Adirondack Sports February 2021
IN THIS ISSUE: 1 – Bicycling: Fat Biking in the Snow 3 – Nordic Skiing: Cedar River, Pashley Falls and Elm Island 5 – News Briefs & From the Publisher 7 – Alpine Skiing: Mountains Less Traveled: Smaller Gems 9 – Great Walks & Day Hikes: Schumann Preserve at Pilot Knob 10-11 – Athlete Profile: Shaun and Kim Donegan: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work 12-14 – CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Find Races & Events 15 – Vows: Covid Ski Wedding: Mark and Kate Smitkin 15 – RACE RESULTS: Top Finishers in Five Events 17 – Non-Medicated Life: When Will Herd Immunity for Covid-19 be Achieved?
IN THIS ISSUE:
1 – Bicycling: Fat Biking in the Snow
3 – Nordic Skiing: Cedar River, Pashley Falls and Elm Island
5 – News Briefs & From the Publisher
7 – Alpine Skiing: Mountains Less Traveled: Smaller Gems
9 – Great Walks & Day Hikes: Schumann Preserve at Pilot Knob
10-11 – Athlete Profile: Shaun and Kim Donegan: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
12-14 – CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Find Races & Events
15 – Vows: Covid Ski Wedding: Mark and Kate Smitkin
15 – RACE RESULTS: Top Finishers in Five Events
17 – Non-Medicated Life: When Will Herd Immunity for Covid-19 be Achieved?
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12 <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong><br />
CALENDAR OF EVENTS<br />
FEBRUARY TO MAY <strong>2021</strong><br />
BICYCLING<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
14 Bikeatoga Socially Distanced Snowy Slow Roll. 1-2pm.<br />
Leisurely ride around Saratoga with bike pals. Bike<br />
Love Valentine’s Ride: Wear that pink and red! Palette<br />
Café, Saratoga Springs. facebook.com.<br />
28 Bikeatoga Socially Distanced Snowy Slow Roll. 1-2pm.<br />
Leisurely ride around Saratoga. Palette Café, Saratoga<br />
Springs. facebook.com.<br />
28 XC Ski, Snowshoe & Fatbike to the Clouds. 10am. 4K<br />
on Great Glen Trails + 6K up Mt. Washington Auto Rd.<br />
Gorham, NH. greatglentrails.com.<br />
MARCH<br />
14 Belleayre SnowBike Festival. Fat bike rides/races on<br />
XC ski trails. Races: Fat Dozen (10am): 12M & Fat Six<br />
Pack (11am) 6M. Snowy Guided Ride (12pm): 1hr.<br />
Belleayre Mountain, Highmount. bikereg.com.<br />
28 Bikeatoga Socially Distanced Slow Roll. 1-2pm.<br />
Leisurely ride around Saratoga. Palette Café, Saratoga<br />
Springs. facebook.com.<br />
APRIL<br />
25 Bikeatoga Socially Distanced Slow Roll. 1-2pm.<br />
Leisurely ride around Saratoga. Palette Café, Saratoga<br />
Springs. facebook.com.<br />
MAY<br />
1 Sean’s Run Weekend: Bike Rides. Concludes – thanks<br />
for 18 years! Chatham. seansrun.com.<br />
1-2 15th <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> Expo. Saratoga Springs City<br />
Center or Outdoor Expo in May, Saratoga Springs.<br />
adksports.com.<br />
15 1st The Great North: Adventure Cycling Challenge.<br />
9am. 25/50/75M non-competitive. Argyle Brewing,<br />
Cambridge. bikereg.com.<br />
16 7th Farmer’s Daughter Gravel Grinder. 9am. 65M<br />
non-competitive gran fondo. Crellin Park, Chatham.<br />
bikereg.com.<br />
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING & NORDIC SPORTS<br />
ONGOING<br />
Mo/Tu Nordic Skiing Nights. 4-7pm. Maple Ski Ridge,<br />
Schenectady. mapleskiridge.com.<br />
Tue Bill Koch Youth Ski League. 4-5:30pm. Thru 3/30.<br />
Outdoor fun: XC skiing & winter activities for ages<br />
4-12. Various locations, Clifton Park. Shenendehowa<br />
Nordic Club: shennordic.org.<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
1-3/21 Jackrabbit Rally. Choose-your-own ski adventure.<br />
Celebrate the 35th anniversary of Jackrabbit Ski Trail<br />
virtual fundraiser to benefit Barkeater Trails Alliance.<br />
Anywhere. Info/reg: betatrails.org.<br />
11 Thursday Night Winter Racing. Skate or classic skiing &<br />
snowshoeing. 2K or 4K. 6pm. No fee. 50th anniversary<br />
of Cole’s Woods Trail System; North America’s first<br />
lighted XC ski trails. Cole’s Woods, Glens Falls.<br />
coleswoods.weebly.com.<br />
13 Glenville Hills Classic XC Ski Race. 9:30am. All adults<br />
& kids welcome. Scotia-Glenville School District,<br />
Scotia. skireg.com.<br />
17 Gore 5K Citizen XC Ski & Snowshoe Races. Wed, 5:30-<br />
6:30pm starts. Classic & skate races. Gore Mountain<br />
Nordic Center, North Creek. goremountain.com.<br />
20 Starlight Night: Evening XC Ski or Snowshoe. Fern<br />
Park, Inlet. inletny.com.<br />
20 Syracuse Biathlon. Sprint races. Osceola XC Ski &<br />
Sport Resort, Camden. skireg.com.<br />
20-21 NYS Nordic Ski Championships. NYSSRA-Nordic.<br />
Mt. Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid. nyssranordic.org.<br />
21 Polar Bear Biathlon. Sprint race. McCauley Mountain,<br />
Old Forge. skireg.com.<br />
27-28 NYS Biathlon Championships & Eastern Cup Series.<br />
NYSSRA-Nordic. Mt. Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid.<br />
skireg.com.<br />
28 XC Ski, Snowshoe & Fatbike to the Clouds. 10am. 4K<br />
on Great Glen Trails + 6K up Mt. Washington Auto Rd.<br />
Gorham, NH. greatglentrails.com.<br />
MARCH<br />
13 Lake Placid Loppet. Tentative. 50K & 25K races: classic<br />
& skate. Mt. Van Hoevenberg Nordic Center, Lake<br />
Placid. mtvanhoevenberg.com.<br />
20 Syracuse Biathlon. Sprint races. Osceola Ski & Sport<br />
Resort, Camden. skireg.com.<br />
HEALTH & FITNESS<br />
ONGOING<br />
M-F Rock Your Fitness: Total Body Training. Outdoor Boot<br />
Camp: MWF 5:15am, 6:30am & 9:30am. Tue 5:30pm.<br />
Malta Community Center, Malta. Call/text:<br />
518-522-9765. facebook.com/rockyourfitnessllc.<br />
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