Adirondack Sports January 2024
In this issue: 3 FROM THE TEAM 5 NEWS BRIEFS 7 ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING: Enjoy Winter at the Ski Areas 9 XC SKIING & SNOWSHOEING: Why Cross-Country Ski? 11 RUNNING & WALKING: Snowshoe Adventuring 15 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: Skiing in Canoe Country 19 COMMUNITY: Hiking the 46 High Peaks as a Family 23 BICYCLING: 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
In this issue:
3 FROM THE TEAM
5 NEWS BRIEFS
7 ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING: Enjoy Winter at the Ski Areas
9 XC SKIING & SNOWSHOEING: Why Cross-Country Ski?
11 RUNNING & WALKING: Snowshoe Adventuring
15 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: Skiing in Canoe Country
19 COMMUNITY: Hiking the 46 High Peaks as a Family
23 BICYCLING: 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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RACE RESULTS<br />
76TH ANNUAL TROY TURKEY TROT cont.<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />
1 Maria Klang 60 West Chester, PA 26:51<br />
2 Ginny Torncello 60 Watervliet 29:11<br />
3 Susan Finlayson 62 Rexford 29:57<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />
1 Kevin Dollard 68 Hopewell Junction 20:29<br />
2 Christopher Murphy 66 Schenectady 23:12<br />
3 Francois Bernatchez 67 Sherbrooke, QC 26:54<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />
1 Ann Dillon 65 Troy 28:47<br />
2 Sharon Mahoney 66 Troy 29:11<br />
3 Kristen Kelly 65 Penfield 29:16<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />
1 Frederick Voellm 70 Alexandria, VA 25:17<br />
2 Daniel Larson 72 Queensbury 27:40<br />
3 Gary Wood 72 Loudonville 27:54<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />
1 Pat Simon 70 Averill Park 34:11<br />
2 Diane Salvi 70 Waterford 35:53<br />
3 Richelle Delmerico 70 Clifton Park 36:04<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />
1 Frank Myers 78 Albany 30:36<br />
2 Richard Patterson 76 Troy 30:56<br />
3 Jim Fiore 76 Latham 32:47<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />
1 Laura Clark 77 Nassau 45:06<br />
2 Irene Sylvester 76 Waterford 47:10<br />
3 Louise Liberty 79 Troy 56:09<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84<br />
1 Paul Gansle 81 Albany 36:36<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84<br />
1 Diane Buyer 80 East Greenbush 46:48<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 85 - 89<br />
1 Frank Dewolf 87 Troy 51:27<br />
MALE OVERALL<br />
1 Louis Serafini 32 Cambridge, MA 14:48<br />
2 Joseph Franjieh 25 Niskayuna 15:17<br />
3 Matt Lange 28 Schenectady 15:41<br />
FEMALE OVERALL<br />
1 Kerry Flower 23 Schenectady 17:52<br />
2 Orit Shiang 19 Niskayuna 18:03<br />
3 Amelia Kokernak 24 Worcester, MA 18:24<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />
1 Theo Cormier 14 Ballston Spa 19:08<br />
2 Oliver Hooper 13 Glenville 20:06<br />
3 Liam Johnson 13 Glenville 20:35<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />
1 Ella Bodenstab 14 Charlton 22:19<br />
2 Edith Schanz 12 Clifton Park 24:20<br />
3 Madelyn Oliver 13 Schenectady 25:08<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />
1 Jack Zieber 16 Rotterdam 18:09<br />
2 Evan Skufca 19 Niskayuna 18:18<br />
3 Michael Serrano 16 Schenectady 18:54<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />
1 Skyler Smith 19 Niskayuna 20:32<br />
2 Lily Harrow 15 Niskayuna 21:04<br />
3 Abigail Stubbs 15 Schenectady 21:33<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />
1 Garrick Smith-Growick 20 Schenectady 17:47<br />
2 Holden Maynard 24 Schenectady 17:55<br />
3 Isaac Menis 22 Schenectady 19:36<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />
1 Charlotte Kokernak 22 Niskayuna 18:52<br />
2 Erica Wasserbach 24 Niskayuna 21:09<br />
3 Sevilla Groebe 20 Buffalo 23:04<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />
1 Jon Ricciardi 27 Pattersonville 18:00<br />
2 Sam Boese 29 Saranac Lake 18:03<br />
3 Joseph Baron 26 Richmond, VA 18:29<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />
1 Nicole Van Oort 27 Schenectady 19:45<br />
2 Kendall Cietek 29 Ballston Lake 20:57<br />
3 Marisa Divietro 25 New York 22:25<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />
1 Otis Ubriaco 31 Lancaster, PA 15:57<br />
2 Pete Rowell 34 Albany 17:06<br />
3 Marshall Pagano 30 Boston, MA 18:52<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />
1 Emily Taft 33 Albany 18:28<br />
2 Lianne Faber 31 Boston, MA 18:52<br />
3 Amber Coppolo 34 Schenectady 19:07<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />
1 Richard Sheward 38 Brookline, MA 19:18<br />
2 Michael Ryan 35 Niskayuna 19:28<br />
3 Joel Wakesberg 38 Rockville, MD 19:33<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 85 - 89<br />
1 Clara Hunt 86 Rensselaer 56:06<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 90 - 94<br />
1 Anny Stockman 91 Rensselaer 1:10:14<br />
5K TEAMS<br />
1 Corporate - Team Bark 19:15<br />
Tyler Morrissey, Drew Babitts, Ryan Cooper<br />
1 Brother/Brother - Richard Brothers 33:13<br />
Graham Richard, Roland Richard<br />
1 Sister/Brother - Caitie-Ian 39:24<br />
Catie Meyer, Ian Meyer<br />
1 Father/Daughter - Team Pusateri 40:19<br />
Angelina Pusateri, John Pusateri<br />
1 Father/Son - Team Slop 39:44<br />
Alex Hislop, Reid Hislop<br />
1 Husband/Wife - Defending Champions 36:38<br />
Elizabeth Debole, Matt Debole<br />
1 Mother/Daughter - The Kline Girls 51:55<br />
Olivia Kline, Amber Kline<br />
1 Mother/Son - Sloppy Turkeys 37:59<br />
Jack Hislop, Kristen Hislop<br />
1 Sister/Sister - Clemente Sisters 47:29<br />
Katherine Clemente, Maria Clemente<br />
1 Friends/Family - Collar City Runners 36:17<br />
Matthias Kirchner, Ben Heller<br />
GRADE SCHOOL MILE<br />
MALE OVERALL<br />
1 Conor O’Grady 12 Slingerlands 5:59<br />
2 Liam Trolio 12 Troy 6:15<br />
3 Joseph Edick 12 East Greenbush 6:23<br />
FEMALE OVERALL<br />
1 Chloe Ryan 13 Troy 6:29<br />
2 Elizabeth Cronin 12 Troy 6:43<br />
3 Emma Stone 13 Albany 6:44<br />
Courtesy of Troy Turkey Trot<br />
42ND ANNUAL ELLIS MEDICINE CARDIAC CLASSIC 5K<br />
November 23, 2023 • Central Park, Schenectady<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />
1 Laura Rickmyre 39 Schenectady 23:30<br />
2 Sara Russell 36 East Greenbush 24:23<br />
3 Colleen Cammarano 39 Hoboken, NJ 25:51<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />
1 Aaron Arnold 40 Sleepy Hollow 21:06<br />
2 Joseph Duchane 40 Glenville 21:57<br />
3 Dan Marino 41 Glenville 22:22<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />
1 Kay Williams 43 Scotia 22:04<br />
2 Melissa Patneaude 43 Glenville 22:39<br />
3 Sammi Bodenstab 41 Charlton 23:09<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />
1 Steve Maynard 48 Schenectady 19:13<br />
2 Jeff Dengate 46 Easton, PA 19:15<br />
3 Jason Greski 48 Glenville 19:40<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />
1 Megan Foley 46 Somerville, MA 24:24<br />
2 Susan Kavanaugh 49 Schenectady 24:47<br />
3 Dawn Allen 45 Albany 27:59<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />
1 Dale Miller 54 Schenectady 22:21<br />
2 Adam Zawilinski 51 Schenectady 23:14<br />
3 John Yagielski 54 Scotia 25:34<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />
1 Koreen Kenyon 54 Glenville 20:18<br />
2 Katie Jensen 51 Burnt Hills 24:11<br />
3 Stacie Hebert 53 Schenectady 24:37<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />
1 Ed Menis 59 Schenectady 19:36<br />
2 Richard Marsan 58 Niskayuna 21:39<br />
3 Kevin Curley 56 Glenville 22:03<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />
1 Laurie Hoyt 57 Schenectady 22:54<br />
2 Mary Lockshin 58 Lexington, MA 25:40<br />
3 Denise Mormino 58 Slingerlands 26:23<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />
1 Rocco Serafini 63 Niskayuna 22:27<br />
2 Charles Stearns 60 Schenectady 23:13<br />
3 Michael Murtagh 63 Glenville 24:30<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />
1 Areta Pidwerbetsky 60 Schenectady 26:34<br />
2 Bridgett Frary 63 Slingerlands 26:39<br />
3 Ann Serafini 60 Niskayuna 27:05<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />
1 Tom Yunker 65 Plymouth Meeting, PA 22:51<br />
2 Mark Nunez 67 Ballston Lake 22:59<br />
3 John Parisella 65 Ballston Lake 23:14<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />
1 Patricia Greenwood 65 Schenectady 28:37<br />
2 Karen Gerstenberger 66 Colonie 30:32<br />
3 Joyce Goodrich 65 Ballston Lake 32:40<br />
continued<br />
MALE OVERALL<br />
1 Shaun Donegan 38 Ballston Spa 16:13<br />
2 Jay Navin 27 Saratoga Springs 16:22<br />
3 Logan Doll 18 Ballston Lake 16:25<br />
FEMALE OVERALL<br />
1 Tara Peck 29 Gansevoort 18:51<br />
2 Margaret MacDonald 29 Gansevoort 19:24<br />
3 KT Rich 34 Saratoga Springs 20:52<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />
1 Brent Pasek 14 Saratoga Springs 20:09<br />
2 Justin Lentini 14 Saratoga Springs 20:17<br />
3 Nicholas White 13 Malta 20:35<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />
1 Cora Conley 13 Saratoga Springs 21:30<br />
2 Yue Tong Ang 14 Gansevoort 21:30<br />
3 Reagan Owen 13 Gansevoort 21:30<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />
1 Caleb Noble 19 Steubenville, OH 17:13<br />
2 Ryan Healy 18 Glens Falls 17:15<br />
3 Evan Wattie 17 Ballston Spa 17:20<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19<br />
1 Madelyn Miller 16 Greenfield Center 21:15<br />
2 Emma Murray 16 Gansevoort 21:15<br />
3 Callie Neils 18 Brentwood, NH 21:24<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />
1 Nick Brady 24 Albany 17:14<br />
2 Christian Mercado 21 Saratoga Springs 17:33<br />
3 Patrick McGloine 20 Schuylerville 18:54<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24<br />
1 Sierra Basco 21 Albany 21:00<br />
2 Renee Manosh 23 Ballston Spa 22:29<br />
3 Caroline Winicki 24 Middlebury, CT 22:43<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />
1 Daniel Linkinhoker 27 Washington, DC 16:31<br />
2 Jack Vite 27 Clifton Park 18:09<br />
3 Jonah Williams 29 Brookline, MA 18:11<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29<br />
1 Erin Carley 26 Clifton Park 22:22<br />
2 Sasha Weilbaker 26 Saratoga Springs 23:16<br />
3 Mia Frassrand 29 Mechanicville 24:03<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />
1 Kenneth Hammond 33 Plainsboro, NJ 19:23<br />
2 Michael Cunningham 32 Malta 19:47<br />
3 Alex Evans 30 Malta 20:11<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34<br />
1 Danielle Marino 30 Troy 23:10<br />
2 Emma Albert 33 Saratoga Springs 24:09<br />
3 Elizabeth Lancto 33 Niskayuna 25:39<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />
1 Chase Baker 37 Saratoga Springs 17:18<br />
2 Alex Brooks 35 Malta 18:54<br />
3 Jonathan Peffley 35 Halfmoon 19:23<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39<br />
1 Kathryn Baker 37 Saratoga Springs 21:42<br />
2 Johannah Ludington 35 Vancouver, BC 21:51<br />
3 Amy Pinckney 37 Saratoga Springs 22:23<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />
1 Christopher Jaynes 42 Ballston Spa 20:45<br />
2 Lee Lurie 44 East Greenbush 21:24<br />
3 Pierce Graham-Jones 40 Norwalk, CT 22:11<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44<br />
1 Mary Kate Coseo 43 Wilton 24:52<br />
2 Kate Forbush 43 Slingerlands 25:12<br />
3 Suz Horst 43 Saratoga Springs 25:34<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />
1 James Kehoe 46 Gansevoort 18:52<br />
2 Shaun (& Shamus) Evans 45 Middle Grove 20:18<br />
3 Seth Capello 48 Gansevoort 20:53<br />
JANUARY <strong>2024</strong> 45<br />
42ND ANNUAL ELLIS MEDICINE CARDIAC CLASSIC 5K cont.<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />
1 David Rowell 71 Albany 24:02<br />
2 Mark Cieslak 70 Scotia 28:26<br />
3 John Darsinos 71 Niskayuna 28:40<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />
1 Debra Kelley 70 Colonie 31:41<br />
2 Joan Celentano 70 Schenectady 32:09<br />
3 Stephanie Holley 71 Ballston Lake 34:49<br />
22ND ANNUAL CHRISTOPHER DAILEY TURKEY TROT 5K<br />
November 23, 2023 • Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs<br />
MALE OVERALL<br />
1 Matt Dowling 26 Syracuse 16:33<br />
2 Patrick Russell 20 Queensbury 16:48<br />
3 Jason Linendoll 27 Hudson Falls 16:50<br />
FEMALE OVERALL<br />
1 Jackie Hogan 26 Glens Falls 20:11<br />
2 Elizabeth Blood 25 Queensbury 20:42<br />
3 Laura Graham 30 Cicero 21:07<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />
1 Ronald Bagnoli 76 Mechanicville 35:08<br />
2 Bob Cooley 76 Scotia 35:14<br />
3 Marlow Olson 76 Schenectady 35:43<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />
1 Ginny Pezzula 78 Colonie 35:28<br />
2 Nancy Johnston 77 Ballston Lake 50:43<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 84<br />
1 John Dowley 80 Niskayuna 34:24<br />
2 Jim Moore 84 Niskayuna 44:13<br />
Courtesy of Ellis Medicine<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49<br />
1 Stephanie Poirier 46 Saratoga Springs 25:14<br />
2 Holly Fitzgerald 48 Wilmington, MA 26:16<br />
3 Lynne Young 45 Ballston Spa 27:26<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />
1 Albert Fisas Camanes 50 Saratoga Springs 19:46<br />
2 Andrew Eyer 51 Gansevoort 20:53<br />
3 Jonathan Alfert 53 Reston, VA 21:48<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54<br />
1 Vicki Dingman 52 Clifton Park 25:49<br />
2 Amy Rodak 50 Ballston Spa 25:55<br />
3 Jen Pasek 52 Saratoga Springs 27:12<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />
1 Rik Woldring 56 Saratoga Springs 20:57<br />
2 Carl Regenauer 58 Saratoga Springs 22:03<br />
3 Daniel Munn 55 Saratoga Springs 22:39<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59<br />
1 Eileen Baughan 55 Saratoga Springs 22:48<br />
2 Kerry Tomson 58 Saratoga Springs 25:18<br />
3 Annette Romano 59 Malta 25:23<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />
1 Samuel Mercado 60 Saratoga Springs 21:11<br />
2 Robert West 60 Saratoga Springs 22:05<br />
3 Patrick Jansen 60 Scotia 22:14<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64<br />
1 Deborah Nordyke 61 Hadley 26:12<br />
2 Kelley Vite 63 Clifton Park 27:23<br />
3 Brenda Crawford 61 Saratoga Springs 29:29<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />
1 Jon Weilbaker 65 Saratoga Springs 24:39<br />
2 Mike Carbino 66 Malta 25:38<br />
3 James Girmindl 67 Niverville 26:30<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69<br />
1 Mickey Piscitelli 67 Baldwinsville 31:37<br />
2 Katherine Allott 69 Wilton 33:54<br />
3 Elayne Livote 66 Saratoga Springs 34:29<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />
1 George Baranauskas 70 Scotia 29:10<br />
2 Kevin Barrett 71 Troy 29:36<br />
3 John Bledsoe 72 Glens Falls 31:36<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 74<br />
1 Patricia Bokan 71 Somerville, MA 24:50<br />
2 Claire Henderson 74 Saratoga Springs 30:58<br />
3 Judy Hays 70 Saratoga Springs 39:12<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />
1 Daniel Brown 77 Ballston Spa 37:00<br />
2 James Callahan 78 Saratoga Springs 37:26<br />
3 Charles Brockett 77 Dolgeville 37:56<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 75 - 79<br />
1 Ruth Hollis 78 San Diego, CA 45:56<br />
2 Joan Dickens 76 Saratoga Springs 48:53<br />
3 Lucy Manning 75 Saratoga Springs 52:32<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 85<br />
1 Stephen Mitchell 82 Malta 50:07<br />
2 Richard Cody 82 Saratoga Sorings 58:23<br />
3 Neil Hallett 81 Saratoga Springs 59:00<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 80 - 85<br />
1 Karen Flewelling 80 Saratoga Springs 59:26<br />
2 Joan Relich 84 Saratoga Springs 1:11:10<br />
3 Patricia Ulrich 80 Buffalo 1:18:50<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 90 - 95<br />
1 Paul Koelbel 90 Greenfield 58:27<br />
Courtesy of the Christopher Dailey Foundation<br />
3RD ANNUAL GLENS FALLS GOBBLE WOBBLE 5K<br />
Open Door Mission, Glens Falls • November 23, 2023<br />
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />
1 Liam Linehan 14 Queensbury 19:53<br />
2 Connor Corrigan 13 Saratoga Springs 20:37<br />
3 Alexander Portuese 3 Queensbury 21:20<br />
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14<br />
1 Angela Portuese Queensbury 21:20<br />
2 Myra Pagurko 2 Queensbury 22:23<br />
3 Mary Giblin 14 Glens Falls 22:40<br />
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