Adirondack Sports February 2024
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FEBRUARY <strong>2024</strong> 3<br />
CONTENTS<br />
3 FROM THE TEAM<br />
5 NEWS BRIEFS<br />
9 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING<br />
Mid-Winter Highlights<br />
11 ALPINE SKIING & RIDING<br />
North Creek Snow Train<br />
13 SNOWSHOE, SKI & HIKE<br />
Secluded Hour Pond<br />
Locally Owned & Independent<br />
<strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> & Fitness, LLC<br />
15 Coventry Drive, Clifton Park, NY 12065<br />
(518) 877-8788<br />
info@Adk<strong>Sports</strong>.com<br />
17 RUNNING & WALKING<br />
Energetic & Fun March Races<br />
20 ATHLETE PROFILE<br />
Walter Kersch with Pineridge<br />
23-29 CALENDAR OF EVENTS<br />
Many Things to Do<br />
31 COMMUNITY<br />
St. Lawrence Triple Crown Challenge<br />
35-39 RACE RESULTS<br />
Top Winter Finishers<br />
Publisher/Editor/Founder: Darryl Caron<br />
Art Director: Karen Chapman<br />
Consulting Editor: Mona Caron<br />
<strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> is published 12 times per year with a<br />
monthly circulation of 25,000 copies. © <strong>2024</strong> <strong>Adirondack</strong><br />
<strong>Sports</strong> & Fitness, LLC. All rights reserved. Please recycle.<br />
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ISSUE<br />
#277<br />
FROM THE TEAM<br />
Winter Wonderland<br />
Just when we were ready to write off winter, we<br />
were hit with a wonderful snowstorm! Winter<br />
is back, then it’s not, then it is, and the season is<br />
now more interesting and fun with snowshoeing,<br />
cross-country skiing, downhill skiing and snowboarding, and colder temps<br />
for ice skating, ice fishing, winter carnivals and festivals – if not so in your backyard,<br />
go find it.<br />
Plan a ski trip, sign up for a snowshoe or a Nordic ski race – try it! With great<br />
sales, now’s also the time to pick up winter gear and clothing if you need it. Try winter<br />
camping, the <strong>February</strong> 15 Challenge, where you can visit a state or local park,<br />
trail nearby or even your own neighborhood – or get ready for the 29.3 Challenge<br />
of sprint road races. We hope the articles in these pages will motivate you to get<br />
out and play.<br />
Please support our advertisers and exhibitors. As we go to press, we’re just six<br />
weeks away from welcoming spring at our 18th annual <strong>Adirondack</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> Summer<br />
Expo in Saratoga Springs on Saturday-Sunday, March 16-17. It’s the Northeast’s<br />
annual gathering of outdoor enthusiasts, whether you’re into sports, recreation,<br />
health/fitness or travel. Join us to shop and learn more about clubs, events, races,<br />
destinations, services, family adventures, and clothing and gear for bicycling, hiking,<br />
paddling, running, triathlon. Get inspired to explore the outdoors – we’ll see<br />
you there!<br />
Thank you,<br />
SCORE EARLY<br />
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