Adirondack Sports April 2024
18 Adirondack Sports Branbury State Park on Lake Dunmore A pristine place to race with beautiful courses in nearby central Vermont Vermont Sun Half Marathon, 10K & 5K Runs – May 12 Vermont Sun Triathlon (600yd swim, 14M bike, 3.1M run) – June 23, July 21, Aug. 18 Lake Dunmore Triathlon (0.9M swim, 28M bike, 6.2M run) – June 23, Aug. 18 Branbury Classic (1.5M canoe/kayak/ sup, 14M bike, 3.1M run) – July 21 Aquabike options! June 23 races are USAT Vermont State Championship Register: VermontSunTriathlonSeries.com • 802-388-6888 Saturday, May 18 • 10am Malta Community Center, Malta Closed course in front of Malta Veterans Appreciation Day Parade Register: RunSignup.com Presented by Roundabout Runners Club & Town of Malta Proceeds to keep sidewalks/bike paths clear/safe in winter months SUNDAY MAY 26 SARATOGA CASINO HOTEL Running & Riding Since 2004 Duathlon start: 8am 5K Run start: 8:20am Great Cause & Course • T-shirt Giveaway Chip Timing • Awards • Refreshments Register NOW for best rates Free event T-shirts to first 300 participants There will be no on-site registration Proceeds benefit the Saratoga Springs Lions Club sight, hearing, diabetes, youth and community initiatives 10% OFF Register now and use the discount code: TRITINMAN10 Scan the QR code or visit: TupperLakeTinman.com www.TheMemorialDuathlon5k.com
APRIL 2024 19 MULTISPORT continued from 17 RACING THE ADIRONDACKS AT THE 2022 TUPPER LAKE TINMAN WITH A DISTANCE FOR EVERYONE. FINISHING THE BIKE LEG AT 2021 TICONDEROGA TRIATHLON FESTIVAL ON LAKE GEORGE. Back for the first time since 2009, the Glimmerglass Triathlon will be at Glimmerglass State Park in Cooperstown on Saturday, May 18. Solo and teams are welcome in this 1.5M paddle (canoe/kayak), 16.5M bike, and 10K run. The race is organized by Clark Sports Center, and kayak and canoe rentals are available. Register: itsyourrace.com. Saratoga Springs Lions Club presents their 19th annual Memorial Duathlon & 5K Run/Walk at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Sunday, May 26. Duathletes and runners/walkers of all levels on Memorial Day weekend. The duathlon features a 5K run, 30K bike and 5K run. The run is relatively flat near the horse race tracks, and the bike is on the popular Saratoga Lake training loop. There’s also a raffle with $5,000 in prizes so enter online for a chance to win many amazing prizes. Compete as an individual or as a two- or three-person team. Proceeds benefit Lions Club efforts to help people with sight/hearing disabilities, funding diabetes research, and community initiatives. Register: thememorialduathlon5k.com. Wilson Endurance Sports, led by Mark and Tonia Wilson, brings fun, challenging events all around New York. They’re grassroots races for individuals and relay teams with no cutoff times. Their inaugural OnondagaMan Triathlon, Relay and Aquabike take place on Saturday, June 1 at Jamesville Beach Park – the former Syracuse 70.3 venue. It’s a 1.2M swim, 56M bike, and 13.1M run. It’s limited to 300 people and there are no cut-off times. The Hudson Valley Triathlon Club: Summer Tri Series includes three Sprint triathlon and aquabike races on Wednesdays, 5:30pm on June 12, July 10 and August 14. It’s held in Kenneth Wilson State Park in Mount Tremper, an hour south of Albany. On Saturday, June 15, the Ticonderoga Triathlon Festival has Sprint and Olympic triathlon and aquabike distances, plus Double Ti (Sprint and Olympic tri) and Double Ti Aquabike (Sprint and Olympic aquabike). The Sprint starts at 7am and Olympic at 9am. It’s held at Black Point Beach in Ticonderoga, with swim in Lake George, bike along the lakeshore, and run on quiet roads. The Stissing Triathlon is on Sunday, June 23 with a Sprint triathlon and aquabike. Pine Plains is halfway between the Hudson River and NY/CT border. On Saturday, July 6, the Litchfield Hills Triathlon has Olympic triathlon and aquabike courses to enjoy New Hartford, Conn. The Delta Lake Triathlon is on Saturday, July 13 at Delta Lake State Park in Rome, but it is already sold out! It features Sprint and Olympic triathlon and aquabike races. On Sunday, July 28, the Findley Lake Triathlon Festival, two hours south of Buffalo, has Sprint, Olympic, Aquabike, and Double Findley races. The CassadagaMan will be held on Saturday, August 31 in Cassadaga, one hour south of Buffalo. It’s a 70.3 challenge with similar elevations to the Lake Placid courses, but no cut off times. On Saturday, Sept. 14, the Kayak Bike Run (KBR) Triathlon in Cassadaga, include a one-mile kayak, 13-mile bike, two-mile run. E-bike users welcome at KBR but entered into a separate category. Register: coachmarkwilson.com. On June 9, the Keuka Lake Triathlon has intermediate, sprint, aquabike distances, held at Keuka College campus in Keuka Park. Produced by First Knight Racing, who also runs the Peasantman Steel Distance Triathlons in August. Register: firstknightracing.com. In its 39th year, the Vermont Sun Triathlon Series is six great triathlons, meticulously directed by the Steve Hare and family with Ruth Bullock, at Branbury State Park on Lake Dunmore, just southeast of Middlebury, Vt. It’s a pristine place to race with beautiful courses in nearby central Vermont, 80 minutes from Glens Falls. If you can’t wait for summer, the Vermont Sun Half Marathon, 10K & 5K is on May 12. The Vermont Sun Triathlon is on June 23, July 21 and August 18 with a 600yd swim, 14M bike, and 3.1M run. The Lake Dunmore Triathlon is on June 23 and August 18 with a 0.9M swim, 28M bike, and 6.2M run. Both races have aquabike options and the June 23 races are also the USA Triathlon Vermont State Championship. For something different and fun, I highly recommend the Branbury Classic on July 21, a 1.5M canoe/kayak/ SUP, 14M bike, and 3.1M run triathlon – this was my first multisport race 30+ years ago! Register: vermontsuntriathlonseries.com. In Lake Placid, the 41st High Peaks Cyclery Monday Night Mini-Tri Series begins on Monday, June 24 and runs through August 12, with sprint races for solo and teams. Register: highpeakscyclery.com. Race in the Adirondacks at the 42st annual Tupper Lake Tinman on Saturday, June 29. Based at Tupper Lake’s Municipal Park, see why the iconic Tinman is one of the longest running triathlons in the US. Situated at the crossroads of the northern Adirondacks, Tupper Lake is a quaint destination with pristine lakes, picturesque hiking trails, The Wild Center, good restaurants, and a friendly atmosphere. Participants can choose one of five races. Tinman 70.3: 1.2M swim on Raquette Pond, 56M bike to Cranberry Lake and back, and 13.1M run in and around the village – with Aquabike and Team Relay options. Olympic: 0.93M swim, 26M bike to Childwold and back, and 6.2M run. Sprint: 0.5M swim, 12.6M bike to Piercefield and back, and 3.1M run. Save 10% with discount code: TRITINMAN10. Register: tupperlaketinman.com. The Alpha Win: Hudson Valley Triathlon is on June 29 in Kingston on Williams Lake with a distance for everyone: Open, Sprint, Olympic, 70.3. The Alpha Win: Lake George Triathlon is on August 31-Sept. 1 in Lake George with Sprint, Olympic, 70.3. The Lake George Triathlon Camp is on August 11-13. The Alpha Win: Saugerties Triathlon is on Sept. 15 with Sprint, Olympic, 70.3, Splash & Dash. Register: alpha.win. The 12th annual Peasantman Steel Distance Triathlons are on August 18-19 in Penn Yan on Keuka Lake. Produced by First Knight Racing, the races include: Full, Half, Intermediate, Sprint. Register: firstknightracing.com. There’s plenty to look forward to this summer so join/ renew your club membership, sign up for races and events that interest you, train with other people, and make new friends. See you out there!
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18 <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong><br />
Branbury State Park<br />
on Lake Dunmore<br />
A pristine place to race with<br />
beautiful courses in nearby<br />
central Vermont<br />
Vermont Sun Half Marathon,<br />
10K & 5K Runs – May 12<br />
Vermont Sun Triathlon (600yd swim,<br />
14M bike, 3.1M run) – June 23, July 21, Aug. 18<br />
Lake Dunmore Triathlon (0.9M swim,<br />
28M bike, 6.2M run) – June 23, Aug. 18<br />
Branbury Classic (1.5M canoe/kayak/<br />
sup, 14M bike, 3.1M run) – July 21<br />
Aquabike<br />
options!<br />
June 23 races<br />
are USAT<br />
Vermont State<br />
Championship<br />
Register: VermontSunTriathlonSeries.com • 802-388-6888<br />
Saturday, May 18 • 10am<br />
Malta Community Center, Malta<br />
Closed course in front of Malta Veterans<br />
Appreciation Day Parade<br />
Register: RunSignup.com<br />
Presented by Roundabout Runners Club & Town of Malta<br />
Proceeds to keep sidewalks/bike paths<br />
clear/safe in winter months<br />
SUNDAY MAY 26<br />
SARATOGA CASINO HOTEL<br />
Running & Riding Since 2004<br />
Duathlon start: 8am<br />
5K Run start: 8:20am<br />
Great Cause & Course • T-shirt Giveaway<br />
Chip Timing • Awards • Refreshments<br />
Register NOW for best rates<br />
Free event T-shirts to first 300 participants<br />
There will be no on-site registration<br />
Proceeds benefit the Saratoga Springs Lions Club sight, hearing,<br />
diabetes, youth and community initiatives<br />
10% OFF<br />
Register now and use<br />
the discount code: TRITINMAN10<br />
Scan the QR code or visit:<br />
TupperLakeTinman.com<br />
www.TheMemorialDuathlon5k.com