Adirondack Sports May 2023
In This Issue: 1 RUNNING & WALKING: Spring Forward: June Races 5 News Briefs & From the Publisher 7 TRIATHLON & DUATHLON: Early Summer Races 9 MOUNTAIN BIKING: NICA Springs Season & Athlete Spotlight 11 CANOE, KAYAK & SUP: Three Paddling Challenges in the Adirondacks 13 NON-MEDICATED LIFE: Lifestyle Strategies for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes 15 ATHLETE PROFILE: Running and Healing with Caitie Meyer 16-21 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Spring and Summer Things to Do 25 COMMUNITY: TJ Takes on Boston, Again! 26-27 RACE RESULTS: April’s Top Finishers
In This Issue:
1 RUNNING & WALKING: Spring Forward: June Races
5 News Briefs & From the Publisher
7 TRIATHLON & DUATHLON: Early Summer Races
9 MOUNTAIN BIKING: NICA Springs Season & Athlete Spotlight
11 CANOE, KAYAK & SUP: Three Paddling Challenges in the Adirondacks
13 NON-MEDICATED LIFE: Lifestyle Strategies for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
15 ATHLETE PROFILE: Running and Healing with Caitie Meyer
16-21 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Spring and Summer Things to Do
25 COMMUNITY: TJ Takes on Boston, Again!
26-27 RACE RESULTS: April’s Top Finishers
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14 <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong><br />
NY’s Largest 4th of July Race<br />
17th<br />
Annual<br />
Tuesday, 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 />
Registration is open:<br />
Firecracker4.com<br />
Kids’<br />
Sparkler Run<br />
8:15am • 0.2M with medal<br />
Proceeds to Dake Foundation<br />
for Children<br />
Sponsors – ASICS, Fleet Feet Albany | Malta, <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong>,<br />
Saratoga County Chamber, Discover Saratoga, Saratoga Springs City Center<br />
A FC4 Inc. and Raven Events Production • Timing by AREEP<br />
•<br />
o f<br />
GOOD KARMA<br />
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C a p<br />
i t a<br />
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l R e g<br />
9TH ANNUAL<br />
GOOD KARMA<br />
5K RUN/WALK<br />
Saturday, June 17 – 9am<br />
Shenendehowa High School,<br />
Clifton Park<br />
A FUN FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT – ALL WELCOME!<br />
Yoga Warm-Up, Kids’ 0.5M Fun Run, Bollywood Music,<br />
Henna Tattoo Artist, Indian Street Food<br />
Registration: GoodKarmaNY.com<br />
Includes popular Good Karma 5K race T-shirt! • Virtual option: 6/17-25<br />
Proceeds benefit AIM for Seva (supporting children’s education<br />
in rural India) and Regional Food Bank of NENY<br />
BILL<br />
& NAOMI<br />
HOFFMAN<br />
New location<br />
27th Annual<br />
Saturday, July 15 • 8am Start<br />
REGISTER AT<br />
silksandsatins5k.com<br />
$30 by 7/14 or<br />
$35 race day<br />
JEFF CLARK MEMORIAL RACE<br />
Fasig-Tipton Pavilion Lot<br />
415 East Avenue<br />
• Join 1,000+ runners & walkers<br />
• B-tag timed • USATF certified 5K course<br />
presents<br />
<strong>Adirondack</strong> Marathon,<br />
Half Marathon and Relays<br />
Sunday, Oct. 1 – Around beautiful Schroon Lake!<br />
9am – Marathon & Relays<br />
7am Marathon early bird start<br />
2-Person Relay = 13.1 miles each<br />
4-Person Relay = 4.4, 8.7, 5.1 & 8 mile legs<br />
Paradox Brewery<br />
at the Marathon<br />
finish line!<br />
One free beer to<br />
all 21+ race finishers!<br />
10am – Half Marathon<br />
<strong>Adirondack</strong> to Schroon<br />
Lake on second half of<br />
marathon course<br />
Saturday, Sept. 30<br />
5K & 10K Races in Chestertown<br />
1K Kids’ Fun Run in Schroon Lake<br />
◾ Carved Bear Awards<br />
◾ Commemorative<br />
Finisher Medal<br />
◾ Pacer Bears to hit<br />
your pace goals<br />
◾ AMDF Performance<br />
Tech Shirt<br />
Welcome Back<br />
to Our Summer<br />
Racing Season!<br />
Presented by:<br />
⦁ Shirts to all registered by 7/12<br />
⦁ Individual awards categories<br />
⦁ Teams competition<br />
⦁ Fast and flat course thru East Side<br />
neighborhoods<br />
Registration is Open – the bears are ready to party!<br />
Registration supports four annual scholarships to local students<br />
<strong>Adirondack</strong>Marathon.org<br />
Made possible, in part, by Warren County occupancy tax money granted from towns of Chester and Horicon