically, Dewey shaped my skiing in 

ways that are still obvious today – my preference for hilly courses, my willingness 

to take risks, and my descending skills were all honed there.” Related to competition, 

Dewey taught Jackie that racing could be fun and she could push herself, 

just for the sheer joy of it. In addition to athletics, Dewey taught her other lessons. 

For instance, Dewey instilled in Jackie a “respect for the outdoors, not just 

as a whole, but for a place you inhabit minute by minute.” Growing up at Dewey 

also taught her that you can navigate in to and out of almost any condition or 

obstacle, be it on the ski course or life, as long as you trust yourself. 

After high school, Jackie decided to attend St. Lawrence University after a 

campus visit. Interestingly, St. Lawrence was not Jackie’s first choice, believing 

it too stereotypical a choice for a kid from the North Country. However, 

following a campus visit, she quickly changed her mind. She liked the campus, 

the Nordic coaches, and, as an added bonus, she could continue to be 

teammates with her fellow New Yorker, Lucy Hochschartner from Lake Placid. 

During her time racing for the Saints, Jackie posted multiple top 20 finishes 

and qualified for the 2019 NCAA championship in Stowe, Vt. where she 

placed 33rd in the 5K skate race. Jackie graduated from St. Lawrence in 2020 

with a degree in Statistics, which she hopes to someday use as a data analyst 

for a professional sports team.

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Entry into Biathlon – Biathlon, a 

niche sport in the United States, is the 

combination of cross-country skiing and 

rifle marksmanship. Therefore, to host a 

biathlon race, a venue needs trails to ski 

on and a biathlon range. Luckily for Jackie, 

her hometown of Lake Clear neighbors 

Lake Placid, home of the 1980 Winter 

Olympics and one of the few venues in 

the country equipped to host biathlon 

races and events. Jackie was introduced to 

biathlon through events put on by members 

of the biathlon community, including 

biathlon clinics and paintball biathlon. 

In addition, she attended a Talent ID 

Camp hosted by US Biathlon when she 

was seventeen. The Talent ID program is 

designed for current or recently graduated 

collegiate cross-country skiers “who are 

interested in continuing their athletic ski 

racing careers professionally after college, 

but need professional support and guidance 

in committing to their next step.” At 

the Camp, Jackie gained further exposure 

to handling the rifle and shooting. 

After graduating from St. Lawrence 

in 2020, Jackie recognized the potential 

biathlon offered for her to continue her 

athletic career. Jackie moved to Truckee, 

Calif. and joined the Auburn Ski Club Elite 

Team led by Biathlon Program Director, 

and New York native, Brian Halligan. 

Although faced with challenges, including 

the pandemic and limited housing, Jackie 

enjoyed that California offered the unique 

combination of year-round sunshine and 

ample snow for training. While with the 

Elite Team, Jackie made her international 

debut, racing at the International Biathlon 

Union Youth/Junior World Championship 

in Obertilliach, Austria. 

After spending two seasons in California, 

Jackie moved back to the East Coast. Going 

into the 2022-23 season, she earned a spot 

with the Craftsbury’s Green Racing Project, 

based out of Craftsbury, Vt. Through the 

■ WORLD CUP WOMEN’S TEAM TRAINING (DEEDRA 

IRWIN, JACKIE, KELSEY DICKINSON, MARGIE FREED) 

AT OESTERSUND, SWEDEN, NOVEMBER 2023. 

■ WITH SCOTT 

SCHULZ AT 

OLYMPIC JUMPING 

COMPLEX AS 

2016 INDIVIDUAL 

NYS NORDIC 

CHAMPIONS. 

GRP, athletes are provided housing and live 

right on the edge of the Craftsbury Outdoor 

Center trail system. In addition, the athlete 

house is only a short distance from the 

biathlon range and training. 

During her first season with the GRP, 

Jackie secured a spot on the United States’ 

International Biathlon Union Cup team. 

While racing in Canmore, Alberta, Jackie 

placed 22nd in the 7.5K Sprint race, her 

career best. The result is particularly 

impressive based on the circumstances 

in the lead up to the Sprint, with races 

postponed due to below freezing temperatures, 

eliminating rest days between 

races. By the time of the Sprint race, Jackie 

had raced four times in five days. Needless 

to say, she was tired. But Jackie’s coach 

reminded her that all the racers were 

tired so the race would come down to who 

could fight. That day, Jackie tapped into 

her North Country grit and fought through 

the fatigue. Not only did she ski fast, but 

she also hit 90% of her targets, proving that 

biathlon really is a two-sport competition. 

During the 2022-23 season, Jackie also 

made her debut on the World Cup circuit. 

The jump from the IBU Cup team to the 

World Cup level is not to be underestimated. 

Not only are the competitors the best 

in the world, but most of them have years 

of experience competing internationally. 

For Jackie, the experience was jarring and 

disorienting. She felt she had been developing 

as a biathlete and had been getting 

promising results, both at the national 

level and on the IBU Cup Circuit. However, 

in her first World Cup race she finished 

second to last. For Jackie, the experience 

put into perspective how much more 

there was to learn about biathlon and the 

possibility for development. 

2023-24 Season – In November, the 

US Biathlon Association announced the 

International Biathlon Union World Cup 

roster for the first trimester of the World 

Cup circuit. Jackie earned one of the four 

spots on the women’s team based on her 

strong results last season, US biathlon 

trials in Solider Hollow, Utah, and the 

European preseason camp in Finland. 

Despite her successes and prior World 

Cup race experience, being on the World 

Cup Team was not one of Jackie’s goals 

for the 2023-24 season. Instead, Jackie set 

goals related to her ski technique, shooting 

speed, and her process. The purpose 

of these goals is to focus on things within 

her control, with the belief that the results 

will come on their own from it. 

During the first trimester, Jackie raced 

in Sweden, Austria and Switzerland, all 


countries with a strong biathlon following. 

In contrast to the US, biathlon is extremely 

well known and followed in Europe. Due 

to the popularity of the sport, the race 

day experience in Europe is quite different. 

For example, athletes shoot in front 

of bleachers full of fans, something that 

Jackie says can be quite nerve racking. 

Additionally, there is a constant din of 

voices, as hundreds of people cheer over 

each other in multiple languages. 

In addition to the challenges of competing 

on the world stage, Jackie notes 

that there are unexpected challenges of 

being a professional athlete. For example, 

athletes live in what seems like an endless 

series of hotel rooms. Oftentimes, athletes 

must do laundry in a sink or bathtub, and 

are always going through a repetitive cycle 

of packing and unpacking. While initially 

novel, living out of a suitcase and constant 

travel can also be draining. 

In December, Jackie was again named 

to the World Cup circuit to compete 

during the second trimester. The second 

trimester will begin on January 4th in 

Oberhof, Germany. As Jackie gears up for 

the next trimester, she states she wants to 

“clean” a race, a term used to describe hitting 

all five targets. To put into perspective 

the challenge of this goal, the top-ranked 

woman of the 2023-24 season has only 

cleaned two out of eight individual races. 

Overall, Jackie still has a lot of opportunities 

left in biathlon, and her discipline 

as an athlete will be an asset as she 

advances within the sport. “This might 

sound weird, but I actually don’t consider 

myself to be a very motivated person. 

Doing biathlon is fun and I’m improving 

at it, and learning and growing as a person. 

When these experiences stop being 

true – when training becomes something 

that I need to motivate myself to do, then 

I’ll probably stop.” Until that time comes, 

all of us at home will be cheering her on. 

To follow Jackie’s journey, race results 

can be found on through the IBU app or 

online: biathlonworld.com/results. To 

support Jackie, please consider donating 

to the US Biathlon Women’s Team 

Fundraiser: gofundme.com/f/us-biathlon-womens-team-fundraiser. 

As a final note, Jackie would like to give 

a HUGE shout out to her parents, Joe and 

Cindy for all their support! 

Kate Halligan (khalligan74@gmail. 

com) of Glens Falls is a freelance writer, 

ski coach and attorney in California. She 

graduated from St. Lawrence University 

in 2015 and Vermont Law School in 

2018. Kate enjoys all forms of skiing, 

ultra running, reading and writing.


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Adk Ultra Cycling Bike Shop, Schuylerville. Register: 

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28 Gurney Lane Fat Tire Bike Races & Group Ride. 10M 

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

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

Gurney Lane, Queensbury. bikereg.com. 

FEBRUARY 

3 Empire State Winter Games: Winter Fat Bike Races. 

10:30am. XC fat bike race. Fun courses & distances 

for all abilities. New venue: Dewey Mountain 

Recreation Center, Saranac Lake. bikereg.com. 

4 Blue Buns Wheel-a-Palooza Bathing Suit Bike Ride. 

1pm. “Open-hair polar plunge.” SL Winter Carnival Ice 

Palace, Saranac Lake. slareachamber.org. 

18 Fatnango Fat Bike Extravaganza. Norwich. bikereg.com. 

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

Mountain, Prattsville. bikereg.com. 

MARCH 

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

Camp, Winona Forest Recreation Area, Mannsville. 

bikereg.com. 

16-17 18th Adirondack Sports Summer Expo. Sat: 

10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm. 200 exhibitors, prizes, 

activities, food. Saratoga City Center, Saratoga 

Springs. adksports.com. 

APRIL 

13 3rd Toad Strangler Gravel Grinder. 40M route: 

10am. Family-friendly 10M route: 11am. Flow Riders 

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

food truck, beer. Crellin Park, Chatham. CBRC. 

bikereg.com. 

MAY 

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

gravel rides & 25M road ride. Supported rides for 

all levels. Local food, apple pie, beer, music. Argyle 

Brewing, Cambridge. anthemsportstours.com. 

19 10th Farmer’s Daughter & Granddaughter Gravel 

Grinder. 63M: 9am. Farmer’s Granddaughter 

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

Supported. Columbia Co Fairgrounds, Chatham. 

bikereg.com. 

AUGUST 

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

road rides for all levels. After party at Last Chance 

Café. Tannersville. anthemsportstours.com. 

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING & NORDIC SPORTS 

ONGOING 

Sun Youth Skate Ski Clinic. 1/7-2/11. Ages 8-14. For 

beginners and experienced. Lapland Lake XC Ski 

Center, Northville. laplandlake.com. 

Tue Shenendehowa Nordic Club: Bill Koch Youth Ski 

League. 4pm. All welcome. Activities & skills for ages 

2-13. Season: 11/7-3/36. Garnsey Park, Clifton Park. 

shennordic.org. facebook.com/groups/shennordic. 

Wed Gore Citizens’ Races 5K. 1/10, 17, 24, 31, 2/7, 14, 

21, & 28. 6pm. XC ski: skate/classic & snowshoe. 

Gore Mountain Nordic Center, North Creek. 

goremountain.com. 

Wed Intro to Skate Skiing. 1/10-2/14. 5-6pm. Dewey 

Mountain, Saranac Lake. deweymountain.com. 

Thu Outdoors & Active Winter Program. 1/18- 

2/22. Snowshoe Sessions: 3-4:30pm. XC Ski 

Sessions: 5-6pm. Dewey Mountain, Saranac Lake. 

deweymountain.com. 

JANUARY 

7-2/11 Lapland Lake Youth Skate Skiing Clinic. Six-week 

skate clinic for ages 8-14. Sundays 12:45-2:15pm. 

All abilities welcome; intro for beginners & skills for 

experienced. Plus, participation in Youth Festival 

on 2/11. Rentals available. Lapland Lake, Northville. 

laplandlake.com. 

12-14 Lake Placid Eastern Cup Biathlon. Mt Van 

Hoevenberg, Lake Placid. skireg.com. 

13 SWC: Nordic Skiing (or Hiking) @ Brookhaven. 

10:30am. Ski, lunch, ski more, happy hour (2-5pm) 

at The View (dinner option). Led by Jim-Aline 

Flaherty. Shorter option: PM ski & happy hour. No 

snow: Hike (10:30am) Spruce Mtn to fire tower, 

snack/lunch, happy hour. Brookhaven Winter Park, 

Porter Corners. Reserve: swcweb.org. 

13 Red Barn Rendezvous 10K Classic XC Ski Race. 

11am. 10K adult & 5K U18. All welcome. Osceola Ski 

& Sport, Camden. skireg.com. 

14 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #2: Frenette Trails. XC 

Race Series: Frenette Freestyle. 11am. Adult 6K & 

3K freestyle & youth 2.2K mass start. All welcome. 

Frenette Trails, Tupper Lake. paulsmithsvic.org. 


18 Thursday Night Winter Racing. 6pm. Open to all 

skate/classic skiers & run/walk snowshoers. Also: 

1/25, 2/1, 2/8. Free. Cole’s Woods, Glens Falls. 


20 Ladies Ski Clinic at Lapland Lake. 9:30am-3:30pm. 

Classic technique: 1/20. Skate technique: 2/3. For 

women, taught by women. Beginner & intermediate, 

18+, grouped by ability. Rentals available. Lapland 

Lake, Northville. laplandlake.com. 

20 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #3: Dewey Mountain. 

XC Race Series: Saturday Night Sprints. 6pm. 2.5K 

& 5K masters & juniors skate. All welcome. Dewey 

Mountain, Saranac Lake. paulsmithsvic.org. 

20 Glenville Hills & ADK Vauhti Games 10K XC Ski 

Pursuit Races. Glenville. skireg.com. 

20 Intro to Cross-Country Skiing. 10am-12pm. ADK 

Cascade Welcome Center, Lake Placid. adk.org. 

20 Tour de Stowe XC Ski Race. 25K, 15K: 10am. Kids 5K: 

11am. Non-competitive classic ski tour (former Stowe 

Mini-Marathon); a fun challenge for all ages. Festive 

Expo at finish. Trapp Family Lodge & Stowe XC trails, 

Stowe, VT. skireg.com. 

20-21 Lake Placid SuperTour & Eastern Cup XC Ski 

Races. 10K, 5K, 1.4K. Mt Van Hoevenberg, Lake 

Placid. skireg.com. 

21 Family Winter Fest & 5K/2.5K Snowshoe Race/Walk. 

10am. Dion Snowshoe Rentals available. Fest: XC ski 

& fun. After party: The View Restaurant. Brookhaven 

Winter Park, Porter Corners. greenfieldny.org/ 

brookhaven-winter-park. Reg: runreg.com. 

25 Thursday Night Winter Racing. 6pm. Open to 

all skate/classic skiers & run/walk snowshoers. 

Also: 2/1, 2/8. Free. Cole’s Woods, Glens Falls. 


26-28 Craftsbury Marathon Ski Festival & SuperTour Race. 

Fri: 1.5K sprint. Sat: 50/25K classic. Sun: 30/15K freestyle. 

Craftsbury, Craftsbury Common, VT. skireg.com. 

26 Full Moon Ski Party. 6-9pm. Lighted night skiing, 

snowshoeing, sledding. Rentals available. Bonfire. 

7pm: “This is Telemark” film w/NoCo Kneedroppers. 

Scotts Cobble Nordic Center, Lake Placid. 

scottscobblenordic.com. 

27 Snow Days at Sagamore. 11am-4pm. Guided XC 

skiing, guided snowshoe hike, sledding, campfires, 

ice skating, refreshments. Great Camp Sagamore, 

Raquette Lake. Register: sagamore.org. 

27 Brookhaven Full Moon Party & Fundraiser. 6pm. 

Winter fun for adults. Brookhaven Winter Park, 

Porter Corners. greenfieldny.org. 



27 Stratton “Terrain Challenge” XC Ski. 6K & youth. 

A fun freestyle race. Stratton Nordic, Stratton, VT. 

skireg.com. 

28 Upstate NY Women’s Ski Day. Learn to ski (beg), 

classic/skate (int/adv) & classic/skate group. Osceola 

Ski & Sport, Camden. skiosceola.com. 

FEBRUARY 


all skate/classic skiers & run/walk snowshoers. 

Also: 2/8. Free. Cole’s Woods, Glens Falls. 


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3 Ladies Ski Clinic at Lapland Lake. 9:30am-3:30pm. 

Skate technique. For women, taught by women. 

Beginner & intermediate, 18+, grouped by ability. 

Rentals available. Lapland Lake, Northville. 

laplandlake.com/events. 

3-5 Ski Orienteering Meet: US Nationals. Lake Placid. 

empoclub.org. 

4 WFRA Nordic Dash. Nordic ski course with traditional 

trails & some zippy narrow trails. Winona Forest, 

Mannsville. skireg.com. 


skate/classic skiers & run/walk snowshoers. Free. 

Cole’s Woods, Glens Falls. friendsofcoleswoods.org. 

10 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #4: Scotts Cobble. 

XC ski race series. 11am. 7.5K & 15K classic. All 

welcome. Scotts Cobble Nordic Center, Lake Placid. 

paulsmithsvic.org. 

10 HURT Mega-Relay. 10am. 6hr freestyle relay. Teams of 

3-8. Garnet Hill, North River. skireg.com. 

10 Mansfield Nordic Skiathon. Classic/freestyle 12K, 5K & 

youth. Sleepy Hollow, Huntington, VT. skireg.com. 



11 Lapland Lake Youth XC Ski Festival. Youth skiing, 

races & fun events for ages 8-14. All abilities 

welcome. Rentals available. Lapland Lake, 

Northville. laplandlake.com. 

11 Shen Nordic Classic XC Ski Race & Tour. 10am. 10K 

adult & 5K try-it & youth. All welcome. Saratoga 

Biathlon Club, Day. skireg.com. 

11 Osceola Festival XC Ski Day. Classic for adults/youth. 

Osceola, Camden. skireg.com. 

17 Glenville Hills Classic XC Ski Race & Tour. 6K: 

9:30am. 10K: 10:30am. Youth: 11:30am. Citizens: 

12pm. Glenville. skireg.com. 



18 43rd Winona Forest Tourathon XC Ski Race. 12.5K, 

25K & Walter Chapman 50K classic. Winona Forest, 

Mannsville. winonaforest.com. 

23 Full Moon Ski Party. 6-9pm. Lighted night 

skiing, snowshoeing, sledding. Rentals available. 

Bonfire. 7pm: “KIKKAN” new film about Kikkan 

Randall. Scotts Cobble Nordic Center, Lake Placid. 

scottscobblenordic.com. 





24 Lake Placid Loppet XC Ski Race. Historic 50K Loppet 

& 25K Kort Loppet. 3K, 6.25K & 12.5K Citizens. Mt Van 

Hoevenberg, Lake Placid. mtvanhoevenberg.com. 



24-25 NYSSRA Nordic Championship Weekend. Biathlon 

Champs: Osceola Ski & Sport Resort. XC Ski Champs, 

in conjunction with LP Loppet: Lake Placid. skireg.com. 

25 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #5: Cascade. XC ski race 

series. 7.5K Classic & 15K Classic: 11am. BKL/Youth 

3K – Fueled by NYSEF: 12:30pm. BKL/Youth 0.5K 

& 1.6K – Fueled by NYSEF: 1pm. All welcome. ADK 

Cascade Ski Center, Lake Placid. paulsmithsvic.org. 

25 79th Stowe Derby. 40K, 20K, 6K. Oldest DH XC ski race 

in US. Stowe, VT. skireg.com. 

MARCH 





10 Inaugural Adk Tour de Ski #6: Paul Smith’s – The 

Bobcat Loppet. XC ski race series. 11am. 12.5K 

Classic & 25K Classic. All welcome. Paul Smith’s VIC, 

Paul Smiths. paulsmithsvic.org. 







HEALTH & FITNESS 

ONGOING 

Mo-Sa Rock Your Fitness: Total Body Workout. MWF: 

5:30am, 6:30am, 9am. Tue: 5:30pm. Sat: 8am. Malta 

Community Center, Malta. rockyourfitnessny.com. 

HIKING, CLIMBING & NAVIGATION 

ONGOING 

Sun On the Canals Guided Winter Hikes. 1/21, 2/4, 2/11, 

2/25. 12pm. 4-6M to Lock 5, Schuyler House or 

Victory Mills. Free, no pets. Adk Ultra Cycling Bike 

Shop, Schuylerville. Info: 518-583-3708 or john@ 

adkultracycling.com. Register: bikereg.com. 

JANUARY 

13 Winter Survival. 9am-1pm. Education Yurt Village, 

Lake Placid. adk.org. 

20 Map & Compass Fundamentals. 9am-4pm. 

Education Yurt Village, Lake Placid. adk.org. 

21 Family Winter Fest & 5K/2.5K Snowshoe Race/Walk. 

10am. Dion Snowshoe Rentals available. Fest: XC ski 

& fun. After party: The View Restaurant. Brookhaven 

Winter Park, Porter Corners. greenfieldny.org/ 

brookhaven-winter-park. Reg: runreg.com. 

21 Winter Survival. 9am-1pm. Education Yurt Village, 

Lake Placid. adk.org. 





27 Brookhaven Full Moon Party & Fundraiser. 6pm. 

Winter fun for adults. Brookhaven Winter Park, 

Porter Corners. greenfieldny.org. 

28 Guided Hike: Hurricane Mountain Winter. 8am-5pm. 

Hurricane Mountain Trailhead, Keene. adk.org. 

29 Winter High Peaks: Esther. 8am-5pm. Adirondack 

Anglers Outpost, Wilmington. adk.org. 

FEBRUARY 

2-4 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. 7pm. Join 

ADK Glens Falls-Saratoga Chapter. Different film 

lineup each night. Charles Wood Theater, Glens Falls. 

adk-gfs.org. 

3 Backcountry Snowshoeing for Beginners. 9am-3pm. 




11 Backcountry Snowshoeing for Beginners. 9am-3pm. 


18 Winter Hiking 101 Online. 9am-1pm. Adirondack 

Mountain Club. adk.org. 

18 Banff Mountain Film Festival. 7pm. Tix at LPCA 

& High Peaks Cyclery. LP Center for the Arts, Lake 

Placid. chestnutmtnproductions.com. 





MARCH 

15-17 Wilderness First Responder Recertification. 8am. 








27-30 Wilderness First Responder Recertification. 8am. 


MULTISPORT & SWIMMING 

ONGOING 

Wed Southern Tier Tri Club: Summer Tri Series. Races 

#1-3: 6/5, 7/3, 8/7. 5:45pm. 400m swim, 13M bike, 2M 

run. Sprint, relay & aquabike. Save 12%: ADK24. Park 

Ave, Cassadaga. coachmarkwilson.com. 

Wed Hudson Valley Tri Club: Summer Tri Series. Races 

#1-3: 6/12, 7/10, 8/14. 5:45pm. 400m swim, 12M 

bike, 2M run. Sprint, relay & aquabike. Save 12%: 

ADK24. Kenneth Wilson State Park, near Woodstock. 

coachmarkwilson.com. 

FEBRUARY 

11 8th SnoFatShu Duathlon. 9am. 3M snowshoe, 6M fat 

bike, 3M snowshoe. Team or solo. CCC Camp, Winona 

Forest, Mannsville. winonaforest.com. 

17 Empire State Winter Games: Winter Triathlon. 5K 

run, 10k winter bike, & 5K XC ski. Tupper Lake Golf 

Course, Tupper Lake. empirestatewintergames.com. 

MARCH 

2 2nd Saranac Lake 3P Winter Triathlon. 7:30am. 

Pole, pedal, pole, pedal, paddle, run & party. Solo & 

teams. After party. Pisgah, Dewey & Saranac River, 

Saranac Lake. saranaclake3p.org. 





24 YMCA Indoor Triathlon. 20-min swim, 30-min bike & 

20-min run. Guilderland YMCA, Guilderland. cdymca.org. 

APRIL 

13 Spring Fling Swim Pool Meet. Skidmore College, 

Saratoga Springs. adms.org. 

JUNE 

1 Inaugural OnondagaMan. 8am. 1.2M swim, 56M 

bike, 13.1M run. Triathlon, relay & aquabike. Limited 

to 300. Former Syracuse 70.3 venue. No cut-off times. 

Save 12%: ADK24. Jamesville Beach Park, Jamesville. 


15 Ticonderoga Triathlon Festival. Tri & aquabike: 

Sprint (7am: 750m swim, 12M bike, 5K run, Olympic 

(9am: 1500m swim, 24M bike, 10K run) & Double Ti. 

Save 12%: ADK24. Black Point Beach, Ticonderoga. 


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23 Stissing Triathlon. 8am. 750m swim, 12.6M hilly 

bike, 3.3M fast run. Sprint tri, relay & aquabike. 

Save 12%: ADK24. Stissing Pond, Pine Plains. 


JULY 

6 Litchfield Hills Triathlon. 7:30am. 1500m swim, 

40K bike, 10K run. Olympic tri, relay & aquabike. 

Save 12%: ADK24. West Hill Lake, New Hartford. 


13 Delta Lake Triathlon. Tri & aquabike: Sprint (7am: 

750m swim, 11M bike, 5K run, Olympic (8:30am: 

1500m swim, 22M bike, 10K run) & Delta Double. 

Save 12%: ADK24. Delta Lake State Park, Rome. 


28 Findley Lake Triathlon Festival. Tri & aquabike: 

Sprint (7am: 750m swim, 14.5M bike, 5K run, 

Olympic (9am: 1500m swim, 29M bike, 10K run) 

& Double Findley. Save 12%: ADK24. The Camp, 

Findley Lake. coachmarkwilson.com. 

AUGUST 

10 Cassadaga Kids Triathlon. 10am. 100m swim, 3.1M 

bike, 1M run. Ages 4-14. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall, 

Cassadaga. coachmarkwilson.com. 

31 CassadagaMan. 8am. Intermediate (new: 1.2M swim, 

28M bike, 6M run) & long-distance (1.2M swim, 

56M bike, 13.1M run) tri, relay & aquabike. No cutoff 

times. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga. 


SEPTEMBER 

14 KBR Triathlon. 10am. 1M kayak/canoe, 13M bike, 

2M run. Categories for SUP, e-bike & relay. No cutoff 

times. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga. 


OTHER EVENTS 

JANUARY 

13 Long Lake Winter Carnival. Family-friendly events. 

Long Lake. mylonglake.com. 

13-15 Santanoni Winter Weekend. 10M snowshoe or 

ski tour, explore Gate and Main lodges, interpretive 

tours, refreshments. Camp Santanoni, Newcomb. 

Adirondack Architectural Heritage. aarch.org. 

20 Grafton Winter Festival. Snowshoe, snow bowling, 

snowball toss, snowmobile ride, wagon rides, food 

trucks, Grafton Lakes State Park, Grafton. parks.ny.gov. 

25 Saratoga Winter Club: Learn to Speed Skate. 6:15- 

7:30pm. Also: 1/30, 2/1, 2/6. Saratoga Ice Rink, 

Saratoga Springs. saratogawinterclub.com. 

25-28 Schenectady Open Bonspiel. Schenectady Curling 

Club, Schenectady. schenectadycurlingclub.us. 

27 Snow Days at Great Camp Sagamore. Guided 

snowshoe hike & XC skiing: 1pm. Sledding, ice skating, 

snow croquet, campfires. 9-4pm. Camp Sagamore, 

Raquette Lake. sagamore.org. 

FEBRUARY 

1-4 Empire State Winter Games. Olympic-style winter 

sports. All ages & abilities. All venues. Lake Placid & 

beyond. empirestatewintergames.com. 

2-11 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. Many events & venues. 

Saranac Lake. Schedule: saranaclakewintercarnival.com. 

3-25 Lake George Winter Carnival. Family-friendly 

weekend events. Lake George. lakegeorge.com. 

9-11 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. Fri: 3pm; Sat: 8am; Sun: 

7:30am. Olympic Jumping Complex, Lake Placid. 

olympicjumpingcomplex.com. 

10 25th Saratoga Chowderfest. 11am-4pm. Saratoga 

Springs. discoversaratoga.org. 

16-18 Old Forge Winter Carnival. Family-friendly events. 

Old Forge. oldforgeny.com. 

16-18 WhiteOut Weekend. Snow croquet, snow bowling, 

snowshoe tours, storytelling. Cranberry Lake, Star 

Lake, Wanakena, Oswegatchie. Sites.google.com/ 

view/adkwow. 





20 Grafton Winter Festival. Family-friendly events. 

Grafton Lakes State Park, Grafton. parks.ny.gov. 

24 22nd Frozen Fire & Lights: Inlet’s Winter Carnival. 

XC skiing, sledding, skating, outhouse races, more. 

Fern & Arrowhead Park, Inlet. inletny.com. 

24 Snow Days at Great Camp Sagamore. Guided 

snowshoe hike & XC skiing: 1pm. Sledding, ice skating, 

snow croquet, campfires. 9-4pm. Camp Sagamore, 

Raquette Lake. sagamore.org. 

24 Krazy Downhill Derby. 11am. Sledding & skating. 

Dynamite Hill, Chestertown. northwarren.com. 

29-3/3 Open Invitational Bonspiel. Albany Curling Club, 

Albany. albanycurlingclub.org. 

MARCH 

1-3 Green Junior Open Bonspiel. Schenectady Curling 


16-17 18th Adirondack Sports Summer Expo. Sat: 10-5. 

Sun: 10-4. 200 exhibitors: run, bike, tri, paddle, hike, 

health, fitness, travel. Free. Saratoga Springs City 

Center, Saratoga Springs. adksports.com. 





22-24 Electric City Doubles Curling. Schenectady Curling 


APRIL 

3-14 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship. 

World’s best women’s hockey players from 10 

nations, playing 29 games. Community support & 

volunteers needed. Adirondack Bank Center, Utica. 

iihf.com. 

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MARCH 





RUNNING & WALKING: ROAD, TRAIL & SNOWSHOE 

ONGOING 

Wed Gore Citizens’ Races 5K. 6pm. 1/10-2/28. XC ski: 

skate/classic & snowshoe. Gore Mountain Nordic 

Center, North Creek. goremountain.com. 

JANUARY 

13 Hartshorne Masters Mile. 9am. Barton Hall, Cornell 

University, Ithaca. fingerlakesrunners.org. 

14 Cock-A-Doodle Shoe 5K & 10K Snowshoe Races. 

10am. Also: Free 0.5M kids scramble. Dion- 

NeviTREK Snowshoe Series. Rentals available. 

New Land Trust Trails, Town of Saranac. 

cockadoodleshoe.com. 

14 HMRRC Winter Series #3: 3M, 10K, 25K. 10am. 

Physical Education Building, UAlbany, Albany. 

hmrrc.com. 

14 Snowshoe Race. 10am. Osceola Ski & Sport, Camden. 

skiosceola.com. 


run/walk snowshoers & skate/classic skiers. Also: 

1/25, 2/1, 2/8. Free. Cole’s Woods, Glens Falls. 


20 Freezy Cheeks 5K: First Frost. 11am. Burlington, VT. 

runsignup.com. 

21 Brookhaven Snowshoe Run/Walk & Family Winter 

Fest. 10am. 5K & 2.5K run/walk. Dion-NeviTREK 

Snowshoe Series. Rentals available. Winter Fest: 

XC ski & fun. After party: The View Restaurant. 

Brookhaven Winter Park, Porter Corners. 

greenfieldny.org/brookhaven-winter-park. Reg: 

runreg.com. 

21 Winona Forest Snowshoe Series: Stone Wall 5K. 10:30am. 

Winona Forest Preserve, Mannsville. runreg.com. 


all run/walk snowshoers & skate/classic skiers. 

Also: 2/1, 2/8. Free. Cole’s Woods, Glens Falls. 


27 Snowshoe Scramble 10K Race. Dion-NeviTREK 

Snowshoe Series. Rentals available. DAR State 

Forest, Goshen, MA. runreg.com. 

27 Quest Adventure Race. 8 or 3 hours. Osceola Ski & 

Sport, Camden. skiosceola.com. 

28 Gurney Lane 5K Snowshoe Run/Walk. 10am. Dion- 

NeviTREK Snowshoe Series. Rentals available. Also: 

Fun Group Fat Bike Ride (12pm) & 10M & 5M Fat 

Bike Races (1pm). Gurney Lane Park, Queensbury. 

runreg.com. 

28 HMRRC Winter Series #4: 3.75M, 15K, 30K. 10am. 


hmrrc.com. 

28 NYRR Fred Lebow Half Marathon. 13.1M. 8am. 

Central Park, New York. nyrr.org. 

29 Roy Abraham Winter Run 5M Run. Lagrange Town 

Hall, Lagrangeville. mhrrc.org. 

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1 Thursday Night Winter Racing. 6pm. Open to all run/ 

walk snowshoers & skate/classic skiers. Also: 2/8. Free. 


3 Frigus Snowshoe Festival. 30hr ultra, 26.2M, 15K, 

5K. Kids 1M. Moreau Lake State Park, Gansevoort. 

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3 Frozen 50K. 8am. 5K to 50K charity run/walk/ruck, 

no frills, fun. Loop the lake 1x or 10x. Also: Ice- 

Cream Dip. Save 12%: ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga. 


3 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival 4M Fun Run. 10am. 

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3 Millstone Madness Snowshoe Race. Millstone Trails, 

Barre Town Forest, Barre, VT. cvrunners.org. 

4 25th Saratoga Winterfest 5K Snowshoe Run/Walk. 

11am. Dion-NeviTREK Snowshoe Series. Rentals 

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8 Curtis Lumber Snowshoe Races. 6pm. Dewey Mountain, 

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10 20th Camp Saratoga 8K Snowshoe Run/Walk. 

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available. Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park, Wilton. 


10 Super Frosty Loomis Snowshoe Race. 10am. 

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10-11 Snow Devil Snowshoe Ultra. 100M, 26.2M, 13.1M, 

10K on 6.5M loop w/1200’ elevation change. Pittsfield, 

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11 HMRRC Winter Series #5: 4.5M, 10M, 20M. 10am. 


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11 SnoFatShu Winter Duathlon. 3M snowshoe, 6M bike, 

3M snowshoe. Solo or team. Winona Forest Recreation 

Area, Mannsville. bikereg.com. 

17 Freezy Cheeks 5K Run/Walk: Second Squall. 11am. 

Switchback Brewing, Burlington, VT. runsignup.com. 

18 Brave the Blizzard 5K Snowshoe Race. Dion- 

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Guilderland. zippyreg.com. 

24 Stone Bridge Caveman 6K Snowshoe Race. Natural 

Stone Bridge & Caves, Pottersville. itsyourrace.com. 

24 35th CF Climb. First responders: 8am. Kids: 9am. 

Teams: 9:30am. Solo: 10:30am. Run/walk up 42 floors 

to benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Corning Tower, 

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Greenfield Center. runreg.com. 

2 4th Electric City 10K Road Race. 9:30am. Mohawk 

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3 Garnet Hill 5K Snowshoe Race. Dion-NeviTREK 

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Center, North River. runreg.com. 

5 Ed Erichson Memorial Races. 5M/10M. Lagrange 

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10 Orange Course Snowshoe. 3.65M loop. Winona Forest 

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18 Freihofer’s Training Challenge. Various locations. 

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18 Lake Effect Half Marathon & Quarter Marathon. 

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30 15th Run 4 Your Life 5K Run/Walk. 9am. Solo & 

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30 14th Ice Breaker Challenge 5K Run/Walk. 10am. 

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Fireside Reads 

By Laura Clark 

This is the time of 

year where it is not 

only acceptable, 

but even encouraged, to trade a long 

run on a cold, stormy day for a cozy 

fire, a warm drink and a fluffy blanket. 

Exchange physical running for mental 

inspiration with the following suggestions 

inspired by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, 

Present and Future. 

The Past – George Santayana famously 

said, “Those who cannot remember the 

past are condemned to repeat it.” It is vital 

to know not only where your footsteps 

are leading you but also where they have 

come from. 

“The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends 

from Tennessee State” by Aimee Alley 

Card, 2024. Another beating-the-odds 

sports story, but with a difference. Through 

interviews and memoirs, Aimee traces the 

remarkable journey of the Tigerbelles, an 

all-black underfunded women’s track and 

field team from Tennessee State. Accepted 

on sports scholarships, these athletes 

viewed their education as an opportunity 

to flee the Deep South. When the Nashville 

lunch counter sit-ins began, these young 

women were forced to choose between 

jeopardizing their college careers or joining 

in. They chose instead to focus on the 

1960 Rome Olympics and demonstrate to 

the world what young black women were 

capable of. 

That was only the beginning as 

women campaigned to run longer. Read 

“Long Run to Glory: The Story of the 

Greatest Marathon in Olympic History 

and the Women Who Made It Happen” 

by Stephen Lane, 2023. In 1984, four of 

the greatest marathoners joined forces. 

Individually, they were all primed 

to win the inaugural women’s Olympic 

Marathon in Los Angeles. Collectively, 

they were focused on proving once and for 

all that women can run longer distances. 

Experience this historic event when the 

author offers a compelling play-by-play 

interwoven with extensive background 

to help you appreciate how these women 

paved the way for us all. Earlier pioneer 

Bobbi Gibbs’s wistful comment, “I would 

have liked to run in the Olympics,” lends 

perspective to all the behind-the-scenes 

promoting Join Benoit Samuelson, 

Greta Waitz, Ingrid Kristiansen and Rosa 

Mota had to do to create this historic 

playing field. 

In the more recent past, explore these 

next two exposés. “Choosing to Run: A 

Memoir” by Des Linden, 2023. Another 

inspirational coming-from-behind story, 

join Des as she leads you mile-by-mile 

through her 2018 Boston victory, where 

she broke the 33-year American women’s 

drought. Intertwining each running 

section are personal reflection chapters 

detailing her rise as a poverty-stricken 

high school outsider and her ultimate 

refusal to participate with coach Alberto 

Salazar’s drug-laden Nike Oregon Project. 

Also, a condemnation is “The Longest 

Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, 

Doping, and Deception on Nike’s Elite 

Running Team” by Kara Goucher, 2023. 

Kara delves more deeply into athlete 

manipulation by becoming a crusader for 

female athletes and providing key information 

to get Alberto Salazer banned 

from Olympic coaching. 

The Present – Say you have never run, 

or need to press restart or simply need 

some encouragement, then 

open “Slow AF Running 

Club: The Ultimate Guide 

for Anyone Who Wants to 

Run” by Martinus Evans, 

2023. Martinus’ dedication 

says it all: this book is for 

“anybody who has felt they 

are too fat, too slow, too old, or too 

(fill in the blank) to become a runner.” 

And blessedly, it is not about 

losing weight or getting faster or 

switching your identity. Instead, 

it’s about being comfortable 

with the body you are in. 

Martinus’ irreverent style and 

folksy approach, along with bulleted 

checklists and targeted questions, 

makes it seem as if he is chatting with 

you personally. As a nontraditional overweight, 

Black athlete in a white-dominated 

sport, he has “been there, done that” 

and imparts a wealth of 

experience and advice 

for back-of-the packers 

– rarely mentioned 

in more conventional 

guides. 

And now for the 

fun part… “Beer 

Hiking New York 

State: The Tastiest 

Way to Discover the 

Empire State” by Jason 

Friedman and Philip 

Vondra, 2023. The New 

Paltz authors, despite being co-hosts of 

the podcast The Pain Cave, have obviously 

learned that there is no pain without gain, 

or in this case, beer. In fact, their book is 

double-indexed so that you can search by 

either hike or craft brewery! So, if you need 

a reward after a strenuous outing, you can 

locate a nearby brewery. Conversely, if for 

some reason you feel a need to justify your 

search for a specific beer, you will have a 

standby hike. Each trail boasts an extensive 

physical and historical description, 

followed by detailed step-by-step directions, 

guaranteeing you will not get lost. 

Brewery offerings are similarly described, 

with particular attention to rating the 

selected beer. 

The Future – Crystal ball, anyone? If I 

had to predict, I would say the future lies 

with the inclusivity issues currently in the 

forefront. It also seems as if more folks are 

interested in family-friendly and low-key 

events, with an emphasis on adventure, 

rather than minutes per mile. 

“When Good Trails 

Go Bad: Planning, 

Surviving & Being 

Rescued from Your 

Worst Day on the 

Trail” by Stephen 

Littlewood, 2022. Adventure is a lot of 

fun – until suddenly, it isn’t. The author, a 

retired US Marine and lead evaluator for 

the National Association for Search and 

Rescue, points out how things go wrong, 

who will be coming to help, and what you 

can do to help those searching for you. 

While you may have heedlessly dashed off 

into the woods, you can expect your rescue 

team to be more thorough. They must 

round up volunteers, interview folks who 

may know your route, departure time and 

ability level, and determine if canine or air 

support may be needed. While some accidents 

are unavoidable, to prevent having 

this scenario played out for your benefit, 

follow the simple hacks that are outlined. 

“Born To Run 2: The Ultimate 

Training Guide” by Christopher 

McDougall and Eric Orton, 2022. This is 

not so much a sequel, but an expansion 

of Christopher’s “run free” program, with 

chapters dedicated to seven key themes: 

food, fitness, form, focus, footwear, fun, 

and family. Most telling, and realistically, 

the majority of runners are wearing 

minimalist shoes and not treading barefoot, 

with naked feet 

showing up mostly 

in the form portions. 

The emphasis is 

more on communal 

running, as experienced 

in Native 

American running 

cultures, and teams 

like the Tigerbelles. There are hints for 

running with your dogs and kids, and, yes, 

an extensive recipe section. A fitting homage 

to Micah True, El Caballo and his running 

tenets, “You start with Easy, because 

if that’s all you get, that ain’t so bad. Then 

work on Light, make it effortless.” 

Enjoy that fire, then get out and run, 

hike, bike or ski! 

Laura Clark (snowshoegal133@gmail. 

com) of Saratoga Springs is an avid 

trail runner, ultramarathoner, snowshoer 

and cross-country skier. She is a children’s 

librarian at the Saratoga Springs 

Public Library.

36 Adirondack Sports

HEALTH & FITNESS 

Stotanism 

“Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing” 

–UCLA football coach, Red Saunders (often attributed to Vince Lombardi) 

By Tom Bulger 

◀ 1982 TROY TURKEY TROT 10K WITH DAN 

LARSON, QUEENSBURY (BOSTON MARATHON 

“STREAKER” SINCE 1970 (DNF, FEVER 1975); 

ATHLETE PROFILE, APRIL 2017) AND THE 

AUTHOR, TOM BULGER (10K PR IN THIS 

RACE, 31:47). TROY RECORD 

There is a philosophy that has gained 

more and more credence among 

some coaches in a variety of sports. 

It is not a new philosophy, but we’re in an 

age where it has become more and more 

prevalent. It is called “stotanism.” 

The first usage of the word stotan 

was by the eccentric Australian running 

coach, Percy Cerutty, in the 1950s and 

1960s. He uses the term to explain why 

one of his top protégées, Herb Elliot, the 

great Australian miler, was different from 

other runners. Stotanism combines the 

ability to endure pain (stoic) with the never-say-die 

philosophy of Spartan soldiers. 

At the heart of stotanism is the age-old 

adage, “What doesn’t kill you makes you 

stronger,” and its corollary, “No pain, no 

gain.” More on the terrible fallacy of these 

clichés later. 

In the interest of public disclosure, I 

must admit my running days were governed 

by stotanesque principles. I ran too 

hard, too long for years. This took a toll, 

especially with very flat feet, so I incurred 

lots of running injuries that required surgery. 

I may have as many replacement 

parts in my body as originals. But here is 

the thing about my stotanism, I personally 

chose to do it. No coach or team dictated 

my behavior. The primary reason I chose it 

is that distance running was the best antidote 

I could find for dealing with my serious 

depression. I knew what I was doing 

to myself. From the time I spent with physical 

therapist John Repsher, after my first 

serious injury, he kept pointing me to a 

sign taped on his desk: No pain = no gain 

= no brain. I ignored this because of my 

depression. 

There are examples of stotanism in 

most sports. The novel “Stotan!” written by 

Chris Crutcher, 1986, is about a swimming 

team that adopted this approach. In football, 

it can be found in numerous instances. 

One example is when Darryl Royal 

coached at University at Texas. Practices 

were often conducted in the intense summer 

heat, and players were denied water 

to make them tougher. Those that didn’t 

make it were shoved aside. There are 

many individual examples of this, including 

Lance Armstrong in cycling. 

But the sport I wish to concentrate 

on is the sport of distance running, my 

sport of choice. Probably the epitome of 

stotanism in running was the great Czech 

Olympic star, Emile Zatopek. He trained 

and raced at levels that would seriously 

injure or kill most runners. His training led 

him to workouts on the track where he ran 

20x200s, 40x400s and 20x200s, with “rest 

laps” of 200 meters. At the 1952 Helsinki 

Olympics, he won gold in the 5K, 10K and 

the marathon, breaking Olympic records 

in each event. At the start of the marathon, 

he was quoted as telling his fellow 

competitors, “Men, today we die a little.” 

It shows that he would go to any lengths 

to run his fastest. 

It also demonstrates that Emile 

Zatopek had a body that was anatomically 

perfect for running. Very few human 

bodies are capable of surviving the kinds 

of strain that he endured. Many distance 

runners keep pushing until they find the 

limit their body imposes. No one knows 

what their limits are until you go over the 

edge and get seriously hurt. If an individual 

chooses to do this, it’s a choice they 

have made. It is quite another thing when 

the stotan path is preached by a coach or 

program. Then the runner is forced by 

peer, team and coaching pressure to run 

beyond their physiological limits. 

If you look at win-loss records, there 

are some successful teams that demand 

stotanism from all their runners. One of 

the most successful win-loss high school 

running programs in New York has been 

Fayetteville-Manlius, whose high school 

mascot name is the Hornets – but their 

cross-country team had adopted the 

name stotans. That is their philosophy as a 

team. What such a philosophy does is simple. 

For those who survive the training, 

they become the best runners they can be. 

Those who don’t are on the injured runner’s 

list and are replaceable. Many endup 

with serious injuries or they abandon 

running. Neither of these outcomes promotes 

physical or psychological health. 

What this does to the high school running 

scene? It convinces other schools 

to adopt versions of stotanism, in order 

to compete for victory. It is analogous to 

grade inflation, where some Ivy League 

schools gave high grades to its students 

because they had “the best” students. This 

forced other schools to inflate grades so 

non-Ivy league students could compete 

with comparable grade-point averages. 

Stotanism is not confined to high 

schools. Read “Running with the Buffaloes” 

by Chris Lear, 2000, which chronicles 

the University of Colorado cross-country 

team’s 1998 season, from late summer 

practices to their men’s NCAA cross-country 

championships. Though the word stotan 

is never used in this book, it is painfully 

obvious that coach Mark Wetmore revolved 

his training around the stotan philosophy. 

It records how the team attempts to 

keep up with All-American (and uber-stotan) 

Adam Goucher, resulting in a pile of 


injuries to many of the team’s runners. 

Consider this quote in the book about the 

coach, ‘[He] set about creating [a program] 

where he and his athletes would ‘suffer as 

much as we can to see how good we can be, 

safety be damned.’’ 

It sounds a lot like the myth of Icarus 

flying too close to the sun. As one chapter 

leads to the next, injured runners 

keep piling up, making the training room 

resemble a MASH unit. These runners 

are dismissed as collateral damage. The 

chapter headings offer a brief summary of 

this damage: “Edge City is a Scary Place;” 

“Casualty;” “The Miracle Doctor;” and 

“Another Casualty.” None of these chapters 

are about the thrill of victory. 

It needs to be said that coaches who 

promote stotanism are poor teachers, 

not helping all their athletes reach their 

healthiest potential. The coaches seem to 

be more concerned with win-loss records. 

For the student athletes, they have to be 

honest about what they can do, not worrying 

that finish place and times will define 

them. Pain is a clear warning signal, and 

should be heeded. Otherwise, they will 

spend away the body’s valuable resources. 

Parents have to let go of pushing their 

children to do things that might gain athletic 

glory, but may ultimately hurt them. 

I still remember a documentary on 

Mark Spitz, where the interviewer asked 

if he had the choice between his numerous 

gold medals and the childhood he 

missed by always training, he said without 

any hesitation that he would take his 

childhood. For educational administrators, 

they must stop allowing the sports 

tail to wag the academic dog. Sooner or 

later, they will face the accountability that 

Penn State’s administrators faced with 

the decline and fall of football coach Joe 

Paterno and members of his staff. 

There has to be accountability. Coaches 

would do well to heed the words of Vince 

Lombardi, who said late in life about his 

“winning is everything” message, “I wish 

to hell I’d never said the damned thing. I 

meant the effort… I meant having a goal. 

I sure as hell didn’t mean for people to 

crush human values and morality.” Stotan 

coach proponents would do well to listen 

to these words of wisdom. 

Tom Bulger (tbulger@nycap.rr.com) 

of Menands is retired from Siena 

College’s English Dept. His first coaching 

experience was two years under Bob 

Reilly for Siena men’s cross-country, then 

founder/coach of Siena women’s crosscountry, 

and first coach of Willow Street 

Athletic Club. Tom has run 20 marathons 

with a 2:28 best time.


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NON-MEDICATED LIFE 

Potential Benefits of 

Advanced Cholesterol 

Testing, PART TWO 

By Paul E. Lemanski, 

MD, MS, FACP 

Medicines are a mainstay of 

American life and the healthcare 

system not only because they 

are perceived to work by the individuals 

taking them, but also because 

their benefit may be shown by the 

objective assessment of scientific 

study. Clinical research trials have 

shown that some of the medicines 

of Western science may reduce the 

risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart attacks, 

strokes, cardiovascular death and 

even some cancers. 

In the first 112 installments of 

the Non-Medicated Life, a healthy 

diet and lifestyle has been shown to 

accomplish naturally for the majority 

of individuals most of the benefits 

of medications in the prevention of 

the chronic medical conditions mentioned 

above. In order to maximize the 

benefit of lifestyle changes, it is best to 

first establish a baseline of laboratory 

tests of so called “surrogate markers” 

of risk. Markers such as fasting blood 

sugar, Hemoglobin (Hgb) A1C, total 

cholesterol, HDL (the good cholesterol) 

and LDL (the bad cholesterol) 

and Triglycerides (blood fats) are routinely 

followed serially to determining 

increasing or decreasing risk. 

After a discussion with your primary 

care physician or cardiologist, additional 

cholesterol-based testing may be 

helpful. “Advanced” cholesterol testing 

such as High Sensitivity C-Reactive 

Protein (HS-CRP), Apolipoprotein 

B (Apo B), Trimethylamine-N Oxide 

(TMAO), and Nuclear Magnetic 

Resonance LipoProfile (NMR Lipo- 

Profile) may offer additional identification 

of risk – and when measured 

serially (at a series of time points) may 

help direct and refine lifestyle choices. 

Editor’s Note: This is the 113th in a 

series on optimal diet and lifestyle 

to help prevent and treat disease. 

Any planned change in diet, exercise 

or treatment should be discussed 

with and approved by your personal 

physician before implementation. The 

help of a registered dietitian in the 

implementation of dietary changes is 

strongly recommended. 

In this two-part article, Part One 

addressed the first two advanced tests 

(HS-CRP and Apo B) in the November 

2023 issue: adksports.com. Part Two will 

now address the remaining advanced 

tests (TMAO and NMR LipoProfile). 

Please note: another important advanced 

test Lipoprotein A or Lp(a) that does 

not respond to lifestyle changes was 

addressed in its own article and will not be 

discussed here – see Non-Medicated Life: 

An Important New Test Beyond Routine 

Cholesterol Testing in the January 2023 

issue: adksports.com. 

Trimethylamine-N Oxide (TMAO) is 

a test developed at the Cleveland Clinic to 

help explain why some individuals with 

“normal” cholesterol levels still develop 

heart disease. TMA (Trimethylamine) is 

produced by gut bacteria (gut microbiome) 

acting upon lecithin, choline, and 

carnitine from dietary sources. TMA is 

then absorbed from the gut and travels 

to the liver where it is oxidized to TMAO. 

TMAO is then released back into the circulation 

where it may damage the endothelial 

cells that line arteries. This damage 

then allows LDL, or the “bad” cholesterol, 

to penetrate the arterial wall and form a 

cholesterol plaque – the necessary first 

step in atherosclerosis. 

The potential dietary sources of lecithin, 

choline and carnitine are red meat, 

eggs, dairy products and fish. Eating sufficient 

amounts of any or all of these may 

result in the selection and overgrowth of 

gut bacteria that can metabolize TMA. 

Experiments done with broad spectrum 

antibiotics that suppress such bacteria 

show a suppression in TMAO. In experiments 

in which both regular meat eaters 

and vegans were given a steak dinner, the 

regular meat eaters subsequent TMAO 

blood level was elevated, but the vegans 

did not show an increase in TMAO. 

Only by increasing the frequency of meat 

consumption in vegans was an increase 

in TMAO recorded. It appears that by 

increasing the frequency of meat consumption 

it is actually possible to alter 

the gut microbiome population to favor 

bacteria that can metabolize TMA. 

TMAO may help answer the question: 

how much meat may I eat (and still be 

healthy from a cardiovascular perspective)? 

Because TMAO levels are also, 

in part, determined by your genetics, 

measurement may provide individualized 

feedback on the safe frequency and 

amount of consumption of red meat, fish 

and dairy products. Of course, the saturated 

fat content of red meat consumed 

is also important, as saturated fat will 

increase the concentration of LDL in the 

blood. Thus, substituting filet mignon 

(lower saturated fat) for porterhouse 

(higher saturated fat), as well as decreasing 

portion size and frequency of consumption, 

may lower cardiovascular risk 

as shown quantitatively by measuring 

both TMAO and LDL cholesterol. 

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lipo- 

Profile (NMR LipoProfile) is a specialized 

blood test in which blood samples are 

subjected to NMR analysis in a manner 

similar to MRI of solid tissues. The NMR 

LipoProfile allows a delineation of the size 

distribution of LDL and HDL particles in 

the blood and a quantitation of particle 

number. You will recall that LDL and HDL 

in the blood exists as spherical particles. 

These particles are heterogenous in size, 

meaning that there are small, medium, 

and large sized LDL and HDL particles. 

This becomes potentially an important 

consideration because different size particles 

appear to be associated with different 

levels of risk. For example, so called 

small, dense LDL particles (smaller in 

size than average LDL, and denser in that 

they contain relatively more protein) are 

more likely to form plaques than so called 

large, fluffy LDL particles (larger in size 

than average LDL, and fluffy in that they 

contain more of a fat called triglyceride). 

The distribution of these particles in 

a normal individual follows a bell curve, 

with few small LDL on one end, few large 

LDL on the other end, and medium size 

particles in between representing the 

majority. The area under this particle 

distribution bell curve is what is typically 

reported as your LDL number in 

milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). By 

changing the shape of this bell curve, 

to have the “hump” of the curve toward 

one side or the other, may change the 

number of high-risk particles or lowrisk 

particles, without changing the 

total area under the curve. Thus, the 

benefit of the NMR LipoProfile may be 

knowing the LDL subclass distribution 

and not only the total LDL in mg/dL. 

Moreover, lifestyle changes may 

alter the particle distribution markedly. 

For example, exercise and weight loss 

result in predominately more large, 

fluffy LDL particles and fewer small, 

dense LDL particles, even if the LDL in 

mg/dL does not change appreciably. 

Patients are often upset that instituting 

an exercise program did not lower their 

LDL appreciably in mg/dL. The NMR 

LipoProfile may help to quantitate the 

benefit and provide valuable feedback 

that encourages continuation of beneficial 

lifestyle changes. 

In summary, the determination of 

global cardiovascular risk is helped 

with the measurement of “surrogate 

markers” of risk, most commonly the 

standard cholesterol profile, assessed 

over time, to identify increasing or 

decreasing risk. Diet and lifestyle, as 

well as medications may appreciably 

change risk. After a discussion with 

your primary care physician or cardiologist, 

additional testing may be 

helpful. Beyond routine cholesterol 

testing, advanced tests may offer a way 

to further refine risk. Moreover, such 

advanced testing – such as HS-CRP, 

Apo B, TMAO, and NMR LipoProfile 

– when measured 

over time, may 

provide additional 

quantitative feedback 

on how you 

may further lower 

risk and help direct 

and refine lifestyle 

choices. 

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RACE RESULTS 

KINGSTON FIRST CAPITAL SCY MASTERS SWIM MEET 

October 8, 2023 • Kingston and Ulster County YMCA, Kingston 

100 YARD INDIVIDUAL 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Patrick Yan 20 Uc06 55.87 

2 Kevin Euyoque 18 Pineapples-6 1:04.18 

3 Kurt Wehmann 46 Team New York Aquatics-6 1:13.12 

4 Jason Wright 54 Pineapples-6 1:27.80 

5 David Henzler 66 Hudson Valley Dolphins-6 1:37.62 

6 Thomas Hickey 68 Metro Masters Swim Club-6 2:16.73 

FEMALE OVERALL 

1 Erin Kane 27 Adirondack Masters-3 1:08.26 

2 Suzanne Towne 58 NE Masters Swim Club-2 1:20.49 

3 Marianne Hassan 59 Adirondack Masters-3 1:28.16 

4 Cindy Lather 53 Adirondack Masters-3 1:39.86 

5 Fiona Atkinson 73 NE Masters Swim Club-2 1:40.47 

6 Tammy Gummersheime 59 Vent Fitness - Latham-3 1:45.67 

7 Rachel Seckler 35 NE Masters Swim Club-2 2:07.98 

8 Bridget Sisk 63 NE Masters Swim Club-2 2:08.03 

50 YARD FREESTYLE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Luke Strothenke 31 Adirondack Masters-3 22.43 

2 Manuel Serrano Laguna 27 Uc03 22.98 

3 Matthew Distler 31 Adirondack Masters-3 23.13 

4 Daniel Strothenke 33 Adirondack Masters-3 23.53 


6 Hao Nguyen 29 Pineapples-6 23.86 

7 Leo Litovsky 24 Adirondack Masters-3 24.13 

8 Aaron Sostre 24 Pineapples-6 25.76 

9 Connor Reynolds 38 Uc06 26.86 

10 Andrew Powers 22 Total Masters Swimming-6 29.14 

11 Brian Dempsey 56 Uc06 29.93 

12 Rob Kilpert 59 Uc03 32.94 

13 Steve Shadlock 59 Adirondack Masters-3 33.65 

14 Jason Wright 54 Pineapples-6 34.00 

15 David Hutchinson 63 NE Masters Swim Club-2 44.84 


1 Emily Coolidge 21 NE Masters Swim Club-2 38.31 

1 Rachel Seckler 35 NE Masters Swim Club-2 51.20 

1 Marianne Hassan 59 Adirondack Masters-3 35.10 

1 Marilyn Hickey 64 NE Masters Swim Club-2 49.92 

2 Bridget Sisk 63 NE Masters Swim Club-2 50.84 

50 YARD BREASTSTROKE 

MALE OVERALL 


2 Ryan Lathrum 46 Agua Masters-6 29.61 

3 Dillon Montee 20 Pineapples-6 30.10 

4 Joseph Bubel 55 Adirondack Masters-3 33.11 



7 David Hutchinson 63 NE Masters Swim Club-2 50.10 


1 Nicki Robibero 26 Uc03 34.98 

2 Fiona Atkinson 73 NE Masters Swim Club-2 48.56 

3 Cindy Lather 53 Adirondack Masters-3 51.43 

100 YARD BACKSTROKE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Joshua Chamak 23 Pineapples-6 55.46 



2 Tammy Gummersheimer 59 Vent Fitness - Latham-3 1:44.73 

3 Cynthia Gardner 72 NE Masters Swim Club-2 1:49.79 

100 YARD BUTTERFLY 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Dayan Ordabayev 27 Pineapples-6 56.53 


3 Jim Becker 77 Adirondack Masters-3 1:37.46 



MALE OVERALL 

1 Dayan Ordabayev 27 Pineapples-6 5:34.31 

2 Leo Litovsky 24 Adirondack Masters-3 6:00.70 

3 Tim Russell 34 Uc03 6:02.27 

4 Andrew Powers 22 Total Masters Swimming-6 6:57.40 

5 Scott Heidemann 66 NE Masters Swim Club-2 9:03.97 

6 Douglas Koop 82 Adirondack Masters-3 9:57.36 


1 Emily Coolidge 21 NE Masters Swim Club-2 8:05.10 

400 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 

MALE OVERALL 


400 YARD MEDLEY RELAY: MIXED 18+ 

1 New England Masters Swim Club-2 7:41.13 

Bridget Sisk/F63, Cynthia Gardner/F72, 

Suzanne Towne/F58, Marilyn Hickey/W64 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Ryan Lathrum 46 Agua Masters-6 2:24.19 


3 David Hutchinson 63 NE Masters Swim Club-2 3:53.23 

4 Matthew Quackenbush 76 Adirondack Masters-3 4:35.19 




MALE OVERALL 

1 Joshua Chamak 23 Pineapples-6 24.69 


3 Kevin Euyoque 18 Pineapples-6 27.33 



6 David Henzler 66 Hudson Valley Dolphins-6 48.90 


1 Nicki Robibero 26 Uc03 33.60 


200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Patrick Yan 20 Uc06 2:05.55 

2 Matthew Distler 31 Adirondack Masters-3 2:14.78 




2 Cynthia Gardner 72 NE Swim Club-2 4:02.12 



MALE OVERALL 



3 David Henzler 66 Hudson Valley Dolphins-6 45.72 


1 Cindy Lather 53 Adirondack Masters-3 43.90 

2 Marianne Hassan 59 Adirondack Masters-3 43.86 

3 Emily Coolidge 21 NE Masters Swim Club-2 45.10 

4 Tammy Gummersheimer 59 Vent Fitness - Latham-3 48.08 

200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY: MIXED 18+ 

1 Pineapples-6 1:45.37 

Dillon Montee/M20, Joshua Chamak/M23, 

Jason Wright/M54, Kevin Euyoque/M18 


Rachel Seckler/W35, David Hutchinson/M63, 

Scott Heidemann/M66, Suzanne Towne/W58 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Dayan Ordabayev 27 Pineapples-6 1:56.98 

2 Kevin Euyoque 18 Pineapples-6 2:05.98 

3 Leo Litovsky 24 Adirondack Masters-3 2:10.71 

4 Andrew Powers 22 Total Masters Swimming-6 2:29.76 


6 Douglas Koop 82 Adirondack Masters-3 3:47.53 


1 Cindy Lather 53 Adirondack Masters-3 3:06.55 


3 Kathleen Meany 67 Adirondack Masters-3 3:46.88 




2 Emily Coolidge 21 NE Masters Swim Club-2 3:45.93 



Rachel Seckler/W35, David Hutchinson/M63, 

Suzanne Towne/W58, Scott Heidemann/M66 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Luke Strothenke 31 Adirondack Masters-3 49.31 

2 Matthew Distler 31 Adirondack Masters-3 51.28 



5 Aaron Sostre 24 Pineapples-6 57.47 



8 Rob Kilpert 59 Uc03 1:15.75 





2 Marianne Hassan 59 Adirondack Masters-3 1:17.81 


4 Kathleen Meany 67 Adirondack Masters-3 1:44.17 

5 Bridget Sisk 63 NE Masters Swim Club-2 1:44.77 


7 Marilyn Hickey 64 NE Masters Swim Club-2 1:52.82 


MALE OVERALL 





Cynthia Gardner/W72, Rachel Seckler/W35, 

Marilyn Hickey/W64, Bridget Sisk/W63 


MALE OVERALL 


2 Patrick Yan 20 Uc06 1:03.56 

3 Dillon Montee 20 Pineapples-6 1:09.66 

continued 

4 Steve Shadlock 59 Adirondack Masters-3 1:39.87 


6 David Henzler 66 Hudson Valley Dolphins-6 1:46.99 



1 Nicki Robibero 26 Uc03 1:17.69 



MALE OVERALL 

1 Tim Russell 34 Uc03 12:30.93 

2 Kevin Koran 64 Adirondack Masters-3 15:13.53 



49TH ANNUAL LEATHERSTOCKING SWIM MEET 

November 5, 2023 • Hartwick College, Oneonta 


1 Adirondack Masters-3 C 1:51.68 

Nick Sinnenberg/M25, Brian Ruggles/M29, 

Hawthorne Swan-Scott/M26, Chase Gregory/M28 

2 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 A 1:52.16 

Christopher Mosconi/M29, Nathan Bornfreund/M25, 

Mateo Cubillos/M23, Edward Chang/M18 

3 Adirondack Masters-3 D 2:07.14 

Tim Sinnenberg/M56, Willy Grimmke/M58, 

Dan Canty/M55, Steven Atkins/M60 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Manuel Serrano Laguna 27 UC03 5:12.60 

2 Christopher Mosconi 29 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 5:15.06 

3 Nick Sinnenberg 25 Adirondack Masters-3 5:26.25 

4 Raymond DeWire 36 UC03 5:41.69 

5 Dan Canty 55 Adirondack Masters-3 5:49.41 

6 Bob Stocks 57 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 5:52.89 

7 Matthew Glogowski 47 Adirondack Masters-3 6:23.21 

8 Michael Taetzsch 67 Adirondack Masters-3 6:48.02 

9 Richard Starace 60 Adirondack Masters-3 6:49.12 

10 Kevin Vallely 62 UC04 7:06.95 


1 Caitlin Rejman 32 UC04 7:17.65 

2 Megan Sommo 47 Adirondack Masters-3 7:21.95 

3 Lindsay Stevens 42 UC04 7:25.71 

4 Tammy Gummersheimer 59 Adirondack Masters-3 8:49.33 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Richard Clark 43 UC04 33.84 

2 Dale Seaton 60 Adirondack Masters-3 34.26 

3 Brett Grant 28 UC04 35.83 

4 John Irwin 46 USAM Masters-3 36.08 

5 Tim Sinnenberg 56 Adirondack Masters-3 36.15 

6 Kevin Ahern 64 Adirondack Masters-3 37.05 

7 Dan Wall 68 Adirondack Masters-3 37.47 

8 Brian Yates 52 Vent Fitness: Latham-3 39.73 

9 Matthew Quackenbush 77 Adirondack Masters-3 54.83 


1 Erin Kane 27 Adirondack Masters-3 34.22 

2 Danielle Dugan 49 Train Daly-6 37.74 

3 Dennie Swan-Scott 48 Adirondack Masters-3 39.72 

4 Melissa Gordon 45 Adirondack Masters-3 43.42 

5 Tamara Nist 62 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 48.85 



MALE OVERALL 

1 Hawthorne Swan-Scott 26 Adirondack Masters-3 59.47 

2 Mateo Cubillos 23 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 1:01.94 


KINGSTON FIRST CAPITAL SCY MASTERS SWIM MEET cont. 



2 Cynthia Gardner 72 NE Masters Swim Club-2 19:48.94 


4 Hickey 64 NE Masters Swim Club-2 21:53.46 

COMBINED TEAM SCORES 

1 New England Masters Swim Club 805; 2 Adirondack Masters 

727; 3 Pineapples 401; 4 Uc06 213; 5 Uc03 197; 6 Metro 

Masters Swim Club 117; 7 Vent Fitness: Latham 87; 8 Hudson 

Valley Dolphins 80; 9 Total Masters Swimming 48; 10 Agua 

Masters 40; 10 Team New York Aquatics 40. 

Courtesy of Adirondack District Masters Swimming 

& US Masters Swimming 

BETHLEHEM CUP CYCLOCROSS RACE 

November 5, 2023 • Bethlehem Town Park, Delmar 

BOYS – JUNIORS 13 - 14 

1 Malcolm Mckeough Berkshire Velo 17:44 

2 Benjamin Walz CNY/SB Sharks 18:29 

BOYS – JUNIORS 9 - 12 

1 Jack O’Donnell CBRC/Steiner’s Sports 17:10 

2 Parker Ruppe CBRC Jr CX Dev 17:30 

3 Ethan Romlein CBRC Jr CX Dev 19:12 

GIRLS – JUNIORS 13 - 14 

1 Sophie Chromczak CBRC 17:48 

2 Liddy Breslin CBRC Jr CX Dev 18:45 

3 Ava Koniowka CBRC Jr CX Dev 22:00 

GIRLS – JUNIORS 9 - 12 

1 Willow Wozniak CBRC Jr CX Dev 18:35 

2 Emma Breslin CBRC Jr CX Dev 23:45 

MEN – CAT 1/2/3 

1 Patrick Collins Assabet River Bicycles 50:14 

2 Jacob McCarthy CBRC/WPI 50:49 

3 Philip Maynard CNYC/NYCM Insurance 52:29 

MEN – CAT 3/4 & MASTERS 

1 David Johnson CBRC 35:45 

2 Jared Stritsman Team Ommegang Brewery 36:18 

3 Brad Young #22 CX Team 36:28 

MEN – CAT 4/5 

1 Max Fronhofer CBRC Jr CX Dev 37:17 

2 Joseph Bevilacqua Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 38:56 

3 Adam Romlein CBRC 39:01 

MEN – CAT 5 

1 Keith Machabee Dark Star 21:29 

2 Zachary Landau SCC 32:03 

MEN – SINGLE SPEED 

1 Brad Young #22 CX Team 48:05 

2 Peter Dinolfo North American Velo 50:55 

3 Thierry Blanchet North American Velo 51:47 

WOMEN – CAT 1/2/3/4 

1 Ella Brown Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 50:50 

2 Madeline Hanna CBRC Jr CX Dev 54:32 

3 Stacy Beneke DaHANGER 59:47 

WOMEN – CAT 4/5 

1 Talia Hodgson CBRC Jr CX Dev 30:57 

2 Hannah Dinolfo CBRC Jr CX Dev 32:13 

3 Chloe Brown 32:36 

Courtesy of Capital Bicycle Racing Club 


1 Abigail Brown 29 Adirondack Masters-3 1:00.96 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Rowan Poppen-Eagan 24 Puget Sound Masters-36 2:07.36 

2 Christopher Bishop 51 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 2:19.99 

3 Raymond DeWire 36 UC03 2:33.01 


1 Emma Trumino 21 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 2:31.14 

2 Laura Bishop 50 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 2:58.78 


1 Adirondack Masters-3 A 3:39.05 

ChaseGregory/M28, Nick Sinnenberg/M25, 

Hawthorne Swan-Scott/M26, Brian Ruggles/M29 

2 Adirondack Masters-3 D 4:00.82 

Amon Emeka/M55, Tim Sinnenberg/M56, 

Steven Atkins/M60, Dan Canty/M55 

3 Adirondack Masters-3 B 4:32.18 

Mary Kissane/W38, Willow Swan-Scott/W22, 

Dennie Swan-Scott/W48, Emma Bonan/W33 

100 YARD IM 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Manuel Serrano Laguna 27 UC03 57.02 

2 Hawthorne Swan-Scott 26 Adirondack Masters-3 1:03.28 

3 Nathan Bornfreund 25 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 1:09.03 


5 James Harding 65 Adirondack Masters-3 1:23.53 


7 Colin Donnaruma 43 Adirondack Masters-3 1:27.48 


1 Abigail Brown 29 Adirondack Masters-3 1:06.38 

2 Robin Havrylyshyn 35 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 1:09.24 

3 Danielle Dugan 49 Train Daly-6 1:17.94 

4 Cassandra Morey 29 UC04 1:20.38 

5 Stephanie Harlan 30 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 1:21.37 

6 Mary Kissane 38 Adirondack Masters-3 1:24.26 


8 Emma Bonan 33 Adirondack Masters-3 1:25.59 



MALE OVERALL 

1 Christopher Mosconi 29 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 1:06.68 

2 Edward Chang 18 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 1:11.41 

3 Richard Clark 43 UC04 1:14.35 


5 John Irwin 46 USAM Masters-3 1:20.27 

6 Dale Seaton 60 Adirondack Masters-3 1:21.13 

7 Brian Yates 52 Vent Fitness: Latham-3 1:30.32 

8 Roy Kline 71 Adirondack Masters-3 1:40.52 


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RACE RESULTS 

49TH ANNUAL LEATHERSTOCKING SWIM MEET cont. 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Brian Ruggles 29 Adirondack Masters-3 23.50 

2 Edward Chang 18 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 23.69 

3 Chase Gregory 28 Adirondack Masters-3 24.59 

4 DeWire 36 UC03 25.18 

5 Mateo Cubillos 23 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 26.17 

6 Kurt Wehmann 46 Team New York Aquatics-6 26.67 

7 Nathan Bornfreund 25 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 27.22 

8 Willy Grimmke 58 Adirondack Masters-3 27.39 

9 Jack Altdoerffer 69 Adirondack Masters-3 27.43 

10 Richard Clark 43 UC04 28.01 

11 Brown 36 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 29.97 


13 Roy Kline 71 Adirondack Masters-3 30.47 

14 Brian Yates 52 Vent Fitness - Latham-3 32.15 

15 Colin Donnaruma 43 Adirondack Masters-3 32.62 


1 Erin Kane 27 Adirondack Masters-3 27.07 

2 Robin Havrylyshyn 35 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 27.95 

3 Emma Trumino 21 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 29.18 

4 Laura Bishop 50 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 29.97 

5 Lindsay Stevens 42 UC04 30.72 

6 Cassandra Morey 29 UC04 30.78 

7 Katie Ramsey 25 UC04 30.92 

8 Stephanie Harlan 30 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 30.93 

9 Danielle Dugan 49 Train Daly-6 31.35 

10 Melissa Gordon 45 Adirondack Masters-3 35.52 


12 Gummersheimer 59 Adirondack Masters-3 40.45 




Hawthorne Swan-Scott/M26, Chase Gregory/M28, 

Brian Ruggles/M29, Nick Sinnenberg/M25 


Amon Emeka/M55, Tim Sinnenberg/M56, 

Steven Atkins/M60, Dan Canty/M55 


Emma Bonan/W33, Willow Swan-Scott/W22, 

Mary Kissane/W38, Dennie Swan-Scott/W48 

200 YARD IM 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Rowan Poppen-Eagan 24 Puget Sound Masters-36 2:12.16 

2 Bishop 51 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 2:25.04 



5 Matthew Glogowski 47 Adirondack Masters-3 2:40.33 

6 Steven Atkins 60 Adirondack Masters-3 2:45.02 


8 Richard Starace 60 Adirondack Masters-3 3:12.11 






MALE OVERALL 

1 Amon Emeka 55 Adirondack Masters-3 2:38.19 

2 John Irwin 46 Usam Masters-3 3:01.58 

3 Dale Seaton 60 Adirondack Masters-3 3:07.30 



MALE OVERALL 

1 Christopher Mosconi 29 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 26.89 

2 Jack Altdoerffer 69 Adirondack Masters-3 32.04 

3 James Harding 65 Adirondack Masters-3 36.28 

4 Joel Brown 36 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 41.72 

5 Richard Starace 60 Adirondack Masters-3 46.00 



1 Abigail Brown 29 Adirondack Masters-3 31.49 

2 Caitlin Rejman 32 UC04 36.54 


4 Tammy Gummersheimer 59 Adirondack Masters-3 46.47 



MALE OVERALL 

1 Manuel Serrano Laguna 27 UC03 50.63 

2 Rowan Poppen-Eagan 24 Puget Sound Masters-36 53.65 

3 Hawthorne Swan-Scott 26 Adirondack Masters-3 54.04 

76TH ANNUAL TROY TURKEY TROT • November 23, 2023 • Troy Atrium, Troy 

10K ROAD RACE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 James Withers 28 Utica 30:31 

2 Jack Huber 23 Delmar 31:00 

3 Sean O’Brien 21 Altamont 31:13 


1 Karen Bertasso Hughes 39 Selkirk 36:15 

2 Charlotte Richman 19 Albany 36:25 

3 Tricia Longo 34 Waterford 36:46 

4 Edward Chang 18 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 54.32 


6 Mateo Cubillos 23 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 58.22 



9 Joel Brown 36 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 1:17.43 





1 Havrylyshyn 35 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 1:00.58 

2 Laura Bishop 50 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 1:06.54 



5 Bonan 33 Adirondack Masters-3 1:09.21 


7 Melissa Gordon 45 Adirondack Masters-3 1:19.76 




Nick Sinnenberg/M25, Brian Ruggles/M29, 

Hawthorne Swan-Scott/M26, Chase Gregory/M28 


Tim Sinnenberg/M56, Willy Grimmke/M58, 

Dan Canty/M55, Amon Emeka/M55 


Willow Swan-Scott/W22, Mary Kissane/W38, 

Emma Bonan/W33, DennieSwan-Scott/W48 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Brett Grant 28 UC04 28.04 

2 Christopher Bishop 51 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 28.77 


4 Kevin Ahern 64 Adirondack Masters-3 32.59 


6 James Harding 65 Adirondack Masters-3 36.46 

7 Colin Donnaruma 43 Adirondack Masters-3 37.14 



1 Abigail Brown 29 Adirondack Masters-3 27.62 

2 Willow Swan-Scott 22 Adirondack Masters-3 31.71 

3 Cassandra Morey 29 UC04 32.48 

4 Katie Ramsey 25 UC04 36.74 



MALE OVERALL 




1 Robin Havrylyshyn 35 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 2:14.50 






MALE OVERALL 

1 Rowan Poppen-Eagan 24 Puget Sound Masters-36 59.81 

2 Jack Altdoerffer 69 Adirondack Masters-3 1:10.25 

3 Joel Brown 36 Binghamton Univ Masters-4 1:39.49 



2 Caitlin Rejman 32 UC04 1:24.08 




MALE OVERALL 

1 Nick Sokolovich 28 UC08 14:24.50 



MALE OVERALL 


2 Dan Canty 55 Adirondack Masters-3 20:38.00 

3 Steven Atkins 60 Adirondack Masters-3 20:47.09 

Courtesy of Adirondack District Masters Swimming 

& US Masters Swimming 

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14 

1 Ben Mayer 14 Altamont 37:43 

2 Jack Reale 14 New Hartford 43:34 

3 Daniel Levy 14 Albany 44:35 

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14 

1 Grace Dennin 14 Albany 49:56 

2 Defne Russo 13 Sudbury, MA 55:27 

3 Alexandra Hill 14 Saratoga Springs 1:00:24 

continued 

76TH ANNUAL TROY TURKEY TROT cont. 


1 Timothy Abbott 17 Rotterdam 35:19 

2 Joseph Santiago 19 Amsterdam 35:43 

3 Connor Couperus 18 Amsterdam 36:08 


1 Johanna Zawada 19 Clifton Park 42:13 

2 Rylee Davis 18 Delmar 43:48 

3 Paige Adams 19 Troy 48:25 


1 Jared Lamson 20 Selkirk 32:02 

2 Cameron Davis 23 Delmar 33:46 

3 Jacob Koplik 22 Delmar 35:47 


1 Noreen Guilfoyle 23 Jefferson 39:23 

2 Hannah Risko 20 Schenectady 43:24 

3 Laura Klang 24 Troy 44:25 


1 Ryan Udvadia 27 Clifton Park 31:20 

2 Chris O’Brien 27 Albany 37:44 

3 Daniel Medici 27 Watervliet 40:35 


1 Julia Zachgo 25 Rexford 39:38 

2 Cara Udvadia 26 Clifton Park 40:16 

3 Courtney Breiner 26 Troy 40:25 


1 John Longo 33 Waterford 32:37 

2 Brian Glikes 34 Albany 35:38 

3 Andy Klem 32 Edgewater, MD 36:04 


1 Maddie Leopold 30 Lyman, ME 38:58 

2 Moira Hilt 31 Albany 43:02 

3 Danielle Harding 34 Wynantskill 43:07 


1 Robert Ordish 38 Schenectady 34:48 

2 Thomas O’Grady 38 Slingerlands 34:59 

3 Brad Lewis 37 Troy 35:50 


1 Shylah Andrews 35 Troy 40:57 

2 Jessica Marchessault 37 Center Valley, PA 41:29 

3 Meghan Louden 37 Clifton Park 42:38 


1 Dave Vona 41 Valatie 33:52 

2 Chuck Terry 41 Albany 34:40 

3 Kyle Mahoney 42 Ballston Lake 37:19 


1 Diana Tobon-Knobloch 42 Schenectady 43:18 

2 Jennifer Bryant 42 Albany 44:06 

3 Megan Haley 42 Albany 44:14 


1 Nicholas Conway 48 Albany 32:25 

2 Todd Smith 49 Voorheesville 41:26 

3 Rob Gregory 48 Clifton Park 44:00 


1 Erin Gregory 47 Clifton Park 43:12 

2 Amy Smyth 46 Melrose 45:59 

3 Kelly Higgins 45 Watervliet 46:37 


1 Robert Irwin 50 Guilderland 37:48 

2 Andrew Reed 52 Schenectady 39:33 

3 Neil Sergott 52 Clifton Park 41:55 


1 Virginia Lupo 51 Malta 47:50 

2 Laura Kelly 51 Albany 48:13 

3 Amy Drucker 50 Albany 51:36 


1 Hernan Lopez 58 Albany 46:14 

2 Gene Terwilliger 56 Schenectady 47:13 

3 Sam Lawyer 58 Sharon Springs 47:30 


1 Alison Heaphy 57 Troy 42:54 

2 Nancy Richman 55 Albany 45:49 

3 Alyssa Risko 58 Schenectady 49:19 


1 John Sestito 60 Johnsonville 43:34 

2 Michael Stalker 61 Chestertown 44:30 

3 Brian Borden 60 Altamont 46:25 


1 Beth Stalker 64 Chestertown 43:52 

2 Kristin Kehmna 60 Rensselaer 54:00 

3 Darlene Feldmaier 60 Clifton Park 54:14 


1 Derrick Staley 65 Ballston Lake 39:40 

2 Michael Wright 69 Albany 51:09 

3 David Conti 68 Delmar 51:26 


1 Kathy Harmon 65 Kingston, MA 50:46 

2 Carolyn Burke George 69 Albany 54:54 

3 Molly Lindley 65 Averill Park 1:04:36 


1 Seamus Hodgkinson 74 Delmar 57:23 

2 Patrick Nash 72 Rensselaerville 57:26 

3 Martin Touhey 70 Albany 57:58 


1 Deb Goedeke 70 Delmar 1:01:46 

2 Martha DeGrazia 72 Slingerlands 1:02:07 

3 Darlene Cardillo 70 Delmar 1:02:40 



1 Vincent Aloyo 76 Blue Bell, PA 58:55 

2 Jeff Anderson 75 Troy 1:06:16 

3 Martin Rowley 75 Latham 1:16:02 

5K ROAD RACE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Jonathan Aziz 32 Colorado Springs, CO 14:42 

2 Nathan Davis 19 Rensselaer 15:06 

3 Alex Hislop 22 Buffalo 15:19 


1 Amanda Chambers 24 Schenectady 17:07 

2 Caitie Meyer 32 Weston, MA 17:43 

3 Nicole Moslander 36 Schenectady 17:58 


1 Adam Judson 14 Albany 16:37 

2 Alex Watts 14 Morrisonville 18:11 

3 Carter Phillips 13 East Greenbush 18:56 


1 Andrea Sassatelli 13 Valley Falls 20:28 

2 Claire Healy 13 New York 20:29 

3 Braelyn Cornell 14 Altamont 21:14 


1 Graham Richard 19 Albany 15:40 

2 Peter Fulgieri 19 Burnt Hills 15:51 

3 Sophia Buccini 16 Albany 16:13 


1 Keira Roagan 16 Saratoga Springs 18:43 

2 Scarlett Rose 19 Central Bridge 19:39 

3 Angelina Pusateri 18 Castleton-on-Hudson 19:50 


1 Jack Hislop 20 Clifton Park 15:53 

2 Chris Verstandig 23 Slingerlands 16:00 

3 Gabriel Winters-Bona 22 Glenville 16:09 


1 Sophia Bisognano 21 Albany 19:29 

2 Sydney Bulatao 21 Somerville, MA 19:51 

2 Carolyn Burnell 22 Elmira 19:56 


1 Paul Nichols 25 Latham 15:35 

2 Justin Van Epps 27 Albany 15:47 

3 Tyler Morrissey 26 Clifton Park 16:23 


1 Emily Fraser 25 Ballston Lake 19:59 

2 Charlotte Walmsley 29 Boston, MA 21:54 

3 Julia Engster 26 Troy 22:11 


1 Conor Cashin 31 Brighton, MA 15:29 

2 Connor Matheson 30 Glen Rock, NJ 17:47 

3 Frankie Disomma 33 Adirondack 17:55 


1 Michelle Merlis 34 Monterey, MA 18:17 

2 Caitlin Abelseth 30 Brighton, MA 18:33 

3 Lauren Scarupa 32 Albany 20:27 


1 Matt Debole 39 Albany 18:04 

2 Ben Heller 35 Troy 18:32 

3 Chris Lisee 35 Metuchen, NJ 18:38 


1 Elizabeth Debole 38 Albany 18:34 

2 Lindsay Kuehn 39 Clifton Park 21:18 

3 Keri Girmindl 39 Philadelphia, PA 21:25 


1 Louie DiNuzzo 41 Saratoga Springs 15:52 

2 Matthias Kirchner 40 Cohoes 17:45 

3 Drew Babitts 42 Rensselaer 20:29 


1 Eileen O’Connor 44 Sand Lake 21:24 

2 Shannon O’Meara 41 Delmar 21:41 

3 Christine Goux 43 New Hartford 23:19 


1 Ramon Dominguez 46 Saratoga Springs 16:42 

2 Aaron Knobloch 47 Schenectady 18:11 

3 Brian Northan 48 Guilderland 20:20 


1 Amy Seagroatt 48 Clifton Park 22:52 

2 Dawn Smith 47 Rexford 23:23 

3 Carmela Giordano 48 Hoosick Falls 24:31 


1 Eric Henson 50 Boulder, CO 17:49 

2 Leonard Leonidas 50 Castleton-on-Hudson 19:33 

3 Christopher Sohn 50 Troy 21:09 


1 Tricia Bulatao 54 Watervliet 23:54 

2 Janice Balogh 52 Averill Park 24:41 

3 Michelle Rosen 52 Troy 26:28 


1 Scott Humphrey 57 Marcy 17:48 

2 John Pusateri 56 Castleton-on-Hudson 20:29 

3 Gary Longhi 59 Albany 21:08 


1 Kristen Hislop 59 Clifton Park 22:06 

2 Bridget Lalley Ryder 55 Gaithersburg, MD 22:52 

3 Kim Seabury 56 Old Chatham 23:25 


1 Joseph Sullivan 61 Brester, MA 20:56 

2 Thomas Rest 63 Clifton Park 22:40 

3 Daniel Seney 63 East Greenbush 22:44 

continued


18TH ANNUAL 

SUMMER 

EXPO 

March 16-17 

Saratoga Springs City Center 

SATURDAY 10-5, SUNDAY 10-4 • FREE ADMISSION 

THE GATHERING OF OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS 

The Northeast’s Run, Bike, Tri, Hike & Paddle Expo! 

Plus Health, Fitness, Recreation & Travel Destinations 

• 200 exhibitors and 

10,000 attendees expected 

• Sales, activities, demos, prizes 

More Info/Exhibitor List: 


/summer-expo 

EXHIBITORS 

Join us to reach our active, 

interested attendees! 

2023 Exhibitor Testimonials – Wonderful event 

• Constant flow of people • It was awesome • 

Love the exposure • Great mix of vendors • Great 

turnout • Well organized • Down to earth, relaxed 

and fun • Something for everyone • Interested, 

active people • Plenty of cyclists • Almost ran out 

of materials – thrilled • Spoke to lots of folks • 

Non-stop traffic • You do a great job • Attendance 

was great • So happy with this expo • We handed 

out a lot of material • It really is an awesome 

event • Never a quiet moment • Great staff • 

One of the best shows we’ve been to • Lots of 

friendly, enthusiastic, open-minded families and 

individuals • Great discussions • Wide variety 

of quality vendors and attendees • Kid-friendly • 

Good mix of outdoor and community organizations 

• Easy for visitors to focus on their interest • 

Active, enthusiastic and upscale attendees • Well 

organized, well run and obviously well received 

by visitors • Well-planned layout of vendors • 

Great connecting with other vendors • Everything 

went well, would do the show again • Constant 

traffic all day, both days • Interested runners • 

Exceeded expectations, ran out of some materials 

• Lots of new inquiries • Lots of people showed 

interest in our trips • At lot more travel vendors, 

made it interesting • By far the best attended 

event • Love the food options • Good mix of retail 

sales • Saratoga Springs is a good location • 

Organization was exemplary • People were very 

happy to learn about our club’s mission, programs 

and races • Great atmosphere, plenty of exposure 

and foot traffic • Amazing attendees and vendors 

• My booth had the best traffic yet • Great show 

organizer 

Register: AdkSports.com/summer-expo-booths 

Promote, sell and showcase your products and services 

Affordable booths for businesses, organizations, clubs, events and destinations

RACE RESULTS 

76TH ANNUAL TROY TURKEY TROT cont. 


1 Maria Klang 60 West Chester, PA 26:51 

2 Ginny Torncello 60 Watervliet 29:11 

3 Susan Finlayson 62 Rexford 29:57 


1 Kevin Dollard 68 Hopewell Junction 20:29 

2 Christopher Murphy 66 Schenectady 23:12 

3 Francois Bernatchez 67 Sherbrooke, QC 26:54 


1 Ann Dillon 65 Troy 28:47 

2 Sharon Mahoney 66 Troy 29:11 

3 Kristen Kelly 65 Penfield 29:16 


1 Frederick Voellm 70 Alexandria, VA 25:17 

2 Daniel Larson 72 Queensbury 27:40 

3 Gary Wood 72 Loudonville 27:54 


1 Pat Simon 70 Averill Park 34:11 

2 Diane Salvi 70 Waterford 35:53 

3 Richelle Delmerico 70 Clifton Park 36:04 


1 Frank Myers 78 Albany 30:36 

2 Richard Patterson 76 Troy 30:56 

3 Jim Fiore 76 Latham 32:47 


1 Laura Clark 77 Nassau 45:06 

2 Irene Sylvester 76 Waterford 47:10 

3 Louise Liberty 79 Troy 56:09 


1 Paul Gansle 81 Albany 36:36 


1 Diane Buyer 80 East Greenbush 46:48 


1 Frank Dewolf 87 Troy 51:27 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Louis Serafini 32 Cambridge, MA 14:48 

2 Joseph Franjieh 25 Niskayuna 15:17 

3 Matt Lange 28 Schenectady 15:41 


1 Kerry Flower 23 Schenectady 17:52 

2 Orit Shiang 19 Niskayuna 18:03 

3 Amelia Kokernak 24 Worcester, MA 18:24 


1 Theo Cormier 14 Ballston Spa 19:08 

2 Oliver Hooper 13 Glenville 20:06 

3 Liam Johnson 13 Glenville 20:35 


1 Ella Bodenstab 14 Charlton 22:19 

2 Edith Schanz 12 Clifton Park 24:20 

3 Madelyn Oliver 13 Schenectady 25:08 


1 Jack Zieber 16 Rotterdam 18:09 

2 Evan Skufca 19 Niskayuna 18:18 

3 Michael Serrano 16 Schenectady 18:54 


1 Skyler Smith 19 Niskayuna 20:32 

2 Lily Harrow 15 Niskayuna 21:04 

3 Abigail Stubbs 15 Schenectady 21:33 


1 Garrick Smith-Growick 20 Schenectady 17:47 

2 Holden Maynard 24 Schenectady 17:55 

3 Isaac Menis 22 Schenectady 19:36 


1 Charlotte Kokernak 22 Niskayuna 18:52 

2 Erica Wasserbach 24 Niskayuna 21:09 

3 Sevilla Groebe 20 Buffalo 23:04 


1 Jon Ricciardi 27 Pattersonville 18:00 

2 Sam Boese 29 Saranac Lake 18:03 

3 Joseph Baron 26 Richmond, VA 18:29 


1 Nicole Van Oort 27 Schenectady 19:45 

2 Kendall Cietek 29 Ballston Lake 20:57 

3 Marisa Divietro 25 New York 22:25 


1 Otis Ubriaco 31 Lancaster, PA 15:57 

2 Pete Rowell 34 Albany 17:06 

3 Marshall Pagano 30 Boston, MA 18:52 


1 Emily Taft 33 Albany 18:28 

2 Lianne Faber 31 Boston, MA 18:52 

3 Amber Coppolo 34 Schenectady 19:07 


1 Richard Sheward 38 Brookline, MA 19:18 

2 Michael Ryan 35 Niskayuna 19:28 

3 Joel Wakesberg 38 Rockville, MD 19:33 


1 Clara Hunt 86 Rensselaer 56:06 


1 Anny Stockman 91 Rensselaer 1:10:14 

5K TEAMS 

1 Corporate - Team Bark 19:15 

Tyler Morrissey, Drew Babitts, Ryan Cooper 

1 Brother/Brother - Richard Brothers 33:13 

Graham Richard, Roland Richard 

1 Sister/Brother - Caitie-Ian 39:24 

Catie Meyer, Ian Meyer 

1 Father/Daughter - Team Pusateri 40:19 

Angelina Pusateri, John Pusateri 

1 Father/Son - Team Slop 39:44 

Alex Hislop, Reid Hislop 

1 Husband/Wife - Defending Champions 36:38 

Elizabeth Debole, Matt Debole 

1 Mother/Daughter - The Kline Girls 51:55 

Olivia Kline, Amber Kline 

1 Mother/Son - Sloppy Turkeys 37:59 

Jack Hislop, Kristen Hislop 

1 Sister/Sister - Clemente Sisters 47:29 

Katherine Clemente, Maria Clemente 

1 Friends/Family - Collar City Runners 36:17 

Matthias Kirchner, Ben Heller 

GRADE SCHOOL MILE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Conor O’Grady 12 Slingerlands 5:59 

2 Liam Trolio 12 Troy 6:15 

3 Joseph Edick 12 East Greenbush 6:23 


1 Chloe Ryan 13 Troy 6:29 

2 Elizabeth Cronin 12 Troy 6:43 

3 Emma Stone 13 Albany 6:44 

Courtesy of Troy Turkey Trot 

42ND ANNUAL ELLIS MEDICINE CARDIAC CLASSIC 5K 

November 23, 2023 • Central Park, Schenectady 


1 Laura Rickmyre 39 Schenectady 23:30 

2 Sara Russell 36 East Greenbush 24:23 

3 Colleen Cammarano 39 Hoboken, NJ 25:51 


1 Aaron Arnold 40 Sleepy Hollow 21:06 

2 Joseph Duchane 40 Glenville 21:57 

3 Dan Marino 41 Glenville 22:22 


1 Kay Williams 43 Scotia 22:04 

2 Melissa Patneaude 43 Glenville 22:39 

3 Sammi Bodenstab 41 Charlton 23:09 


1 Steve Maynard 48 Schenectady 19:13 

2 Jeff Dengate 46 Easton, PA 19:15 

3 Jason Greski 48 Glenville 19:40 


1 Megan Foley 46 Somerville, MA 24:24 

2 Susan Kavanaugh 49 Schenectady 24:47 

3 Dawn Allen 45 Albany 27:59 


1 Dale Miller 54 Schenectady 22:21 

2 Adam Zawilinski 51 Schenectady 23:14 

3 John Yagielski 54 Scotia 25:34 


1 Koreen Kenyon 54 Glenville 20:18 

2 Katie Jensen 51 Burnt Hills 24:11 

3 Stacie Hebert 53 Schenectady 24:37 


1 Ed Menis 59 Schenectady 19:36 

2 Richard Marsan 58 Niskayuna 21:39 

3 Kevin Curley 56 Glenville 22:03 


1 Laurie Hoyt 57 Schenectady 22:54 

2 Mary Lockshin 58 Lexington, MA 25:40 

3 Denise Mormino 58 Slingerlands 26:23 


1 Rocco Serafini 63 Niskayuna 22:27 

2 Charles Stearns 60 Schenectady 23:13 

3 Michael Murtagh 63 Glenville 24:30 


1 Areta Pidwerbetsky 60 Schenectady 26:34 

2 Bridgett Frary 63 Slingerlands 26:39 

3 Ann Serafini 60 Niskayuna 27:05 


1 Tom Yunker 65 Plymouth Meeting, PA 22:51 

2 Mark Nunez 67 Ballston Lake 22:59 

3 John Parisella 65 Ballston Lake 23:14 


1 Patricia Greenwood 65 Schenectady 28:37 

2 Karen Gerstenberger 66 Colonie 30:32 

3 Joyce Goodrich 65 Ballston Lake 32:40 

continued 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Shaun Donegan 38 Ballston Spa 16:13 

2 Jay Navin 27 Saratoga Springs 16:22 

3 Logan Doll 18 Ballston Lake 16:25 


1 Tara Peck 29 Gansevoort 18:51 

2 Margaret MacDonald 29 Gansevoort 19:24 

3 KT Rich 34 Saratoga Springs 20:52 


1 Brent Pasek 14 Saratoga Springs 20:09 

2 Justin Lentini 14 Saratoga Springs 20:17 

3 Nicholas White 13 Malta 20:35 


1 Cora Conley 13 Saratoga Springs 21:30 

2 Yue Tong Ang 14 Gansevoort 21:30 

3 Reagan Owen 13 Gansevoort 21:30 


1 Caleb Noble 19 Steubenville, OH 17:13 

2 Ryan Healy 18 Glens Falls 17:15 

3 Evan Wattie 17 Ballston Spa 17:20 


1 Madelyn Miller 16 Greenfield Center 21:15 

2 Emma Murray 16 Gansevoort 21:15 

3 Callie Neils 18 Brentwood, NH 21:24 


1 Nick Brady 24 Albany 17:14 

2 Christian Mercado 21 Saratoga Springs 17:33 

3 Patrick McGloine 20 Schuylerville 18:54 


1 Sierra Basco 21 Albany 21:00 

2 Renee Manosh 23 Ballston Spa 22:29 

3 Caroline Winicki 24 Middlebury, CT 22:43 


1 Daniel Linkinhoker 27 Washington, DC 16:31 

2 Jack Vite 27 Clifton Park 18:09 

3 Jonah Williams 29 Brookline, MA 18:11 


1 Erin Carley 26 Clifton Park 22:22 

2 Sasha Weilbaker 26 Saratoga Springs 23:16 

3 Mia Frassrand 29 Mechanicville 24:03 


1 Kenneth Hammond 33 Plainsboro, NJ 19:23 

2 Michael Cunningham 32 Malta 19:47 

3 Alex Evans 30 Malta 20:11 


1 Danielle Marino 30 Troy 23:10 

2 Emma Albert 33 Saratoga Springs 24:09 

3 Elizabeth Lancto 33 Niskayuna 25:39 


1 Chase Baker 37 Saratoga Springs 17:18 

2 Alex Brooks 35 Malta 18:54 

3 Jonathan Peffley 35 Halfmoon 19:23 


1 Kathryn Baker 37 Saratoga Springs 21:42 

2 Johannah Ludington 35 Vancouver, BC 21:51 

3 Amy Pinckney 37 Saratoga Springs 22:23 


1 Christopher Jaynes 42 Ballston Spa 20:45 

2 Lee Lurie 44 East Greenbush 21:24 

3 Pierce Graham-Jones 40 Norwalk, CT 22:11 


1 Mary Kate Coseo 43 Wilton 24:52 

2 Kate Forbush 43 Slingerlands 25:12 

3 Suz Horst 43 Saratoga Springs 25:34 


1 James Kehoe 46 Gansevoort 18:52 

2 Shaun (& Shamus) Evans 45 Middle Grove 20:18 

3 Seth Capello 48 Gansevoort 20:53 


42ND ANNUAL ELLIS MEDICINE CARDIAC CLASSIC 5K cont. 


1 David Rowell 71 Albany 24:02 

2 Mark Cieslak 70 Scotia 28:26 

3 John Darsinos 71 Niskayuna 28:40 


1 Debra Kelley 70 Colonie 31:41 

2 Joan Celentano 70 Schenectady 32:09 

3 Stephanie Holley 71 Ballston Lake 34:49 

22ND ANNUAL CHRISTOPHER DAILEY TURKEY TROT 5K 

November 23, 2023 • Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Matt Dowling 26 Syracuse 16:33 

2 Patrick Russell 20 Queensbury 16:48 

3 Jason Linendoll 27 Hudson Falls 16:50 


1 Jackie Hogan 26 Glens Falls 20:11 

2 Elizabeth Blood 25 Queensbury 20:42 

3 Laura Graham 30 Cicero 21:07 


1 Ronald Bagnoli 76 Mechanicville 35:08 

2 Bob Cooley 76 Scotia 35:14 

3 Marlow Olson 76 Schenectady 35:43 


1 Ginny Pezzula 78 Colonie 35:28 

2 Nancy Johnston 77 Ballston Lake 50:43 


1 John Dowley 80 Niskayuna 34:24 

2 Jim Moore 84 Niskayuna 44:13 

Courtesy of Ellis Medicine 


1 Stephanie Poirier 46 Saratoga Springs 25:14 

2 Holly Fitzgerald 48 Wilmington, MA 26:16 

3 Lynne Young 45 Ballston Spa 27:26 


1 Albert Fisas Camanes 50 Saratoga Springs 19:46 

2 Andrew Eyer 51 Gansevoort 20:53 

3 Jonathan Alfert 53 Reston, VA 21:48 


1 Vicki Dingman 52 Clifton Park 25:49 

2 Amy Rodak 50 Ballston Spa 25:55 

3 Jen Pasek 52 Saratoga Springs 27:12 


1 Rik Woldring 56 Saratoga Springs 20:57 

2 Carl Regenauer 58 Saratoga Springs 22:03 

3 Daniel Munn 55 Saratoga Springs 22:39 


1 Eileen Baughan 55 Saratoga Springs 22:48 

2 Kerry Tomson 58 Saratoga Springs 25:18 

3 Annette Romano 59 Malta 25:23 


1 Samuel Mercado 60 Saratoga Springs 21:11 

2 Robert West 60 Saratoga Springs 22:05 

3 Patrick Jansen 60 Scotia 22:14 


1 Deborah Nordyke 61 Hadley 26:12 

2 Kelley Vite 63 Clifton Park 27:23 

3 Brenda Crawford 61 Saratoga Springs 29:29 


1 Jon Weilbaker 65 Saratoga Springs 24:39 

2 Mike Carbino 66 Malta 25:38 

3 James Girmindl 67 Niverville 26:30 


1 Mickey Piscitelli 67 Baldwinsville 31:37 

2 Katherine Allott 69 Wilton 33:54 

3 Elayne Livote 66 Saratoga Springs 34:29 


1 George Baranauskas 70 Scotia 29:10 

2 Kevin Barrett 71 Troy 29:36 

3 John Bledsoe 72 Glens Falls 31:36 


1 Patricia Bokan 71 Somerville, MA 24:50 

2 Claire Henderson 74 Saratoga Springs 30:58 

3 Judy Hays 70 Saratoga Springs 39:12 


1 Daniel Brown 77 Ballston Spa 37:00 

2 James Callahan 78 Saratoga Springs 37:26 

3 Charles Brockett 77 Dolgeville 37:56 


1 Ruth Hollis 78 San Diego, CA 45:56 

2 Joan Dickens 76 Saratoga Springs 48:53 

3 Lucy Manning 75 Saratoga Springs 52:32 


1 Stephen Mitchell 82 Malta 50:07 

2 Richard Cody 82 Saratoga Sorings 58:23 

3 Neil Hallett 81 Saratoga Springs 59:00 


1 Karen Flewelling 80 Saratoga Springs 59:26 

2 Joan Relich 84 Saratoga Springs 1:11:10 

3 Patricia Ulrich 80 Buffalo 1:18:50 


1 Paul Koelbel 90 Greenfield 58:27 

Courtesy of the Christopher Dailey Foundation 

3RD ANNUAL GLENS FALLS GOBBLE WOBBLE 5K 

Open Door Mission, Glens Falls • November 23, 2023 


1 Liam Linehan 14 Queensbury 19:53 

2 Connor Corrigan 13 Saratoga Springs 20:37 

3 Alexander Portuese 3 Queensbury 21:20 


1 Angela Portuese Queensbury 21:20 

2 Myra Pagurko 2 Queensbury 22:23 

3 Mary Giblin 14 Glens Falls 22:40 

continued


RACE RESULTS 

3RD ANNUAL GLENS FALLS GOBBLE WOBBLE 5K cont. 


1 Jason Ludlow 16 Lake George 17:55 

2 Neil Graber 18 Gansevoort 19:16 

3 Chase Freed 19 South Glens Falls 20:00 


1 Josie Hogan 15 Glens Falls 23:28 

2 Emma Lemery 19 Queensbury 24:57 

3 Mackenzie Hubert 17 Queensbury 25:39 


1 Nicholas Ivanov 21 Wilton, CT 20:03 

2 Micah Sears 20 Granville 20:28 

3 Henry Gutch 21 Pelham Manor 21:15 


1 Chris Petteys 20 Hudson Falls 22:12 

2 Elliana Cruikshank 22 Queensbury 22:46 

3 Daphne Gutch 23 Pelham Manor 24:16 


1 Luke Kavanaugh 27 North Providence, RI 19:39 

2 Alexander Reynolds 28 Stony Creek 21:07 

3 Alex Wright 29 Queensbury 23:12 


1 Megan Doster 27 Queensbury 21:43 

2 Johanna Beckler 26 Middle Granville 23:14 

3 Melanie Warner 25 Worcester, MA 23:52 


1 Kevin Sawyer 33 Queensbury 18:03 

2 Kyle Metzler 34 Fayetteville 18:08 

3 Evan Koncewicz 30 Philadelphia, PA 18:43 


1 Kelsey Stauffer 32 Queensbury 23:11 

2 Jill Long 34 Queensbury 24:53 

3 Kirsten Lajoie 31 Queensbury 26:15 


1 Kevin Long 35 Queensbury 17:24 

2 Adam Margan 39 Glens Falls 20:19 

3 Dan Wallace 39 Port Washington 20:40 


1 Kelly Walsh 35 Lebanon, NH 22:47 

2 Alexandra Barbieri 39 Glens Falls 23:35 

3 Cristina Marchese 39 Queensbury 24:36 


1 Stephen Black 42 Queensbury 20:06 

2 Tom Portuese 42 Queensbury 21:20 

3 Edward Fitzgerald 43 Glens Falls 23:06 


1 Megan Stevenson 42 Lake Luzerne 23:39 

2 Christine Hammel 43 Boston, MA 25:03 

3 Pamela Brumely 44 Gansevoort 25:42 


1 Jonathan Brumley 46 Gansevoort 20:52 

2 Brian McGrath 48 Queensbury 21:40 

3 Andrew Consogli 48 Hopedale, MA 22:54 

ADIRONDACK RUNNERS REINDEER 5K RUN 

December 2, 2023 • SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Frankie Disomma 33 Adirondack 18:06 

2 Michael Ventimiglia 28 Queensbury 18:12 

3 Cosby Lux 16 Landgrove, VT 18:41 


1 Cate Chamberlain 26 Albany 19:54 

2 Emily McCarthy 39 Queensbury 20:18 

3 Justine Trybendis 41 Glens Falls 20:27 


1 Theodore Black 8 Queensbury 34:57 


1 Emma Adalian 9 Glenmont 25:17 

2 Ily Howe 9 Warrensburg 27:56 

3 Harper Symonds 9 Lake George 36:54 


1 Reed Braymer 12 Glens Falls 22:19 

2 Carter Donovan 12 Hudson Falls 25:43 

3 Elijah Romanowski 13 Lake George 26:22 


1 Samantha Lopez 13 Glenville 25:59 

2 Lauren Wildey 11 Lake George 28:10 

3 Claire Entwistle 13 Lake George 28:24 


1 Cavanagh Powers 15 Queensbury 20:35 

2 Henry Snider 16 Cambridge 22:12 

3 Jack Sweet 18 Queensbury 22:36 


1 Mackenzie Hubert 17 Queensbury 24:46 

2 Mazie Collins 16 Queensbury 36:30 


1 Connor Terry 24 Amsterdam 37:18 


1 Makenna Grady 22 Amsterdam 37:17 


1 Stacey Angell 48 Queensbury 24:04 

2 Heather Jett 45 Hartford 24:26 

3 Ekaterina Gambino 45 Lake George 25:47 


1 Robert Ross 50 Brookline, MA 21:53 

2 Michael Gutch 53 Pelham Manor 22:01 

3 Tom Hansen 54 South Glens Falls 23:09 


1 Karen Linendoll 52 Hudson Falls 23:53 

2 Jane LaBombard 50 Glens Falls 25:58 

3 Kathy Edwards 52 Queensbury 26:08 


1 Glenn Warner 58 Warrensburg 24:13 

2 Timothy Gutch 57 New York 24:44 

3 Chris Angell 56 Queensbury 25:37 


1 Susan Keely 58 Glens Falls 24:16 

2 Elizabeth Collins 58 Queensbury 30:41 

3 Carla Burhoe 58 Diamond Point 30:45 


1 Jack Arnold 60 Queensbury 20:15 

2 Jeff Sullivan 61 Glens Falls 20:32 

3 Bill Horne 64 Bolton Landing 22:15 


1 Donna Roberts 60 Queensbury 29:18 

2 Ann Lajoie 62 Queensbury 30:07 

3 Pam Welke 60 Diamond Point 33:32 


1 Bruce Fullerton 65 Argyle 24:01 

2 Clark Spickerman 65 Glens Falls 25:42 

3 Tom Behlmer 66 Queensbury 26:00 


1 Kathy Horne 65 Bolton Landing 36:44 

2 Kathleen Pfeiffer 68 Queensbury 41:29 

3 Lori Carpenter 66 Queensbury 51:43 


1 Rich Elton 71 Queensbury 25:52 

2 Roy Kline 71 Queensbury 26:02 

3 Donald Holmes 72 Glens Falls 33:07 


1 Patricia Carota 71 Queensbury 56:07 

2 Nancy Polunci 74 Queensbury 56:18 


1 David Dibelius 76 Lake George 30:07 

2 Jim Cunningham 79 Ticonderoga 41:56 

3 Donald Polunci 75 Queensbury 56:21 


1 Diane Wagner 75 Diamond Point 51:10 

2 Pat Fitzgerald 75 Queensbury 56:18 


1 Leonard Kershaw 82 Diamond Point 37:55 

Courtesy of Open Door Mission 


1 Kiley Sullivan 29 Glens Falls 26:50 


1 Tyler Truax 32 Queensbury 18:58 

2 Jason Chicoine 32 Rensselaer 21:15 

3 Tom Shevlin 30 Glens Falls 26:31 


1 Katharine Attwell 34 Lake Luzerne 25:34 

2 Diana Rosenbrock 32 Fort Edward 26:30 

3 Danielle Moroukian 33 Adirondack 29:19 


1 Adam Margan 39 Glens Falls 20:35 

2 Chad Stevens 39 Cambridge 21:57 

3 Devin Schmidt 38 Glens Falls 22:03 


1 Cristina Marchese 39 Queensbury 24:53 

2 Beth Hladik 37 Queensbury 25:10 

3 Sarah Bodnar 37 Schuylerville 28:54 


1 Ryan Legere 40 Corinth 19:42 

2 Andrew McCarthy 40 Queensbury 20:17 

3 Matthew Vernon 43 Sunderland, VT 25:06 


1 Megan Stevenson 42 Lake Luzerne 23:58 

2 Brie Ritchey 44 Queensbury 25:02 

3 Claudia Braymer 43 Glens Falls 26:05 


1 Daniel Wallace 48 Queensbury 23:13 

2 John Woodard 48 Glens Falls 24:43 

3 Peter de Bock 45 Clifton Park 27:37 


1 Kate Abbott 48 Granville 24:14 

2 Megan de Bock 45 Clifton Park 25:39 

3 Debbie Gulneck 49 Stillwater 26:30 

continued 

ADIRONDACK RUNNERS REINDEER 5K RUN cont. 


1 Greg Ethier 50 Ballston Lake 18:48 

2 Harris Lonegran 53 Queensbury 25:02 

3 Dennis Schuttig 52 Central Bridge 25:18 



2 Olga Locke 51 Hudson Falls 29:04 

3 Jenny Lago 54 Hudson Falls 29:04 


1 Brian Griffin 55 Clifton Park 21:36 

2 Rick Spiezio 57 Greenwich 24:48 

3 Phil Spiezio 59 Greenwich 24:48 


1 Susan Keely 58 Glens Falls 22:32 

2 Tracey Delaney 59 Queensbury 24:13 

3 Christine Cifone-Clohosey 55 Glens Falls 27:20 


1 Jeff Sullivan 61 Glens Falls 20:41 

2 Tim Bardin 61 Queensbury 20:42 

3 Sam Mercado 60 Saratoga Springs 20:48 


1 Mary France Verostek 63 Clifton Park 31:46 

2 Michelle Ching 62 Clifton Park 38:47 

3 Barbara Joudry 64 Queensbury 43:39 


1 Thomas Behlmer 66 Queensbury 25:45 

2 Roy Mowrey 65 Gloversville 26:12 

3 Jeff Many 65 Saratoga Springs 26:19 

6K SKATE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Peter Newell 42 Osceola Ski Club 16:36 

2 Tim Van Orden 55 Prospect Mtn Ski Club 16:36 

3 Jack Hulsey 21 17:20 


1 Caitlin Craddock 13 West River Sports 19:33 

2 Gretchen Hulsey 15 20:44 

3 Amanda Zullo 43 Peru Nordic 21:17 


1 Connor Mannion 13 NYSEF 21:05 


1 Elliot Newell 15 Osceola Ski Club 18:08 

2 Christopher Hyatt 15 Wahconah Nordic Ski Team 22:35 


1 Kate Hulsey 15 23:00 

2 Megan Tucker 14 Wahconah Nordic Ski Team 26:16 


1 Jack Curtiss 16 WRHS 18:55 

2 Owen Tucker 16 Wahconah Nordic Ski Team 20:06 


1 Isaiah St. Pierre 30 18:00 

2 Matthew Delaney 37 High Peaks Cyclery 18:26 

3 Ace Serianni 33 Dumb & Dumber Nordic Club 18:40 

4 Adam Karges 34 19:15 

5 Ben Gaulin 37 CNY Nordic 20:04 

6 Michael Ballard 32 Labrador Nordic 20:23 

7 Daniel Dick 36 22:15 


1 Sarah Gardner 38 21:55 

2 Kaitlyn Delaney 31 High Peaks Cyclery 23:12 

3 Emily Delaney 32 High Peaks Cyclery 23:12 

4 Samantha Bielli 29 High Peaks Cyclery 28:54 


1 Scott McKim 44 21:42 


1 Joan Newell 43 Osceola Ski Club 21:21 

2 Deborah Erenstone 44 25:26 


1 Jeff Erenstone 46 17:27 

2 Jeffrey Craddock 47 Sea Sports Cyclery 18:23 

3 Brian Northan 48 Glenville Hills/ADK Vauhti 19:29 

4 Sean Mannion 48 21:03 


1 Jessica Northan 48 Glenville Hills/ADK Vauhti 23:46 


1 Christopher Rose 53 NYSEF 18:27 

2 Steve Crafts 52 Mansfield Nordic 19:00 

3 Kevin Prickett 51 Peru Nordic 20:36 

5K SNOWSHOE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Frankie Disomona 33 21:06 

2 Dan Maisonville 28 21:36 

3 Caleb Maisonville 47 23:01 

4 John Remy 66 28:05 

5 Simon Hurley 25 Pottersville 34:44 

6 Anthony Barksdale 59 37:10 

7 Matthew Miczek 51 37:56 


1 Laurie Anderson 65 Queensbury 29:58 

2 Susan Milstein 67 Menands 34:11 

3 Colleen Durkee 67 Gansevoort 42:10 


1 Rich Elton 71 Queensbury 26:30 

2 Daniel Larson 72 Queensbury 27:11 

3 Don Van Wely 73 Adirondack 33:53 


1 Jill Pederson 73 Lake George 30:12 

2 Suzanne Nealon 73 Saratoga Springs 33:10 


1 Tom Craigs 75 Manchester Center, VT 27:48 

2 Jim Cunningham 79 Ticonderoga 42:39 


1 Candi Schermerhorn 77 Diamond Point 38:54 

2 Nancy Quillinan 75 Lake George 43:30 

3 Cathy Biss 76 Queensbury 43:38 



2 James Moore 84 Niskayuna 38:59 

3 Ray Lee 81 Halfmoon 48:47 

4 John Pelton 84 West Rupert, VT 51:19 

Courtesy of Adirondack Runners 

FIRST ANNUAL ADK TOUR DE SKI: XC RACE SERIES #1 

December 16, 2023 • Mt Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid 


1 Jill Koziol 50 Shenendehowa Nordic Club 26:10 


1 Michael Tucker 57 20:57 

2 Jim Miller 59 Glenville Hills/ADK Vauhti 21:27 

3 Edward Lis 56 Peru Nordic 21:29 

4 Tom Hesseltine 52 23:57 

5 Tom Chappell 59 Glenville Hills/ADK Vauhti 24:02 

6 Randall Wint 59 Peru Nordic 26:16 

7 Scott Brown 56 Ford Sayre Nordic Club 30:15 


1 Connie Prickett 58 Peru Nordic 22:39 


1 Douglas Diehl 64 Saratoga Biathlon 18:25 

2 Jay Hole 65 18:42 

3 Brian Delaney 68 High Peaks Cyclery 22:31 

4 Kevin Williams 64 23:35 


1 Ed Luban 71 CNY Nordic 22:31 

2 David Burt 71 Peru Nordic 31:48 


1 Eric Hamilton 78 Shenendehowa Nordic Club 49:44 

3K SKATE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Kris Cheney-Seymour 53 Saranac Lake 9:27 

2 Liam Stoddard 13 NYSEF 9:33 

3 William Preece 11 NYSEF 10:25 

4 Tyler Erenstone 11 NYSEF 11:27 

5 Leo Legard 8 Osceola Ski Club 11:44 


1 Nora Newell 12 Osceola Ski Club 10:40 

2 Leila Fey 11 NYSEF 11:32 

3 Grace Bartlett 11 Polar Bear Ski Club 11:42 

1.5K SKATE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Shane Connell 12 NYSEF Devo Team 4:38 

2 Henry Hann 10 NYSEF & Dewey Mountain 4:56 

3 Forest Labonte 11 5:45 

4 Lewis Hann 7 NYSEF & Dewey Mountain 7:05 


1 Kit Armendola 7 Polar Bear Ski Club 9:45 

2 Adelaide Kaercher 7 Polar Bear Ski Club 9:56 

3 Aislynn Honsinger 8 Polar Bear Ski Club 16:01 

Courtesy of Adk Tour de Ski & Paul Smith’s College VIC 

GORE MOUNTAIN SNOWSHOE RACES 

December 17, 2023 • Gore Nordic Center (Ski Bowl), North Creek 


1 Jenn Ferriss 52 30:29 

2 Jen Ferris 51 31:19 


4 Abby Hurley 23 Pottersville 39:29 

5 Laura Clark 76 Saratoga Springs 57:01 

2.5K SNOWSHOE 


1 Heather Remy 59 20:37 

Courtesy of Gore Mountain & Dion Snowshoe Race Series


2ND ANNUAL SARATOGA FIRST DAY 5K 

January 1, 2024 • Saratoga Springs City Center, Saratoga Springs 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Cameron Davis 23 Delmar 16:15 

2 Nicholas Conway 48 Albany 16:19 

3 Nick Brady 24 Saratoga Springs 16:38 


1 Emily Bush 17 Saratoga Springs 16:38 

2 Anya Belisle 18 Gansevoort 18:38 

3 Alison Pritchard 14 Saratoga Springs 18:52 


1 Lucas Miller 14 Greenfield Center 19:14 

2 Grahm Burns 14 Saratoga Springs 19:40 

3 Theodore Carle 13 Albany 23:14 


1 Reagan Owen 13 Wilton 20:32 

2 Natalie Wilding 14 Saratoga Springs 20:34 

3 Elizabeth Nelson 14 Greenfield Center 20:43 


1 RJ Jackson 16 Newburgh 17:48 

2 Cooper Brandriss 17 Saratoga Springs 17:59 

3 Trevor Goodwill 16 Ballston Lake 19:04 


1 Kate Turner 16 Porter Corners 19:33 

2 Zoe Seeley 15 Niskayuna 19:50 

3 Caroline Hennessy 15 Saratoga Springs 21:15 


1 Ben Hopkins 23 Stillwater 20:06 

2 Colin Leonard 23 Slingerlands 21:09 

3 Casey Navin 21 Saratoga Springs 21:10 


1 Laura Klang 24 Troy 21:43 

2 Lucia Hopkins 21 Stillwater 24:04 

3 Kate Sherman 20 Queens 26:07 


1 Tanner Flint 27 Corinth 16:57 

2 Austin Turner 26 Menands 17:43 

3 Gregory Bogdan 27 Broadalbin 17:55 


1 Rachael Shine 28 Clifton Park 21:00 

2 Karina Bolton 26 Menands 21:37 

3 Meaghan Podlaski 26 Albany 22:50 


1 Zareh Baghdassarian 32 Saratoga Springs 17:57 

2 Jaime Garcia Murillo 30 Saratoga Springs 23:10 

3 Zack Shelefka 32 Mechanicville 23:52 


1 Lauren Scarupa 32 Albany 20:33 

2 Julie Moessner 34 Niskayuna 23:59 

3 Kalie Spurgas 32 Malta 24:48 


1 David O’Neill 36 Ballston Lake 19:46 

2 Stephan Moessner 35 Niskayuna 20:25 

3 Daniel Kelly 35 Ballston Lake 20:50 


1 Jessica Hauprich 39 Sprakers 20:41 

2 Brigid Dake 38 Greenfield Center 22:07 

3 Erica Goodman 39 Ganesvoort 22:32 


1 Lou Pauquette 43 Cambridge 19:05 

2 Ryan Fisher 43 Ballston Spa 19:31 

3 Luke Smith 41 Baltimore, MD 20:10 


1 Laura Moore 40 Ballston Spa 24:11 

2 Casey Tenniswood 42 Saratoga Springs 24:31 

3 Kristin Erichson 40 Malta 25:26 

HALF-MARATHON – 13.5 MILES 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Thomas O’Grady 38 Slingerlands 1:16:47 

2 Jacob Koplik 22 Delmar 1:18:58 

3 Tyler Morrissey 26 Clifton Park 1:20:11 


1 Karen Bertasso Hughes 39 Selkirk 1:22:38 

2 Orit Shiang 19 Niskayuna 1:23:29 

3 Meg Versteegen 44 Schenectady 1:30:49 


1 Cowin Jackson 19 Delmar 1:25:01 

2 Samuel Harwayne-Hymes 15 Delmar 1:43:54 


1 Matilda Gish 15 Albany 1:51:27 

2 Anna Lowry 14 Delanson 2:15:39 


1 Owen Scannell 20 Wynantskill 1:29:15 

2 Brendon VanVlack 24 Albany 1:36:48 


1 Emily Lasher 24 Cobleskill 1:52:08 

2 Morgen Ingerson 21 Loudonville 1:57:49 


1 Kyle McCormack 29 Albany 1:28:20 

2 Sean Lanza 29 Albany 1:30:46 

3 Crowe John 29 Pittsburgh 1:35:30 


1 Oswaldo Rodriguez 45 Saratoga Springs 18:42 

2 Colin Crowley 46 Ballston Spa 19:49 

3 Joe Cetnar 46 Fort Johnson 20:18 


1 Stefanie Pitts 49 Schenectady 26:39 

2 Annette Parisi 46 Saratoga Springs 27:42 

3 Lee Briggs 45 Ballston Spa 28:07 


1 Michael Slinskey 54 Hopewell Junction 20:46 

2 Mike Bracken 50 Saratoga Springs 21:43 

3 Daniel Valderrama 52 Port Washington 22:25 


1 Virginia Lupo 52 Malta 22:07 

2 Sheila Cintron 52 Schenectady 25:33 



1 Carl Regenauer 58 Saratoga Springs 20:57 

2 Dan Munn 55 Saratoga Springs 22:03 

3 Daniel Bullis 59 Saratoga Springs 23:21 



2 Laura Picardi 58 Saratoga Springs 24:34 

3 Mary Fenton 58 Ballston Spa 25:14 


1 Sam Mercado 60 Saratoga Springs 21:30 

2 Thomas Rest 63 Clifton Park 23:27 

3 Ron Seyb 63 Ballston Spa 23:42 


1 Sue Sullo 60 Gaylordsville, CT 24:53 

2 Lynne Delesky 63 Caroga Lake 26:21 

3 Susan Coyner 60 Glens Falls 27:32 


1 Paul Salerni 67 Little Neck 22:51 

2 Jon Weilbaker 65 Saratoga Springs 23:10 

3 Stephen Jones 69 Averill Park 24:31 


1 Maureen Fitzgerald 66 Clifton Park 26:48 

2 Margaret McKeown 66 Moreau 28:19 

3 Katherine Allott 69 Wilton 30:32 


1 Joe Aliberti 73 Voorheesville 25:53 

2 Michael Coccoma 70 Saratoga Springs 28:38 

3 George Baranauskas 70 Scotia 29:05 


1 Susan Niefield 71 Saratoga Springs 31:37 

2 Berta Lowenstein 70 Argyle 33:09 

3 Suzanne Nealon 73 Saratoga Springs 36:12 


1 Tom Craigs 75 Manchester Center, VT 28:24 

2 Robert Lee Rivers 76 Saratoga Springs 30:34 

3 Terry Smith 76 Galway 31:52 


1 Margaret Claire Henderson 75 Saratoga Springs 31:50 

2 Nancy Johnston 77 Ballston Lake 47:25 

3 Laura Clark 76 Saratoga Springs 49:05 



2 Bill Long 82 Clifton Park 40:16 

3 John Pelton 84 West Rupert, VT 45:32 


1 Kathy Frost 80 Saratoga Springs 43:15 

Courtesy of FC4 Inc. & Raven Events 

47TH HMRRC HANGOVER HALF-MARATHON & SOBER UP 5.5K 

January 1, 2024 • University at Albany, Albany 


1 Amanda Aussems-Poskanzer 29 Slingerlands 1:34:50 

2 Emily Fraser 25 Ballston Lake 1:46:27 

3 Alyssa Bove 25 Amsterdam 1:57:25 


1 Matt Ninneman 30 Albany 1:23:25 

2 Robert Diamond 32 Latham 1:26:41 

3 Michael Perczyszyn 34 Schenectady 1:28:16 


1 Megan James 34 Charlton 1:38:32 

2 Moira Hilt 31 Highland Lakes, NJ 1:39:09 

3 Danielle Eckler 30 Troy 1:47:29 


1 Ben Heller 35 Watervliet 1:23:30 

2 Daniel Jeror 37 Alplaus 1:40:57 

3 Christopher Leavitt 36 Schenectady 1:45:09 


1 Lisa Chase 37 Delmar 1:33:00 

2 Meg Mortensen 38 Glenville 1:35:06 

3 Elizabeth Chauhan 39 Albany 1:42:38 


1 Alejandro Gauna 41 Delmar 1:22:13 

2 Kyle Mahoney 42 Ballston Lake 1:22:53 

3 Jason Cordeira 40 Delmar 1:33:38 

continued 

47TH HMRRC HANGOVER HALF-MARATHON & SOBER UP 5.5K cont. 


1 Sarah Parks 43 Troy 1:43:39 

2 Abigail Chaloux 43 Shaftsbury, VT 1:47:36 

3 Kari Deer 44 Slingerlands 1:55:36 


1 Wei Ma 46 Clifton Park 1:25:43 

2 James Kehoe 46 Gansevoort 1:27:53 

3 Matt Crave 46 Schenectady 1:28:18 


1 Amy Smyth 46 Melrose 1:50:24 

2 Rachel Toolan 47 Rensselaer 1:58:07 

3 Coraline Falco 46 Albany 1:58:17 


1 Derek Grout 51 Valatie 1:29:20 

2 Dennis VanVlack 51 Duanesburg 1:36:47 

3 Gil Chorbajian 54 Guilderland 1:38:30 


1 Laura Kelly 51 Albany 1:53:28 

2 Stephanie Monteau 50 East Greenbush 1:58:17 

3 Jennifer Lisa Ferriss 52 Saratoga Springs 2:08:30 


1 Brian DeBraccio 58 Schenectady 1:36:13 

2 Randal Bushart 56 Selkirk 1:35:32 

3 Bill Hoffman 56 Clifton Park 1:45:51 


1 Alison Heaphy 57 Troy 1:42:51 

2 Laurie Hoyt 58 Schenectady 1:58:50 

3 Jennifer Bell 57 Dalton 2:03:05 


1 Gary Shelnutt 61 Troy 1:45:41 

2 William Ottaway 60 Albany 1:59:20 

3 Jim Giglio 61 Albany 2:12:24 


1 Lauren Herbs 61 Rexford 2:08:30 

2 Joanne Richardson 63 Clifton Park 2:36:27 


1 Stewart Dutfield 68 Delmar 1:48:09 

2 Daniel Doak 66 Albany 1:48:22 

3 David Roy 68 Schoharie 1:52:04 


1 Tom McGuire 72 Slingerlands 2:05:10 

2 Seamus Hodgkinson 74 Delmar 2:18:24 


1 Martha DeGrazia 72 Slingerlands 2:16:30 

SOBER UP 5.5K RUN 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Ryan Hesler 18 Niskayuna 19:18 

2 Chuck Terry 41 Albany 19:32 

3 Robert Irwin 51 Guilderland 20:50 


1 Chloe Kirgan 19 Voorheesville 23:45 

2 Liz Ricci 38 Niskayuna 25:13 

3 Emily Coppenath 40 North Greenbush 25:13 


1 Jacob Washco 7 Waterford 36:55 

2 Emile Tolley 7 44:34 


1 Zoe Scannell 9 Wynantskill 51:47 


1 Nathan Schoonover 13 Albany 28:33 

2 Joey Turoski 12 Albany 33:57 

3 Eli Williams 13 East Greenbush 39:26 


1 Anneka Williams 14 Scotia 37:33 


1 Simon Rieffel 16 Ballston Lake 21:43 

2 Gavin Wall 18 Glenville 26:35 

3 Autumn Hopkins 16 Hudson 37:24 


1 Mia Paolino 17 Burnt Hills 25:31 

2 Gabriella Sitzer 17 Slingerlands 28:04 

3 Aliza Cotton 19 Delmar 28:47 


1 Nicholas Perez Schrader 22 Schodack 32:12 


1 Natalie Oliver 20 Niskayuna 29:04 

2 Taylor Goodell 24 Albany 31:31 


1 Noah Poskanzer 29 Slingerlands 28:50 


1 Kara Olstad 29 Latham 29:23 

2 Elizabeth Sneeringer 28 Loudonville 37:58 

3 Jessica Habel 29 Albany 39:23 

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1 Adam Wingate 33 Niskayuna 25:19 

2 John Evans 30 Albany 25:50 

3 Evan Dwyer 34 Colonie 26:10 


1 Kelsey Wingate 32 Niskayuna 25:18 

2 Krystina Diamond 32 Latham 28:05 

3 Taylor Mead 31 Schenectady 31:57 


1 Keith Johnson 39 Castleton 25:38 

2 Justin Ricci 39 Niskayuna 31:02 

3 Prasad Shinde 36 Albany 31:02 


1 Haruna Nakamura 39 Watervliet 29:40 

2 Amanda Bylsma 36 Albany 31:31 

3 Alyxandra Sherwood 37 Voorheesville 32:25 


1 Chris Imperial 43 Watervliet 25:50 

2 Daniel McConnelee 44 Pattersonville 26:22 

3 David Haley 42 Latham 27:47 


1 Kelly Sullivan 44 Schenectady 31:10 

2 Kristin DeVries 43 Cohoes 31:26 

3 Cheryl Sarjeant 44 Averill Park 31:42 


1 Ricky Pearce 48 Albany 20:56 

2 Todd Smith 49 Voorheesville 23:25 

3 Dan Murphy 49 Delmar 24:03 


1 Julie Scarchilli 47 Latham 28:20 

2 Dana Endres 45 Rensselaer 29:36 

3 Abi Schoonover 45 Colonie 30:25 


1 Neil Sergott 52 Clifton Park 23:13 

2 Giutaras Urmileirceies 50 East Greenbush 27:24 

3 Dennis Beardsley 51 Castleton-on-Hudson 27:35 


1 Laura Paolino 50 Burnt Hills 25:31 

2 Christine Stanauch 52 Amsterdam 27:20 

3 Nicola MacNeil 50 Rotterdam Junction 28:12 


1 Kenneth Creagan 58 Albany 27:43 

2 Bill Moreland 58 Latham 27:55 

3 John Modoski 55 Amsterdam 27:57 


1 Lori Stevens 57 Livingston 32:24 

2 Linda DeDominicis 55 Menands 32:46 

3 Anne Kirgan 55 Voorheesville 35:42 


1 Christopher Kurkjian 64 Colonie 25:26 

2 Jamie Casline 64 Ballston Lake 26:37 

3 Brian Borden 60 Altamont 28:36 


1 Monique Jacobs 63 Latham 31:02 

2 Anne Hurley 60 Delmar 34:31 

3 Jennifer Lawrence 64 35:34 


1 John Parisella 66 Ballston Lake 26:41 

2 Daniel Nugent 65 Delmar 26:56 

3 Mark Nunez 67 Ballston Lake 26:57 


1 Patricia Greenwood 66 Schenectady 31:58 

2 Karen Dott 67 Colonie 32:16 

3 Karen Gerstenberger 66 Colonie 33:44 


1 Kenneth Klapp 73 Guilderland 29:26 

2 Michael Wright 70 Albany 29:26 

3 Martin Touhey 70 Albany 31:45 


1 Carolyn Burke George 70 Albany 30:43 

2 Katherine Ambrosio 73 Delmar 38:04 

3 Donna Choiniere 70 Colonie 38:34 


1 Peter Newkirk 77 Albany 41:00 

2 Daniel Rickmyre 77 Rotterdam 42:00 


1 Ginny Pezzula 78 Colonie 53:50 


1 Jim Moore 84 Niskayuna 47:50 

2 Edward Bown 82 Gloversville 51:32 

3 Raymond Lee Jr. 81 Halfmoon 55:04 


1 Anny Stockman 91 Rennselaer 1:47:00 

Courtesy of Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club 

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