Adirondack Sports February 2024

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18 Adirondack Sports CHARITY RUN & BIKE RIDE 1 Mile, 5K 10K and 1/2 Marathon 25 & 50 Mile Bike Ride ZippyReg.com Photo Booth Rental • Outdoor Events • Road Races • Trade Shows • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Baby Showers • Corporate Events • Car Shows 2 Hour Rental Includes: • Unlimited 4x6 Glossy prints on site • Custom Overlay • Texting option for photos • Friendly Booth Attendant • Extra Lighting (if needed) • Email of all photos taken at event Additional Hours $100/Hour To benefit Schenectady Firefighters Cancer Foundation Saturday, March 30 - 9AM Central Park, Schenectady Kids Fun Run • ChowderFest Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 RavenEventsNY@gmail.com RavenEventsNY.com 518.744.5646
RUNNING & WALKING continued from 17 FEBRUARY 2024 19 ■ START OF THE RUN 4 YOUR LIFE 5K AT SCHENECTADY’S CENTRAL PARK IN 2023. those leprechauns 12 and under. The Leap starts first at 10am, followed by the Shuffle at 11am. Register: zippyreg.com. On Sun, March 30, the 15th annual Schenectady Firefighters Cancer Foundation’s Run 4 Your Life 5K Run/Walk will welcome you to Central Park in Schenectady. In commemoration of reaching of a milestone of 15 years, which nearly half of 5K events nationwide do not reach, the foundation has added several exciting facets to this year’s race. Race director John Daniel Falotico, certified through Road Runners Club of America, shares that it’s certified and sanctioned through USA Track & Field, the governing body for distance running, and is the starting event of the USATF Adirondack 2024 Grand Prix Race Series. Once an event attended by a few score runners, the Run 4 Your Life 5K has grown to nearly 700 runners and boasts participants from nine different states. Offering open competition, age group awards, open team competition, and a Kids Fun Run, all events are for the prevention and support of firefighter cancer. A new team category composed exclusively of First Responders will hit the pavement along with hundreds of other runners. As in years past, participants will take part in the ChowderFest following the run. Serving as the largest fundraiser each year for the foundation, the R4YL allows the it to provide preventative screenings, decontamination cleansers, and various types of Personal Protective Equipment to its members. For those who choose not to run, opportunities for spectators to attend ChowderFest and the post-race awards party ensure that everyone will be a part of the fun and magic that is the R4YL. Sign-up: zippyreg.com. Also on Saturday, March 30, is the Albany Rowing Center’s 14th annual Ice Breaker Challenge 5K, a one-of-a-kind race challenging runners and walkers against rowers from Albany Rowing Center. Runners and walkers will travel along the Corning Preserve’s paved recreation path while rowers from the Albany Rowing Center will race alongside in shells on the Hudson River. It is also a major fundraiser for the Albany Rowing Center, helping the ARC to expand access to rowing and to the Hudson River for community members of all ages. Come join them for this unique and exciting event at the Albany Rowing Center Boathouse in the Corning Preserve. Participants can win unique prizes from local merchants. Prior to the 5K, there’s a free 0.5-Mile Kids Run for ages 10 and under. Register: runsignup.com. Mona Kulkarni Caron (mona@adksports.com) is a contributing editor at Adirondack Sports, race director of the Good Karma 5K, and a program manager for the NYS Canalway Water Trail at the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. She enjoys running, bicycling, paddling and all outdoor activities.
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