Adirondack Sports June 2024
CONTENTS 5 FROM THE TEAM 7 NEWS BRIEFS 9 HIKING & BACKPACKING Passage of the Pharaohs 13 RUNNING & WALKING Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy 17 PADDLING Quieter, Wilder Saratoga County 21 BICYCLING Buy Where You Ride 25 COMMUNITY Thacher’s ‘Tricam Project’ Ascent 28 ATHLETE PROFILE Running & Rowing with Lisa Chase 31-37 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Make it a Great Summer! 41 SWIMMING & TRIATHLON Enjoy Open Water Swimming 45 BICYCLING Shredders: Bikes in Schools 49-55 RACE RESULTS Top Late Spring Finishers
CONTENTS
5 FROM THE TEAM
7 NEWS BRIEFS
9 HIKING & BACKPACKING
Passage of the Pharaohs
13 RUNNING & WALKING
Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy
17 PADDLING
Quieter, Wilder Saratoga County
21 BICYCLING
Buy Where You Ride
25 COMMUNITY
Thacher’s ‘Tricam Project’ Ascent
28 ATHLETE PROFILE
Running & Rowing with Lisa Chase
31-37 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Make it a Great Summer!
41 SWIMMING & TRIATHLON
Enjoy Open Water Swimming
45 BICYCLING
Shredders: Bikes in Schools
49-55 RACE RESULTS
Top Late Spring Finishers
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JUNE <strong>2024</strong> 3<br />
18th<br />
Annual<br />
NY’S LARGEST 4TH OF JULY RACE<br />
Firecracker4<br />
Fleet Feet & Asics<br />
Lead-Up Series!<br />
PHOTOS COURTESY<br />
OF ED BURKE<br />
<strong>June</strong> 6-29 – Saturdays 9am, Saratoga HS Track &<br />
Thursdays 6pm, local restaurant (see Calendar)<br />
9 Miles East, Kings Tavern, Thirsty Owl, Thorn+Roots, Wheatfields<br />
Win – Weekly raffles, Asics footwear, Silks & First Day race entries<br />
Thursday, July 4<br />
Four-Mile Road Race at 9am<br />
Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway<br />
Team Competition, Cash Prizes, Run Your Colors Competition<br />
Bands/musicians along course • Historic Saratoga Springs street run<br />
0.2-Mile • 8:15am • $5/child • Register: zippyreg.com<br />
All kids receive race medal, bib, swag, drinks<br />
Registration is open:<br />
Firecracker4.com<br />
Sponsors – ASICS, Fleet Feet Albany | Malta, <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong>,<br />
Discover Saratoga, Saratoga County Chamber, Saratoga Springs City Center<br />
An FC4 Inc. and Raven Events Production • Timing by AREEP
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