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> 35<br />
31 CassadagaMan. 8am. Intermediate (new: 1.2M swim,<br />
28M bike, 6M run) & long-distance (1.2M swim, 56M<br />
bike, 13.1M run) tri, relay & aquabike. Save 12%:<br />
ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga. coachmarkwilson.com.<br />
31-9/1 Lake George Triathlon. Sat, 7am: Long Course.<br />
Sun, 6:30am: Sprint & 7am: Olympic. Battlefield<br />
State Park, Lake George. alpha.win.<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
14 KBR Triathlon. 10am. 1M kayak/canoe, 13M bike,<br />
2M run. SUP, e-bike & relay categories. Save 12%:<br />
ADK24. Fire Hall, Cassadaga. coachmarkwilson.com.<br />
15 47th Josh Billings RunAground Triathlon. 27M bike,<br />
5M paddle, 6.4M run. 9:30am. Solo & teams. Great<br />
Barrington to Lenox, MA. Benefits: Berkshire United<br />
Way. joshbillings.com.<br />
15 Saugerties Triathlon. Long Course: 7am. Sprint &<br />
Olympic: 8am. Splash & Dash: 12pm. Village Beach,<br />
Saugerties. alpha.win.<br />
28 Knight’s Fury Duathlon. Formulae Unum: 2M run,<br />
10M bike, 2M run, 10M bike, 2M run. Super Fury: 2M<br />
run, 10M bike, 2M run. 8:30am. Mendon Ponds Park,<br />
Honeoye Falls. firstknightracing.com.<br />
PADDLING & ROWING<br />
ONGOING<br />
M-F Youth Rowing Summer Camps. Weekly camps<br />
start 6/17. Ages 12-18. Learn the sport in a fun<br />
educational setting. Albany Rowing Center<br />
boathouse/launch, Albany. albanyrowingcenter.org.<br />
Wed SLVP Wednesday Evening Scrambles. 4-8pm. Boat<br />
Launch, Canton. slvpaddlers.org.<br />
Daily Clearwater’s Paddle for Our Hudson Fundraiser:<br />
5/25-7/26. 55M. Register: clearwater.org.<br />
JUNE<br />
14-17 4th <strong>Adirondack</strong> Paddling Symposium. Canoe<br />
& kayak instruction, lectures, skills, socials. All<br />
beginner-intermediate welcome. Mon: optional tour.<br />
Saranac Lake. adkpaddlingsymposium.com.<br />
15 Old Erie Canal Boat Float & Bash. Five distances/<br />
locations to Chittenango Landing Canal Boat<br />
Museum. tourthetowpath.com.<br />
17 Youth Rowing Summer Camp. Ages 12-18. Weekly<br />
starting 6/17. Albany Rowing Center, Albany.<br />
albanyrowingcenter.org.<br />
19 SLVP Summer Duathlon Series. Also: 7/17, 8/21,<br />
9/18. 1.25M run, 1.25M paddle, 1.25M run. 5:30pm.<br />
Little River Boat Launch, Canton. slvpaddlers.org.<br />
20 Donald Patenaude Memorial Towpath Regatta.<br />
4.5M loop. 5:30pm. Gateway Landing Park,<br />
Schenectady. nypra.org.<br />
21-23 Paddle the Canals: Mohawk River Expedition. 3-day,<br />
2-night, guided trip. 40M. Sold Out. Meals, camping,<br />
interpretive sessions. Fri: Canajoharie to Schoharie<br />
Crossing; Sat: Schoharie Crossing to Mabee Farm; Sun:<br />
Mabee Farm to Schenectady. Erie Canalway National<br />
Heritage Corridor. eriecanalway.org.<br />
22 Tupper Lake 8-Miler. 11am. Boat Launch, Tupper<br />
Lake. 8miler.com.<br />
23 Celebrate Paddling ADK: Cardboard Boat Race.<br />
Build your own boat. Riverside Park on Lake Flower,<br />
Saranac Lake. celebratepaddlingadk.com.<br />
24 Adult Learn to Row. Summer programs start 6/24.<br />
Albany Rowing Center boathouse/launch, Albany.<br />
albanyrowingcenter.org.<br />
29 Armond Bassett Canoe & Kayak Race. 3M/10M. South<br />
Macedon Fire-Rescue, Lock 30, Macedon. facebook.com.<br />
JULY<br />
5 Lake George Land Conservancy: Hike-A-Thon.<br />
Hike or paddle. Amy’s Park, Cat Mtn, McPhillips<br />
Park, Up Yonda Farm, Sembrich, Lake George.<br />
lakegeorgehikeathon.org.<br />
7 Willard Hanmer Guideboat & Canoe Race. 3.5M.<br />
Kayaks & SUPs welcome. Family-fun event for<br />
beginners & experienced. Post-paddle community<br />
picnic, food/drink, live music. Riverside Park, Lake<br />
Flower to Fish-Game Club, Saranac River, Saranac<br />
Lake. facebook.com.<br />
10 Paddling on Heart Lake. 9:30-11:30am. Heart Lake<br />
Program Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />
13 49th Electric City Regatta. 10am. Marathon Race:<br />
11M. Rec Race: 3M. Family Fun Race: 1M. Between<br />
Locks 9 & 10, Rotterdam Junction. nypra.org.<br />
14 Barge Chaser Race. 10am. Marathon Race: 10M. Rec<br />
Race: 3M. Family Fun Race: 1M. Between Locks 8 &<br />
9, Rotterdam Junction. nypra.org.<br />
17 SLVP Summer Duathlon Series. Also: 8/21, 9/18.<br />
1.25M run, 1.25M paddle, 1.25M run. 5:30pm. Little<br />
River Boat Launch, Canton. slvpaddlers.org.<br />
20 Remington I, Ogdensburg International Seaway<br />
Festival Canoe Race. 10M. Oswegatchie River,<br />
Heuvelton to Ogdensburg. slvpaddlers.org.<br />
21 BluMouLA-BuFuRa. Aka: Blue Mountain Lake<br />
Association Buoy Funding Race. 7M/14M/1.5M.<br />
10:30am. Town Beach, Blue Mountain Lake.<br />
bmlbuoyrace.com.<br />
24 Paddling on Heart Lake. 9:30-11:30am. Heart Lake<br />
Program Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />
30 Paddling on Heart Lake. 9:30-11:30am. Heart Lake<br />
Program Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />
AUGUST<br />
3 Paddle Keuka 5K. 8:30am. Finger Lakes Museum,<br />
Branchport. fingerlakesmuseum.org.<br />
10 Great Brant Lake Canoe Race. 6M. 9am. Kids’<br />
Scavenger Hunt: 1pm. 3pm: Afterparty. Horicon<br />
Community Center. northwarrencanoe.com.<br />
9 Paddling on Heart Lake. 9:30-11:30am. Heart Lake<br />
Program Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />
11 Great Race, Myles Keogh Paddle, Wheel & Run. 4M<br />
run, 12.4M bike, 2.5M paddle. Emerson Park, Auburn.<br />
great-race.com.<br />
18 Canoe Safety and Rescue Clinic. 10am-2pm. Heart<br />
Lake Program Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />
24 Cranberry Lake Canoe/Kayak Race. 10M. 10am.<br />
Clifton Community Center, Cranberry Lake.<br />
cranberrylakeboatclub.com.<br />
25 Newcomb Regatta. 9M marathon course, 4.5M<br />
recreational course, youth short course. 11am. Lake<br />
Harris, Newcomb. nypra.org.<br />
31 Remington II. 6M. Oswegatchie River, Rensselaer<br />
Falls to Heuvelton. slvpaddlers.org.<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
14 One Square Mile of Hope. 10-year anniversary<br />
attempt to break Inlet’s own Guinness world record<br />
for largest canoe, kayak & guideboat raft flotilla.<br />
Paddlers in position for photo/video: 12pm. Fun &<br />
fundraising to benefit Golisano Children’s Hospitals<br />
& first responders. Post-paddle celebration: live<br />
music, raffles, health fair. Fourth Lake, Arrowhead<br />
Park, Inlet. Register: onesquaremileofhope.org.<br />
RECREATION & MORE<br />
ONGOING<br />
Mo-Fr Summer Outdoor Adventure Camps. 7/8-8/30.<br />
9am-3pm. 3-day & 5-day options. West Mountain,<br />
Queensbury. westmountain.com.<br />
Wed Wednesday Night Campfire: 6/26-8/28. 8-9pm. Heart<br />
Lake Program Center, Lake Placid. adk.org.<br />
JUNE<br />
27 Evening Program: Melanie Sawyer. Survived 43<br />
days on ALONE, History Channel’s survival series.<br />
6:30pm. <strong>Adirondack</strong> Folk School, Lake Luzerne.<br />
Signup: adirondackfolkschool.org.<br />
29 Music on the Mountain. 6-10pm. Live music,<br />
activities, food/drink, fireworks. West Mountain,<br />
Queensbury. westmountain.com.<br />
JULY<br />
6 Mayor’s Cup Paddle Power Palooza. 3:30pm. 1M<br />
kayak/canoe/SUP paddle parade. City Marina,<br />
Plattsburgh. plattsburghsunriserotary.org.<br />
8-9/2 West: Aerial Treetop Adventure Park. Daily:<br />
9am-4pm. Six high ropes courses: beginner to<br />
advanced. Also: scenic chair rides, access to hiking<br />
trails, mountaintop picnics, MTB trails. West<br />
Mountain, Queensbury. westmountain.com.<br />
12, 16 Dinner on the Mountain. West Mountain,<br />
Queensbury. westmountain.com.<br />
13 Gore Summer Bash. 10am-4:30pm. Kickoff summer<br />
with Gore at this free community event. Gore<br />
Mountain, North Creek. goremountain.com.<br />
20 Cana-l-stota Canalthon. Celebrate the Erie Canal.<br />
Entertainment, history talks, kayak rentals. Canastota.<br />
canastota.com.<br />
21-26 Make Waves: Girls Empowerment Program<br />
Overnight Retreat. Paddleboarding, yoga, hiking.<br />
Fern Lake, AuSable Forks. makewavesretreat.org.<br />
25-28 Oswego Harbor Festival. Music, fireworks, food,<br />
vendors, wine tasting. Oswego. oswegoharborfest.com.<br />
AUGUST<br />
9, 23, 30 Dinner on the Mountain. West Mountain,<br />
Queensbury. westmountain.com.<br />
24 Northville-Placid Trail: 100-Year Celebration. The<br />
Inn on Piseco Lake, Piseco. npt100.com.<br />
24 Gore: EagleMania Music Fest. 12-6pm. Live music<br />
w/EagleMania & the Brass Machine. Northwoods<br />
gondola skyride included. Gore Mountain, North<br />
Creek. goremountain.com.<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
14 Northville-Placid Trail: 100-Year Celebration. Lake<br />
Placid-North Elba Historical Society, Lake Placid.<br />
npt100.com.<br />
RUNNING & WALKING: ROAD & TRAIL<br />
ONGOING<br />
Mon Stryders Summer Trail Series: thru July. 6pm.<br />
Various locations. saratogastryders.org.<br />
Tue HMRRC Summer Track Series: 6/25, 7/2, 7/9. 6pm.<br />
Shaker HS, Latham. hmrrc.com.<br />
Tue <strong>Adirondack</strong> Runners Summer Track Series:<br />
<strong>June</strong> & July. 6pm. Queensbury HS, Queensbury.<br />
adirondackrunners.org.<br />
Wed Stryders Wed Night Workouts. 6pm. Saratoga Spa<br />
State Park, Saratoga Springs. saratogastryders.org.<br />
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