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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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32 <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong><br />

Justin Oliver, owner.<br />

<strong>Adirondack</strong> Explorer<br />

New and Used Bikes,<br />

Builds and Rentals<br />

Tune-ups, repair • Gravel, commuter, fat, e-bike<br />

● Everyone should own/ride a bike<br />

● Fun transportation to keep fit<br />

● Don’t need latest and greatest<br />

● Stop by and visit us in downtown SL!<br />

77 Main St, Saranac Lake<br />

(formerly Human Power Planet Earth)<br />

518-354-8497 • SilverBirchCycles.com<br />

Near <strong>Adirondack</strong> Rail Trail • Open Tue-Sat 10-5, Closed Sun-Mon<br />

Rick’s Bike Shop<br />

and<br />

Rick’s Outpost<br />

THE<br />

Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 23rd<br />

Three route options<br />

Camping Available<br />

All proceeds support<br />

Capital Streets advocacy Efforts!<br />

Pittstown, NY<br />

Sign Up on<br />

BikeReg.com/gravelpitt24<br />

Bike's Gear And Service<br />

Ricksbikeshop.com<br />

Queensbury NY<br />

(518) 793-8986<br />

WWW.RICKSBIKESHOP.COM 368 RIDGE RD, QUEENSBURY, NY<br />

WICKLUND<br />

WARRIORS<br />

PRESENTS<br />

WICKLUND WARRIORS PRESENTS<br />

REGISTRATION<br />

Get ready to hit the trails<br />

with our service specials!<br />

Lots of Kids, Comfort,<br />

Hybrid, Mountain,<br />

Gravel, Fat, E-bikes!<br />

New bikes, parts, accessories,<br />

apparel, expert service<br />

KHS • MARIN • DEVINCI • HARO<br />

MASI • SALSA • DEL SOL • SURLY<br />

We also stock a large selection of BMX bikes<br />

4360 NY Route 30, Amsterdam<br />

Just 35 min from Schenectady and Saratoga<br />

518.238-BIKE (2453) • bikebarncycles@gmail.com<br />

Open Tue/Wed 10-6, Thu/Fri 10-7, Sat 10-4<br />

bikebarncycles.com<br />

CHECK OUT OUR<br />

E-BIKE SHOWROOM!<br />

Summer is better on a bike<br />

– stop in for a test ride<br />

THURSDAY, 8 AUGUST <strong>2024</strong><br />

BAD BLOOD 5K RUN<br />

5K STARTS @ 6 PM /// SIENA COLLEGE<br />

REGISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE:<br />

$35 <strong>June</strong> 1 - Aug 7<br />

$45 on race day (4:30 pm-5:30 pm)<br />

KIDS QUAD DASH $10 –<br />

Starts @ 5:30 PM<br />

10-7 yrs (2 quad loops)<br />

6 and under (1 quad loop)<br />

Inflatables & Ice Cream!<br />

VIRTUAL RUN $25:<br />

Share your pic and we'll do a<br />

virtual shout out!<br />

Customizable bib included<br />

BAD BLOOD RUN SHIRTS FOR FIRST 250 REGISTRANTS<br />

TEAMS VIRTUAL<br />

KIDS QUAD DASH<br />

PRIZES:<br />

Top Male & Female OVERALL<br />

($250 GC High Adventure Ski Shop)<br />

Top Male & Female: 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29,<br />

30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+ ($25 GC)<br />

Teams with the:<br />

Best Shirt, Most Members & Highest<br />

Fundraising<br />

FEATURED VENDORS<br />

Questions: info@wicklundwarriors.com • www.wicklundwarriors.com/bbr<strong>2024</strong><br />

Mark Pierre<br />

The mission of the Wicklund Warriors is to provide financial and other support to families<br />

clinically diagnosed with blood cancer in the Albany, NY, area and surrounding 11 counties. Our<br />

purpose is to identify and address the unique needs of these families, lightening their burdens.

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