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CONTENTS 

ARTICLES & FEATURES 

1 Kayaking & Canoeing 

Guide to the Mohawk River 

3 Hiking 

A Hike of Gothic Proportions 

4 Recreation 

Adk Extreme Adventure Course 

13 Trail Running 

“Speed Hiking” at the Herc Open 

14 Swimming 

Can You Learn Talent? 

15 Fitness 

Avoid “Hitting the Wall” 

17 Hiking 

Blue Ledge in the Hudson Gorge 

31 Walking 

Hollyhock Hollow Sanctuary 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 

6 August - October 2007 

More Than 300 Things to Do! 

COLUMNS 

5 From the Publisher & Reader Letters 

16 Athlete Profile 

Bicycling with Herb & Jean Insley 

19 Around the Region News Briefs 

29 Community 

Unicycling Whiteface, Again 

RACE RESULTS 

20 May - July 2007 

Top Finishers in 30-Plus Events 

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The Mohawk River as it winds through New York’s 

Capital District has much to offer the paddler: varying 

scenery, history, much diverse wildlife and geological 

interest. Humans have settled the Mohawk Valley as far 

back as 3,000 years ago – what I would give to go back just 

500 years and paddle the river as it was then before the 

white man started making his mark. At 150 miles long and 

the only natural passage west through the Appalachians, 

the Mohawk River (and the Erie Canal) became an important 

trade route to the west. 

The old Erie Canal used to run alongside of the river 

but the modern Erie Canal is on the actual river and is part 

of the New York State Barge Canal system (nyscanals.gov.) 

Dams keep the water deep enough for motorboat travel 

and locks allow passage past the dams. Canoes and kayaks 

are allowed to go through the locks although it may 

be a good idea to notify the lockmaster of your intentions 

ahead of time. These days the river is a balance between 

industrialized civilization, recreation and nature yet has 

much to offer the kayaker or canoeist and fishermen are 

attracted by the smallmouth bass and tiger muskie populations. 

Water quality is class A that is suitable for swimming 

and as a source of water for municipalities. 

Please respect other users of the river. Steer clear of 

fishermen and don’t forget that their lines go well out into 

the water. Stay close to shore when motorboats are out. 

The red and green buoys mark the deep water channel 

– stay between the buoys and shore to avoid potential 

collision. 

Described below is the 27-mile section of the river 

from Lock 9 in Rotterdam Junction to Lock 6 in Waterford. 

Mileages are given from lock to lock going downstream. 

Right and left always refer to the shores when looking 

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Paddling Guide to 

THE MOHAWK RIVER 

Rotterdam Junction to Waterford 

by Rich Macha 

downstream – the south shore always being on the right 

and the north shore on the left. 

Lock 9 to Lock 8 

This five-mile section is fairly scenic with light development. 

Road noise from nearby highways filters through 

especially as one approaches Lock 8. Northeast of Lock 9 

and the Route 103 bridge is Lock 9 Canal Park and it is 

possible to launch a canoe or kayak here although the 

shoreline is a bit on the rough side. At 0.9 miles from Lock 

9 on the right is the dock for the Mabee Farm Historic 

Site (mabeefarm.org). The Mabee House dates back to 

1670 and is the oldest standing building in the Mohawk 

Valley, other interesting displays feature a bateau and 

blacksmithing. 

Back on the river, one passes the SI Group’s industrial 

complex on the right then paddles under a railroad 

bridge. Kiwanis Park with its concrete ramp boat launch 

is on the right at the 2.6-mile mark and is the best place 

to launch to explore this section of the river. To drive to 

Kiwanis Park, take Exit 1A off I-890 in Rotterdam and the 

park is on the right 0.8 miles after leaving the highway. 

The Plotter Kill (kill is a Dutch word for stream) enters the 

Mohawk just below Kiwanis Park and the remains of the 

Plotter Kill Aqueduct can be seen. Dalys Island is on the 

left before reaching Lock 8. 


Lock 8 is reached by taking the Rice Road exit off I- 

890 in Rotterdam. It is possible to launch below the lock 

but there are several better places to enter this section of 

river. The Isle of the Oneidas is soon passed, and then the 

Isle of the Onondagas and Isle of the Cayugas – going to 

the left of the islands is the more interesting and quieter 

route. The Western Gateway Bridge (NY Route 5) between 

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The Bruegger’s Bagel Run has grown to one of the largest USATF sanctioned road-races in the Capital District. 

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HIKING 

A Hike 

of Gothic 

Proportions 

by Bill Ingersoll 

My attitude toward the High Peaks 

may be diffi cult for many people 

to understand. Yes, the mountains are 

beautiful, the wildest in the Northeast, 

and the High Peaks Wilderness is one of 

the crowning features of the Adirondack 

Park. The intricate trail network is outstanding, 

making it possible to revisit the 

region dozens of times without walking 

the same exact route twice. 

However, I resent the notion that one 

should feel obliged to choose his hikes 

from a list created by someone who died 

almost seventy years ago. I am capable 

of looking at a map and setting my own 

itinerary, thank you very much – and I 

can fi nd my own motivations to climb a 

mountain. 

And in the High Peaks, I feel lost in the 

crowd rather than a traveler through unpeopled 

places. The rules of solitude and common 

sense that I know so well in other wilderness 

areas simply don’t apply here. 

Which is why on my last foray into the 

mountains, I chose to go on a Wednesday 

to avoid the more crowded weekend 

experience. I wanted to see Gothics and 

its neighbors because I wanted to visit an 

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exquisite wild peak – and for no other reason. 

My predecessor, Barbara McMartin, 

had recommended in her writings a loop 

over the mountain beginning from St. 

Hubert’s. So having told my boss not to 

look for me at work that day, I made the 

two-and-a-half-hour drive to the Ausable 

River watershed. 

Setting off on foot, I passed the threehole 

golf course beneath Giant Mountain 

and answered the gatekeeper’s nosy inquiries 

at the Ausable Club. The Lake Road 

– that gravel avenue leading up to Lower 

Ausable Lake – is certainly no stranger 

to me, and I reached its end in an hour’s 

walk, having stopped once to see a tiredlooking 

barred owl perched on the edge 

of a clearing. At the dam creating the lake, 

the public is held at arm’s length from 

enjoying an outstanding view, worthy of 

any national park. This view is privately 

owned, of course, so the average hiker 

must keep a respectable distance from it. 

Rainbow Falls was a mandatory detour 

that I enjoyed immensely – a narrow gorge 

with a massive waterfall coming over a 

side wall. 

Soon the trail began to turn upward. 

It was narrow and in good shape, leading 

from the hardwoods and private land 

to the boreal zone and state land. When 

Wilderness Systems, Old Town, 

Vermont Canoe, Bell, Necky, Perception, 

Impex, We-no-nah, Eddyline, Ocean Kayak, 

Liquidlogic and many more! 

I reached the notch between Sawteeth 

and Pyramid, I took another detour 

and climbed the steep side of Sawteeth, 

scrambling over ledges I knew would 

be tricky going down. I found only one 

small ledge with a view of Upper Ausable 

Lake and the upper Great Range, where I 

stopped for lunch. 

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PHOTOS BY BILL INGERSOLL 

Back down the mountain I went, and 

then up Pyramid, which was even taller. 

The trail led across patches of bare rock, 

so steep that this was really a scramble. I 

made my way steadily up, reaching the 

blustery pinnacle of Pyramid’s summit. The 

view was phenomenal, fl anked by peaks to 

the right and left. The massive slides on 

Gothics sloped in parabolic curves toward 

the valley, with trees and small patches of 

alpine meadow clinging improbably to narrow 

ledges and crevices. I could see where 

one bus-sized rock had calved away from 

the main to form an overhanging ledge. A 

dwarf forest rose up to the summit to crowd 

the trail and my perch. 

The trail dropped down to the high 

notch for the fi nal pitch up to Gothics, with 

exhilarating views all the way. This summit 

was high enough to nearly have an alpine 

ecosystem, with small patches of meadow 

tucked away amidst the bare rock and 

dwarf forest. I reached the summit benchmark 

at 2:30pm, fi nding a handful of other 

people and little shelter from the wind. A 

huge cloud hovered over the High Peaks, 

but beyond its fringes, in the wild areas 

where I usually hike, I could see sunlight. 

Too soon, I was continuing on my way. 

I followed the narrow corridor of rock 

through the pygmy forest that quickly 

grew taller as the trail pitched down off 

the steep summit cone. In the next notch 

I had an option to exit the ridge and begin 

to head home, but I wasn’t ready for that 

yet. I turned left and climbed Armstrong, 

the next summit on the Great Range. It 

paled in comparison to Gothics, but I 

enjoyed the view across Johns Brook to 

Mount Marcy. 

I realized I was running low on time, 

but I decided to err on the side of adventure 

and continue onward, knowing that 

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after the next peak I’d have another trail to 

follow back to my car. I was feeling strong 

and was not ready to quit yet. 

But descending Armstrong was quite 

an adventure in itself. The route was 

unavoidably steep, to the extent that it 

seemed more like a mild rock-climbing 

route than a hiking trail. Since I was going 

down, scrambling over these ledges was 

all the tougher. Most featured smooth 

rock ledges with few gripping points. At 

the bottom of this part of the mountain 

was a log ladder to get me down the fi nal 

vertical wall. 

Another knob, another steep descent... 

Upper Wolf Jaw, by comparison, was a quick 

jaunt. The summit was a short spur to the 

left, a small knob with a stand of black 

spruce blocking the view. It was nowhere 

near as nice as Lower Wolf Jaw, which I had 

climbed on snowshoes once before. 

The descent from Upper Wolf Jaw was 

not much easier than Armstrong, and so 

it was with relief that I fi nally reached 

the Wolf Jaws Col at 5:30pm. Being late 

September, I estimated I had at least two 

hours of hiking left, but much less than 

that in terms of daylight. I was not able 

to gain much time in the initial descent 

toward Wedge Brook because the slope 

was so steep I needed to carefully place 

my feet, but eventually the terrain became 

more moderate. 

The light was growing dim by the time 

I reached the West River Trail, but it held 

out long enough to see me across Canyon 

Bridge and back to the Lake Road. From 

this point on I was in the clear, being no 

longer on a trail. 

It was dark as I passed the Ausable 

Club. The hotel was well lit, and I passed 

two groups of women walking down the 

road towards it to some social function. 

Their heels tapped on the pavement as 

they walked. I overheard only a snippet 

of conversation as we passed; one of them 

was concerned that someone else’s room 

was cleaner than her own. We hardly 

noticed each other as we passed. We were 

on the same road, but different planets. 

I reached my car at 7:25pm, after about 

15.5 miles of walking. I changed into clean 

clothes in the dark, and then drove to the 

Noonmark Diner for a late dinner, having 

forged for myself an exquisite day in the 

mountains. 

Bill Ingersoll (hiketheadirondacks.com) 

of Barneveld is publisher of the Discover 

the Adirondacks guidebook series and 

author of Snowshoe Routes: Adirondacks 

& Catskills. For more information on this 

region, consult Discover the Adirondack 

High Peaks by Barbara McMartin & 

Bill Ingersoll. 

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RECREATION 

Never-Never Never-Never 

Land, Land, Revisited Revisited 

Adirondack 

Extreme 

Adventure Course 

by Janit Stahl 

“Second star to the right and straight 

‘til morning” is how Peter Pan led Wendy 

Darling to Never-Never Land in the classic 

Disney movie, home of the plucky 

Tinkerbell and villain Captain Hook. 

But a modern-day version of the land 

of ‘I won’t grow up’ exists in our own 

Adirondack Park. You may even find Peter 

and the Lost Boys there. 

To get to this elaborate tree fort and 

play structure that would truly be the envy 

of anybody with Peter Pan syndrome, all 

you have to do is drive straight up the 

Northway to Exit 24, near Bolton Landing. 

I went with my own Lost Boys and Girl 

after a summer rain to check out this new 

take on entertainment – the adventure 

in the trees called Adirondack Extreme 

Adventure Course. 

The course, which opened Memorial 

Day and has been growing steadily ever 

since, is a treetop system of hanging foot 

bridges, rope swings, climbing walls, nets, 

zip lines and moving obstacles that keep 

you on your toes – and those toes are 20 

to 50 feet in the air! 

Sound a little scary? Good! That kind 

of heart rate makes it more exciting. But 

truly, you’d be surprised how being that 

high doesn’t bother you with a little training 

and sturdy carabiners on your side. 

Here’s my adventure squad: Bennett 

Stahl, swimmer and lacrosse player, 12, 

doesn’t like heights, at all; William Stahl, 

8, likes danger but is currently settling for 

football and lacrosse in lieu of motorcycle-jumping; 

Greta Stahl, 6, speedskater 

with great balance. Janit Stahl completes 

the team; I am an adept ladder-climber 

for painting the house. 

After being fitted (quite securely I may 

add) into a harness a la’ climbing wall, we 

are taken to the training area, a baby-step 

version of the real thing that gets the user 

acquainted with the elements ahead. 

Jason Pitsas, 19, a guide for Adirondack 

Adventure, demonstrates and has all the 

� WILLIAM STAHL ATTACHES HIS 

CARABINER TO THE CABLES ON THE 

YELLOW OR LOW COURSE. 

pending Lost Children make a first run 

on the trees reminding us of some very 

simple rules. This foundation of this lesson: 

Always stay hooked with at least one 

carabiner. And if you forget this rule, an 

ever-diligent guide will always remind 

you – it is uncanny how they can see an 

unclipped rope at 30 paces. 

For children the course elements provide 

a new kind of challenge: consistently 

getting the double carabiners attached 

with every move (one must be attached 

to a red cable at all times), installing the 

zip line pulley in the correct order, and 

following all safety rules. The obvious 

physical challenge is often eclipsed by 

the cognitive – it’s interesting to watch 

the kids from the ground as they get the 

sequence more naturally. Like an IQ test 

that increases proprioceptive (balance, 

essentially) ability. 

A family from Orlando, Fla., joined us 

during training. (So the Adirondacks are 

where residents of Florida go when the 

Sunshine State heats up!) The Latshaws, 

parents Becky and Lloyd, and sons Evan 

and David, 16 and 14 respectively, made 

fast work of the green course while my 

two youngest traverse the yellow or low 

course. Groups travel at their own speed 

– you may have to pause a bit at the platforms 

between challenges – but the view 

is good. There are four courses, progressively 

more difficult and elevated, for 

adults. I will say that my thrill-loving 

child, William, was just about 1.5 inches 

too short for the adult course – a crushing 

blow for the lad, he promises to eat 

his dinner this summer so he can come 

back and swing around with the big folks. 

However, they had a great time on the elements 

there – just enough thrills to make 

it challenging but not frightening. 

All cables have “no-brainer” colorcoded 

tape to use as an example for 

attaching carabiners and pulleys. My dramatic 

daughter was fond of saying, “This 

is terrifying!” while almost gliding across 

the cables. She just didn’t really demonstrate 

that emotion, she looked relaxed – I 

wasn’t buying it. Even a six-year old can 

figure it out, however adults did not do as 

well! As a parent, it was satisfying to see 

them pick up on the methodical motions 

of clip, unclip, attach pulley and attach 

carabiner – all very important steps and 

all involving concentration. This is not 

passive entertainment! 

Eldest child Bennett was able to go 

with the adults, and he picked up on the 

process adeptly, so much that I forgot this 

boy is not a big fan of heights. He took on 

each course with growing confidence, and 

here’s the kicker: as we first approached 

the park area, we saw the 400-foot zip line 

that lands just feet from a woodsy observation 

deck off the lodge. 

He said: “I am not going on that,” quite 

emphatically. 

Guess where he was an hour later? 

This course is the result of outdoorsy 

business owner Jamie Johnson’s restlessness 

at a desk job. Having the “I can’t do 

this the rest of my life” epiphany at his 

cubicle one day, he left the corporate life 

and did a little traveling. He tried one of 

the eight existing Treego adventure courses 

in Canada (two more are being built) 

and thought the concept would work well 

in the Adirondacks. Jamie and his father 

Dave Johnson started looking for land. 

The company that built the structure 

uses pressure-mounting system – no 

bolts are drilled into the trees, and they 

have a weight limit of about 285 pounds. 

They started the construction in March of 

this year, with snow still on the ground. 

To keep it fresh, the company is coming 

back in November to add a few elements 

and do maintenance on the existing aerial 

‘games,’ a guide culture moniker. 

“We found that entertainment can be a 

physical challenge,” says Jamie, who says 

that many people find the ropes course 

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� BENNETT STAHL TRAVERSES 

THE GREEN “SENSATION” COURSE 

WHILE GUIDE LIAM MCCARTHY 

LOOKS ON. 

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extremely rewarding, and surprise themselves 

with the ability to complete it. 

I see it this way: I can stand in a line 

at a water park or amusement park for 30 

minutes to get on a 45-second ride where I 

just sit. Or, I can challenge my abilities for 

about 90 minutes of constant concentration, 

physical stimulation and emotional 

odyssey. This is an easy choice. There is 

satisfaction on a much different level than 

scoring a good spot to butt in line at the 

hurl-a-whirl. 

The guides that work at Adirondack 

Extreme Adventure Course are an interesting 

and fun-loving lot – they clearly enjoy 

their days. As I departed at the close of 

business, a pair of guides swooped down 

the 400-foot zip line – upside down, laughing 

the whole way. Playful, but don’t even 

try to step out of line while on the course. 

They watch every move for safety procedures, 

and are there in case you just can’t 

make the next element. Most are college 

students that major in outdoor programs; 

our own cheerful guide, Liam McCarthy, 

a nutrition major at SUNY College at 

Oneonta. He did the course without hands 

in many cases, noting that my own overutilization 

of upper-body strength is just 

so rookie. “Its balance and finesse,” he 

says. Don’t worry, Liam, we’ll be back. 

If you want to get some more information, 

check out rates and hours, etc, go 

to adirondackextreme.com. Remember 

to call before going out. Although Jamie 

expects they can accommodate about 

200 people a day, if they all come at once, 

someone will be disappointed. You may 

need to make a reservation for your trip 

to Never-Never Land. 

Or, as my poetic child, Will says, “It’s 

the city in the trees.” 

Janit Stahl (janit@row2k.com) lives in 

Greenfield Center with her family. She is a 

member of Skidmore Community Rowing 

and works for row2k.com. 

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PHOTOS BY JANIT STAHL 

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CARABINER TO THE CABLES ON THE 

PRACTICE COURSE WHILE BROTHER 

BENNETT LOOKS ON. 

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ISSUE 

# 85 

READER LETTERS 

On April 28, 2007, 604 runners and walkers participated in the inaugural Capt. Timothy 

J. Moshier Memorial 5K Run/Walk outside Bethlehem Central Middle School in Delmar. It 

had been just over a year ago on this morning that Tim was killed in Yusufiyah, Iraq, but the 

response from the local community proved to be a testament to the impact he had, and continues 

to have, on all of us. Tim Moshier was a Delmar-native and graduated from Bethlehem 

Central High School in 1998. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was 

serving in Iraq as a helicopter pilot when he was killed while conducting a combat air patrol 

mission. He is survived by several battalions-worth of friends, family and admirers, including 

his parents, his widow Katie, his sister Lauren and her husband Devin, and his two-year old 

daughter, Natalie. 

Part of the race’s vision – in addition to bringing people together to celebrate Tim’s life – was 

to raise money for charitable causes. And, boy, did it ever… All proceeds were being donated 

or contributed to three worthy causes: Fisher House, a non-profit organization that assists 

military families in need; Family Support Gold Star Center, a non-profit offering assistance 

to the families of fallen soldiers; and the Timothy J. Moshier Memorial Scholarship Fund. In 

May, the BCHS scholarship committee awarded Jessica Venezia, an incoming freshman at 

St. Lawrence University this fall, with $1,000 as the first winner of Tim’s scholarship. She distinguished 

herself in part because of the interests she shared with Tim: a love of reading and 

learning, and playing the same sports – soccer and track & field. 

The number of finishers on race day far exceeded our expectations for an inaugural year 

and they indicated just how many people are committed to preserving Tim’s legacy. I remember 

Katie mentioning that by just showing up to participate, or just to cheer, their presence 

spoke volumes about what Tim meant to people. If that was the gauge – and I think it was 

– then Tim meant a lot to a lot of people. Traveling from across the country or from across the 

town, many runners and walkers had their own unique way of celebrating Tim’s life. One man 

ran in full military fatigues and combat boots while waving the stars and stripes high above his 

head for 3.1 miles. One family transformed their wooden wagon into a patriotic float, complete 

with a child with a smile waving her own mini-flag. 

The ‘parade in fast-forward’ included a competitive field but the real fun was being had in 

the back of the pack where hundreds laughed and hugged their way to the finish. After the smoke 

cleared (from the starting gun, of course) and the funds were audited, the event had officially 

raised over $15,000, an astounding amount for a first-time fundraiser. I still remember the look 

on the faces of the race committee during a pre-race meeting as we sat back in our chairs and 

began to grasp just how enthusiastically this event was being embraced by the community. 

Help came from everyone and everywhere, which was a good thing since most of us had 

never organized a road race before. Small businesses in the local community – Day Dreams 

of Delmar Day Spa & Salon, Upper Hudson River Railroad, and Skyland Services – matched 

donations from bigger Albany-area companies like DePaula USA, Bridge Constructors, and 

Farm Family Insurance to sponsor the event. Of course, they didn’t think of it like that. They 

had more interest in supporting the event to make it the best it could be than interest in their 

bottom lines. For me, that was incredibly refreshing. 

Proceeds from the race were maximized because virtually all expenses and logistical equipment 

was donated. Price Chopper and Hannaford donated refreshments and town municipalities 

– namely, the police, highway and education departments – donated their services with 

nothing but encouragement. USA Track & Field’s Adirondack headquarters in Troy donated 

every conceivable item that could be found on any race director’s checklist. And then there 

were the hundreds of hours that were donated by volunteers. 

More than anything, it was the hard work of race’s volunteers that ensured the event was 

successful. From registration, to refreshments, to timing and finish line services, the volunteer’s 

desire to help out the cause in any capacity they could was simply amazing. Come to 

think of it, being the event’s race director wasn’t so hard. In short, my deepest gratitude goes 

out not only to sponsors and donors, but to volunteers and participants as well for their inspiring 

support. I learned that when so many good people get behind celebrating the life of such 

a good man, it’s a beautiful thing. 

Geoff Decker, Race Director, geoffreydecker@gmail.com 

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3rd Annual 

Cambridge 

Valley 

Fall 

Century 

Saturday, Sept. 29 

Cambridge, NY 

100 miles: 8am • 50 miles: 9am 

25 miles:10am•10 miles:10:30am 

In beautiful Washington County! 

$15 individuals • $25 for families 

Start/finish: 

Cambridge United Presbyterian Church 

81 East Main St, Cambridge 

Pre-ride pastries/drinks & post-ride gathering 

Helmets required • Support vehicles 

Register/Info: BikeReg.com 

Jana King (518) 677-3530 

janalovesbikes@hotmail.com 

Benefits Cambridge Valley Cycling 

& Cambridge Public Library 

Expert Repairs 

Clothing for Men/Women 

Accessories � Parts 

Calendar of Events 

August-October 2007 

AUGUST 2007 

S M T W T F S 

1 2 3 4 

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

26 27 28 29 30 31 

FUJI � CANNONDALE 

SEPTEMBER 2007 

S M T W T F S 

1 

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 

23 /30 24 25 26 27 28 29 

OCTOBER 2007 

S M T W T F S 

1 2 3 4 5 6 

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

28 29 30 31 

BICYCLING 

Ongoing 

Sun Wake-Up Casual Ride. 20M. 7:15am. Shop N Save, 

Voorheesville. Steve Redler: 434-1540. webmhcc.org. 

Tue Rensselaer Co. Multi-Pace Ride. 25M. 5pm. Park & Ride, 

Schodack. Location/leader may change. Sharon Gibbs: 

283-0155. webmhcc.org. 

Tue Summer Solstice Quick/Tour Ride. 50M. 5:30pm. Park & 

Ride, Bethlehem. Skip Holmes: 439-8863. webmhcc.org. 

Tue CBRC Quick Ride. 30M. 6pm. So. Bethlehem Park, 

Bethlehem. Paul McDonnell: 439-1477. cbrc.us. 

Tue Casual Ride. 20M. 6pm. Bradt E.S., Rotterdam. John Ogden: 

376-1078. webmhcc.org. 

Tue Summer Time Trial Series: 7/10-8/28. 10M. 7pm. River Rd, 

Fort Edward. Dick Murphy: 793-4039. adirondackspokes.com. 

Wed Wacky Tour Ride. 40M. 5:40pm. Various locations, So. 

Saratoga Co. Henry Wilkie: 482-3902. webmhcc.org. 

Thu Back Before Dinner Casual Ride. 20M. 3:45pm. Park & 

Ride, Bethlehem. Karen Empie: 475-9544. webmhcc.org. 

Thu Berninger Classic Quick Ride. 30M. 6pm. Park & Ride, 

Bethlehem. Dave: 456-3728. Art: 439-5937. webmhcc.org. 

Thu Bob’s Quick, Mark’s Tour & Bill’s Casual Rides. 25M. 6pm. 

Various locations, Capital District. Rob 456-4016, Mark 

346-5988, Bill: 439-6678. webmhcc.org. 

Thu Inside Edge Group Ride. 30M. 6:15pm. Inside Edge, Glens 

Falls. 793-5676. insideedgeskiandbike.com. 

August 

4 Gear Up for Lyme Mt. Equinox Uphill Bike Climb. 5.4M. 

8am. Manchester, VT. 802-362-3226. gearupforlyme.com. 

11 6th Capital Region Road Race. 23-83M. 10am. Ravena- 

Coeymans-Selkirk H.S., Ravena. Paul McDonnell: 439-1477. 

cbrc.us. 

12 Ticonderoga Ride. 45M. 7am. Return by Mohican 

cruise. Steamship Dock, Lake George to Baldwin Docks, 

Ticonderoga. Jeff Jacobs, Foot Dynamics: 798-3338. 

adirondackspokes.com. 

12 Clifton Park Center Track Rules Velospree Race. 3-6 laps of 

500m circuit. 8am. Clifton Park Center, Clifton Park. 

Dieter Drake: 275-6185. farmteamcycling.com. 

14 Highlander Cycle Tour. 35-100M. Road, MTB, hill climb. 

Canandaigua. 585-726-4752. highlandercycletour.com. 

15 AIDS Ride for Life. 100/85/50M. 7am. Ithaca. Ann Carter: 

607-272-4098. aidsrideforlife.org. 

18 “Adventurous” Group Excursion Ride. 100M intermediateadvanced. 

Echo Kartos Cycling & Fitness Training. 

Mike Meslar: 281-4941; miguel@spa.net. 

18 Mt. Washington Bicycle Hillclimb. 7.6M. 7:40am. Auto Rd, 

Gorham, NH. 603-466-3988. tinmtn.org. 

18 NYS Time Trial Championships. 10-40K. East River Rd, 

Stillwater. Dieter Drake: 677-8423. farmteamcycling.org. 

19 2nd Ididaride! Adirondack Bike Tour. 75M beautiful & 

challenging loop w/support. 8am. Apres-ride party. Inn on 

Gore Mtn, North Creek. RCPA: 251-4257. ididaride.org. 

19 Mt. Washington Century Ride. 100/80/40M spectacular, scenic 

course. 6am. Pinkham Notch, NH. Tin Mtn Conservation 

Center: 603-466-3988. mtwashingtoncenturyride.org. 

19 Inaugural Battenkill Valley World “King of the Mountain” 

Challenge. 50M. 10am. 10 climbs, 6,150ft, 23% max grade. 

Cambridge. Dieter Drake: 275-6185. farmteamcycling.org. 

Road � Mountain 

BMX � Hybrid/Comfort 

Triathlon � Kids 

1570 Route 9, Clifton Park � (518) 371-4641 

1.5-miles south of Route 146 (next to Soccer Unlimited) 

Mon-Wed 10-6, Thu-Fri 10-7, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4 

Summer Bike Sale – Now Thru Labor Day! 

Rick’s Bike Shop 

Mountain, Road, Hybrid, Kids, BMX 

TREK • GIANT • SPECIALIZED 

ELECTRA • MIRRACO 

Expert Repair Work on All Brands 

368 Ridge Road (Corner of Quaker Rd) 

Queensbury 

www.ricksbikeshop.com 

(518) 793-8986 

MHCC Century Weekend 

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT 8-9 

Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs 

Fun recreational bicycle rides in scenic 

Saratoga County – non-members welcome! 

• Century/100M 8am, Metric/62M 9am, 

Half/50M 10am, Quarter/25M 11am 

• Supported w/SAG wagon & rest stops 

• Lunch buffet & free massage 

Contact Dave Render (518) 433-8316 

drender@nycap.rr.com 

www.webmhcc.org 

Mohawk Hudson 

Cycling Club 

HELMETS ARE REQUIRED 

A 75 Mile Road Bike Journey 

through the Wild & Scenic 

Adirondack Landscape 

Start/Finish North Creek – Sun, Aug 19 

75 mile loop start @ 8am 

www.ididaride.org 

Après Ride Party – Come pedal, pant & party! 

518-251-4257 ext 12 

A fundraiser to protect Adirondack lands/waters hosted by 

Residents Committee to Protect the Adirondacks 

$55 Adult Entry Fee 

25 7th Pat Stratton Century & Half Century Ride. 100M: 8am. 

50M: 10am. Ride support w/post-ride BBQ. LP Health & 

Fitness, Lake Placid. 523-4128. placidplanetbicycles.com. 

25 Adirondack Spintacular: Cycle, Walk or Run for 

Hemophilia & Organ Donation Awareness. 6M/12M bike 

ride/race. 5K walk/run. 10am. Post-ride BBQ & auction. 

Fairgrounds, Mayfield. Lisa or Carol: 661-6005. 

adirondackspintacular.com. 

25 3rd Hoosic River Ride. 65M: 8am. 32M: 9am. Scenic, supported 

loops on roads of MA/VT/NY w/post-ride buffet & 

happy hour. Mt. Greylock H.S., Williamstown, MA. Hoosic 

River Watershed Assn. 413-458-2742. hoorwa.org. 

25 15th Echo Lake Road Race. 10M bike. Also, 5/10M run or 

5M walk. 9am. Echo Lake, Charleston, VT. Joan Alexander: 

802-525-6212. interlog.com/~jedward/echolake.html. 

September 

7-8 Bike & Brew Tour. Fully supported bicycle ride on scenic 

roads with tour of Brewery Ommegang, gourmet dinner at 

the brewery & lodging at The Inn at Cooperstown. Reserve: 

800-437-6303. innatcooperstown.com. 

8-9 Mohawk-Hudson Cycling Club Century Weekend. 100M: 

8am. 62M: 9am. 50M: 10am. 25M: 11am. Scenic, supported 

rides in Saratoga Co. w/lunch buffet. Saratoga Spa S.P., 

Saratoga Springs. Dave Render: 433-8316. webmhcc.org. 

9 3rd Pedal to Cure Diabetes Bike Ride. 25/62M. 8:30am. 

Supported ride in beautiful Warren, Washington & Saratoga 

Co. Crandall Park, Glens Falls. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 

Tambrie Alden: 793-8344. pedaltocurediabetes.com. 

9 Inaugural Way North Century Ride. 100M: 8am. 50M: 9am. 

Beautiful, supported rides in Clinton County w/post-ride 

BBQ. The Oval, Old Air Force Base, Plattsburgh. 

Tracy Gryger: 563-7620. adirondackcyclingteam.com. 

15 10th Terry & Ben Claasen Memorial Northeast Kingdom 

Lakes Century Tour. 25/50/75/100M. 7-10am. Beautiful, 

supported routes w/post-ride corn & hotdog roast. Crystal 

Lake S.P., Barton, VT. Joan Alexander: 802-525-6212. 

interlog.com/~jedward/century.html. 

15 2nd Colgate Fall Classic Bike Race. Colgate U, Hamilton. 

808-753-5680. groups.colgate.edu/cycling. 

16 3rd NYSEF Whiteface Foliage Hill Climb Bike Race. 8M. 8am. 

Whiteface, Wilmington. 946-7001. nysef.org. 

23 4th TAM Team Trek. 7.5M bike loops or 2.5M run/walk sections. 

10am. Teams or individuals bike, run or hike the beautiful 

Trail Around Middlebury. Marbleworks, Middlebury, VT. 

Middlebury Area Land Trust. 802-388-1007. malttv.org. 

29 3rd Cambridge Valley Fall Century. 100M: 8am. 50M: 9am. 

25M: 10am. 10M: 10:30am. Supported rides in beautiful 

Washington Co. w/post-ride gathering. Cambridge United 

Presbyterian Church, Cambridge. Jana King: 677-3530. 

bikereg.com. 

October 

6-8 Tri-State Columbus Day Weekend Bicycle Ramble. 130- 

190M. Supported three-state tour in Columbia, Berkshire & 

Litchfield Counties w/quality lunches. Accommodations in 

Hillsdale. Ed Fertik: 917-533-4639. cyclelogicaltours.com. 

7 Sweat N’ Fall Century. 100M. 9am. Parkwood Plaza, Clifton 

Park. Heather Mosley: 429-0228 plaineandson.com. 

HIKING & ROCK CLIMBING 

Ongoing 

Tue Bike Path Walking Series. 4M. Lions Park, Niskayuna. 

Schenectady-ADK. Gillian Scott Terns: 372-8478. adk.org. 

Tue Climbers Night. Electric City Rock Gym, Schenectady. 

388-2704. ecrockgym.com. 

Thu Ladies Night. Electric City Rock Gym, Schenectady. 

388-2704. ecrockgym.com. 

August 

5 Trailless Peak Day Hike: Street & Nye. 8M. Heart Lake, Lake 

Placid. Adk Mtn Club. 523-3441. adk.org. 

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7-10 Dog Days of Summer I. Ages 8-12. Heart Lake, Lake Placid. 

Adk Mtn Club. 523-3441. adk.org. 

10-12 Trailless Backpacking: Cliff & Redfield. Heart Lake, Lake 


11 Inaugural Herc Open Speed Hiking Competition. 9am. 

15M & 4.5M loops for runners/hikers. Sugarbush, Warren, 

VT. Amy Mayer: 866-499-HERC. hercopen.com. 

14-17 Dog Days of Summer II. Ages 8-12. Heart Lake, Lake Placid. 


15 Trailless Peak: Mt. Marshall. Heart Lake, Lake Placid. 


15 Table & Peekamoose Mountains. 7.4M. Catskills. 

Appalachian Mtn Club. Kevin Cox: 279-4839. 

17-19 Trailless Backpacking: The Sewards. Lake Placid. 


19 Words, Walks & Waterfalls Hike: Victorian Tea History w/ 

Russell Dunn & Barbara Delaney. 1-4pm. Rain date: 8/26. 

Thacher S.P., Voorheesville. bdelaney@nycap.rr.com. 

22 Trailless Peak Day Hike: Street & Nye. 8M. Heart Lake, Lake 


22 Bald Mountain. 7M. Woodford, Vt. Appalachian Mtn Club. 

Sharon Bonk: sboqc@mindspring.com 

24-26 Trailless Backpacking: Allen Mtn. Heart Lake, Lake Placid. 

Adk Mtn Club. 523-3441.adk.org. 

25 Full Moon Hike at Saratoga Battlefield. 4M. Saratoga 

Springs. Aileen Genett: 482-9101. 

26 Moreau Lake State Park: Swim & Hike. 4M. Appalachian 

Mtn Club. Wally Herrod:758-9463. 

26 Trailless Peak: Tabletop Mtn. Heart Lake, Lake Placid. 


September 

1 Trailless Peak Series: Esther Mtn. Heart Lake, Lake Placid. 


2 Trailless Peak Series: Mt. Marshall. Heart Lake, Lake 

Placid. Adk Mtn Club. 523-3441.adk.org. 

7-9 Trailless Backpacking: The Dix Range. 15M. Field. Adk Mtn 

Club. 523-3441.adk.org. 

15 Trailless Peak Series: Street & Nye. Heart Lake, Lake Placid. 


16 Trailless Peak Series: Tabletop Mtn. Heart Lake, Lake 

Placid. Adk Mtn Club. 523-3441.adk.org. 

22 Fall Day Hike: Rooster Comb. Keene Valley 10am. Adk 

Connections. 359-2911. adirondackconnections.com. 

30 Family Day: Rock Climbing. YMCA Camp Chingachgook, 

Kattskill Bay. 656-9462. capitaldistrictymca.com. 

October 

2-4 Womens’ Fall Backpack: Lake Colden. 8:30am. Gear & 

meals. Adk Connections. Tupper Lake. 359-2911. 

adirondackconnections.com. 

6 Fall Day Hike: Fifth Peak & Tongue Mt Range. 10am. 

Lake George. Adk Connections. Tupper Lake. 359-2911. 


MOUNTAIN BIKING & CYCLOCROSS 

Ongoing 

Daily Mohawk-Hudson Cycling Club Mtn Bike Rides. Various 

locations, Capital Region. Chris Roe: 279-0665. webmhcc. 

org or capitalmtb.org. 

Mon Learn to Mtn Bike Program. 10am-12pm. Olympic Sports 

Complex MTB Center, Lake Placid. 523-3764. 

highpeakscyclery.com. 

Tue Tri-City BMX Practice: 5/8-9/25. 6pm. Tri-City BMX Track, 

Rotterdam. tricitybmx.com. 

Tue Graymont MTB Training Series. 4M. 6:15pm. Cadyville Park, 

Cadyville. web.northnet.org/roar. 

Wed Wednesday Mtn Bike Rides. 6pm. Various locations, Capital 

District. capitalmtb.org. 

12 th 

Annual 

Grafton ROCKS! 

Mountain Bike Festival 

August 11, 8am-6pm 

Grafton Lakes State Park, Grafton, NY 

brought to you by the 

MOHAWK-HUDSON 

CYCLING CLUB 

> RIDES FOR ALL 

LEVELS AND ABILITIES 

> WOMEN’S RIDES 

> BBQ LUNCH 

> KIDZONE AREA 

> BIKE EXPO 

> MASSAGE 

> GIVEAWAYS 

Non-members & non-riders welcome! 

Chris Roe (518) 279-0665 

nofearatb@aol.com 

www.webmhcc.org 

www.capitalmtb.org 

Third Annual 

Saturday, August 25 • Rain/Shine 

Mt. Greylock Regional High School 

Williamstown, MA 

Scenic loops of 65mi (8am) or 

32mi (9am) on the roads of MA, VT, NY 

Aid stations, support, water bottle, 

post-ride buffet 

$40 by 8/1 • $50 after 8/1 

Register: active.com or bikereg.com 

All registered by 8/1 receive t-shirt 

Raise donations for special bike jersey 

Ride/cause details: www.hoorwa.org 

Proceeds benefit Hoosic River Watershed Assoc 

10th Annual Terry & Ben Claassen Memorial 

Northeast Kingdom 

Lakes Century Tour 

“It is splendid to feel the wind blowing 

in my face and the springy 

motion of my iron steed.” 

-Helen Keller, 1903 

Saturday, Sept. 15 • Barton, VT 

To benefit Orleans Co. Citizen Advocacy 

www.interlog.com/~jedward/century.html 

Proud sponsor: 

RPI Cycling Team & 

CK Racing Downhill Team 

1370 Central Ave, Colonie 

(518) 459-3272 

1/4 mile east of Colonie Center 

www.ckcycles.com 

Wed High Peaks Cyclery MTB, Trail Run & Duathlon Race 

Series: 7/11-8/23. 6:30pm. 1K/5K/10K/20K. Olympic Sports 

Complex, Lake Placid. 523-3764. highpeakscyclery.com. 

Wed Inlet Community Bike Rides: 7/4-9/2. 9am. Various destinations 

w/rentals available. Pedals & Petals, Inlet. Reserve: 

315-357-3281. pedalsandpetals.com. 

Wed Holiday Farm MTB Race Series: 5/30-8/29. 6:15pm. Holiday 

Farm, Dalton, MA. 413-684-0444. holidayfarm.com. 

Fri Tri-City BMX Races: 5/11-10/28. 7:30pm. Tri-City BMX Track, 

Rotterdam. tricitybmx.com. 

Sat Kids’ Mtn Biking Riding Clinics. 11am-12pm. Olympic 

Sports Complex MTB Center, Lake Placid. 523-3764. 

highpeakscyclery.com. 

Sat Salmon Hills MTB Time Trials. 5.5M. 10am. Salmon Hills, 

Redfield. 315-599-7008. salmonhills.com. 

Sun Inlet Community Bike Rides: 7/4-9/2. 10am. Various destinations 

/rentals available. Pedals & Petals, Inlet. Reserve: 

315-357-3281. pedalsandpetals.com. 

Sa-Su Guided Tour of Upper Mountain. 1pm. Free. Whiteface 

MTB Park, Wilmington. 946-2223 x7. highpeakscyclery.com. 

August 

11 12th Grafton Rocks! Mountain Bike Festival. 8am-6pm. 

Rides for all, BBQ lunch, kids area, expo, massage, giveaways. 

Grafton Lakes S.P., Grafton. Chris Roe: 279-0665. 

webmhcc.org. 

12 The Darkhorse 40. 40M. Stewart S.F., Newburgh. 

845-778-6604. darkhorsecycles.com. 

17-18 “Fun, Not Fear” MTB Riding Camp. Olympic Sports 

Complex MTB Center, Lake Placid. 523-3764. highpeakscyclery.com. 

19 Inaugural Holiday Farm 6-Hour Endurance Race. Dalton, 

MA. 413-684-0444. holidayfarm.com. 

25 Plattekill Dual Slalom & Downhill Races. 11am. Plattekill, 

Roxbury. 607-326-3500. plattekill.com. 

September 

1 Ladies Day Mtn Biking at Whiteface. Whiteface Mtn Bike 

Park, Wilmington. 946-2223 x7. whiteface.com. 

8 Mtn Bike Trails “Experiment” at Catamount. 10am-3pm. Free. 

Catamount, Hillsdale. 325-3200. catamountski.com. 

8 5th Maple Onion Mountain Bike Race. 3.5M. 11am. Morse 

Farm, Montpelier, VT. 802-229-9409. onionriver.com. 

9 NYS Cross-Country Championship Series #3. 10-20M. 12pm. 

Plattekill, Roxbury. 607-326-3500. plattekill.com. 

9 Campmor H2H Regional MTB Series Race #6: The Chain 

Stretcher. Peekskill. Western Mtn Bike: 914-424-3425. wmba.org. 

26 BlueMoon Coffee Cyclocross Race. 9am. Robinson S.P., 

Agawam, MA. 413-537-1392. springfieldbikeclub.com. 

29 Mtn Bike Trails “Experiment.” 10am-3pm. Free. Catamount, 

Hillsdale. 325-3200. catamountski.com. 

30 NYCross.com Race #1: 6th CBRC Central Park Cyclocross 

Race. 9am. Central Park, Schenectady. Dave Beals: 456-3728. 

cbrc.us. 

30 Vermont 50 Mtn Bike. 1.5M. Ascutney Resort, Brownsville, 

VT. Mike Silverman: 603-643-5637. vermont50.com. 

October 

6 Ladies Day Mtn Biking at Whiteface. Whiteface Mtn Bike 

Park, Wilmington. 946-2223 x7. whiteface.com. 

7 NYS MTB X-C Championship Series: Finals. 10-20M. 12pm. 

Plattekill, Roxbury. 607-326-3500. plattekill.com. 

21 NYCross.com Race #2: Uncle Sam Cyclocross Grand Prix. 

9:15am. Prospect Park, Troy. 441-1296. nycross.com. 

27 Mountain Bike Trails “Experiment.” 10am-3pm. Free. 

Catamount, Hillsdale. 325-3200. catamountski.com. 

28 NYCross.com Race #3: Wicked Creepy Cyclocross Race. 

9:15am. Willow Park, Bennington, VT. 802-442-7238. 

benningtoncycleclub.com. 

The Capital Bicycle Racing Club 

Presents the 6th Annual 

Central Park 

Cyclocross Race 

Sunday, September 30 

Central Park, Schenectady 

USCF Permit #: 2007-pending 

Cash or Prizes for All Categories 

More Info: www.cbrc.us or 

Dave Beals (518) 456-3728 

Road • Mountain • Hybrid • Family 

Cyclocross •BMX • Freestyle • Service 

The area’s largest selection of bikes, 

clothing, parts and accessories!* 

Raleigh • Fuji • Felt Racing 

Ellsworth • Vicious Cycles • Haro 

Kettler • Del Sol • Redline 

Carrera•Olmo• Moser• HH Racing 

* MHCC members receive 10% off 

parts & accessories 

TRI-STATE 

BICYCLE RAMBLE 

Columbus Day 

Weekend 

SATURDAY-MONDAY, OCTOBER 6-8 

Fully supported 130-190 mile road tour – 3 states in 3 days 

Columbia Co/NY, Berkshire Co/MA & Litchfield Co/CT 

Rest stops, trip sheets, SAG wagon, snacks, quality lunches 

Participants arrange accommodations in Hillsdale, NY 

CycleLogical Bike Tours • CycleLogicalTours.com 

Ed Fertik, Director • cyclelogical@aol.com 

(917) 533-4639


• Canoeing • Swimming • High Ropes 

• Hiking • Team Building • Skiing • Crafts • Sledding • Ice Skating • Relaxing • 

200 Acres 

on Lake George 

Large Program 

Lodge 

Heated Cabins 

Delicious Meals 

Family and Women’s 

Weekends 

SPRINT TRIATHLON 

500yd swim, 15.6M bike, 5k run • Saturday, Aug. 18 

CIDER HOUSE 2M/4M RUN & 2M WALK 

Sunday, Sept. 23 

SHELBURNE FARMS 5K 

Saturday, Oct. 6 

HALLOWEEN 5K RUN & KIDS FUN DASH 

Sunday, Oct. 28 

THE FIELD HOUSE HALF MARATHON 

Sunday, Nov. 4 – Individual/team 

Register online or more details: 

FieldHouseRaceSeries.com 

(802) 985-4402 

The Field House Athletic Club - Shelburne, VT 

Northern Columbia 

Triathlon 

To benefit Cystic Fibrosis Research 

Sunday, August 12, 8am 

1/4M swim in Queechy Lake, 19.5M bike to Ghent, 

4.5M run into Village Square, Kinderhook 

Register & More Info: active.com 

northerncolumbiatriathlon.com 

www.chingachgook.org 

Camp Fires • 518-656-9462 • Nature 

31st Annual 

Josh Billings RunAground 

Sunday, 

September 16, 2007 

Bike, Canoe or Kayak, Run 

Triathlon 

Team & Iron Categories 

27 mile bike • 5 mile canoe/kayak • 6 mile run 

32 categories-iron, tin, 4 person teams 

www.joshbillings.com, 

www.active.com 

Beach Road, Lake George 

1.5K Swim – 40K Bike – 10K Run 

Sign up online: www.adktri.org 

Limited to 700 individuals & teams 

More info: (518) 792-5999 

Archery • Canoeing • Sailing • 

MULTISPORT: TRIATHLON, DUATHLON 

& ADVENTURE RACING 

Ongoing 

Mon 24th High Peaks Cyclery Mini-Triathlon Series: 6/18-8/13. 

400yd swim, 12M bike, 3M run. 6:30pm. Mirror Lake, Lake 

Placid. 523-3764. highpeakscyclery.com. 

Tue Capital District Tri Club Crystal Lake Training Sessions: 

6/12-8/28. 800m swim, 20M bike, 5K run. 6pm. Crystal Cove, 

Averill Park. cdtriclub.org. 

Wed High Peaks Cyclery Duathlon, Trail Run & Mtn Bike Race 



Thu Saratoga Tri Club Bike Ride. 6pm. Aug ride start: Ballston Spa. 

Jennifer Russell: 461-1078. saratogatriclub.com. 

August 

4 Fronhofer Tool Triathlon. 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run. 

8am. Cambridge. users.adelphia.net/~paruby/triathlon. 

6 High Peaks Cyclery Kids’ Mini-Triathlon. 400yd swim, 12M 

bike, 3M run. 3pm. Age 16-under. Mirror Lake, Lake Placid. 

523-3764. highpeakscyclery.com. 

6-10 SkyHigh Youth Multi-Sport Camp. 9am. Averill Park. 

John Slyer: 674-0369. skyhighadventures.com. 

10-12 Beginner Tri Camp. Total Immersion Studio, New Paltz. 

Mike Trunkes: 845-255-1702. totalimmersion.net. 

11 Salmon Hills Cross-Country Triathlon. 500yd swim, 8M mtn 

bike, 3M trail run. 10am. Salmon Hills, Redfi eld. Thomas: 

315-599-7008. salmonhills.com. 

11 YMCA “Y-Tri” Triathlon. 0.5M swim, 18M bike, 4M run. 

Point Au Roche S.P., Plattsburgh. Patti Warner: 561-4290. 

plattsburghymca.com. 

12 3rd Northern Columbia Triathlon. 0.25M swim, 19.5M bike, 

4.5M run. 8am. Solo & teams. Queechy Lake to Kinderhook. 

Susan Hollister: 697-4343. northerncolumbiatriathlon.com. 

12 VT Sun Triathlon Series: Lake Dunmore Triathlon. 0.9M 

swim, 28M bike, 6.2M run. 8am. Solo & teams. Branbury S.P., 

Lake Dunmore, VT. 802-388-6888. vermontsun.com. 

12 Cazenovia Triathlon. 800m swim, 14M bike, 5K run. 8:30am. 

Village Park, Cazenovia. cnytriathlon.org. 

12 Berkshire Bank Y-Athlon. 0.5M swim, 13.2M bike, 3.2M run. 

9am. Pittsfi eld, MA. 413-499-7650. pittsfi eldymca.org. 

18 Ultimate Adirondack Adventure Race. Road/trail run, 

road/mtn bike, ropes, water, orienteering. 2-4 person teams. 

North Creek. ultimate-race.com. 

18 Field House Race Series: Sprint Triathlon. 500yd swim, 

15.6M bike, 5K run. 8am. Field House Athletic Club, 

Shelburne, VT. 802-985-4402. fi eldhouseraceseries.com. 

18 Norwood Beach Triathlon VIII. 0.25M swim, 15M bike, 4M 

run. 9am. Norwood. 315-353-2758. northernrunner.org. 

19 25th Anniversary Glimmerglass Triathlon. 5M canoe, 26M 

bike, 5M run. 9am. Solo & teams of 2-4. Glimmerglass S.P., 

Cooperstown. 607-547-8662. david.peterson@oprhp.state.ny.us. 

19 18th West Point Triathlon. 800m swim, 15.5M bike, 5K run. 

USMA, West Point. usma.edu. 

26 Springtown Sprint Duathlon. 2.5M run, 12M bike, 2.5M run. 

9am. Springtown. 845-255-8200. hvsports.net. 

September 

1 Skaneateles Race Weekend: 3rd Skinnyman Triathlon. 

800yd swim, 14M bike, 3M run. 8am. Solo & teams. 

Clift Park, Skaneateles. 315-685-3353. skanraces.com. 

2 2nd Lake George Triathlon. 1K swim, 40K bike, 10K run. 

7:30am. Solo & teams. Beach Road, Lake George. 792-5999. 

adktri.org. 

2 Ultimate Green Mountain Adventure Race. Road/trail run, 

road/mtn bike, ropes, water, orienteering. 2-4 person teams. 

Killington, VT. ultimate-race.com. 

2 Salmon Hills X-C Duathlon. 2M run, 8M MTB, 2M run. 10am. 

Salmon Hills, Redfi eld. 315-599-7008. salmonhills.com. 

Sunday, September 2 • 7:30am 

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Our Premier Event! 

Half Vermont Journey 

Triathlon 

Sunday, Sept. 9 • 8am 

Branbury State Park, Salisbury 

1.2M swim, 56M bike, 13.1M run 

Vermont Sun Fitness Center 

Middlebury, VT (20-mi from NY) 

802-388-6888 • vermontsun.com 

Sponsored by 

Hudson Valley 

& Triathlon Club 

Enter to win $12,500 in products/services from our sponsors 

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9 VT Sun Triathlon Series: Half Vermont Journey Triathlon. 

1.2M swim, 56M bike, 13.1M run. 8am. Branbury S.P., 

Salisbury. 802-388-6888. vermontsun.com. 

15 Montreal Festival du Triathlon: Espirit Ironman, Demi 

Espirit, Triathlon de Montreal, Sprint Triathlon, Relais Care 

Relay. Montreal, QC. 514-631-4266. espirittriathlon.com. 

16 31st Josh Billings RunAground Triathlon. 27M bike, 5M 

canoe/kayak, 6.2M run. Great Barrington to Lenox, MA. 

Patty Spector: 413-637-6913. joshbillings.com. 

16 Bear Mountain Sprint Triathlon. 0.5M swim, 13M bike, 3.1M 

run. 7am. Bear Mountain S.P., Bear Mtn. triandduit.com. 

16 23rd New York City Biathlon. 2M run, 12M bike, 2M run. nytc.org. 

22 Mountain Lake Services Triathlon. 2.5M paddle, 4.6M run, 

20M bike. 9am. Solo & teams of 2-3. Keeseville. 834-1190. 

mountainlakeservices.com. 

22 Crystal Lake Triathlon. It’s back! 0.5M swim, 18M bike, 3M 

run. 8am. Solo, youth (11-17) & teams of 2-3. Crystal Cove, 

Averill Park. Scott Adelman: 280-6047. cdtriclub.org. 

22-23 New England Adventure 24-Hr Race. 9am. Gunstock, Gilford, 

NH. Racing Ahead. 603-284-6368. racingahead.com. 

23 Finger Lakes Triathlon. 1,500m swim, 24.9M bike, 6.2M run. 

750m swim, 13M bike, 3.1M run. Plus, kids. Canandaigua. 

Linda Miller: 585-922- 4168. fi ngerlakestriathlon.com. 

October 

14 American Zofi ngen. 5M trail run, 84M road bike, 15M trail 

run. 7am. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. John McGovern: 

845-331-2710. americanzofi ngen.racesonline.com. 

14 5th Mohawk Towpath Byway Duathlon. 2.2M run, 16M bike, 

2.2M run. 9am. Krause’s Grove, Halfmoon & Clifton Park. CP 

Parks/Rec: 371-6667. mohawktowpath.org. 

21 Woodstock Classic: Doug Maloney Duathlon. 2M run, 

12M bike, 2M run. 8am. Also: 5M run, 5K walk, youth mile. 

Woodstock. Leo Amari: 845-338-1596. woodstockclassic.com. 

OTHER EVENTS 

Ongoing 

Daily Spinning, Pilates & Fitness Fusion Classes. Call/email 

for info. Fitness Coach, West Sand Lake. Aubrey Fleszar: 

339-0617; aubreyfl eszar15@hotmail.com. 

Sun Y-Knot Sailing: 6/3-9/30. Accessible sailing on Lake George. 

Regatta: 9/8-9. Camp Chingachgook, Kattskill Bay. 656-9462. 

yknotsailing.org. 

Tue Pilates Mat Classes. 7pm. Clifton Park. Downward Dog 

Fitness. Lisa Reale: 383-4772. downwarddogfi tness.com. 

Wed Wet & Wild Wednesday: 7/11-8/22. 1pm. Olympic Jumping 

Complex/Freestyle, Lake Placid. 523-1655. 

whitefacelakeplacid.com. 

Thu Yoga on the Mtn. 3:30pm. Summit of Little Whiteface, 

Whiteface, Wilmington. 523-1655. orda.org. 

Fri Freaky Fridays: 7/13-8/24. 4:30pm. Olympic Center, Lake 

Placid. 523-1655. whitefacelakeplacid.com. 

Sat Soaring Saturdays: 7/7-8/18. 1pm. Olympic Ski Jumping Complex/90M, 

Lake Placid. 523-1655. whitefacelakeplacid.com. 

Sat Saturday Night Ice Show: 7/13-8/25. 7:30pm. Olympic 

Center, Lake Placid. 523-1655. whitefacelakeplacid.com. 

August 

8 Team in Training Info Meeting. 6pm. Saratoga Springs 

Public Library, Saratoga Springs. Leukemia & Lymphoma 

Society. Robyn Haberman: 438-3583. teamintraining.org/uny. 

9 Team in Training Info Meeting. 6pm. Charles Wood Cancer 

Center, Glens Falls. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 

Robyn Haberman: 438-3583. teamintraining.org/uny. 

9 Team in Training Info Meeting. 6pm. Holiday Inn Express, 

Albany. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Robyn Haberman: 

438-3583. teamintraining.org/uny. 

15 Team in Training Info Meeting. 5:30pm. The Crossings, 

Colonie. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Robyn Haberman: 

438-3583. teamintraining.org/uny. 

24-26 4th Upper Hudson Bluegrass Festival. Ski Bowl Park, North 

Creek. 251-2612. goremtnregion.org. 

DUATHLON 

Fourth Annual 

Mohawk Towpath Byway 

Duathlon 

Krause’s Grove, 

Halfmoon & Clifton Park 

2mi Run • 16mi Bike • 2mi Run 

Sunday, October 14th • 9am 

Open to individuals and teams 

For Info & Entry Form: 

mohawktowpath.org 

or CP Parks & Rec (518) 371-6667 

$20 before 10/5 & $25 after 

Benefits Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway


• TRIATHLON • TRIATHLON • 

TRIATHLON • TRIATHLON 

Saturday, September 22 • 9 am 

Keeseville, NY 

2.5-mi paddle/4.6-mi run/20-mi bike 

Open to Ironmen & women, racer 

and novice teams (2-4 members) 

$15 ARC members / $20 non-members 

(518) 834-1190 

www.mountainlakeservices.com 

September 

8/31-9/3 Labor Day Family Weekend. YMCA Camp Chingachgook, 


16 Family Day: Sailing. YMCA Camp Chingachgook, Kattskill 

Bay. 656-9462. capitaldistrictymca.com. 

16-17 13th Inlet Fall Festival. Sat: 10am-5pm. Sun: 10am-3pm. 

Music, pony rides, kids’ games, activities, vendors. Fern 

Park, Inlet. Inlet Info Office: 315-357-5501. iloveinlet.com. 

29-30 2nd Saratoga Native American Festival. 10am-6pm. Saratoga 

Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. Ndakinna 

Education Center: 583-9958. saratoganativefestival.org 

29-30 16th Whiteface Oktoberfest. 11am-5:30pm. Whiteface 

Mountain, Wilmington. whiteface.com. 

October 

5-7 Fall Foliage Family Weekend. YMCA Camp Chingachgook, 


6-7 Gore Harvest Festival. 10am-5pm. Gore Mountain, North 

Creek. 251-2411. goremountain.com. 

20 Family Day: Sailing. YMCA Camp Chingachgook, Kattskill 


PADDLING: KAYAKING, CANOEING 

& ROWING 

Ongoing 

Tue Valcour Island Sunset Tours: 6/19-8/28. 6:30-8:30pm. 

Guided tour on Lake Champlain. The Kayak Shack, 

Plattsburgh. 566-0505. kayak-shack.com. 

Tue Evening Canoe/Kayak Tours on Local Waterways w/Albany 

Chapter of ADK. 6:15-6:45pm. 2hrs. May-Sep: Most Tue 

(some Wed). Adirondack Paddle N Pole. 346-3180. 

onewithwater.com. 

We-Th Intro to Whitewater Kayaking: 6/20-7/19. 5pm. Adk Lakes 

& Trails Outfitters, Saranac Lake. Jason Smith: 891-7450. 

adirondackoutfitters.com. 

Thu Fitness Paddle Tours: 6/21, 7/5, 7/19, 8/2, 8/16, 8/30. 

6-7:30pm. The Kayak Shack, Plattsburgh. 566-0505. 

kayak-shack.com. 

August 

3 Paddling Day Trip: Raquette Falls. ADK. 523-3441. adk.org. 

4 Lake Champlain Kayak Touring. Adk Lakes & Trails 

Outfitters, Saranac Lake. ADK. 523-3441. adk.org. 

4 Minerva Stream Paddle. 9am. Adk Connections, Tupper 

Lake. 359-2911. adirondackconnections.com. 

7 Kayak Nature Tour. 9am. Guide, kayak, lunch. Fish Creek, 

Saratoga Springs. Battenkill Valley Outdoors. Lisa Otey: 

677-3311. battenkillvalleyoutdoors.com. 

10-12 Canoe Camping 101. St. Regis Canoe Wilderness. 


10-12 2nd Canal Splash. Celebration of history, culture, 

recreation & beauty. Paddling, cycling & other events. 

NYS Canal System, Buffalo to Albany to Whitehall. 

johnnymilleradventures.com. 

11 Pitchoff Ridge Day Hike. 8:30am. Adk Connections, Tupper 


11 3rd Hudson River Cardboard Boat Race. 1pm. Ft. Hardy Park, 

Schuylerville. hudsoncrossingpark.org. 

11-12 Riverplay 1: Kayak. WWOC, Warrensburg. Adk Mtn Club. 

523-3441. adk.org. 

14 Mohawk Freeman’s Bridge. 6:30pm. Mohawk River, 

Niskayuna. Adk Paddle N Pole. 346-3180. onewithwater.com. 

15 Open Paddle Social. 6:30-8:30pm. Cossayuna Lake, 

Greenwich. Battenkill Valley Outdoors. Lisa Otey: 677-3311. 

battenkillvalleyoutdoors.com. 

17-19 Family Canoe Camping: Lake Lila & Raquette River. 


18 Newcomb North Country Challenge. 5M/10M. 12pm. Lake 

Harris, Newcomb. newcombny.com. 

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TRIATHLON • TRIATHLON 

• TRIATHLON • TRIATHLON • 

St. Regis 

Canoe Outfitters 

Canoe, Kayak & Gear Rentals 

Guided Canoe & Kayak Trips Daily 

Retail Shop & Instruction 

New Adirondack Paddler’s Map 

New/Used Canoes, Kayaks & Gear 

73 Dorsey St, Saranac Lake 

(518) 891-1838 • (888) 775-2925 

www.canoeoutfitters.com 

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The 25th Anniversary 

Glimmerglass Triathlon IS HERE!! 

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Sunday, August 19 • 9:00am 

Glimmerglass State Park, 

Cooperstown 

5-mile mass start canoe on Otsego Lake, 26-mile bike around the 

lake, and 5-mile run through the country. Open to iron persons and 

2-, 3- and 4-person relay teams. 

Information: david.peterson@oprhp.state.ny.us 

Application: Glimmerglass State Park (607) 547-8662 

22-23 Bog River Paddle & Loon Excursion. Hornbeck canoe & 

gear. Adk Connections, Tupper Lake. 359-2911. 


24 Paddling Day Trip: Long Pond Mtn II. St. Regis Canoe 

Wilderness. Adk Mtn Club. 523-3441. adk.org. 

24 Hornbeck Canoe Pond-Hopping Trip. 9:30am. Hornbeck 

canoes & gear. Adk Connections, Tupper Lake. 359-2911. 


25 Thirteenth Lake Loon Trip. 9am. Adk Connections, Tupper 


25 Valcour Island Full Moon Tour. 8-10:30pm. Guided tour on 

Lake Champlain. The Kayak Shack, Plattsburgh. 566-0505. 

kayak-shack.com. 

25 Remington II Canoe Race. 6M. 9:30am. Rensselaer Falls to 

Huevelton. 315-379-9135. slvpaddlers.org. 

25 Paddling Day Trip: Floodwood Loop. St. Regis Canoe 

Wilderness. Adk Mtn Club. 523-3441. adk.org. 

28 Lunar Kayak Canal Guided Tour. 5-8pm. Lock 5 to 

Schuylerville, Hudson River. Reg required. Battenkill Valley 

Outdoors. Lisa Otey: 677-3311. battenkillvalleyoutdoors.com. 

September 

4 Hornbeck Canoe Scenic Bog River Trip. 10am. Hornbeck 

canoes & gear. Adk Connections. Tupper Lake. 359-2911. 


5 Mohawk River Paddle. 5:30pm. Lock 7, Mohawk River, 

Niskayuna. Adk Paddle N Pole. 346-3180. onewithwater.com. 

5-7 Women’s Canoe Camping: St. Regis Wilderness. 9am. 

Hornbeck canoes, camping gear & meals. Adk Connections. 

Tupper Lake. 359-2911. adirondackconnections.com. 

7-9 25th Anniversary Adirondack Canoe Classic: The 90-Miler. 

Old Forge to Saranac Lake. Brian McDonnell: 891-2744. 

macscanoe.com. 

9 Family Day: Kayaking. YMCA Camp Chingachgook, 


11-13 Beginning Backpack: Five Ponds Wilderness. 9am. 

Camping gear & meals. Adk Connections. Tupper Lake. 

359-2911. adirondackconnections.com. 

15 Pond-Hopping Hornbeck Canoe Trip: Floodwood & Fish 

Creek. 10am. Hornbeck canoes & gear. Adk Connections. 


15-16 Pond-Hoppers Paddle Weekend: Raquette River. 10am. 

Hornbeck canoes, camp accommodations & meals. Adk Connections. 


18 Hudson-Mohawk Paddle. 5:30pm. Pebbles Island, Lock 1, 

Cohoes. Adk Paddle N Pole. 346-3180. onewithwater.com. 

19-21 Canoe Camping: Whitney Wilderness. 9am. Hornbeck 

canoes, gear & meals. Adk Connections. Tupper Lake. 

359-2911. adirondackconnections.com. 

21-23 Adirondack Canoe & Kayak Rendezvous. 9am-6pm. 

Mountainman Outdoors, Old Forge. 315-369-6672. 

mountainmanoutdoors.com. 

22 Long Lake Long Boat Regatta. 20M/10M. 10am. Long Lake 

Town Beach, Long Lake. 891-2744. macscanoe.com. 

23 Hudson River Gorge Guided Raft Trip. 16M. Class III-IV. 

WWOC, Warrensburg. Adk Mtn Club. 523-3441. adk.org. 

23 Grafton Lakes Barge Chaser Race. 3M/7M. Grafton Lakes S.P., 

Grafton. Sue Knapik: 843-8133. 

24 4th Mystery Canoe/Kayak Race. 2M. 2pm. Community 

Center, Madrid. 315-854-0881. macscanoe.com. 

25 Mohawk River Paddle. 5:30pm. Rt.9, Mohawk River. Adk 

Paddle N Pole. 346-3180. onewithwater.com. 

29 Adult Kayaking Tour. YMCA Camp Chingachgook, Kattskill 


29 Leaf Peepers Paddle: Stony Creek Ponds & Raquette River. 

10am. Hornbeck canoes & gear. Adk Connections. Tupper 

Lake. 359-2911. adirondackconnections.com 

October 

6 Family Day: War Canoe. YMCA Camp Chingachgook, 


7 Family Day: Kayaking. YMCA Camp Chingachgook, 


It’s 

Back! 

We provide all the support and inspiration 

you need - you raise funds for lifesaving 

cancer research. 

See Calendar “Other Events” listings for 

Info Meetings. For more information: 

(518) 438-3583 or teamintraining.org/uny 

Walk or Run, Half or Full Marathons Triathlons 100-Mile Cycle Rides 

Swim 0.5mi in calm water 

Bike 18mi out & back • Run 3mi lake loop 

USA Triathlon sanctioned event 

Crystal Cove, 38 Old Rte 66, Averill Park 

Saturday, September 22, 8am 

Registration is limited so register early – this race will closeout early! 

Register at active.com – Application, map, schedule & course at CDTriClub.org 

Open to individual athletes, youth (11-17) & teams of 2 or 3 

Practice on the Course! Join CDTC’s Crystal Lake Training Series - Tuesdays, Jun 12-Aug 28 at 6pm


Capital Region 

Women’s Running Camp 

Get in Better Shape ��Learn to Run with 

Ease ��Enjoy Running with a Group 

Hurry Next 8 Week Camp Begins Soon! 

For Details Contact Coach Tera: 

518-207-5263 

thayes_fitness@yahoo.com 

Live Life � Live Fit 

Manchester Fall Foliage 

10K & 5K Relay 

Sunday, October 7 • 9am 

Dana Thompson Memorial Park 

Manchester, VT 

Free Kids 1-Mile Fun Run: 8:30am 

10K: $18 & 5K Relay: $10 each 

USATF Certified Course 

Country roads, open fields, cows, rivers 

Register early for special event T-shirt! 

Register: active.com 

Entry Form: manchesterrec.com 

Info: Amy Herrmann 802-362-1439 

Manchester Parks/Rec & Batten Kill Valley Runners 

Grafton Community Library 

22nd Annual 

RUN 

for the 

ROSES 

Sunday, August 12 

Grafton Lakes State Park 

Grafton (12 miles east of Troy) 

9am: 5K Foot Race 

$15 by 8/5 ($20 race day) 

8am: 2.5-Mile Scenic Nature Walk 

$10 by 8/5 ($15 race day) 

10am: Kid’s 1-Mile Fun Run 

$6 by 8/5 ($10 race day) 

Long-sleeve t-shirts to 1st 150 

5K pre-registered 

Short-sleeve t-shirts for all 

other pre-registered 

Information & Entry Form: 

Park office: (518) 279-1155 

www.uhls.org/grafton 

Proceeds benefit 

Grafton Community Library 

& Courtney Carelli Foundation 

for Literacy 

RUNNING, TRAIL RUNNING & WALKING 

Ongoing 

27-10/19 EZ8 Runners Capital Region 8-Week Womens’ Running 

Camp. MWF sessions: 5am, 6am, 9am. Locations vary. 

Tera Hayes, EZ8 Runners: 207-5263. livelifelivefit.com. 

Mon Bethlehem Cross-Country 5K Series: 8/6-20. 6:30pm. 

Bethlehem Town Park, Bethlehem. hmrrc.com. 

Wed High Peaks Cyclery Trail Run, Mtn Bike & Duathlon Race 



Thu ARE Summer Trail Run Series: 5/24-8/30. 6:30pm. 2.5-4M. 

Various parks/preserves, Albany area. Josh Merlis: 320-8648. 

albanyrunningexchange.org. 

August 

11 5th Brookside Jailhouse Rock 5K. 8:30am. Brookside 

Museum, Ballston Spa. Joy Houle: 885-4000. 

brooksidemuseum.org. 

11 Inaugural Herc Open Speed Hiking Competition. 9am. 

15M & 4.5M loops for runners/hikers. Sugarbush, Warren, 

VT. Amy Mayer: 866-499-HERC. hercopen.com. 

12 22nd Grafton Run for the Roses. 5K foot race: 9am. 2.5M 

scenic nature walk: 8am. Kids’ 1M fun run: 10am. Grafton 

Lakes S.P., Grafton. 279-1155. uhls.org/grafton. 

12 Cole’s Woods 2M/6M Cross-Country Runs. 9am. Cole’s 

Woods, Glens Falls. adirondackrunners.com. 

13 4th Harness Track Mile. Post times: 5:15-7:40pm. Plus, Kid’s 

Run. Saratoga Gaming/Raceway, Saratoga Springs. 

Jeffrey Allen: 584-8262. ymcasaratoga.org. 

14 12th Southern Saratoga County YMCA 5K Run/Walk. 

6:30pm. Kids Fun Run: 5:30pm. Southern Saratoga YMCA, 

Clifton Park. 371-2139. cdymca.org. 

18 Kiwanis Clove Run. 5K/15K. 8:30am. Castleton-on-Hudson. 

Christopher Chartrand: 732-2940. 

18 10th Olga Memorial 5K Run/Walk & 10K Run. 9:30am. 

Berkeley Green, Saranac Lake. Jenn Grisi: 891-9021. 

saranaclake.com. 

19 Valley Cats Home Run 5K. 9am. Kids’ 0.5M race: 10am. 

Bruno Stadium, Troy. Megan Leitzinger: 456-3682. 

hmrrc.com. 

19 4th Heritage Day 10K.10am. Penfield Homestead Museum, 

Ironville. lachute.us. 

19 23rd Tony Luciano 5K Road Race. 10am. Community Pool, 

Kingsbury. Debbie Battiste: adirondackrunners.com. 

19 16th 100K Catskill Mtn Road Relay. 6am. Teams of 5 & 6-10. 

Phoenicia. 845-386-9174. sullivanstriders.org. 

19 Virgil Mtn Madness Trail Runs. 8:30am. 12K/30K. Virgil S.F., 

Virgil. fingerlakesrunners.org. 

19 Savoy Mtn Trail Races. 9am. 20M/4.5M. Savoy, MA. 

Ed Saharczewski: 413-743-5669. runwmac.com. 

20 Camp Saratoga 5K Trail Run. 6:15pm. Camp Saratoga, 

Wilton. Tony Mangano: 584-3488. saratogastryders.org. 

25 10th Altamont 5K Run & Walk. 9am. Altamont Mile & 

other kids races: 10:15am. Bozenkill Park, Altamont. Phil 

Carducci: 861-6350. altamont5k.org. 

25 Adirondack Spintacular for Hemophilia & Organ 

Donation Awareness. 10am. 5K run/walk. Plus, 6M/12M 

bike race. Fairgrounds, Mayfield. 661-6005. adirondackspintacular.com. 

25 15th Echo Lake Road Race. 5/10M run or 5M walk. Also, 10M 

bike race. 9am. Echo Lake, Charleston, VT. Joan Alexander: 

802-525-6212. interlog.com/~jedward/echolake.html. 

25 28th Round Church Womens’ 5K/10K Run. 8:30am. 

Richmond, VT. Kasie Enman: 802-238-0820. gmaa.net. 

26 2nd Green Lakes Endurance Runs. 6:30am. 50K/100K. 

Fayetteville. Todd Baum: 315-415-5562. wny-ultra.org. 

September 

1 Inaugural Arboretum 5K X-C Forest Run. 10am. Landis 

Arboretum, Esperance. 231-2290. landisarboretum.org. 

33RD ANNUAL 

5k Road Race • 14k Scenic Road Race 

Utica Roadrunners • Utica, New York 

September 23 

For more information go to: 

www.UticaRoadrunners.org 

6TH ANNUAL 

Goold’s Sweet 

Cider Flow 

Cross-Country 5K Run/Walk 

& 1M Fun Run Through the Orchard 

USATF Sanctioned 

Sunday, October 14 • Noon 

Goold Orchards, Castleton 

1297 Brookview Station Rd 

Long-sleeve T-shirt to first 100 preregistered 

Entry Form: 518-732-7317 or goold.com 

Proceeds benefit FATE 

Foundation for Autistic Teaching & Education 

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Arsenal City Run 

City Hall, Watervliet 


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USATF-Adk 5K men’s 

open/masters championship 

5K/10K runs: 10am • 2M walk: 8am 

One-Mile Fun Run: 9am 

Fee: $17 pre-race or $20 race day 

$10 Walk for Alzheimer’s 

Shirts to first 700 paid registrants 

Entry Form: Chris Daus 518-270-3800 x119 

dausie@watervliet.com 

3 19th SEFCU Foundation/HMRRC Labor Day 5K Run 

& Walk. 9am. Plus, teams. Kids’ 1M run: 10am. SEFCU 

Headquarters, Albany. SEFCU: 464-5243. sefcu.com. 

hmrrc.com. 

3 Skaneateles Race Weekend: Labor Day Road Race. 

5K: 1pm. Splash Dash Kids’ 0.75M Fun Run: 12:30pm. 

Skaneateles H.S. to Clift Park, Skaneateles. 315-685-3353. 

skanraces.com. 

8 5th Brenda Deer Memorial 3.25M Road Race & Walk. 9am. 

Kids’ fun run: 8:30am. Guilderland YMCA, Guilderland. 

Derrick Raeder: 456-3634 x1140. cdymca.org. 

8 37th Lake Placid Half-Marathon. 13.1M road race. 

10am. New date! North Elba Show Grounds, Lake Placid. 

Butch Martin: 523-2591. northelba.org. 

8 Manchester Maple Leaf Half-Marathon & 5K Run/Walk. 

9am. Dana Thompson Memorial Park, Manchester, VT. 

Len Kotler: 802-362-3526. manchestervtmapleleaf.com. 

8 Cannonball Fun Run 10K/5K/1M. 10am. Gym Complex, 

Old Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh. Jack Barny: 

jackbarny@yahoo.com. 

8 39th Archie Post 5-Miler. 8:30am. UVM, Burlington, VT. 

Mike Early: 802-434-5311. gmaa.net. 

9 26th Bruegger’s Bagel Run. 5K road race: 8:30am. 1M Youth 

Wii Run: 9:30am. Sidney Albert Jewish Community Center, 

Albany. Paul Scharnott: 438-6651 x123. saajcc.org. 

9 CMN Run for the Children 5K/12K. 8am. St. Luke’s Hospital, 

Utica. 315-768-0150 cmnrun4thechildren.com. 

15 Inaugural NYS Trooper Joseph Longobardo Memorial 5K 

Run. 9am. Saratoga Spa S.P., Saratoga Springs. Glenn Wolin: 

312-0886. 

15 9th Helpers Fund Chestertown 5K & 10K Races. 9am. 

Municipal Center, Chestertown. 494-5565. helpersfund.org. 

15 30th Anniversary Great Cow Harbor 10K Run. 8:30am. 

RRCA 10K Championship Race. 5,000 runners. Laurel Ave 

School, Northport. 631-757-4616. cowharborrace.com. 

15 Fall 5K for D.A.R.E. 5:30pm. Iroquois M.S., Niskayuna. 

Eric Olson: 387-4006. niskayuna.org. 

15 Greater Malone YMCA 5K/10K Run. 9am. Malone. 

Michelle Schumacher: 483-2354. maloneymca.com. 

15 4th Common to Common 30K. 8:30am. Essex Center, VT. 

Steve Eustis: 802-878-4385. gmaa.net. 

16 6th Teal Ribbon 5K Run & 1M Walk. 9am. Washington Park 

Lakehouse, Albany. Caring Together: Pam Robbins: 439-7415 

x233. caringtogetherny.org. 

16 34th HMRRC Anniversary Races. 2.8/5.6M. 9am. Univ. at 

Albany, Albany. Pat Glover: 877-0654. hmrrc.com. 

16 11th Adirondack Marathon, Half-Marathon & Relay. 9am. 

Stewart’s Shop, Schroon Lake. 1-888-Schroon. 

adirondackmarathon.org. 

16 29th Dutchess Co. Classic: Marathon, Half-Marathon, 5K. 

Wappingers Falls. 914-456-0708. dcclassic.com. 

20 Strides for Stroke 4M Run/Walk. The Crossings, Colonie. 

Rosella Elliott: 783-4021. stridesforstroke@att.net. 

22 14th FAM 5K “Fund” Run & Walk. 10am. Plus, kids’ race. 

Brooks Chicken BBQ. Historic Cobleskill Fairgrounds, 

Cobleskill. 800-932-3271. fam5k.com. 

22 2nd Foot Race at Fort Ticonderoga. 5K cross-country. 

10am. Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga. Jeffrey Greer: 

321-2855. lachute.us. 

22 12th POW/MIA Run to Remember 5K. 9am. RPI, Troy. 

Bryon Palmer: 231-9662; palmee@rpi.edu. 

23 26th Arsenal City Run. 5K/10K road race: 10am. 2M walk: 

8am. 1M kids’ run: 9am. Watervliet City Hall, Watervliet. 

Chris Daus: 270-3800 x119. watervliet.com. 

23 33rd Falling Leaves 5K Road Race & 14K Scenic Road Race. 

8:15am. Plus, kids’ run. Radisson, Utica. Mike Brych: 

315-404-8130. uticaroadrunners.org. 

23 Cider House 2M/4M Run & 2M Walk. Field House Athletic 

Club, Shelburne, VT. 802-985-4402. fieldhouseraceseries.com. 

The Foot Race at 

Fort Ticonderoga 

Duane Crammond Memorial Scholarship Fund 

Saturday, Sept. 22 • 10am 

Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga 

Scenic 5K cross-country course along 

Lake Champlain on historic peninsula 

Finish on Parade Ground with fife/drum corps 

Runners plus two guests get free entry to Fort 

T-shirts to first 100 registered 

Entry Form: lachute.us


23 4th TAM Team Trek. 2.5M run/walk or 7.5M bike loops/sections. 

10am. Teams or individuals run, hike or bike the beautiful 

Trail Around Middlebury. Marbleworks, Middlebury, VT. 

Middlebury Area Land Trust. 802.388.1007. malttv.org. 

23 2nd Melanie O’Donnell Memorial Half Marathon & 5K Run/ 

Walk. 9am. Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs. 

23 11th Adirondack Stride for Pride. 5K/10K/1M. Saranac Lake. 

Michael Hannon: 891-2658. 

29 Run Against Sexual Violence 5K. 10am. UAlbany, Albany. 

Sharon Boehlke: 439-4498. racewithus@mindspring.com. 

29 CCRC 5K Run/Walk. 4pm. Plus, 1K kids’ fun run. Christ 

Comm. Reformed Church, Clifton Park. 373-1724. 

30 3rd Run for the ROC. 5K run/walk: 11am. Lil’ Derby Dash 

for kids: 10:15am. Saratoga Flat Track, Saratoga Springs. 

Rachael: 583-8340. saratogahospital.org. 

30 Clover Combo Classic 8K Road Race. Plus, 5K fitness walk, 

1K kids’ dash & 100yd mascot race. Yankee Hill Lock Park, 

Fort Hunter. Linda Wegner: 762-3909 x114. ccefm.com. 

30 8th Catiebug for a Cure. 5K run: 1pm. 2M walk: 12:45pm. 

0.75M kids’ fun run: 12pm. Carnival w/Harry Potter theme. 

Clifton Common, Clifton Park. Gina Peca: 877-7539. 

catiehochfoundation.org. 

30 24th Leaf Peepers Half-Marathon & 5K. 11am. Scenic 

course near Camel’s Hump. Waterbury, VT. Roger Cranse: 

802-223-6997. active.com. 

30 Vermont 50 Ultra Run. 50K, 50M & 50M relay. Ascutney Mtn 

Resort, Brownsville, VT. Mike Silverman: 603-643-5637. 

vermont50.com. 

30 Voorheesville 7.1M. 10am. Voorheesville Town Park, 

Voorheesville. Russ Hoyer: trailstrider@nycap.rr.com. 

30 26th Wineglass Marathon & Team Relay. 9am. Philips 

Lighting, Bath. 607-936-4686. wineglassmarathon.com. 

October 

6 13th Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Co-ed 5K race: 

9am. 2M family walk: 10am. Empire State Plaza, Albany. 

454-0045. komenneny.org. 

6 Inaugural Warrensburgh 5K Charity Run/Walk. 

Warrensburg. Amanda Carpenter: 744-9095; 

msptny@yahoo.com. 

7 25th Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon. 26.2M. 8:30am. 

Boston Marathon qualifier. Central Park, Schenectady to 

Corning Preserve, Albany. Elaine Humphrey: 427-9374. 

hmrrc.com. 

7 6th U.S. Marine Corps Half-Marathon. 13.1M. 8:30am. 

Walkers welcome. Colonie Town Park, Colonie to Corning 

Preserve, Albany. Jim Gilmer: 427-9374. hmrrc.com. 

7 Gore Leaf Cruncher 5K Trail Run. 11am. Part of Harvest 

Festival. Gore Mountain, North Creek. Emily Stanton: 

251-2411. goremountain.com. 

7 Manchester Fall Foliage 10K & 5K Relay. 9am. Kids 1M Run: 

8:30am. Dana Thompson Memorial Park, Manchester, VT. 

Amy Herrmann: 802-362-1439. manchesterrec.com. 

7 Oneonta Pit Run 5K & 10K. 9am. Oneonta. Glenn Wolin: 

312-0886. pitrun.org. 

13 Inaugural New Visions 5K Run/Walk. 10am. New Visions, 

Slingerlands. Rik Stevens: 584-4363. newvisionsofalbany.org. 

13 Leaf Peeper Half-Marathon. 9am. Yaman Park, Cortland. 

Don Kline: 607-756-2893. cortlandymca.org. 

13 34th Art Tudhope 10K Run. 9am. Shelburne Beach, Shelburne, 

VT. Matt/Emily Gallagher: 802-862-6706. gmaa.net. 

14 7th Saratoga National Bank 5K Cross-Country Classic. 

10am. 1K kids’ classic: 9:30am. USATF Masters 5K 

Championship: 11am. Saratoga Spa S.P., Saratoga Springs. 

Jeffrey Allen: 583-6169. saratoganational.com. 

14 6th Goold’s Sweet Cider Flow Cross-Country 5K Run/Walk. 

12pm. Plus, kids’ 1M fun run through the orchard. Goold 

Orchards, Castleton. 732-7317. goold.com. 

20 7th Great Pumpkin Challenge. 5/10K: 9:30am. Kids’ fun 

run: 10:30am. Saratoga Bridges Festival. Saratoga Spa S.P., 

Saratoga Springs. 587-0723. saratogaarcfestival.org. 

10th Annual 

Olga Memorial Footrace 

5K Run/Walk & 10K Run 

Berkeley Green, Saranac Lake 

Saturday, August 18 • 9:30am 

Entry Form: saranaclake.com 

Info: Jenn Grisi (518) 891-9021 

ourchalet2011@yahoo.com 

To benefit “Our Chalet 2011” 

Girl Scout Troop #64 Trip to Switzerland 

5th 

Annual 

Brookside Museum 

Jailhouse Rock 5K 

Saturday, August 11 at 8:30am 

Brookside Museum, Ballston Spa 

Flat and fast with fabulous downhill for 

your summertime PR! USATF Certified 

T-shirts to first 125 registrants 

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5 year age group awards 

Information & Application: 

www.brooksidemuseum.org 

Joy Houle (518) 885-4000 

Register online: www.active.com 

$15 pre-registered/$20 race day 

To benefit Brookside Museum 

Saturday, September 22, 2007 

10:00 a.m. - Cobleskill Fairgrounds 

This year’s race to benefit 

Schoharie County Community Action Program 

(SCCAP) 

INFO 

www.FAM5K.com - 800.932.3271 - FAM5K@famfunds.com 

FAM Fund shares to 1st 3 M/F overall & 1st M/F in each age group 

Sanctioned by Adirondack USATF - Goody Bags - T-shirts - Raffles 

Kids’ Race - Brooks BBQ - Music - Fun! 

20 13th Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Rotary Apple Run. 5K run/ 

walk: 9am. 1M kids’ run: 9:45am. O’Rourke M.S., Burnt Hills. 

Paul Lewandowski: 399-2225. bhblrotary.org. 

20 6th Voorheesville Fall Classic 5K Road Race & Walk. 

9:30am. Voorheesville E.S., Voorheesville. Tony Maddaloni: 

439-0153; tmaddaloni@aol.com. 

20 37th Green Mountain Marathon. 26.2M. 8:30am. Folsom 

School, South Hero, VT. gmaa.net. 

21 3rd Duanesburg 5K Dash Run/Walk. 10:30am. Community 

Center, Duanesburg. 356-6400. dacc.info. 

21 Woodstock Classic: Taco Juan 5M Road Race. 11:30am. 5K 

walk: 11am. Youth mile: 10am. Duathlon: 8am. Andy Lee 

Fieldhouse, Woodstock. Leo Amari: 845-338-1596. 

woodstockclassic.com. 

22 Fallsview Casino Intl Marathon &Half-Marathon. 10am. 

Niagara Falls, ON. niagarafallsmarathon.com. 

27 14th Goblin Gallop 5K. 9am. Plus, kids’ fun run. Glens Falls. 

Amy Hoffer: 232-0347. adirondackrunners.com. 

27 Monster Madness Dash. 9am. Troy YMCA, Troy. Chris Burns: 

272-5900. cdymca.org. 

27 3rd Siena Fall Classic 5K/10K. 9am. Siena College, 

Loudonville. Jim Bowles: 842-9484. siena.edu. 

27 Alplaus Run-Around 5K. 10am. Fire House, Alplaus. 

Andy Gilpin: 366-2675; gilp18@hotmail.com. 

28 3rd Hairy Gorilla Half-Marathon, Two-Person Relay & 

Squirrelly Six-Mile Trail Races. 9:30am. Thacher S.P., 

Voorheesville. Josh Merlis: 320-8648. 

albanyrunningexchange.org. 

28 Ghostly Gallop 5K Run & Community Walk. 9am. Hudson 

Area Library, Hudson. Greta Boehringer: 607-423-1625. 

hudson.lib.ny.us. 

SWIMMING 

August 

4 11th Lake Champlain Swim. 9am. 8M. Willsboro Point to 

Burlington, VT. 802-862-9622. gbymca.org. 

17 Open Water Swimming Free Clinic w/Terry Laughlin. 

5:30pm. Conjunction w/Betsy Owens Lake Swim. Mirror 

Lake, Lake Placid. Register: info@totalimmersion.net. 

18 3rd Betsy Owens Memorial Open Water Cable Swim. 2M. 

10:30am. USMS National Championship. Mirror Lake, Lake 

Placid. Mary Field: 583-4048. adms.org. 

September 

2 Skaneateles Race Weekend: 3rd “Escape from the Judge” 

Open Water Swim. 1M. 8am. Judge Ben Wiles Ship to Clift 

Park, Skaneateles. 315-685-3353. skanraces.com. 

9 Hudson River Swim for Life & Race for Life Swim. 5K. Nyack 

to Sleepy Hollow. hudsonriverswim.org. 

WILDERNESS & 

MOUNTAINEERING SKILLS 

August 

11-12 Wilderness First Aid w/Clark Hayward. Adult/teens. 

Ndakinna, Greenfield Center. 583-9958. ndakinnacenter.org. 

13-17 Adirondack Pathfinders w/Jim Bruchac. Ages 12-17. 


20-21 Adventures in Animal Tracking w/Jim Bruchac. Ages 9-13. 


22-24 Ivan Erchak’s Bushcraft Adventure. Ages 9-13. Ndakinna, 

Greenfield Center. 583-9958. ndakinnacenter.org. 

22-24 Kid’s Wilderness Skills/Storytelling Camp. Ages 6-8. 


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10th Anniversary 

Altamont 5K 

Run & Walk 

Saturday, August 25 9am 

Bozenkill Park, Altamont 

Gun Club Rd (10mi w of Albany) 

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T-Shirt to first 350 5K entries 

Awards to top 3 M/F 5K 

& 5-year age groups 

Helderberg Health/Fitness Expo 

125 Raffle Prizes 

Registration: Active.com 

Info & Entry: Altamont5K.org 

Phil Carducci (518) 861-6350 

To benefit Altamont Food Pantry 

Bring unexpired dry goods 

PLEASE 

SUPPORT OUR 

ADVERTISERS! 

And, tell them where 

you saw their ad! 

24th Annual 

LEAF PEEPERS 

HALF-MARATHON AND 5K 

Sunday, September 30 • 11am 

Waterbury, Vermont 

13.1 miles of scenic country 

in the shadow of Camel’s Hump 

Pretty Leaves and Dirt Roads! 

Register: active.com 

Info: Roger Cranse 802-223-6997 

Preregistration only – Limited to 900 

HUDSON RIVER COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 

Annual Run for the R.O.C. 

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SEFCU Foundation 

18th Annual Labor Day 5k 

Beneficiary: Gilda's Club Capital Region NY 

Location: Race/walk starts and finishes at SEFCU Headquarters, 700 Patroon Creek Blvd., Albany 

HMRRC Entry Fee for 5k Race/Walk*: $8 for HMRRC members and SEFCU members; $9 for all others; 

$12 on day of event. Applications must be received by August 30. 31, 2006. 

HMRRC Entry Fee for Kids*: $1 per child (Event Day registration only); 1 mile; approximate 10 a.m. start 

Race Prize Structure: Medals to the first three male and female finishers in each of the following age groups: 

11-17; 18-21; 22-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-69. Medals to the first 

place male and female in the 70-and-over age group. Trophies will be awarded to the first 

three male and female overall finishers. Trophies will also be awarded to the first three 

male and female overall finishers who are SEFCU members. No duplication of prizes. 

Shirts: Commemorative SEFCU T-shirts will be given to the first 500 pre-registered racers/walkers 

upon check-in. Children who register also receive a T-shirt. 

Refreshments: Complimentary fruit, drinks, etc., available at end of event. 

Results: Posted 15 minutes after event and available the same day 

at http://www.hmrrc.com. 

For More Info: Call 518-464-5243 or visit www.sefcu.com 

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Race begins 10:00 a.m. 

at the Cobleskill Fairgrounds 

Race day registration 

8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Join us for a Fun-Filled Day! 

This year’s race benefits SCCAP 

Schoharie County Community Action Program 

REGISTER ONLINE AT: 

www.FAM5K.com 

FOR MORE INFO: 

(800) 932.3271 

FAM5K@famfunds.com 

19TH ANNUAL 

Event record 14:57 Chris Hartshorn (2002) 

SEFCU Foundation 

18th Annual 

Labor Day 5K Run & Walk 

SEFCU Foundation Labor Day 5k Run & Walk 

Monday, September 3 

SEFCU Monday, Headquarters, September 4, Albany 2006 

SEFCU Headquarters 

700 Patroon Creek Blvd (State Office Campus) 

Race / Walk Start: 9:00 a.m. 

Race/Walk Start: 9:00 a.m. 

Registration: 7:30 - 

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8:30 

8:30 

a.m. 

a.m. 

Team Competition: Open to high school and college teams of 5-7 people. You must be registered 

in the individual See race separate to participate. application Team applications for team must competition 

be received by August 30. 

I will participate in: 5k Run � 5k Walk � 

Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Address __________________________________________________________________________________________ 

City____________________________________________________________ State____________Zip ______________ 

Age _____ Sex Male � Female � Phone ___________________________________________ 

SEFCU Member � HMRRC Member � Where did you hear about this event?____________________________ 

*I would like to make a donation directly to the SEFCU Foundation to benefit Gilda's Club in the amount of $_____________. Mail 

donations to: 700 Patroon Creek Blvd., Albany, NY 12206 

I realize there are certain dangers associated with distance running & walking. In consideration of the acceptance of this application, I, the undersigned, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, 

or assigns waive and release any and all claims I may have against SEFCU, the Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club, the SEFCU Foundation, Gilda's Club, the State of New York, their 

officials, officers, or members, or any race/walk official or participant for any injury, illness, or property loss which might occur to me while competing in, traveling to, or returning from the Labor 

Day 5k. I attest and verify that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for the completion of this race/walk. I understand that wearing headphones during this race/walk will result in my 

disqualification. I agree that any digital or print photographs taken during this event are the sole property of SEFCU and may be used appropriately in future SEFCU publications. 

Signature Parent/Guardian (if under 18) 

Make registration checks payable to Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club. Send entry fee with completed application form to: 

SEFCU Labor Day 5k, HMRRC, P.O. Box 12304, Albany, NY 12212 

Applications cannot be accepted at SEFCU locations. 

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REGISTRATION: 

Register Early 

for 

Discounted Fees 

& Family Rate! 

See application form at 

www.FAM5K.com for fees and 

cut-off dates 

“The mission of the FAM ‘Fund’ Run/Walk is to endorse and promote the 

qualities of family, good health, and service to our community.” 

FAM Fund shares to 1st 3 M/F overall winners & 

to each age group winner, male & female, 18 years and older 

Trophies for winners under 18 years - T-shirts - Goody Bags 

Kids’ Race - Brooks BBQ - Massage Therapists 

Community Booths - Music - Raffles 

Grand Prize Raffle - 4 tickets to a NY Giants game 

The FAM 5K is sanctioned by the Adirondack USA Track and Field 

Lake Placid 

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H a l f M a r a t h o n 

37th Annual 

13.1 Mile Road Race • Saturday, September 8 

10:00am • North Elba Show Grounds, Lake Placid 

■ Join more than 

400 runners 

■ T-shirt 

guaranteed for 

all pre-registered 

(Sept.1) entrants 

■ Unique and scenic 

race course 

■ Post-race award 

ceremony 

■ Visit the Olympic 

village 

■ Volunteers welcome 

REGISTER ONLINE 

Deadline: September 6 at 12pm EST 

www.northelba.org 

For information or to volunteer: www.northelba.org or (518) 523-2591. 

Lake Placid Half Marathon Entry Form 

In consideration for the acceptance of my entry, I, for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators do hereby release and discharge the 

Town of North Elba Park District, and all sponsors and officials from all claims arising or growing out of my participation in the Lake Placid Half 

Marathon. I am familiar with the dangers inherent to distance running and I knowingly accept and assume the risks thereof. I attest that I am 

physically fit and have trained accordingly to compete in this event. A signature is required to be registered in the race. 

Participant’s Signature: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

(If participant is under age 18, a parent’s signature is required.) 

Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

Phone: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Email: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

Gender: ❑ M ❑ F Age on 9/8/07: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T-shirt Size: ❑ S ❑ M ❑ L ❑ XL 

Detach and mail $20 entry fee (US funds) to: 

Butch Martin, North Elba Park District, 2693 Main St, Suite 207, Lake Placid, NY 12946 

Entries should be postmarked by September 1. Please make checks payable to: North Elba Park District. 

Saturday, October 6, 2007 

LOCAL PRESENTING SPONSOR: GOLD SPONSOR: 

Empire State Plaza, Albany 

Race Day Registration .......... 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.* 

Co-ed 5K Race ......................................... 9:00 a.m. 

2 Mile Family Walk ................................. 10:00 a.m. 

*Race registration closes 1/2 hour before the start of the 5K 

Call (518) 454-0045 for information or go to: 

www.komenneny.org 

Register online or on race day or pick up entry forms at 

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture stores in the Albany area. 

Not able to make it to the race? Register to Sleep In for the Cure ®


TRAIL RUNNING 

“Speed Hiking” 

at the Herc Open 

A New Twist to an Old Sport 

by Laura Clark 

“Go fast enough to get there, 

but slow enough to see.” 

−Jimmy Buffet 

Has your quest to bag all 46 High Peaks 

in the Adirondacks stalled because of 

a lack of discretionary weekend hours? Or 

perhaps you wish to return to your unencumbered 

childhood adventures, ready 

to go at a moment’s notice? In this age 

of speed dialing, instant messaging and 

multitasking, it was only a matter of time 

before outdoor enthusiasts came up with 

speed hiking. 

Speed hiking combines the strengthbuilding 

benefits of elevation gain with 

a fast pace which elevates the heart rate. 

Fast hikers usually wear lightweight footwear 

and hydration packs, carry the minimum, 

and do day trips. Like the Jimmy 

Buffet quote, it promises faster progress 

but equal enjoyment. And that’s even 

before the margaritas! 

The inaugural speed hiking race is 

evidence that the sport is growing. On 

Saturday, August 11, Sugarbush Resort in 

Warren, Vt., will host the first annual Herc 

Open Vermont Speed Hiking Competition 

(hercopen.com). If you’re the type who 

enjoys trail running, adventure racing or 

just plain old hiking, then this competition 

is for you. Register by August 6 to receive 

a $10 discount on your fee, or secure 

donations of $100 for the Pulmonary 

Hypertension Association and pay only 

half the registration fee. 

According to Herc Open race director, 

Amy Mayer, of Unither Nutriceuticals 

in Burlington, Vt. (the primary sponsor, 

along with Lung Rx), the key element that 

separates speed hiking from ordinary trail 

racing is the presence of elevation change 

that only the top athletes can conquer on 

the run. The Long Loop 16-mile course, 

open to participants 18 years and older, 

features five significant ascents with 6,678 

feet of elevation gain/loss. The Short Loop 

4.6-mile course, open to 13 and older, 

includes 1,688 feet of elevation gain/loss. 

When faced with such challenging terrain, 

normal folks will simply find it more 

efficient to speed hike as a means of conserving 

energy and maintaining pace. 

But some veteran trail runners are 

mystified by the term. Nick Palazzo, an 

ultrarunner from Lindenhurst, whose 

claim to fame is a featured spot on the 

Badwater Ultra film, Running on the Sun, 

is puzzled by this newest terminology. 

Survivors of the notorious 135-mile trek 

across Death Valley in the hottest part of 

the year do not expect to run the entire 

race. His comment: “Power walking – I’ve 

been doing it for years.” 

Still, fueled by the current fascination 

with light packing or fast packing, where 

hikers carry lighter loads to maximize 

total mileage, speed hiking competitions 

are a logical next step. Jan Wellford of 

The Mountaineer in Keene Valley (organizer 

of the Great Adirondack Trail Run) 

notes that, “Sales of trail running shoes, 

rather than boots, for hiking have steadily 

increased over the past five years indicating 

that more people are speed hiking.” 

Personally, I was pleasantly surprised to 

learn that my family had been speed hiking 

for years… Faced with the prospect of purchasing 

five pairs of expensive, specialized 

hiking boots, we simply hiked in our running 

shoes. The kids were free to leapfrog from 

rock to rock and race down the trail, reserving 

hiking for the more difficult sections. Not 

did this make good economic sense, but the 

faster pace made the adventure a whole lot 

more engaging for energetic kids. 

As Jan points out, “The line between 

trail running and speed hiking is a blurry 

one.” At the Herc Open participants are 

free to run any and all sections of the 

course. With the tempting addition of 

$25,000 in cash prizes for the Long Loop 

and gear prizes (tents, sleeping bags, 

backpacks, stoves and footwear) from 

EMS and GoLite for the Short Loop, it is 

a no-brainer that top competitors will be 

running. Elite mountain runner Paul Low 

of Belchertown, Mass., speculates that 

this may be the biggest purse in U.S. trail 

running history and admits that is what 

got his attention. He adds, “In a race like 

this, massive amounts of prize money are 

a win-win for me – I get the opportunity to 

run against some great runners, and if no 

one shows up then I get some money.” 

Unlike most events where recognition 

is organized by male and female catego- 

�� AMY MAYER, HERC OPEN RACE 

COORDINATOR TESTS OUT THE COURSE. 

�� JOHN ATKINSON OF SUGARBUSH RESORT 

AND JOY GROSSMAN AND ANDRÈA SISINO 

OF RUN VERMONT ON THE TRAIL. 

PHOTOS BY AMY MAYER AND JOHN ATKINSON 

ries, Herc awards prizes six deep in two 

weight categories: less than 131.9 pounds 

and over 132 pounds. The rationale for this 

approach is advanced in the book, The 

Apartheid of Sex (Crown, 1995) written by 

Martine Rothblatt, Unither’s president. In 

the book, she argues that “the legal division 

of people into males and females is 

as wrong as the legal division of people 

into black and white race.” Dave Dunham 

of Bradford, Mass., winner of races of all 

types and distances, is confident that this 

will ensure that men win the lion’s share 

of the prizes. We’ll see… 

Amy Mayer terms this prize money by 

weight approach a “mixed bag” that basically 

affects only serious competitors. 

She feels the average participant will be 

impressed with the great gear prizes and 

race day perks including a performance 

T-shirt, post-race buffet, entertainment, 

additional awards and raffle prizes. 

In another leading-edge move, Herc 

Open plans to conduct the event with as 

little impact on the environment as possible. 

Taking a cue from Hajime Nishi, 

the Japanese founder of Ecomarathon 

International which rates marathons 

worldwide on their environmentally friendly 

practices, they pledge to disqualify any 

participant caught littering on the course. 

If you have skied at Sugarbush, you will 

have some familiarity with the trails selected 

for this summer tour. However, Amy 

stresses that the hike will also utilize work 

roads, pleasant glades and brook crossings 

that are not apparent in the normal winter 

landscape. Place names such as Jester Trail, 

Lower Downspout, Bailout, Castlerock and 

Troll Road suggest a challenging alpine 

fairy tale landscape. If speed hiking the 

Long Loop on 16 miles of challenging trails 

sounds more like work than fun, there is the 

less grueling Short Loop 4.6-mile course, 

suitable for anyone in reasonably good 

condition. There will be cut-offs at various 

checkpoints with an eight-hour time limit 

for both courses. For families interested in 

a getaway weekend, there will also be fun 

activities for the younger set. 

In either case, organizers are hoping 

that the term speed hiking rather than 

trail running will encourage more folks 

to get out of the gyms and off the paved 

roads to enjoy the outdoors in an ecologically-friendly 

manner. Those who participate 

in the Herc Open can be assured that 

this first-time event will be remembered 

for years to come as a result of what Paul 

Low terms, “a triumvirate of attention 

grabbers: the huge prizes, the weight category 

approach, and of course, the speed 

hiking concept.” 

Laura Clark (lclark@sals.edu) of Saratoga 

Springs is an avid trail runner, snowshoer 

and cross-country skier. She is a children’s 

librarian at the Saratoga Springs Public 

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On July 14, I won the U.S. Masters 

Swimming 10K National Championship, 

my fourth USMS long 

distance title in the past year. (While winning 

the 55-59 age group, I also outswam 

the winners of the 19-24, 25-29 and 30- 

34 age groups!) In 2006, besides breaking 

two USMS long distance records, I was 

the top-ranked long distance swimmer 

for my age group. This year, I’m leading 

the rankings again. 

While I’ve enjoyed wide recognition 

for teaching swimming, until last year I’d 

actually never received any notable honors 

myself as a swimmer. In eighth grade 

I was cut from my elementary school 

team. In 12th grade, failing to qualify for 

the league championship, I swam in the 

novice championship with ninth graders. 

As a college senior, I was too slow to reach 

fi nals in the undistinguished Met College 

Conference championship. 

My late-in-life success raises two 

questions relevant to those in pursuit of 

athletic improvement in midlife: 1) what 

level of achievement can we reach, and 2) 

what role does talent play? If someone as 

average as me can break a national record, 

what goals are realistic for others? 

Recent research suggests that natural 

gifts have little or nothing to do with greatness. 

You can make yourself into any number 

of things. You can even make yourself 

a great swimmer if you set your mind to it. 

In virtually every endeavor, most people 

learn quickly at fi rst, then more slowly, 

then stop developing completely, settling 

into a state one swimmer called “terminal 

mediocrity.” Yet a handful just keep on 

improving for years – even decades – and 

eventually attain greatness. 

The question of how that happens 

has been investigated by the Excellent 

Performance Movement, led by Anders 

Ericsson a psychology professor from 

Florida State University, in studies focusing 

on fi elds – such as sports, music and 

chess – in which performance is relatively 

easy to measure and plot over time. They 

discovered that talent is highly overrated 

and masterful performers are nearly 

always self-made, not born. 

Many of us stop progressing mainly 

because we believe we were born ordinary 

and thus stop striving to be better. 

While, it may appear to us that talented 

people make it look easy, Anders says “the 

best performers almost always practice 

the most.” For example, Anders found 

that winners of piano competitions had 

practiced over 10,000 hours by the age of 

20, while also-rans only practiced 2,000 to 

5,000 hours. 

But long hours alone don’t explain why 

some people become better than others. 

Tiger Woods may dominate the PGA 

Tour, but his rivals aren’t exactly slackers. 

SWIMMING 

Can You Learn Talent 

Or Do You Take the Same 

Stroke 100,000 Times? 

by Terry Laughlin 

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOTAL IMMERSION 

The difference, as Anders explained was 

“deliberate practice.” In Total Immersion, 

we call it “examined swimming.” 

Average performers feel it’s enough to 

smack hundreds of tennis forehands, or 

grind out arduous freestyle repeats. But 

too often that just means an unexamined 

and unimproved forehand or freestyle 

stroke imprinted 1,000 times. Expert performers 

seek to learn or refi ne with every 

drive, swing or stroke. They set specifi c 

goals, tirelessly self-check, stay in the 

moment, and never become complacent. 

Tiger Woods scrutinizes video or snapshots 

of his swing, analyzes each part of it, 

and then drills subtle tweaks until they’re 

automated responses. Further, his swing 

is never good enough. During his 20s, 

already winning more than anyone else, 

he took apart his swing, endured a year of 

adjustment during which his scores rose 

and earnings fell, and then emerged more 

dominant than ever. 

While average swimmers focus mainly 

on recording a certain yardage fi gure, 

repeating the same ineffi cient stroke 

over and over, Alexandre Popov, the most 

dominant sprint swimmer in history, 

practiced incredibly exacting techniquefocused 

repeats tirelessly. When asked 

why Alexandre sometimes trained six 

hours a day for races that lasted less than 

50 seconds, his coach Gennady Touretski 

said, “More opportunities to imprint correct 

technique.” 

The most relevant message here is that 

adult athletes should tackle new challenges 

in middle age and beyond – particularly 

those challenges we thought required talents 

we weren’t born with. No human was 

born to swim like a fi sh; it’s a learned skill. 

But swimming may be unique among all 

sports in the opportunity it offers to compensate 

for physical “averageness” with 

superior mindfulness. Moving through 

water effi ciently requires so many subtle 

skills that the combination of time and 

clear focus can add more to your mastery 

than age may subtract from your physical 

capacity. 

The essence of improvement-minded 

swimming isn’t getting to the other end 

of the pool, but examining how we take 

each stroke. While other swimmers are 

following the black line, I’m thinking 

about how each stroke feels. While others 

think about how far they’re going, I visualize 

electrical signals traveling from my 

brain to the nerves in my hand, deepening 

muscle memory, so it will persist over 

10K – over 9,000 strokes – of racing. While 

others focus on getting stronger and fi tter, 

I’m trying to swim with ever increasing 

technical precision and artful grace. 

Because perfection is unachievable, I 

can return to the pool day after day feeling 

there are new sensations to access, 

insights to gain, and refinement to 

achieve. In fact, every time I begin a swim 

practice, my explicit goal is to swim better 

than I ever have in my life. 

Best of all, unlike the aerobic system, 

the passage of time will not impede or 

limit any of those qualities I’m focused on. 

Consequently I’ll set my sights even higher 

– now that I’ve won a national championship, 

I’ll be aiming to become a world 

champion. In fact I’ve already registered 

for the next Masters World Championship 

to be held April 2008 in Perth, Australia. 

Care to join me? 

Open Water Swimming 

Free Clinic 

Terry Laughlin will lead a free clinic on open 

water swimming at Mirror Lake in Lake Placid 

on Friday, Aug. 17 at 5:30pm. Attendance 

is limited and pre-registration is required. To 

secure your space: email info@totalimmersion. 

net with “Mirror Lake Clinic” subject line, and 

include name, address and phone. This clinic 

will be held in conjunction with the Betsy 

Owens Memorial Lake Swim on Saturday, 

Aug. 18, which is the 2007 USMS 2-Mile Cable 

National Championship (adms.org). 

Terry Laughlin (totalimmersion.net) 

is head coach and founder of Total 

Immersion Swimming in New Paltz. 

Portions of this article are excerpted from 

his latest book Extraordinary Swimming 

for Every Body.


FITNESS 

Hitting the Wall 

or Bonking 

Avoid Glycogen 

Depletion 

by Michael Meslar 

We don’t ask for this despair. This discouraging 

feeling of “I can’t go any further.” 

Nauseating, sick to the stomach 

despair – you’re ready to collapse at any 

moment, shaky, weak, with zero energy. 

Your last thread of hope dwindles. Your 

body tells you to stop, but you keep on 

going because you can’t think straight. 

Your pace is now half what it was because 

your legs are made of lead. 

“Hitting the wall,” otherwise know as 

“bonking,” is a state of extreme exhaustion 

caused by a depletion of glycogen in the 

muscles. Contributing factors range from 

dehydration and carbohydrate depletion 

to depletion of muscle fuels, low blood glucose, 

increased lactic acid levels and central 

fatigue. Symptoms include dizziness 

or lightheadedness, headache, disorientation, 

poor coordination, heavy legs, difficulty 

maintaining pace, confusion, extreme 

fatigue and sometimes, hallucination. 

Disgust is a common response. An 

experienced marathoner and friend of 

mine, preparing for his first Tupper Lake 

Tinman triathlon was excited about his 

excellent training and confident that he 

would meet his time goal. A week after the 

triathlon, I was surprised to hear he had 

bonked during his strongest event, the 

run. After four-plus hours of swimming 

and cycling, he was very nauseous and 

dizzy, and his legs felt like lead. He hurt 

all over, and with only a few miles to the 

finish, he stopped. 

He had done all the right things to 

properly fuel himself prior to the event 

and had paid close attention to tapering 

his training to be well-rested. During the 

swim and bike legs he exceeded expectations 

and was poised to finish within his 

projected time. He paced himself well 

and stuck with his game plan. After hearing 

the symptoms I asked what he used 

to fuel himself during the race and his 

answer was ‘water.’ 

But water alone is never enough for 

endurance athletes. Dr. Dan Benardot, 

author of Advanced Sports Nutrition 

writes, “Athlete requirements for carbohy- 

drate are based on several factors. Athletes 

must consume enough to: provide energy 

to satisfy the majority of caloric needs; 

optimize glycogen stores; allow for muscle 

recovery after physical activity; provide a 

well-tolerated source of energy during 

practice and competition; and provide a 

quick and easy source of energy between 

meals to maintain blood sugar.” 

Carbohydrate is the primary fuel your 

body burns for energy. It is the most efficient 

form of energy during exercise and 

the preferred fuel for most activities, 

whether you’re running, hiking, cycling, 

paddling, gardening or office working. 

Carbohydrates are stored in your body as 

glycogen. When you exercise you generally 

tap two fuel sources, glycogen and fat. 

Glycogen fuels hard efforts. Fat drives us 

at slower speeds and can be an inexhaustible 

energy source. 

A well-trained endurance athlete can 

store up to 2,000 calories in the muscles 

and liver. A single pound of fat can store 

up to 3,500 calories. Your brain is fueled by 

glucose and without it your brain starves. 

Hitting the wall or bonking is more the 

result of your central nervous system lacking 

glucose, and not energy starved muscles. 

The brain’s defense mechanism to 

prevent starvation is to stop you from exercising 

so it can conserve fuel for its own 

survival. The body protects the brain by 

manufacturing glucose from whatever is 

available. Your body will even cannibalize 

protein from your muscles if necessary. 

For example, during a ride of four to six 

hours, a male cyclist that’s training with 

me typically burns 2,500 to 5,000 calories 

depending on intensity. He needs to eat 

during the ride to refuel and keep glucose 

levels constant. We pay close attention to 

his preparation before, during and after 

training sessions. This is critical especially 

PHOTO BY MIKE MESLAR 

during midseason because of the extensive 

training hours already logged. 

Because he loses weight quickly, his 

body needs sustenance to maintain weight 

and muscle mass throughout each training 

period. Nutritionally he stays on target 

however his “bad” days generally come 

from lack of proper hydration. He sometimes 

forgets to drink so he’ll go through a 

day at work with only one glass of water. 

The good news is that when he hits the 

wall or bonks, he breaks out of it by eating 

immediately. Since hydration is his nemesis, 

consuming a sports drink that contains 

carbohydrates quickly replenishes his system 

– it usually takes ten to 15 minutes for 

recovery. Sport beverages are a good way 

to absorb carbohydrates quickly. He also 

gets simple carbohydrates in foods such as 

energy bars, cookies or fruit. 

The American College of Sports 

Medicine, American Dietetic Association 

and Dietitians of Canada, maintain that 

athletic performance and recovery are 

enhanced by optimal nutrition. Their 

joint statement on Nutrition and Athletic 

Performance, Medicine and Science in 

Sports and Exercise (2000), provides a 

summary of research on nutrition and 

fluid intake. Here are some highlights: 

• Low energy intake increases risk of 

fatigue, injury and illness. Carbohydrates 

are important for maintaining blood glucose 

levels during exercise and to replace 

muscle glycogen. 

• Dehydration decreases athletic performance 

so drink early and often. 

• Before exercise – A meal, snack or 

sports drink should: provide sufficient 

fluid to maintain hydration; be relatively 

low in fat and fiber; be relatively high in 

carbohydrate to maintain blood glucose; 

be moderate in protein; and be composed 

of familiar, well-tolerated foods. 

• During exercise – The primary goals for 

nutrient consumption are to replace fluid 

losses and provide for the maintenance 

of blood glucose levels. This is especially 

important for: endurance events lasting 

longer than one hour; when the athlete has 

not consumed adequate food or fluid prior 

to the event; or if the exercise takes place 

in an extreme environment (heat, cold or 

altitude). 

• Post-exercise – Requirements include 

replacing fluid lost during exercise and 

restoring muscle glycogen to aid recovery. 

Liquid intake should be sufficient to 

replace lost fluids. Carbohydrate intake 

should be 1.5 grams per kilogram of body 

weight during the first 30 minutes after 

exercise, and again every two hours for the 

next four to six hours to replace glycogen 

stores. Protein consumed after the exercise 

will provide amino acids for rebuilding 

and repairing muscle tissue. A mixed meal 

of carbohydrate, protein and fat is ideal. 

As we enter into mid-summer, you have 

either stuck to your fitness plan or tweaked 

it to fit your work and family schedules. 

The longer you train the more energy you 

need. Longer hours mean less time available 

to consume energy, so combat this by 

using this time to take in a proportion of 

your daily caloric requirements. 

Cyclists and hikers have an advantage 

over other endurance athletes in that they 

can more easily carry and consume fluids 

and foods while riding. They should 

take advantage of this on long excursions 

by bringing sports beverages and some 

bananas, carbohydrate gel, nutritional 

bars or bread/bagel. These carbohydrate 

rich foods will significantly boost carbohydrate 

delivery to working muscles. 

If training schedules make it difficult 

to consume needed foods, plan multiple 

eating breaks throughout the day to 

ensure adequate energy consumption. 

Arrange a schedule that includes working, 

training, resting, eating and drinking. 

All are important to maximize your 

endurance. 

Consult with a local training professional 

or sports nutritionist for detailed 

plan that’s tailored to you. Consume 

enough nutrients and stay hydrated to 

avoid that wall! 

Michael Meslar (miguel@spa.net) of 

Saratoga Springs is a certified coach 

and training consultant who brings 

sport-specific expertise to clients. He is 

the founder of Echo Kartos, a training 

organization based on reclaiming one’s 

personal power in all areas of life.


ATHLETE PROFILE 

Herb & Jean Insley 

by Brittany Lyte 

For a true test of compatibility between 

a couple, Herb and Jean Insley suggest 

tackling a tandem bicycle with 

your mate. The two-seater bike generally 

grants the larger partner the front seat 

and the power. This “captain” rider controls 

the steering, gears and breaks; but 

atop the hind wheel, the “stoker” rider’s 

footwork is equally important because it 

must match the captain’s pace. 

According to the Insleys, it takes three 

Cs – coordination, cooperation and communication 

– to keep both riders happy 

and off the gravel. If the captain abuses 

his or her power or the backseat rider 

lacks confidence in his or her partner’s 

command, skinned elbows and kneecaps 

are likely to ensue. These wounds 

may scratch and sting, but can measure 

the strength – or perhaps weakness – of a 

relationship. That or they are a red flag for 

rusty cycling skills and perhaps a need for 

training wheels. 

“Herb’s in control and he lets me know 

about it,” Jean said of her husband’s alltime 

captain status on their 24-speed 

Cannondale tandem. “But I have full confidence 

in him.” 

Married for 52 years and riding their 

blue aluminum tandem 30 miles three 

times per week for 10 years, the Herb and 

Jean have mastered the three Cs of tandem 

biking. Herb even relinquished a 

sliver of his front-seat authority by naming 

Jean the all-time bell dinger. 

But like any marriage, every team of 

tandem bikers experiences an occasional 

disturbance that ruffles the rhythm 

between the riders. 

“If we’re on the bike path and someone 

passes us, Herb cranks up the speed 

to catch back up and I have to go with 

him,” Jean said of his competitive spunk. 

Until he underwent surgery for a pacemaker 

last March, Herb biked in ten to 15 

tours and competitions yearly and in races 

often finished with a spot on the podium. 

Less confident in her pedaling, Jean’s biking 

is solely recreational. “Sometimes my 

legs are spinning so fast that I don’t know 

if they can continue,” she said. “But they 

do, they always do.” 

“If I’m talking to Jean, she sometimes 

can’t hear me because my voice is going 

forward and she is behind me. So really, 

I’m talking to nobody. The only thing 

I have to tell her is if I am going to stop 

pedaling. Then I have to say ‘coasting,’” 

Herb said. 

Jean can usually predict when Herb 

will begin to coast. She has internalized 

her husband’s style of response to the 

varying bumps and bends of the road. 

“I try to tell Jean if there’s a bump on 

the road so that she can lift herself off of 

her seat so that she doesn’t feel so much 

shock because she sits right on top of 

the back wheel,” Herb said. “Sometimes 

I hear it from the back, but we do pretty 

well together.” 

The Insleys have only crashed once, 

and luckily, no one got hurt. But Herb 

wasn’t so lucky in 1987 when his face collided 

with the side-view mirror of a pickup 

truck while biking solo in Albany. The 

accident happened when Herb was 59 – 

one year into his biking hobby. “That was 

my near-death experience,” Herb said. 

“I almost stopped biking, but I realized 

that there are more pluses than minuses 

to the sport.” 

Ages: 79 

Residence: Albany 

Family: Children, 4; 

Grandchildren, 7 

Primary 

sport: Bicycling 

Occupation: Herb: retired industrial 

arts teacher; Jean: 

retired substitute 

school nurse 

Other 

interests: Herb: trains, golfing; 

Jean: knitting, walking 

� TANDEMING IN HERKIMER COUNTY. 

And Herb should know. When he was 

58 years old and overweight, he had a 

wake-up call. Charging to catch his busride 

home, Herb suffered a violent and 

lengthy coughing fit. “He thought he was 

going to die,” Jean said. 

“I was gaining weight because I was 

sitting on my fanny all day,” Herb said. 

Herb decided to boost his health and 

shed his excess pounds by exercising on 

his son’s bike. “I kept falling off onto my 

fanny because my son is six-foot and I am 

too short for the bike,” Herb said. He soon 

purchased his own road bike and began 

riding with the Albany-based Mohawk- 

Hudson Cycling Club. 

“The nice thing about bicycling is that 

you can go out for a ride and get all of your 

daydreaming done,” Herb said. 

Herb started bicycling for his health 

and for fun, but began to dabble in 

competitive cycling after “blowing past 

everybody” during his first ride in the 

recreational division of the Empire State 

Senior Games. But during his first stab 

at riding in the competitive sector of 

the Games, Herb felt “out of place” and 

finished in second-to-last place. 

“I told myself that I better either quit 

or get serious,” Herb said. 

Choosing the latter, Herb joined the 

Capital Bicycle Racing Club, based in 

Albany, where he sharpened his cycling 

skills with the help of more experienced 

riders. In the 90s and early 2000s, he 

then began racing with the Masters Cycle 

Racing Association and completed “a 

handful” of 3,000-mile coast-to-coast U.S. 

tours sponsored by America by Bicycle. 

“I used to train but I’m not into training 

anymore. That’s too much work. I used 

to ride 3,000 or 4,000 miles a year on my 

bike but I won’t do that this year because 

of the surgery,” he said. Herb has gained 

about 20 pounds since the insertion of his 

pacemaker, but still takes regular rides on 

the tandem with Jean. 

Jean – who never rode a bicycle as a 

Depression-era youngster – began rid- 

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ing shortly after her husband took up the 

sport. “It really is great. It’s mind-boggling 

– I ride along and I see my shadow and I 

think, ‘Oh my God, that’s me!’” Jean said. 

But hesitant on a single-seat bike, Jean 

never rode persistently until she purchased 

the tandem with her husband. 

“We rode it around the parking lot of 

the store and I said ‘If I don’t fall off, we’ll 

buy it,’” she said. 

Herb and Jean pedal the tandem 1,000 

to 2,000 miles per year at an average speed 

of ten to 15 miles per hour. 

“We’re too old for competition on our 

tandem. There’s a cutoff for the combined 

age of both riders that’s 110 years 

and we’re at about 160,” Herb said, with 

a smile. 

Jean added, “My legs are fine, I can 

pedal forever. I have trouble with my 

hands hurting but the rest of me manages 

pretty well.” 

On September 8-9, the duo plan to 

don matching Looney Tunes-emblazoned 

jerseys and pedal their tandem on the 

Emporia Bicycle Club’s 29th annual Great 

Peanut Tour – a two and a half day tour with 

1,500 other cyclists in Southside Virginia 

and northeastern North Carolina. 

With their 80th birthdays in sight, 

Herb and Jean Insley are slowing down 

– but they insist that they will continue 

cycling as long as their bodies allow. 

Brittany Lyte (blyte@bu.edu) was raised 

in Clifton Park and studies journalism 

at Boston University. She enjoys alpine 

skiing, traveling and spending time with 

her cat China Lil. 

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HIKING 

BLUE LEDGE IN 

THE HUDSON 

GORGE 

by Bill Ingersoll 

The only marked route into the fabled Hudson Gorge 

descends from the Northwoods Club Road to the Hudson 

River from a trailhead beside Huntley Pond. The trail ends 

beneath Blue Ledge, which rises abruptly 340 feet above 

the river’s south bank. In summer, quiet swimming pools 

fi ll niches in the river’s course that, in the spring, are frenzied 

whirlpools. The ledges cool the site year-round, and 

there is a crevice in them in which ravens nest each year 

in spring. There have been eagle sightings, too. 

The Hudson Gorge was formed as the result of a long 

period of continuous erosion by the ancestral Hudson 

River. The erosion continues to this day while the adjacent 

mountain region is uplifted, and the river naturally 

weaves a course through rocks that are most easily abraded, 

dissolved and worn away. 

Despite its out-of-the-way location, this is a popular 

hike suitable for a variety of skill levels. People enjoy 

swimming in the river, watching the passing whitewater 

rafts, and simply relaxing on the rocks. 

Getting There 

Northwoods Club Road begins on NY Route 28N, 2.5 

miles north of Minerva. After passing the last residence, 

it narrows into a gravel lane 

and descends sharply to a 

bridge over the Boreas River 

at 3.8 miles. The trail begins 

on the south, left, side of 

the road, 3.0 miles from the 

Boreas bridge, and just east 

of Huntley Pond. 

The Trail 

The blue-marked footpath 

descends from the 

road to cross a small inlet, 

and then circles around 

the southeast corner of 

Huntley Pond. The views 

are good, although the trail 

is so wet and poorly laid 

out that it is hard to enjoy. 

It heads up away from 

the pond, generally westsouthwest. 

The muddiness 

improves somewhat, 

although this is clearly a 

high-use trail. It crosses a 

stream and intersects an 

old logging road, staying 

south of a beaver meadow. 

��BLUE LEDGE RISES 340 FEET ABOVE THE RIVER 

��HUDSON RIVER AT BLUE LEDGE PHOTOS BY BILL INGERSOLL 

It briefl y crosses 

a corner of the 

North Woods Club 

property. 

The path makes 

a defi nite turn to 

the south at 1.5 

miles and climbs a knoll where already you can begin to 

hear the river. The trail, now only a narrow footpath, parallels 

the river in its southward bend and gradually descends 

to water level at 2.3 miles. Tall pines shelter the trail as it 

makes its way down to the river. Short paths lead both up 

and downstream along the river where the shore is so steep 

there is barely room for a picnic. If you intend to stay the 

night, look for a designated campsite to the east of the 

trail’s end. 

Note that the Hudson’s water levels fl uctuate dramatically 

throughout the summer, and especially on weekends. 

Scheduled water releases from the dam at Lake 

Abanakee permit rafting companies to operate at times 

when the Hudson would naturally be too shallow for rafting. 

The Hudson Gorge is considered the premier whitewater 

course in the Adirondacks, and summer is its prime 

season. Typically, over a dozen rafts and kayaks will ride 

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near North River. 

Three hours suffi ce for a walk to the river and back, 

but the beauty of the spot deserves a full day’s outing. 

Virgin Falls 

If you are good at spotting unmarked paths, you will 

defi nitely want to add this 0.25-mile side trip to your hike 

to Blue Ledge. Virgin Falls, located on the Huntley Pond 

outlet stream, is one of the more unique cascades anywhere 

in the Adirondacks. The name perhaps comes from 

the fact that the falls are inaccessible to most people – they 

exist in an underground tunnel that burrows underneath 

a small knoll. The USGS Dutton Mountain quad shows the 

location incorrectly, as mentioned below, although in this 

case you can understand the confusion. 

The one requirement for this side adventure is a keen 

eye, for there are no signs or landmarks to indicate the side 

path other than the existence of the tread itself. As you hike 

the trail to Blue Ledge, look for the path shortly after you 

cross the corner of private land and just as the trail begins 

to climb to the fi nal height-of-land before the descent to 

the river. This is roughly 1.5 miles from the trailhead. 

The path is well worn, and it leads directly downhill 

to the outlet stream. In just a few minutes it brings 

you to the place where the stream fl ows under a natural 

stone bridge, appears briefl y through a “window” in the 

rock, and then tumbles into its tunnel under the hill. The 

little valley where the stream 

should be contains no running 

water below this point 

– not even a dry streambed. 

The path becomes vague 

as it climbs over the knoll 

beyond the cave entrance, 

but your explorations are 

not done yet. Somewhere on 

the north side of the knoll, in 

the next little valley over, the 

stream exits the cave (it’s possible 

there is more than one 

exit point) and then fl ows 

freely the remaining short 

distance to the Hudson River. 

Topo maps indicate that 

Virgin Falls is located near 

the mouth of the stream, but 

all that you will fi nd here is a handsome little tent site. 

There is exposed marble all around this area, making it 

seem likely that the Virgin Falls cave was once a vein of 

this “soft” mineral that was eroded away by the gushing 

stream long ago. 

It should be noted that the rafting companies that run the 

Hudson River recognize a different waterfall as Virgin Falls. 

Theirs is about 0.3-mile to the west, on the outlet of Mink 

Pond. This is a “classic” waterfall that exists above ground 

for all to see, and as such it might seem too conventional for 

anyone who has explored the eastern Virgin Falls fi rst. 

Bill Ingersoll (hiketheadirondacks.com)of Barneveld is 

publisher of the Discover the Adirondacks guidebook 

series and author of Snowshoe Routes: Adirondacks & 

Catskills. For more information on this region, consult 

Discover the Central Adirondacks by Barbara McMartin 

& Bill Ingersoll. 

SUMMER FUN! 

Rafting on the Hudson River Gorge 

17 miles of challenging world-class rapids 

Save money with Friday and holiday specials 

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self-bailing rafts, Au Sable River trips & 27 years of experience 

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Our professional guides guarantee a fun, safe & exciting trip 

HUDSON RIVER RAFTING COMPANY 

RESERVATIONS: 800-888-RAFT 

1 Main Street, North Creek • HudsonRiverRafting.com 

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HORNBECK BOATS 

This isn’t Minnesota—the lakes and ponds don’t tend to be 

conveniently linked together.To make the best use of our water 

you have to “carry” your boat, sometimes through some pretty 

rough country.What is required is a canoe that’s not too big or 

too heavy. 

“Lost Pond” boats have met 

this need for 25 years. With 

hulls built entirely of Kevlar or 

carbon fiber, ranging from 12 

to 16 pounds.All are known to 

be speedy, comfortable and safe. Prices range from $995 to 

$1,995. Call or write for more information. We always have 

boats in stock, and a demo pond where you can try them. 

We’re 90 minutes south of Lake Placid and 90 minutes north of 

Albany. In the Adirondack Mountains, of all places! 

Troutbrook Rd, Olmstedville, NY 12857 

518-251-2764 • www.hornbeckboats.com 

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7 Kayak Nature Tour on Fish Creek, 

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Guilderland YMCA’s 5th Annual 

Brenda Deer Memorial 

3.25-Mile Road Race, 

Fitness Walk & Kids’ 1/2-Mile Fun Run 

Saturday, September 8 

Guilderland YMCA, 250 Winding Brook Drive 

9:00am - Road Race/Walk • 8:30am - Kids’ Fun Run 

Free T-shirt to all runners and runners 

For more information: www.cdymca.org 

Derrick Raeder: (518) 456-3634 x1140 / draeder@cdymca.org 

Proceeds benefit YMCA Reach Out for Youth Campaign cdymca.org 

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City State Zip Code 

Telephone 

(day) 

(evening) 

Birth Date 

(mm/dd/yy) 

Road Race/Walk Entry 

(circle one) 

YES NO 

GENERAL RELEASE 

All Entrants must sign! Read carefully before signing. 

I acknowledge that prior to completing registration I will be required to 

show proof of identification and sign the Acknowledgement, Waiver, and 

Release From Liability Form. I also acknowledge that I am aware that 

failure to sign above forms at the time of registration will disqualify me 

from any refund of my entry fee. I understand that there will be no 

refunds within 48 hours of the race, unless the YMCA cancels the race 

due to severe weather. Individuals 18 years and under require a parent 

or guardian signature. 

Individual Entrant__________________________________________ 

Date_____________________________________________________ 

Parent/Guardian____________________________________________ 

Date_____________________________________________________ 

Mail Completed Entry Form: 

Guilderland YMCA 

250 Winding Brook Drive 

Guilderland, NY 12084 

Shirt Size for Road Race/Walk 

Participants only (circle one) 

M L XL 

Age as of Sept. 8, 2007 Sex (circle one) 

MALE FEMALE 

Road Race/Walk Wheelchair 

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Road Race & Walk 

Entry Fee: $20 

(Ages 10 and older) 

Kids Fun Run Free 

(All Ages) 

Field for Road Race and Walk 

is limited to 500 participants. 

1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall 

finishers will receive a trophy. 

1st, 2nd and 3rd place 

finishers in the following age 

groups will receive medals: 

10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 

30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 

50-54, 55+. Each Kids’ Fun 

Run participant will receive a 

finisher’s ribbon.


AROUND THE REGION 

Grafton Rocks! 

Mountain Bike Festival 

GRAFTON – Mohawk-Hudson Cycling Club 

and Capital MTB present the second annual 

“Grafton Rocks!” Mountain Bike Festival 

on Saturday, August 11, from 8am-6pm at 

Grafton Lakes State Park. This year’s festival 

will features: morning and afternoon rides 

for all ability levels, women’s rides led by 

Team Luna Chix, Bike Games II challenge, 

expo with bike shop sales and giveaways – a 

mountain bike from Ski Market, massage 

therapy tent, fun kids’ activities area, and a 

bar-b-q lunch is included. Grafton’s beach 

and kayak/canoe rentals are also available. 

Registration (after 8/3): $18 adults, $8 kids 

3-12, free 2-under, $10 non-riders. $2 off: 

MHCC members and capitalmtb.org subscribers. 

Call Chris Roe (518) 279-0665 or 

visit bikereg.com. 

The Kayak Shack 

Opens in Plattsburgh 

PLATTSBURGH – Located on NY Route 9 

in Plattsburgh, directly west of the Valcour 

Lighthouse, The Kayak Shack opened its 

doors in May to offer a vast array of recreational, 

touring and expedition kayaks 

as well as clothing and accessories. “Lake 

Champlain is one of the most beautiful 

lakes in the country, and yet it is completely 

underutilized for kayaking,” says owner 

Patty Husband. “There was a real need for 

a resource supplying quality gear, instruction 

and information about paddling on 

the lake.” The Kayak Shack has female-specific 

kayaks, clothing and PFDs. A selection 

of consignment pre-owned boats is available 

and trade-ups are welcome. They offer 

Tuesday sunset tours and weekly fitness 

News Briefs 

paddles, and monthly full moon tours along 

the Champlain coast. The Kayak Shack has 

teamed with Sea Cliff Kayakers, a worldrenowned 

company to offer BCU instruction, 

training and assessment, as well as 

domestic and overseas guided tours. Call 

(518) 566-0505 or visit kayak-shack.com. 

Family Camps at 

Chingachgook 

KATTSKILL BAY – Make Labor Day the best 

weekend of summer. When the kids are 

busy and happy, the parents are relaxed 

and happy. Family Camps at YMCA Camp 

Chingachgook on Lake George fill the day 

with optional, age-appropriate activities. 

Families do some activities together, some 

separately or just relax by the waterfront. 

Enjoy swimming, sailing, paddling, crafts, 

games, hiking, high ropes, climbing tower, 

archery, tennis, rock climbing and more. The 

chef prepares healthy and delicious meals; 

Adirondack cabins accommodate families; 

and the lake and mountains offer recreation, 

relaxation and serenity. Weekends begin with 

dinner Friday and end with lunch on the 

last day. Labor Day (Aug. 31-Sept. 3): $205/ 

adult, $165/child (5-17), $775/per family; 

Fall Foliage (Oct. 5-7): $145, $30 or $585. Call 

(518) 656-9462 or visit chingachgook.org. 

Albany Pine Bush 

Discovery Center Open 

ALBANY – After years of planning and preparation, 

the grand opening of the Albany 

Pine Bush Preserve Commission’s Discovery 

Center took place on June 16. The opening 

weekend accommodated 500 enthusiastic 

visitors who enjoyed the interactive, hands- 

Our mountains, rivers and lakes offer an abundance of activities for all ages, in 

every season. Swim, boat, fish and play golf. Trails for hiking, mountain biking, skiing 

and snowmobiling await. Accommodations and restaurants are easily accessible 

throughout the area. Visit our website for lodging, dining, events, maps and more. 

Chamber of Commerce/Office of Tourism, 

Routes 30 & 8, Box 184, Speculator, NY 

At the crossroads of two Scenic Byways 

518-548-4521 • speculatorchamber.com 

ADIRONDACKS 

SPECULATOR 

Speculator, Lake Pleasant, Piseco, Arietta, Morehouse, Wells 

REGION 

on feel of the Center as well as the diverse 

client displays, nature programs, and activities 

that were offered. The gift shop was also 

a big attraction with people purchasing a 

variety of Pine Bush related items. Visitors 

are encouraged to stop by to experience for 

themselves the interesting use of space and 

the engaging exhibits. The Friends of the 

Pine Bush Community recently launched a 

membership campaign to promote interest 

and raise funds for the Center. The 3,010-acre 

Pine Bush represents one of the world’s best 

remaining examples of an inland pine-barrens 

ecosystem. Discovery Center admission 

is free and open year-round. Call (518) 456- 

0655 or visit albanypinebush.org. 

ADK Receives Funds 

for Tourism Cares 

LAKE PLACID – Adirondack Mountain Club 

and its partners received $10,000 from 

Tourism Cares for Tomorrow to update and 

distribute a publication to provide information 

on how to recreate safely and in a 

manner that protects the natural resources 

of the Adirondacks. “We are honored to be 

only one of seven organizations worldwide 

to be recognized and awarded funding 

by Tourism Cares,” said Jen Kretser, ADK 

Education Director. “They share with us the 

importance of maintaining natural beauty 

while enjoying recreation.” Additional funding 

and services will be provided by ADK, 

NYSDEC, Wildlife Conservation Society, 

Nature Conservancy (Adk chapter), and 

Adirondack Regional Tourism Council to 

produce a paper and online version. Based 

on High Peaks Footnotes, the guide will 

advise outdoor enthusiasts while ensuring 

safety and avoiding conflicts. Tourism Cares 

for Tomorrow is a Massachusetts-based 

public charity that provides grants to natural, 

cultural and historic sites. Call (518) 668- 

4447 or visit adk.org. 

Albany Kripalu 

Yoga Center Closes 

COLONIE – The Albany Kripalu Yoga Center, 

which has taught thousands of yoga practitioners 

in the Capital Region, closed its 

33-year-old business on July 29. Albany 

Kripalu lost 30-percent of its membership 

over the past three years, primarily due to 

increased competition from health clubs, 

YMCA’s and other centers offering yoga 

classes. The owner’s had hoped to sell the 

non-profit organization to a new owner, but 

the deal fell through in July. Kripalu, named 

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for a swami who promoted this practice of 

yoga, started by meeting in member’s homes 

before growing to multiple locations in its 

prime years. The center was affiliated with 

the larger Kripalu Center for Yoga in Lenox, 

Mass. Albany Kripalu teachers hope that 

the practice will return in some way. Visit 

akyc.org. 

Way North Century 

in Clinton County 

PLATTSBURGH – On Sunday, Sept. 9, join the 

Adirondack Cycling Team for their inaugural 

Way North Century ride through the beautiful 

roads of Clinton County. The Oval at the 

Old Plattsburgh Air Force Base is the starting 

point for the century and half-century rides. 

The century follows a counter-clockwise 

loop along Lake Champlain, the Canadian 

border, and into the Adirondack Park, before 

returning to Plattsburgh. The registration fee 

includes a T-shirt, supported rest areas, bike 

mechanic at start, vehicle support, and an 

after-ride gathering with good food and great 

people. Contact Tracy Gryger at (518) 563- 

7620 or visit adirondackcyclingteam.com. 

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Open Fri-Sun Sept 7-Oct 14 

Hours: 10am-4pm 

(518) 946-2223 x7 

downhillmike.com 

27 Trails for All Abilities/Styles 

DH/XC rental bikes, helmets, pads 

Gondola to Little Whiteface Peak 

Shuttle bus to Mid-Station 

Mixing Bowl Skills Course 

Up to 10 stations for all abilities 

Discover MTB Riding Programs 

Daily half/full day w/guide options 

Guided Tour of Upper Mountain 

Sat-Sun at 1pm • Free 

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Hours: 10am-5pm 

50K Trails for All Abilities 

XC rental bikes & helmets 

MTB Riding Clinics for Kids 

Sat 11am-12pm • Free/reserve 

MTB Riding Clinics for All 

Mon 10am-12pm • Free/reserve 

Trail Run, MTB & Duathlon 

Race Series – 5K, 10K, Kids’ 1K 

Wed 6/28-8/22 6:30pm 

“Fun, Not Fear” MTB 

Riding Camps for Adults 

1-Day: Fri, 8/3 & 8/17 

2-Day: Fri-Sat, 8/3-4 & 8/17-18 

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Lessons • Rentals • Sales • Service 

Lesson Tours • Camps • Private Guiding 

2733 Main St, Lake Placid 

(518) 523-3764 

highpeakscyclery.com


ELECTRIC CITY ROCK GYM 

Climb the Tallest Indoor Wall 

in the Capital Region 

40-foot custom 

designed and 

textured climbing 

surface, unlike 

anything you’ve 

experienced 

before. 

3,000 square feet of the most diverse bouldering 

around. Find out why the Times Union and 

Metroland agree that Electric City is 

”The Best Indoor Climbing“ in the area. 

Located in Downtown Schenectady 

(Across the street from Proctors Theatre) 

Center City Sportsplex 

433 State St. 

Schenectady, NY 12305 

(518) 388-2704 • www.ecrockgym.com 

Groups and Birthday Parties Welcome 

We Offer Outdoor Guiding Programs 

For more info, visit our website 

PLATTEKILL EXTREME SERIES DOWNHILL #1 

May 13, 2007 • Plattekill Mountain Bike Park, Roxbury 

PRO MEN 

1 Ford, James Sinister 2:45.922 

EXPERT MEN: SENIOR 19-29 

1 Rybicky, Justin Green Fish Sports 3:00.480 

EXPERT MEN: MASTER 30-39 

1 Whitehead, Dan RPR Racing 3:07.356 


1 Watkins, Anthony Cnybikes.com 3:17.656 

JUNIOR X MEN: JUNIOR 1-18 

1 Wolmer, Kyle Ride-this.com 3:05.453 

SPORT MEN: SENIOR 19-29 

1 Bourgeois, Jason Wachussett 3:20.293 

SPORT MEN: MASTER 30-39 

1 Oeser, Aaron Bay Ridge Bike 3:49.957 


1 Gildner, Al SVB Racing 3:58.062 

SPORT MEN: JUNIOR 1-18 

1 Fineblit, Evan Team Drop 3:22.916 

SPORT-BEGINNER WOMEN: 1-99 

1 Lockshire, Amy SVB Racing 5:48.748 

BEGINNER WOMEN: JUNIOR 1-18 

1 Menne, Jacqueline Plattekill 7:54.092 

BEGINNER MEN: JUNIOR 1-18 

1 Milkiewicz, David Unattached 4:05.034 

BEGINNER MEN: SENIOR 19-29 

1 Collings, Matt AtomLab 4:26.531 

Courtesy of Plattekill Mountain 

ROUND THE MOUNTAIN CANOE & KAYAK RACE 

May 19, 2007 • Ampersand Bay Resort to Riverside Park, Saranac Lake 

10.5 MILES 

Lower Saranac Lake to Saranac River to Oseetah Lake & Lake Flower 

GUIDEBOATS 

1 Gerhard Munger Lowville 1:48:18 

FOUR-PERSON CANOE 

1 Plaid Paddlers Rochester 1:45:19 

WAR CANOE 

1 Snow Monkeys Saranac Lake 1:53:48 

TWO-PERSON CANOE RECREATION – FAMILY 

1 R. Stockwell Jr/Ray Morris South Glens Falls 2:11:21 

TWO-PERSON CANOE RECREATION – MIXED 

1 Karl Zaunbrecher/Veronica Byers Saranac Lake/Lake Placid 2:08:45 

SOLO RECREATION 

1 Ed Mazdzer Saranac Lake 1:51:40 

ONE-PERSON CANOE STOCK – MEN 

1 David Thomas Watertown 1:43:56 

ONE-PERSON CANOE STOCK – WOMEN 

1 Becky Sutter Saranac Lake 1:49:23 

ONE-PERSON CANOE AMATEUR – MEN 50-59 

1 Dale Carpenter Glenville 1:39:28 

ONE-PERSON CANOE AMATEUR – MEN 60-99 

1 Jim Genkos Auburn 1:39:29 

TWO-PERSON CANOE STOCK – MEN 50-99 

1 Chas Billingsley/Bruce Kennedy Lake Clear/Peru 1:37:16 

TWO-PERSON CANOE STOCK – MEN 1-49 

1 Fred Goodnough/Brian Watson Theresa/Watertown 1:38:43 

TWO-PERSON CANOE STOCK – MIXED 50-99 

1 Denise Paddock/Dave Paddock Lake George 1:45:16 

TWO-PERSON CANOE STOCK – MIXED 1-49 

1 Tiffany Drake/Jim Minnie Paul Smiths/Saranac Lake 1:50:12 

TWO-PERSON CANOE AMATEUR – MEN 50-99 

1 John Newman/Gene Newman Canton 1:36:20 

TWO-PERSON CANOE AMATEUR – MEN 1-49 

1 Roger Henry/Brian Young Rexford/Berne 1:30:02 

TWO-PERSON CANOE AMATEUR – WOMEN 50-99 

1 Jan Perrin/Joan Henry Manoria,WI/Rexford 1:37:28 

TWO-PERSON CANOE AMATEUR – WOMEN 1-49 

1 Kim Greiner/Pam Fitzgerald Esperance/Scotia 1:43:11 

TWO-PERSON CANOE AMATEUR – MIXED 50-99 

1 Bob/Lin Cooley Scotia 1:43:15 

ONE-PERSON AMATEUR SPECIAL 

1 Terry Kent Lake Placid 1:28:51 

UNLIMITED KAYAK – MEN 50-99 

1 Dave McAdoo Ogdensburg 1:34:50 

UNLIMITED KAYAK – MEN 1-49 

1 Benoit Gauthier Gloucester, ON 1:27:15 

UNLIMITED KAYAK – WOMEN 1-49 

1 Mary Louise Tammaro, QC 2:09:59 

TOURING KAYAK – MEN 50-99 

1 Jay Appleton Waitsfield, VT 1:35:12 

TOURING KAYAK – MEN 1-49 

1 Jim Allott Potsdam 1:35:40 

TOURING KAYAK – WOMEN 50-99 

1 Nina Sennett Auburn 2:00:00 

TWO-PERSON KAYAK – WOMEN 

1 Marie Godbout/Elizabeth McMahon Pointe Claire, QC 2:12:27 

Courtesy of Adirondack Watershed Alliance 

29TH ANNUAL BILLYGOAT ORIENTEERING MEET 

May 19-20, 2007 • John Boyd Thacher State Park, New Scotland 

BILLYGOAT 

1 Lux, Bob Up North M60-69 2:16:14 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Walker, Lyn West Cumberland F60-69 3:01:07 

1 Duca, Nick Stars 41 1:31:54 1 Murray, Cameron New England M74 3:48:53 

2 Riley, Wyatt Delaware Valley 34 1:32:38 

BILLYGOAT SPRINTS 

3 Grollman, Peter West Cumberland 39 1:39:51 MALE OVERALL 

FEMALE OVERALL 

1 Fredrickson, John Hudson Valley 21 14.01 

1 Saeger, Hillary New England 23 1:44:03 2 Shields, Brendan Cambridge 24 14.59 

2 Saeger, Samantha New England 25 1:44:05 3 Smith, Ross Cambridge 24 15.02 

3 Hall, Kristin New England 40 1:54:57 FEMALE OVERALL 

AGE GROUPS 

1 Riley, Angelica Delaware Valley 37 22.05 

1 Goodwin, John West Cumberland M10-19 1:52:25 2 DeWitt, Susan West Cumberland 42 23.48 

1 Bryant, Isabel New England F10-19 3:19:09 3 Brosius, Anna Unattached 24 27.24 

1 Smith, Ross Cambridge M20-29 1:44:02 

RECREATION COURSE 

1 Popova, Kseniya Hudson Valley F20-29 1:55:11 WHITE – 2K 

1 Conradi, Mikkel Cambridge M30-39 1:45:01 1 Anna Campbell 64:00 

1 Riley, Angelica Delaware Valley F30-39 2:06:18 YELLOW – 2.2K 

1 Balter, Greg Delaware Valley M40-49 1:41:10 1 Valerie Murray 65:00 

1 Dickison, Peggy London F40-49 2:13:56 WHITE + YELLOW – 4.2K 

1 Linder, Ernst Up North M50-59 1:45:23 1 Barb Dominie 47:00 

1 Olafsen, Tracey Up North F50-59 2:33:24 

Courtesy of Empire Orienteering Club 

Race Results 

BUSINESS DIRECTORY 

Dr. Brad Elliott 

Wants to Help! 

• Family Chiropractic Care 

• Wellness Care Programs 

• Athletic Injury 

• Pain Mgmt./Rehabilitation 

677 Plank Rd Clifton Park 383-4889 

32nd Annual 

Gazette Stockade•athon 15K 

Sunday, November 11th • 10:30 am 

Central Park, Schenectady, NY 

Oldest major 15K road race in the country 

USATF certified course • 11/10: Health & Fitness Expo 

Save the Day & Get Ready! 

Race Applications/Information: HMRRC.COM 

Questions? hamletbryans@nycap.rr.com 

Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club 

The largest running club in the Capital Region 

Annual memberships for singles, couples, 

families and youth at reasonable rates 

Individuals $12 � Youth (under 20) $9 � Couple or Family $15 

Reduced race fees � Subscription to The Pace Setter 

Check us out at www.hmrrc.com 

Click on Membership Application to download form 

9TH ANNUAL DISTANCE RUNNING HALL OF FAME RACES 

May 20, 2007 • National Distance Running Hall of Fame, Utica 

HALF-MARATHON – 13.1 MILES 

MALE OVERALL 

1 David Putney 42 Newport 1:18:30 

2 Justin Bishop 26 Colonie 1:18:36 

3 Paul Humphrey 39 Deerfield 1:18:52 


1 Laura Kline 29 Syracuse 1:31:13 

2 Christine Sisting 33 Norwich 1:33:40 

3 Nicole Andres 35 Cooperstown 1:33:58 

MALE AGE GROUP: 19 & UNDER 

1 Brandon Schmidt 15 Manlius 1:59:17 

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 19 & UNDER 

1 Kelly Murray 19 Deerfield 1:46:07 

2 Johanna Delaney 17 Sherrill 1:58:45 

3 Claire Moody 16 Sterling, VA 2:01:00 

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29 

1 Matthew Roberts 22 Holland Patent 1:21:23 

2 Andrew Totman 26 Utica 1:27:04 

3 Josh Blair 20 Clayville 1:36:23 

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29 

1 Jessica Charles 25 Oriskany 1:34:00 

2 Katie Luker 23 New Hartford 1:36:24 

3 Sarah Fairchild 29 Syracuse 1:39:24 


1 R.J. Bradley 34 Whitesboro 1:27:33 

2 Dan Pierson 38 Oriskany 1:30:32 

3 Talbot Bala 38 Herkimer 1:38:56 


1 Carol Zweifel 39 Waterville 1:34:02 

2 Kelly Ann Nugent 31 Clinton 1:37:44 

3 Corrine Haynes 39 Lafayette 1:38:31 


1 Rob Hudyncia 44 Fort Plain 1:25:45 

2 Scott Suba 43 Deerfield 1:27:15 

3 James Tretola 46 Little Falls 1:29:47 


1 Rebecca Stange 40 Oneida 1:42:21 

2 Ingrid Otto-Jones 42 Utica 1:43:07 

3 Joan Scibetta 43 Brewerton 1:43:44 


1 Mike Kodya 53 Liverpool 1:21:44 

2 Richard Stankivitz 56 Canastota 1:23:55 

3 Larry Reyes 55 Rome 1:24:16 


1 Louise Reesor 53 Thornhill, ON 1:39:35 

2 Nancy Castellano 50 New Hartford 1:45:01 

3 Catherine Sliwinski 51 Niskayuna 1:47:31 

OPEN 5K RACE 


1 Allison Moeller 31 Albany 21:32 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Brad Lewis 20 Troy 16:58 


1 Ted D’Agostino 13 Latham 23:53 

2 Eamonn Coughlin 14 Castleton 23:56 

3 Dmitry Yankowski 13 West Sand Lake 24:00 


1 Eileen McDonnell 15 Troy 30:50 

2 Katie Doyle 16 Troy 33:44 

3 Clare Jednak 19 Albany 37:28 


1 David Nicol 17 Loudonville 18:10 

2 Aaron Davis 18 Averill Park 18:41 

3 Steve Walsh 19 Wynantskill 18:42 

Surley 

Sycip 

Yeti 

Fat City 


1 Ron Flint 60 Toronto, ON 1:36:57 

2 Charles Silverman 61 New Hartford 1:48:40 

3 Leroy Sergott 65 Utica 1:53:11 


1 Ginny Pezzula 61 Colonie 1:59:16 

2 Rosanne Rushton 60 Rome 2:27:03 

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 & OVER 

1 Dave Hurd 70 Rome 2:32:35 

2 Wayne Thompson 70 Holland Patent 1:57:34 

RELAY TEAMS: COED OPEN 

1 Maryann Wilkinson/Jim Deyulio 1:41:14 

RELAY TEAMS: FEMALE MASTER 

1 Julie Obrist/Claudia Tooley 1:59:51 

RELAY TEAMS: MALE MASTER 

1 Jonathan Owens/Moe Lalonde 1:23:44 

RELAY TEAMS: COED MASTER 

1 Deborah Loomis/Don MacIntosh 2:12:05 

5K ROAD RACE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Michael Brych 28 New York Mills 16:45 

2 Michael Massoud 46 Sauquoit 19:00 

3 Mike Feola 16 Cassville 20:10 


1 Lisa Bunce 34 Clinton 20:27 

2 Kelsey Peek 15 Utica 21:05 

3 Virginia Truax 53 Clayville 23:47 

AGE GROUPS 

1 Seth MacDonald M01-19 Sherrill 20:30 

1 Rebecca Jones F01-19 Marcy 26:38 

1 Michael Peek M20-29 Utica 21:21 

1 Pamela May F20-29 Utica 24:57 

1 James Bartkowiak M30-39 Utica 23:34 

1 Karen Davis F30-39 New York Mills 25:41 

1 Mark Williams M40-49 Clinton 20:48 

1 Catherine Wheelock F40-49 Sauquoit 26:10 

1 Richard Albro M50-59 Fayetteville 23:11 

1 Lenore Valuckas F50-59 Sauquoit 26:30 

1 Kermit Cadrette M60-69 Rome 23:16 

1 Rose Hosp F60-69 Barneveld 33:45 

1 Wayne Decker M70-79 Whitesboro 26:50 

1 Dolores Quinn F70-79 Whitesboro 36:21 

Courtesy of Utica Roadrunners 

INAUGURAL LA SALLE INSTITUTE DASH TO EXCELLENCE 

May 20, 2007 • La Salle Institute, Troy 


1 Palar Raczkowski 23 Rensselaer 51:59 


1 Sarah Flannery 29 East Greenbush 24:37 


1 Matthew Flannery 28 East Greenbush 22:29 

2 Matt Karpovich 25 Ballston Spa 25:09 

3 Joseph Spiak 26 Troy 25:17 


1 Libbie Craft 31 Selkirk 26:02 

2 Jessica Nasul 32 Troy 37:11 


1 Stephen Klimack 34 Troy 22:37 


1 Julie Burke 39 Troy 22:00 

2 Jill Filuta 35 West Sand Lake 28:43 

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1 Daniel Filuta 38 West Sand Lake 23:10 


1 Donna Clark 43 Slingerlands 27:15 

2 Anne Hurley 44 Delmar 28:03 

3 Theresa Maneen 43 Albany 28:44 


1 Tom Mack 42 Wynantskill 21:25 

2 Denis Hurley 44 Delmar 25:16 

3 Vin Berger 44 Glenmont 25:59 


1 Molly Nicol 48 Loudonville 26:19 

2 Kathy Hart 49 Albany 27:13 

3 Donna Charlebois 49 Troy 27:17 


1 Michael Bromm 47 Valley Falls 19:46 

2 Richard Coughlin 46 Castleton 20:41 

3 Kevin Burke 48 Troy 23:39 


1 Jill Mehan 52 Troy 26:26 

2 Kathy Volks 50 Troy 30:23 

3 Sue Testo 53 Troy 51:50 

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1 Alex Grout 17:19 


1 Kari Daley 21:34 


1 Paul Vermilyea Jr. 22:08 

2 David Douglas 23:55 

3 Nico Dumas 24:48 


1 Sarah Erno 26:06 

2 Isabelle Hubbert 31:29 

3 Kali DeMarco 33:38 


1 Stephen DiCerce 18:29 

2 Nathan Clements 21:58 

3 Brandon Izzo 22:12 


1 Ashley Bucci 21:59 

2 Abby Maiello 24:25 

3 Kristina Eccles 24:26 


1 Dallas Foard 19:25 

2 Michael Seahorn 20:07 

3 Ian Foard 21:19 


1 Meghan Salmon 27:44 

2 Kathryn Tylock 27:44 

3 Shannon Connors 27:47 


1 Jason Perkins 17:58 

2 Jaime Bisceglia 23:51 

3 Eric Connors 24:57 


1 Kristen Myers 25:18 

2 Emily Riggett 26:11 

3 Emily Heusser 28:23 


1 Todd Bisaillon 21:56 

2 Michael Taglione 23:07 

3 Garret Billert 23:27 


1 Terra Sentiwany 21:46 

2 Julie Urbanski 23:02 

3 Tara Rinaldi 24:33 


1 Norris Pearson 17:53 

2 Adam Erno 18:32 

3 Alar Elken 20:29 


1 Rick Munson 50 Prattsville 18:50 

2 James Mink 51 Rensselaer 21:07 

3 John Connolly 50 Troy 25:43 


1 Mary Collins Finn 57 Menands 23:05 

2 Jacqueline Tremont 56 Averill Park 30:30 

3 Gini Maffia-Tobler 58 Albany 55:13 


1 Kevin Donohue 56 Troy 20:14 

2 Brian Bradley 55 Averill Park 37:50 

3 Joe Martelle 56 Hoosick Falls 38:27 


1 Ernie Paquin 60 Gansevoort 23:06 

2 Frank Klose 64 Castleton 24:22 

3 Robert Herzog 62 Loudonville 25:09 


1 Richard Glasheen 65 Troy 33:16 


1 Mike Bartholomew 82 Colonie 37:57 

Courtesy of La Salle Institute 

18TH ANNUAL RUN IF YOU D.A.R.E. 5K ROAD RACE 

May 23, 2007 • North Central Avenue, Mechanicville 

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1 7:57:11 Terry Kent Lake Placid 

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1 7:24:59 Andy Triebold 

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1 8:23:46 John Harrison West Oneonta 

Mike Harrison Washougal, WA 

FEMALE: CLOSED CANOE ENDURANCE 

1 8:35:51 Michelle Kenyon Waterford, CT 

MALE UNDER 50: CLOSED CANOE ENDURANCE 

1 7:59:03 Jason Gauthier Athol, MA 

Jason Lichtenberger Athol, MA 

MALE UNDER 50: ONE-PERSON CANOE 

1 8:43:58 Patrick O’Hara Gilbertsville 

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1 8:17:50 Dick Ulbrich Wellesley, MA 

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1 Maureen Fitzgerald 22:31 

2 Michelle Mickalonis 25:23 

3 Cathy Sheridan 25:24 


1 Dennis Fillmore 19:09 

2 Chris Burns 19:58 

3 William Heslin 23:26 


1 Martha DeGrazia 21:58 

2 Susan LeSar 27:32 

3 Linda Plante 31:59 


1 Henry Bagnoli 22:23 

2 Bob Cheney 23:23 

3 Ray Lee 26:24 


1 Eiko Bogue 31:08 


1 Joe Kelly 26:39 

2 Ken Orner 31:25 

3 Donald McBain 34:52 

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 & OVER 

1 Virginia Donahue 45:54 

MALE WHEELCHAIR 

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May 25-28, 2007 • Susquehanna River, Cooperstown to Bainbridge 

MALE 50 & OVER: ONE-PERSON CANOE 

1 8:25:36 Michael Fairchild Battleboro, VT 

MIXED: CLOSED CANOE ENDURANCE 

1 8:09:20 Jan Perrin Johnsonville 

Larry Frederick Archer, FL 

MIXED/FEMALE: NYMCRA STOCK ENDURANCE 

1 8:56:16 Connie Constant Pukatawagan, MB 

Murray Marchment Wanipigow, MB 

MALE: NYMCRA STOCK ENDURANCE 

1 8:33:25 Don Lafever Norwich 

Rich Hall Gilbertsville 

MALE: TOURING KAYAK ENDURANCE 

1 9:55:00 Skip Ciccarelli Royalston, MA 

MALE: STOCK ALUMINUM ENDURANCE 

1 9:51:51 Ben Landry Walton 

Kenneth Landry Walton 

MIXED/FEMALE: STOCK ALUMINUM ENDURANCE 

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MALE: RECREATION ENDURANCE 

1 9:08:36 Frank Harper St Theresa Point, MB 

Lyle Wood St Theresa Point, MB 

MIXED/FEMALE: RECREATION ENDURANCE 

1 9:13:23 Bonnie Linklater Winnipeg, MB 

Dwight Spence Nelson House, MB 

OPEN: TWO-PERSON KAYAK ENDURANCE 

1 11:33:45 Mike Jackson Delanson 

Tom Lombardoni Delanson 


1 Mini Boyle 35 Ridgefield, CT 1:45:09 

2 Mary Duprey 47 Rouses Point 1:47:35 

3 Pamela Duell 37 Queensbury 1:49:01 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Tim Tapply 31 Natick, MA 1:27:58 

2 Derrick Treadwell 32 Oneonta 1:30:18 

3 Chris Casey 36 Montgomery Ctr, VT 1:30:26 


1 Justine Mosher 22 Glens Falls 1:50:15 

2 McKenzie Healy 21 Saratoga Springs 2:20:20 


1 Matt Oppenheim 21 Saratoga Springs 2:20:20 


1 Diana Erdmann-Sager 28 Brooklyn 2:15:44 

2 Valerie Anatriello 28 Saratoga Springs 2:23:07 


1 Jason Hart 28 Ballston Spa 1:37:43 

2 Andrew Rizzi 26 Schenectady 1:41:00 

3 Aaron Degiovine 29 Greenville 1:44:49 


1 Tara Lavonas 32 Latham 1:57:07 

2 Cindy Munter 34 Middle Grove 2:04:16 

3 Paula Canell 34 Saratoga Springs 2:13:13 


1 William Henke 32 Hudson Falls 1:40:16 

2 William Carder 32 Millbrook 1:47:49 

3 Marc Grossman 34 Niskayuna 1:54:23 


1 Julie Burke 39 Troy 1:53:57 

2 Cheryl Clark 35 Gansevoort 1:56:32 

3 Natalia Hogan 38 Saratoga Springs 2:03:19 


1 Rob Straznitskos 37 Naugatuck, CT 1:35:30 

2 Randall Swift 35 Saratoga Springs 1:40:39 

3 Matthew Shell 36 Burnt Hills 1:40:57 


1 Judy Torel 44 Albany 1:52:49 

2 Tracy Perry 43 Clifton Park 1:57:26 

3 Debbie Petridis 43 Albany 2:01:21 


1 James North 44 Greenfield Center 1:39:47 

2 Frank Collins 40 Queensbury 1:42:36 

3 Alan Blond 44 East Greenbush 1:46:00 


1 Maureen Sara 45 Queensbury 2:04:55 

2 Susan Johnson 46 Saratoga Springs 2:24:06 

3 Janice Prichett 48 Clifton Park 2:31:20 

29TH ANNUAL KAC RUN & WALK 

June 2, 2007 • Kirkland Art Center, Clinton 

5K RUN 


MALE OVERALL 

1 McKenzie Clemens 19 Lowville 43:30 

1 Craig Lalonde 18 Clinton 16:34 2 Christine Sisting 33 Norwich 44:54 

2 Mike Brych 28 New York Mills 16:51 3 Andi Alexander 50 Clinton 50:51 

3 Ryan Millar 16 New Hartford 17:31 

10-MILE RUN 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Hunter Padgett 16 Clinton 18:20 1 Adam Siepiola 27 Clinton 1:01:30 

2 Jessica Charles 25 Oriskany 20:16 2 Scott Suba 43 Deerfield 1:07:00 

3 Kelly Ann Nugent 31 Clinton 20:58 3 Shawn Horan 25 Norwich 1:07:15 

10K RUN 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Aimee Pearce 40 Clinton 1:10:09 

1 David Putney 42 Newport 36:58 2 Hannah Hoffman 17 Rome 1:11:38 

2 Paul Humphrey 39 Deerfield 37:09 3 Molly Englis Bowers 46 Syracuse 1:21:16 

3 Jim Fiore 49 Utica 37:18 

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1 8:28:04 Richard Libby Springfield, VA 

FEMALE: TOURING KAYAK ENDURANCE 

1 9:54:59 Pam Browning Carlisle, MA 

OPEN: ONE-PERSON CANOE ABM STANDARD 

1 9:10:11 David Thomas Watertown 

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3RD ANNUAL SARATOGA LIONS CLUB DUATHLON 

May 27, 2007 • Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs 


1 John Noonan 47 Ballston Spa 1:35:18 

2 Chris Buckley 45 Burnt Hills 1:42:33 

3 Kenneth Wilson 45 Pittsfield, MA 1:43:11 


1 Chuck Ryan 52 Loudonville 1:48:31 

2 Vincent Kirby 50 Mechanicville 1:53:40 

3 Douglas Tucker 52 Rensselaer 1:59:25 


1 Christine McKnight 59 Schuylerville 2:24:03 


1 Glenn Schaef 57 Saratoga Springs 2:27:59 


1 Charles Brockett 61 Dolgeville 1:57:38 

2 Peter Newkirk 60 Albany 2:28:24 


1 Stephen Mitchell 65 Malta 2:17:55 

2 Richard Homenick 71 Schenectady 2:21:29 

3 Willian Sheft 66 Ballston Spa 2:36:27 

TWO-PERSON TEAMS: MALE AGE GROUP 

1 G-Force 1:38:09 

Gene Vitullo/Gerard Largo 

2 The TV Show 1:42:01 

Timothy Bonnier/Vince O’Neill 

3 Team Gover 1:45:25 

Bob Gover/Bill Tacket 

TWO-PERSON TEAMS: FEMALE AGE GROUP 

1 Ole Bones of Contention 1:54:34 

Cheryl Wise/Leanne Till 

2 Rogers-Harrington & Swift 2:06:42 

Joan Rogers-Harrington/Karen Swift 

3 Spur of the Moment 2:08:31 

Deborah Crotty/Lisa Nagle 

TWO-PERSON TEAMS: COED 

1 Team Tucker 1:42:49 

Peggy Carty/Don Rice 

2 Team Schnell 1:44:10 

Chance Wilk/Carolyn Wilk 

3 NTL Racing 1:45:30 

David Reulet/Sandra Reulet 

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1 Koolkats 1:44:38 

Robert Filkins/Michelle Thorburn/Joe Natalie 

2 Marcie Fraser 1:45:53 

Marcie Fraser/Marcie Fraser/Marcie Fraser 

3 Team Cherubin 1:48:00 

David Cherubin/Cathy Vaughan/Daniel Green 

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10TH ANNUAL CHARLTON HERITAGE 5K RUN & WALK 

June 2, 2007 • Old School House, Charlton 

5K RUN 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Shamus Nally 20 16:26 


1 Kirsten Anderson 15 19:37 


1 Jared Short 10 23:52 

2 Noah Mesh 8 44:26 


1 Kristen Bikowitz 8 31:47 


1 Otis Ubriaco 13 18:56 

2 Dan Fernandez 13 19:33 

3 Buddy Herkenham 12 23:23 


1 Alyssa Drapeau 13 20:08 

2 Rachel Stalker 13 20:19 

3 Allie Maguire 14 24:52 


1 Matt Burton 17 17:42 

2 Sean Pezzulo 15 17:54 

3 Tyler Welsh 18 19:15 


1 Megan Reynolds 18 19:15 

2 Emily Taft 17 23:36 

3 Kassandra Bikowitz 16 38:30 

29TH ANNUAL FREIHOFER’S RUN FOR WOMEN 

June 2, 2007 • Empire State Plaza, Albany 

TOP 10 OVERALL 

1 Benita Johnson 28 Australia 15:22 

2 Asmae Leghzaoui 30 Morrocco 15:31 

3 Teyba Erkesso 24 Ethiopia 15:46 

4 Dire Tune 21 Ethiopia 15:51 

5 Mara Yamauchi 33 Great Britain 15:52 

6 Emily Chebet 21 Kenya 15:59 

7 Amane Gobena 24 Ethiopia 16:03 

8 Silvia Skvortsova 32 Russia 16:10 

9 Emily McCabe 23 Durham, NC 16:11 

10 Nataliya Berkut 32 Ukraine 16:28 

TOP 5 MASTERS 

1 Lucy Smith 40 Canada 16:32 

2 Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanov 46 Russia 16:43 

3 Patty Murray 41 Boulder, CO 17:03 

4 Carmen Ayala-Troncoso 48 Austin, TX 18:00 

5 Beth Ellickson 40 Glendale, AZ 18:14 

AGE GROUP: 14 & UNDER 

1 Gabrielle Mancuso 14 New Paltz 19:36 

2 Sidney King 14 Saratoga Springs 19:48 

3 Megan Conway 14 Saratoga Springs 20:37 

4 Lea Cure 12 Altamont 21:12 

5 Morgan Mueller 14 Queensbury 21:33 

6 Charlotte O’Connor 13 Rensselaer 21:43 

7 Jessica Richburg 14 East Greenbush 21:59 

8 Kaylee Scott 10 Castleton 22:42 

9 Hannah Shoemaker 9 Poestenkill 22:42 

10 Michelyn Little 12 Voorheesville 22:51 

AGE GROUP: 15 - 19 

1 Hannah Davidson 16 Saratoga Springs 17:42 

2 Brina Seguine 17 Rensselaer 18:00 

3 Cassandra Goutos 15 Saratoga Springs 18:25 

4 Brianne Bellow 15 Saratoga Springs 19:01 

5 Mikala Anson 15 Albany 19:25 

6 Shannon Finnegan 18 Niskayuna 19:26 

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2 Mark Frontera 27 19:41 

3 Charles Petraske 29 21:28 


1 Sammi Bodenstab 25 21:38 

2 Suzanne Johnson 29 27:06 

3 Megan Abreham 21 27:38 


1 Zach Gobel 38 18:48 

2 Shaun Zeph 31 20:26 

3 Mark Pribis 38 20:54 


1 Rebecca Bednarek 30 22:12 

2 Kristin Short 39 23:13 

3 Sharon Swain 34 23:38 


1 Michael Stalker 44 19:34 

2 Brian Clark 41 20:18 

3 Wayne Richardson 43 20:37 


1 Beth Stalker 47 20:48 

2 Denise Snyder 46 24:02 

3 Janine Groves 44 24:47 


1 Dennis Fillmore 55 19:36 

2 Duane Rabideau 51 20:24 

3 Dennis Sullivan 51 20:47 


1 Lorraine DelRosso-Rayher 51 30:13 

2 Ellie George 52 30:20 


1 Frank Klose 64 24:11 

2 Richard Theissen 63 26:40 

3 Sherm Dawson 64 26:41 


1 Catherine Caine 64 43:29 


1 Don McBain 74 37:29 


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1 Holly Gramuglia 37 36:18 

2 Susan Corney 42 36:19 

3 Meagan Cronin 38 37:42 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Nathan Lofthouse 17 42:23 

2 Lloyd East 47 47:04 

Courtesy of Charlton Heritage Society 

7 Roxanne Wegman 19 Delmar 19:31 

8 Katie Dickman 16 Malta 19:39 

9 Evelyn Marrero 16 Amsterdam 19:44 

10 Katlin Mock 


16 Albany 19:52 

1 Amanda Laytham 24 Seneca Falls 17:17 

2 Caroline Bierbaum 23 New York City 17:37 

3 Libby Gamache 24 Rensselaer 19:05 

4 Julie LaFrano 24 Loudonville 19:19 

5 Yvonne Mok 24 Watertown, MA 19:33 

6 Shannon Morris 23 San Francisco, CA 19:35 

7 Leilani Garcia 24 Albany 19:59 

8 Meghan Davey 21 Amsterdam 20:10 

9 Justine Mosher 22 Glens Falls 20:11 

10 Angela Bernarde 


20 Latham 20:32 

1 Renee Gunning 25 Philadelphia, PA 16:38 

2 Rose Kosgei 25 Kenya 17:16 

3 Melissa White 26 Rochester Hills, MI 17:26 

4 Patricia Nervo 29 Carrboro, NC 17:56 

5 Diane Matthews 25 Albany 18:02 

6 Erin Boyle 27 Astoria 18:32 

7 Diana Rancourt 26 Durham, NC 18:46 

8 Eileen Combs 29 Schenectady 18:57 

9 Felice Kelly 26 New York City 19:04 

10 Lindsay LaRose 


25 Oneonta 19:05 

1 Nicole Aish 31 Gunnison, CO 17:12 

2 Christy Carrara 31 Hudson, MA 18:01 

3 Sarah Hallenbeck 31 Chapel Hill, NC 18:24 

4 Caroline Blatti 32 Chapel Hill, NC 19:01 

5 Emily Bates 30 San Francisco, CA 19:01 

6 Murphee Hayes 33 Marathon 19:04 

7 Rachelle Jenkins 31 Ballston Spa 19:13 

8 Brandee Boice 31 Holyoke MA 19:47 

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10 Lori Weaver 33 Loudonville 21:27 


1 Ludmila Petrova 38 Russia 16:52 

2 Annette Acuff 35 Binghamton 17:59 

3 Emily Bryans 39 Schenectady 18:10 

4 Amy Manson 38 Superior, CO 18:13 

5 Penny Tisko 38 Albany 20:23 

6 Christa Dederick 36 Berne 20:52 

7 Katie Hodge 35 Delmar 21:00 

8 Kimberly Miseno-Bowles 36 Amsterdam 21:11 

9 Kim Seabury 39 Old Chatham 21:29 

10 Pamela DelSignore 37 Gansevoort 21:33 


1 Jennifer Hegarty 42 Wakefield, MA 19:23 

2 Anne Benson 42 Clifton Park 19:34 

3 Mary Buck 43 Altamont 19:52 

4 Judy Guzzo 40 Niskayuna 20:22 

5 Cheryl Debraccio 41 Scotia 20:56 

6 Sue Pearsall 41 New York City 21:00 

7 Tomi Stern 41 New Paltz 21:14 

8 Jan Cyr 42 Poughkeepsie 21:17 

9 Kaaren Caron 42 Schenectady 21:20 

10 Natalie Shea 41 Amherst, MA 21:25 


1 Catherine Stone Borkowski 45 Ringwood, NJ 20:05 

2 Colleen Brackett 46 Voorheesville 20:56 

3 Nancy Taormina 48 Albany 20:59 

4 Mary McKenna 45 Syracuse 21:27 

5 Nancy Briskie 49 Schenectady 21:29 

6 Mary Hurley-Weeks 45 Lagrangeville 22:12 

7 Josie Bates 48 Delanson 22:32 

8 Gayle Mancuso 45 New Paltz 22:35 

9 Cindy Moorcroft 46 Albany 22:43 

10 Deborah Stanfield 49 Albany 23:07 


1 Joan Benoit Samuelson 50 Freeport, ME 19:07 

2 Karen Provencher 52 Glens Falls 21:43 

3 Denise Herman 51 Saratoga Springs 22:56 

4 Mickey Piscitelli 50 Baldwinsville 23:48 

5 Lisa Barley 51 East Greenbush 23:53 

6 Sue Ciarmiello 50 Schenectady 24:00 

7 Karen Dott 51 Colonie 24:23 

8 Maureen Kirsch 51 East Greenbush 24:35 

9 Susan Burns 52 Delmar 24:37 

10 Joan Celentano 53 Schenectady 24:59 


1 Judy Phelps 56 Rensselaer 21:34 

2 Hillen Von Maltzahn 58 Troy 21:58 

3 Martha DeGrazia 56 Slingerlands 22:35 

4 Laney Lutzker 57 Saratoga Springs 23:53 

5 Nancy Werthmuller 56 Scranton, PA 24:19 

6 Erika Oesterle 55 Stamford 24:44 

7 Cathy Catalano 55 Averill Park 24:44 

8 Leta Smith 56 Schenectady 25:32 

9 Dianna Bopp 57 Schenectady 25:35 

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5 Carolyn Lemmon 60 Albany 28:37 

6 Marcia Brown 64 Ballston Lake 28:53 

7 Carol Pechar 62 Slippery Rock, PA 29:28 

8 Virginia Mosher 60 Delanson 30:07 

9 Mary Ellis 64 Schenectady 30:33 

10 Margaret Nells 62 Albany 30:55 


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2 Yvonne Tasker-Rothenberg 65 Jamesville 26:05 

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9 Carole Spencer 67 East Greenbush 38:35 

10 Betty Langevin 67 Cohoes 39:14 


1 Anny Stockman 74 Rensselaer 30:36 

2 Eiko Bogue 70 Schaghticoke 34:35 

3 Betty Signorelli 73 Wynantskill 49:30 

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1 Doris Schlamowitz 77 Albany 40:18 

2 Maureen Dooley 75 Utica 43:41 

3 Gisela Choi 75 Schenectady 44:22 

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1 Carrboro Athletic Club 55:06 

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2 Willow Street AC 55:09 

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Emily Bates/Shannon Morris/Brandi Page 

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Kelly Dworak/Mary McKenna/Mickey Piscitelli 

4 Willow Street AC Masters 2 1:08:19 

Nancy Briskie/Martha DeGrazia/Hope Plavin 

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USATF VETERANS 60+ CLUB TEAMS 

1 Syracuse Track Club 1:18:22 

Kathleen Collins/Yvonne Tasker-Rothenberg/Lenis Tucker 

MOTHER/DAUGHTER TEAMS 

1 Gabrielle Mancuso/Gayle Mancuso 42:11 

2 Judy Phelps/Gina Marie Burnetter 43:11 

3 Fern Beetle-Moorcroft/Cindy Moorcroft 43:41 

4 Mikala Anson/Suzanne Anson 43:54 

5 Tomi Stern/Jordan Stern 46:17 

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2 Angela Bernarde/Kathryn Bernarde 41:51 

3 Mary Buck/Margaret Jones 42:35 

4 Lea Cure/Emily Cure 45:12 

5 Chantal Little/Michelyn Little 45:30 

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3 Take 30 Team A 1:17:23 

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4 Lisha Kill Teachers 1:21:14 

Brooke Brady/Karen Baumeister/Connie Smith 

5 Steuben Athletic Club A 1:21:19 

Ashley Boyer/Kathy Buttaro/Katie Hoffman 

HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS 

1 Kinetic A/Saratoga HS 55:08 

Hannah Davidson/Cassandra Goutos/Brianne Bellow 

2 Colonie HS A 58:43 

Mikala Anson/Shannon Finnegan/Katlin Mock 

3 Colonie HS B 1:03:29 

Gabrielle Rodriguez/Katelyn Choiniere/Emily Finnegan 

4 New Paltz HS 1:05:37 

Gabrielle Mancuso/Claire Bird/Jordan Stern 

5 Niskayuna HS 1:09:09 

Samantha Legere/Kristen Perrella/Mary Corey 

Courtesy of USA Track & Field Adirondack Association 

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PLATTEKILL EXTREME SERIES DOWNHILL #2 

June 3, 2007 • Plattekill Mountain Bike Park, Roxbury 

PRO MEN 

1 Nobman, Derrick Ninety Degrees 3:05.761 

PRO-EXPERT WOMEN 

1 Georgian, Isabel Azonic 4:06.376 

EXPERT MEN: SENIOR 19-29 

1 Tremain, Marc Billy Joel Mtn Bikes 3:35.045 


1 Merljak, Sasha KK Murska Sobota 3:36.416 


1 Brensinger, Donald SVB Racing 4:01.754 

JUNIORX MEN: JUNIOR 1-18 

1 Ulmer, Geoffrey 3:27.833 

SPORT MEN: SENIOR 19-29 

1 Harley, Sean Action Wheels 3:40.006 


1 Westbrook, Jeff Pinky 3:45.275 

8 MILES – 3,596 FEET AT 8% GRADE 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Robert Duncan Douglas 41 Honeoye Falls 1:03:08 


1 Louise Voghel 52 St-Armand, QC 1:16:48 


1 Jaimen Hume 17 Gansevoort 1:47:54 


1 Mary Fehlner 18 Keene Valley 2:04:18 


1 Bobby Ashere 22 Scarsdale 1:07:02 

2 James Marren 25 South Royalton, VT 1:09:10 

3 Christopher Rodgers 24 Westford, VT 1:15:16 


1 Megan McClelland 21 Keene Valley 1:29:03 

2 Kristen Dooley 23 Keene Valley 2:09:12 


1 Jocelyn Meunier 38 Montreal, QC 1:21:06 

2 Rob Allen 38 Cornwall, ON 1:24:41 

3 Bill Peer 38 Bloomingdale 1:25:03 


1 Kim Douglas 35 Honeoye Falls 1:24:26 

2 Shondel Boyden 37 Colton 1:33:32 

3 Jennifer Suggars 38 Cornwall, ON 1:36:21 


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1 Stonecipher, Lance Unattached 3:44.453 

SPORT MEN: JUNIOR 1-18 

1 Schumer, Andrew Alpine Shops 3:31.041 

SPORT-BEGINNER: WOMEN 

1 Koch, Kristine Team CMI 4:36.133 

BEGINNER WOMEN: JUNIOR 1-18 

1 Allison, Taylor Plattekill 9:05.091 

BEGINNER MEN: JUNIOR 1-18 

1 Mulally, Logan Rocky Mtn Cycles 4:00.755 

BEGINNER MEN: SENIOR 19-29 

1 Phillips, Chancey Unattached 6:33.166 

Courtesy of Plattekill Mountain 

30TH ANNUAL WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN UPHILL FOOT RACE 

June 3, 2007 • Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway, Wilmington 

2ND ANNUAL RUN FOR THE RIVER 


1 Michael White 44 Plattsburgh 1:10:12 

2 Lee Kauffman 49 Wilmington, DE 1:15:45 

3 Richard Costanza 48 Saranac Lake 1:16:07 


1 Carole Hakstian 40 Burlington, VT 1:17:06 

2 Laurie Schultz 46 Lake Placid 1:18:02 

3 Laura Humbert 41 Salt Lake City, UT 1:27:20 


1 Hank Schiffman 57 New York City 1:18:37 

2 Tom Ducatte 53 East Stroudsburg, PA 1:22:06 

3 Dale Rodgers 59 Westford, VT 1:26:02 


1 Missy Foote 54 Middlebury, VT 1:36:16 

2 Nancie Battaglia 53 Lake Placid 1:37:18 

3 Debi Dowie 50 Lake Placid 2:06:41 


1 Jim Mattingly 61 Theresa 1:20:30 

2 John Pelton 67 West Rupert, VT 1:32:47 

3 Rob Roy 60 West Chazy 1:40:26 


1 Richard Fedion 73 North Conway, NH 1:56:41 

2 Richard Johndrow 74 Ticonderoga 2:10:40 

Courtesy of Whiteface Mountain Regional Visitors Bureau 

June 9, 2007 • Colonie Mohawk River Park, Colonie 

5K CROSS-COUNTRY RUN 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Joan Anderson 33 32:00 

1 Anthony Giuliano 28 17:09 2 Cathy Vitas 39 32:23 

2 Nick Webster 18 17:24 3 Tanya Azzarella 30 34:33 

3 Denis Hurley III 


1 Christine Hall 

2 Allison Friesen 

3 Melissa Gordon 


1 Becca Goldstein 

2 Heather O’Keefe 


1 Zack Webster 


1 Molly Hawthorne 


1 Andrew Wise 

2 Justin Corelli 

15 

16 

12 

18 

15 

16 

16 

26 

26 

23 

17:37 

23:08 

23:27 

24:44 

26:10 

29:38 

28:15 

29:26 

19:32 

19:33 


1 Dave Rettig 

2 Tom Rest 

3 Tom Denham 


1 Anne Hurley 

2 Susan Browne 

3 Debra Rappazo 


1 Harry Matrese 

2 Peter Gordon 

3 Greg Rickes 


1 Barbara Sorrell 

2 Tanah Corelli 

3 Sandra Conley 

43 

47 

40 

44 

48 

49 

52 

52 

57 

50 

50 

51 

20:26 

21:18 

21:56 

29:02 

31:22 

32:24 

23:09 

23:42 

24:02 

25:19 

26:31 

32:07 

3 Matthew Fryer 27 19:39 MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69 


1 Greg Taylor 60 27:25 

1 Jeff Andrews 30 19:44 MALE AGE GROUP: 70 & OVER 

2 Brendan Dunfee 32 21:45 1 Armand Langevin 70 29:42 

3 Dave Shumpert 36 22:31 

Courtesy of Colonie Mohawk River Festival 

4TH ANNUAL BALLOON FESTIVAL CLASSIC 

& BATTENKILL VALLEY LAJORS GRAND PRIX 

June 9, 2007 • Cambridge Central School, Cambridge 

MALE PRO/1/2/3 – 63 MILES 

Winning Time: 2:35:04 

1 Joshua Dillon Fiordifrutta Essex Junction, VT 

2 Jake Hollenbach CCB/Volkswagen Shelburne, VT 

3 Thom Coupe Boston Scientifi c Plymouth, NH 

LAJORS – AGE GROUP: UNDER 23 


1 Thom Coupe Boston Scientifi c Plymouth, NH 

2 Kevin Wolfson Corner Cycles Belmont, MA 

3 Charles Marzot Fiordifrutta Plymouth, NH 

MALE CATEGORY 3/4 – 63 MILES 


1 Matthew Plumb Paceline Sports Haverhill, MA 

2 Jesse DeKrey Team Spin 12 Rhinebeck 

3 Erik Markewich Windham Outfi tters Stephentown 

MALE MASTERS: 30- & 40-PLUS – 63 MILES 

AGE GROUP: 30-PLUS 


1 Roger Aspholm Westwood Velo Haworth, NJ 

2 Max Lippolis Targetraining 

3 Joel Danke GSAS Mt Kisco 



1 Troy Kimball Westwood Velo Guttenberg, NJ 

2 John Funk Fiordifrutta South Kent, CT 

3 Todd Cassan Westwood Velo New York City 

MALE MASTERS: 50- & 60-PLUS – 42 MILES 



1 Douglas Crane MCRA Norwalk, CT 

2 Terry White NCC Dorset, VT 

3 David Birrell Berkshire Cycling Cummington, MA 



1 David Kliger Competitive Edge Yonkers 

2 Pete Hubbell Hudson Valley Velo Red Hook 

3 James Owers NHCC Concord, NH 

MALE CATEGORY 5 – 42 MILES 


1 Paul Fronhofer Cambridge Valley Argyle 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Paul Humphrey Utica 29:22 

2 Andrew Cirillo Yorkville 29:44 

3 Timothy Fitzgerald Utica 29:58 

4 Scott Suba Utica 31:00 

5 Joseph Johnson Utica 31:53 

6 James Tretola Little Falls 32:21 

7 Frank Vellone Utica 32:33 

8 Ron Esposito Utica 32:41 

9 Benjamin Resnick Cooperstown 33:25 

10 Jim Dever Sauquoit 33:37 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Tim Caramore 25 East Greenbush 15:23 

2 Ed Crowley 25 Somerville, MA 16:09 

3 Ben Greenberg 38 Valatie 16:14 


1 Dana Peterson 36 Albany 18:38 




1 Kyle Foster 14 Castleton-on-Hudson 20:14 

2 Trevor Kent 14 Red Hook 20:59 

3 Austin Fernandez 13 Valatie 21:16 

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2 Dan Fronhofer Unattached Fort Edward 

3 Jeff Daigle Housatonic Wheel South Lee, MA 

FEMALE – 42 MILES 


1 Susanne Pratt Univ. of NH Durham, NH 

2 Zoe Owers Independent Fabrication Newton Center, MA 

3 Catherine Hogan Espoirs Laval Beford, QC 

LAJORS – AGE GROUP: UNDER 23 


1 Susanne Pratt Univ. of NH Durham, NH 

2 Catherine Hogan Espoirs Laval Beford, QC 

3 Jennifer Stebbins Boston Scientifi c Portsmouth, NH 

MALE JUNIORS: 15-18 – 42 MILES 

AGE GROUP: 15-16 


1 Anders Newbury Univ. of NH Fairfi eld, VT 

2 Matthew Hardy Minuteman Road Acton, MA 

3 Paul Lynch Mystic Velo Colchester, CT 



1 Filip Capala Capala Brothers Brooklyn 

2 Evan Cooper CRCA Junior Closter 

3 Ian Harris CRCA Junior New York City 

MALE JUNIORS: 10-14 – 14 MILES 


Winning Time: 42:16 

1 Curtis White Capital Bicycle Racing Delanson 

2 Jack MacClarence Farm Team Cycling Loudonville 

3 Joe Toth Capital Bicycle Racing Stephentown 


Winning Time: 42:19 

1 Matthew Gilbert Cox/Steadmans Wakefi eld, RI 

2 Hunter Dansin Farm Team Cycling Cambridge 

3 Jake Jacobs So. Adk Spokes Glens Falls 

Courtesy of Farm Team Cycling & Cambridge Valley Cycling 

18TH ANNUAL RUN TO THE RESCUE 8K ROAD RACE 

June 9, 2007 • Utica Mission, Utica 


1 Heather Vroman Utica 32:56 

2 Jennifer Coughlin Whitesboro 34:22 

3 Amy Mungari New Hartford 34:41 

4 Adrienne Campbell Whitesboro 38:40 

5 Ann Lewicki Hartwick 38:57 

6 Rhonda Maxwell Newport 39:38 

7 Brenda Bashant New Hartford 39:50 

8 Grace Baron Cooperstown 39:56 

9 Maryann Wilkinson Utica 40:26 

10 Erika Hooker Richfi eld Springs 40:27 

Courtesy of Utica Mission 

9TH ANNUAL KINDERHOOK BANK OK-5K ROAD RACE 

June 9, 2007 • Village Square, Kinderhook 


1 Anna Boughtwood 14 Rensselaer 24:11 

2 Anna Curtin 14 Castleton 24:52 

3 Hannah Riordan 12 Nassau 24:55 


1 Brent Pavlick 16 Clifton Park 17:16 

2 Sean Shattenkirk 16 Kinderhook 18:10 

3 Alex Jennings 18 Columbiaville 18:14 


1 Allison Connor 17 Hudson 20:55 

2 Kati Rothwein 18 Valatie 23:45 

3 Marianka Norman 19 Hudson 25:37 

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1 Joseph Pienta 24 Brooklyn 16:33 

2 Jeff Vona 20 Valatie 16:41 

3 Bradley Lewis 20 Nassau 16:45 


1 Stephanie DeFrances 24 East Greenbush 23:20 

2 Rachel Schneider 21 Stuyvesant 24:12 

3 Kate Pentland 23 Niskayuna 25:43 


1 Matthew Drapeau 28 Palisade, CO 18:32 

2 John Carlino 26 Watervliet 20:32 

3 Boone Gorges 26 Brooklyn 21:39 


1 Morgan Adams 25 Somerville, MA 20:07 

2 Amanda Jinks 26 Brooklyn 20:31 

3 Elizabeth Schilling 29 Albany 21:42 


1 Patrick Lynskey 34 Castleton 18:15 

2 Brian Northan 32 Guilderland 18:20 

3 Tom Fraser 34 Valatie 19:43 


1 Jessica VanAlstyne 34 Austerlitz 23:42 

2 Robyn Smith 31 Germantown 24:03 

3 Jennifer Meissner 31 Averill Park 24:49 


1 Kenneth Pierce 39 Hudson 19:24 

2 John McManus 35 Valatie 21:25 

3 Craig Weidman 36 Glenmont 22:22 


1 Julie Keating 37 Kinderhook 24:27 

2 Jill McGarry 38 Claverack 26:47 

3 Maureen Montanus 38 Braintree, MA 27:15 


1 Jeffrey Brison 43 Kingston, ON 17:20 

2 Chuck Heaphy 43 Brooklyn 17:59 

3 Russell Lauer 44 Kinderhook 18:44 


1 Mary Shufelt 43 Old Chatham 23:42 

2 Theresa Warner 42 Hudson 24:41 

3 Gabriele Moriello 41 Nassau 25:44 


1 Vladimir Ilin 49 Albany 17:45 

2 Rick Lesiak 47 Johnstown 19:03 

3 Martin McElhiney 46 New York City 19:05 


1 Deb Matacchiero 49 Valatie 21:49 

2 Linda Reed 49 Ghent 23:23 

3 Kim Law 49 East Greenbush 24:41 

12th Annual Southern Saratoga YMCA 5k Run/Walk 

Southern Saratoga YMCA • 1 Wall St, Clifton Park 

Tuesday, August 14 

Kids Fun Run 5:30-6:00pm • 5K Run 6:30pm • Barbecue 6:45-8pm 

Official 5K Entry Form 

Complete this form and return with your check for the entry fee: 

Southern Saratoga YMCA 5K Run/Walk, 

Southern Saratoga YMCA, 1 Wall St, Clifton Park, NY 12065 

Name ____________________________________ Team ____________________________________ 

Address _____________________________________________________________________________ 

Phone (day) _______________________________ (evening) _________________________________ 

Male ___ Female ___ Age (race day) __________ Date of Birth _______________________________ 

Adult T-Shirt Size: M __ L __ XL __ Long sleeve T-shirt to first 200 participants! 

Entry Fee: Before/on August 9 - $18 or after August 9 - $22. Make checks payable to YMCA. 

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Race Results MALE 

9TH ANNUAL KINDERHOOK BANK OK-5K ROAD RACE continued 

MALE OVERALL 


2 Robert Gregory 31 Watervliet 19:09 

3 Rodrick Jones 36 East Greenbush 19:58 


1 Kristina Strassburg 25 Latham 20:56 

2 Erin Gregory 30 Watervliet 21:27 

3 Jennifer Mulligen 30 Castleton 22:23 


1 Noah Douglas 8 Schenectady 29:29 

2 Logan Speed 7 Rensselaer 29:33 

3 Zac Kaso 10 Guilderland 38:55 



2 Joe Natale 51 Rotterdam 19:25 

3 Ace Curtiss 53 Lenox, MA 19:39 


1 Joy deVries 53 Delmar 21:43 

2 Margaret Phillips 54 East Schodack 27:26 

3 Karen Casper 50 Ballston Spa 27:32 


1 Carl Matuszek 55 Chatham 18:31 

2 Paul Forbes 56 Colonie 20:12 

3 Ken Lohmeyer 55 Forestburgh 20:22 


1 Cecily Dexter 57 New York City 23:56 

2 Judith LeComb 55 Albany 26:47 

3 Gail Hein 55 Altamont 27:40 


1 Douglas Fox 62 Loudonville 22:02 

2 Charles Lombardo 62 Stillwater 24:23 

3 Gerald Sun 63 Brooklyn 24:58 


1 Jayne Zinke 64 Valatie 24:44 

2 Sibyl Jacobson 64 Canaan 31:55 

3 Judy Weiss 62 Chatham 34:15 


1 Robert Carroll 66 Kinderhook 33:24 


1 Bonnie Newkirk 66 Ghent 30:37 

2 Jane Rose 68 East Greenbush 40:27 


1 Daniel Wellner 73 Hillsdale 31:05 

2 Ned Norton 72 Albany 39:52 


1 Shirley Kipp 73 Niverville 42:04 

OK-1 ONE-MILE KIDS’ RUN 

1 Anthony Carlucci M6 Valatie 8:52 

1 Mary Clare VanDerbe F6 Kinderhook 9:46 

1 Gavin Clark-Gartner M7 Valatie 6:26 

1 Ellie Plourde F7 Valatie 8:47 

1 Sebastian VanDerbec M8 Kinderhook 7:11 

1 Cheyenne Munson F8 7:55 

1 Austin Leonard M9 Valatie 7:06 

1 Lauryn Krupa F9 Schodack Landing 7:48 

1 Maxson Freeman M10 Valatie 6:52 

1 Shannon LaChance F10 Hudson 8:08 

1 Jordan Healy M11 Castleton-on-Hudson 6:36 

1 Reagan Sullivan F11 Valatie 7:01 

1 Natalie Nicholson F12 Kinderhook 6:23 

1 Ricky Cummings M13 Stuyvesant 5:38 

Courtesy of Kinderhook Runners 

2ND ANNUAL LIZA’S LEGACY 5K RUN/WALK 

June 10, 2007 • Goff Middle School, East Greenbush 


1 Erin Job 10 Rensselaer 33:01 

2 Erica Warner 10 Rensselaer 34:39 

3 Kimberly Burnsah 10 Rensselaer 44:43 


1 Michael Badger 14 Schenectady 21:45 

2 Brandon Forst 11 Nassau 36:14 

3 Jake Schultz 11 Nassau 36:53 


1 Natasha Schultz 13 Nassau 25:58 

2 Christina Celello 11 East Greenbush 26:43 

3 Jillian Ludwig 12 East Schodack 27:29 

Certification and Full Release from Liability 

In consideration of the opportunity to participate in this race, I hereby unconditionally remise, discharge, and release the sponsoring 

agents, their members, and any and all persons staffing or associated with this race in and from any and all claims and/or demands that I 

may have as a result of my participation in this event. I certify that I am in good physical condition and that I shall assume all health risks 

associated with my running/walking this race. I release any and all claims against all persons staffing or associated with this race 

including but not limited to Capital District YMCA, Times Union, Rite Aid, Blue Shield of Northeastern NY and Town of Clifton Park. 

Signature ___________________________________________ Date ___________________ 

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2ND ANNUAL LIZA’S LEGACY 5K RUN/WALK continued 


1 Al Testa 29 Albany 21:15 

2 C.J. Imperial 26 Ballston Lake 23:33 

3 Dan Singer 25 Guilderland 26:28 


1 Courtney Rickert 29 Albany 23:24 

2 Maureen Murphy 24 Albany 25:45 

3 Amy Weissman 24 Ballston Spa 26:33 


1 Mike Tucker 38 East Greenbush 20:09 

2 David Shumpert 36 Clifton Park 20:49 

3 Richard Baker 33 Rensselaer 21:32 


1 Tammy Carroll 33 Clifton Park 23:21 

2 Karen Skiba 36 Troy 25:53 

3 Dion Francis 35 East Greenbush 28:08 


1 Rick Mulvey 48 East Greenbush 21:29 

2 Jeff Clark 49 Glenmont 21:33 

3 Paul Celello 40 East Greenbush 22:31 

3RD ANNUAL LAKE PLACID MARATHON, HALF-MARATHON 

& FOUR-PERSON MARATHON RELAY 

June 10, 2007 • Olympic Speedskating Oval, Lake Placid 

MARATHON – 26.2 MILES 

Top 5 Overall/Age Group & All Regional Finishers 

MALE OVERALL 

1 2:53:57 Daniel Dominie 43 Canton 

2 3:00:50 Bobby Aswell Jr 44 Cornelius, NC 

3 3:01:07 Gene Jochen 45 Peterborough, ON 

4 3:03:25 Andrew Neils 21 Manhattan, KS 

5 3:04:12 Scott Ely 40 Averill Park 


1 3:22:57 Mara Frank 23 Ithaca 

2 3:25:24 Brett Harris 22 Albany 

3 3:32:01 Grace Demarrais 21 Bernardsville, NJ 

4 3:34:43 Robin Witzke 32 Battersea, ON 

5 3:39:21 Chantal Bourgault 43 Montreal, QC 


1 3:46:51 Alissa Kersey 18 Sandy Creek 

2 3:56:17 Kalyn Burns 19 West Rutland, VT 

3 4:30:28 Megan McKee 18 Honeoye Falls 


1 3:41:36 Kristin Schulz 23 Arlington, VA 

2 3:53:18 Alexandra Zarrilli 24 New York City 

3 3:56:25 Sonia Chikh 27 Pierrefonds, QC 

13 4:25:43 Angela Hapeman 28 Port Kent 

20 4:52:55 Katie Deming 24 Delanson 

28 6:01:42 Sarah Mesmer 


25 Oneida 

1 3:10:54 Pete Smith 25 Lake Placid 

2 3:13:27 David Baran 26 Syracuse 

3 3:21:36 Travis Duprey 26 Plattsburgh 

7 3:28:55 Michael Gorman 22 Hopewell Junction 

11 3:57:36 Justin Guinup 28 New Hampton 

13 4:12:41 Mark Tanski 23 Saranac Lake 

27 5:06:33 Cole Everett 


25 Paradox 

1 3:40:19 Zoe Stewart 34 Baltimore, MD 

2 3:41:35 Allison Moeller 31 Albany 

3 3:45:06 Amy Palmiero Winters 34 Mendville, PA 

7 3:52:57 Jennifer Elliott 35 Averill Park 

17 4:51:33 Maureen Kelly 38 Corinth 

18 4:57:57 Patricia Hunt 30 Glens Falls 

22 5:13:33 Kim Scott 38 Malta 

24 5:49:40 Meg O’Leary 


36 Saratoga Springs 

1 3:09:47 Cris Kamperschroer 35 Saranac Lake 

2 3:13:05 Jeff Barden 38 Bondville 

3 3:14:31 Jody Hagenow 37 Manchester, CT 


1 Michelle Thorburn 40 Scotia 23:37 

2 Janice Phoenix 46 Schenectady 24:52 

3 Megan O’Connor 40 Troy 28:38 


1 Jim Barbetta 53 Waterford 22:09 

2 Stephen Chenette 57 East Greenbush 23:43 

3 J. Shworob 57 PB Gardens, FL 25:03 


1 Judy Henderson 50 Johnsonville 27:17 

2 Dawn Cogan 51 29:54 

3 Lois Satalino 53 Johnsonville 32:04 




1 Erinn Swahlan 67 East Greenbush 51:39 


1 Richard Eckhardt 73 Albany 31:45 

Courtesy of Liza’s Legacy Foundation 

10 3:37:48 Jim Pelton 32 Mannsville 

13 3:40:42 Patrick McSharry 37 Delmar 

16 3:43:33 Brandon Boutelle 31 Lake Placid 

18 3:45:24 Mark Hummel 34 Elizabethtown 

21 3:49:42 Chris Bowcutt 31 Clifton Park 

22 3:50:24 Chris Greklek 39 Watervliet 

26 3:56:22 Robert Grace 34 Red Hook 

33 4:13:31 Eric Morgan 39 Coxsackie 

34 4:17:14 John Schauman 34 Plattsburgh 

38 4:27:13 Seth Lamont 


32 Albany 

1 3:59:52 Lisa Clune 40 Scotia 

2 4:09:04 Kathleen O’Sullivan 44 Goldsboro, NC 

3 4:12:07 Carolyn Carter 44 Belle Mead, NJ 

6 4:29:54 Bonnie Millar 46 Ilion 


1 3:07:46 Matt Kellman 43 Penfield 

2 3:07:56 Paul-Andrac Labrache 46 Baie D’urfac, QC 

3 3:12:43 Robert Ayres 46 Colchester, VT 

10 3:16:04 Phillip Banazek 41 Watertown 

11 3:22:40 Stanley Hatch 45 Cadyville 

12 3:25:43 Daniel Gray 43 Watertown 

16 3:37:32 Thomas King 45 Pulaski 

18 3:37:36 Douglass Gerhardt 40 Saratoga Springs 

34 4:17:06 James Dillenberger 43 Au Sable Forks 

38 4:29:18 Christopher Ellis 44 Marcy 

43 5:04:57 William Lund 47 Ballston Spa 


1 4:22:03 Denise Hinkle 54 Somerset, NJ 

2 4:27:25 Susan Fowler 51 Metuchen, NJ 

3 4:30:28 Patricia McKee 50 Rush 


1 3:19:13 Dan Harvey 59 Lake Mills, WI 

2 3:30:53 Do-Yong You 50 Palisade Park, NJ 

3 3:47:26 Bob Ketchell 51 Wilmington 

10 4:16:38 Krzysztof Wasielewski 53 Dover Plains 

14 4:26:01 Gary Labella 53 Malta 

17 4:31:35 John Facteau 52 Peru 

18 4:36:31 William Platt 53 Hagaman 

19 4:47:02 Mark Schug 54 Clinton 

23 4:53:55 George Palmer 50 Washington Mills 

27 6:07:09 Henry Fischbach 


52 Chestertown 

1 3:49:11 Peter Yu 64 Brooklyn 

2 3:51:01 Yi-Joo Kwon 61 Plaisade Park, NJ 

3 4:04:31 Chong Duk Soe 61 Rego Park 

continued continued


3RD ANNUAL LAKE PLACID MARATHON, HALF-MARATHON 

& FOUR-PERSON MARATHON RELAY continued 

HANDCRANK WHEELCHAIR 

1 2:14:32 Raymond Brown 41 Greenfi eld Center 

HALF-MARATHON – 13.1 MILES 

Top 3 Overall, Age Group & Top Regional Finishers 

MALE OVERALL 

1 1:20:47 Kieran O’Connor 20 Scotia 

2 1:22:06 Scott Tart 23 New Russia 

3 1:22:42 Dean Rinehart 20 Mount Bethel, PA 


1 1:24:20 Annette Acuff 35 Binghamton 

2 1:31:12 Laurie Schulz 46 Lake Placid 

3 1:32:24 Janice Lear 40 Downington, PA 


1 1:42:17 Lydia Woodward 18 Lake Charles, LA 

2 1:52:39 Helen Jack 17 Hanover, NH 

3 1:52:59 Michelle Rogers 19 Schenectady 

5 1:57:12 Emily Smith 17 Canajoharie 

8 2:06:53 Elizabeth Vanasdale 16 Greenfi eld Center 

10 2:23:52 Rachel Macey 18 Crown Point 


1 1:26:38 Adam Kosowicz 17 Monroe 

2 1:29:05 Patrick Stewart 17 Lake Placid 

3 1:29:55 Alex Madden 17 Lake Placid 

4 1:58:19 Travis Gonyea 15 Whitehall 

5 2:02:39 Tyler Kellogg 18 Adams Center 

7 2:48:32 Sean Allen 19 Clinton Corners 

8 3:03:14 Louis Racette 14 Saranac 


1 1:34:13 Anna Scheinzbach 27 Northport 

2 1:38:29 Emily Maston 24 Liverpool 

3 1:39:05 Elizabeth Lis 29 Saratoga Springs 

6 1:45:00 Amanda Litwin 25 Ballston Lake 

7 1:45:55 Jessica Ruddy 29 Loudonville 


1 1:29:32 Joe Sullivan 28 Schenectady 

2 1:30:06 Matthew Roth 29 St Albans, VT 

3 1:35:29 Mike Farrell 28 Lake Placid 

7 1:36:19 Paul Von Schenk 21 Clifton Park 

10 1:40:41 Ray Canzonier 28 Sackets Harbor 


1 1:36:45 Karen Allen-Turner 38 Oswego 

2 1:41:20 Cassie Sellars 30 Plattsburgh 

3 1:41:44 Orla Bannan 33 New York City 

5 1:42:18 Pamela Delsignore 38 Gansevoort 

6 1:44:27 Aleks Irvin 32 Lake Placid 


1 1:26:48 Dougal Bale 33 Kingston 

2 1:28:47 Jon Mulholland 32 Plattsburgh 

3 1:29:14 John Roadarmel 39 Jamesville 

6 1:30:08 Robert Smith 38 Queensbury 

7 1:30:29 Michael O’Connor 38 Alexandria Bay 


1 1:35:45 Maryjo Swizdor 41 Jamesville 

2 1:38:17 Theresa Kauffman 44 Wilmington, DE 

3 1:40:51 Lynn Douglas 44 Camillus 

6 1:41:39 Heidi Holderied 45 Lake Placid 

7 1:47:01 Amy Marecek 40 Chittenango 

10 1:49:54 Gillian Harper 41 West Hurley 


1 1:24:19 Mike Pfohl 45 Fayetteville 

2 1:24:32 Barry Nestor 44 Manlius 

3 1:25:12 Lee Kauffman 49 Wilmington, DE 

4 1:26:17 Robert Love 43 Greenfi eld Center 

7 1:33:57 James Grandy 47 Ballston Spa 

9 1:34:34 Wayne Ward 40 Gouverneur 

10 1:34:40 Mark Wilson 40 Woodstock 

530 Liberty St., Schenectady 

382-7200 

1201 Nott St., Ste. 302, Schenectady 

243-4684 

3757 Carman Rd., Ste. 104, Schenectady 

355-3980 

939 Rte. 146, Bldg. 500, Clifton Park 

373-1436 

www.schenectadyregionalorthopedics.com 


1 1:55:32 Susan Lightstone 51 Quebec, QC 

2 1:58:53 Nicole Jacques 54 Pravost, QC 

3 1:58:59 Joan Sutherland 50 Groton 

6 2:02:59 Diane Wagner 59 Delmar 

9 2:10:17 Suzanne Jagoda 52 Saratoga Springs 


1 1:28:37 Gilbert Ayoub 50 Westmount, QC 

2 1:29:25 Willis Michaelson 54 Vero Beach, FL 

3 1:37:38 Bart Hayes 51 Wilmington 

6 1:41:57 Sherod Luscombe 51 Plattsburgh 

9 1:42:53 Bob Ellis 51 Saratoga Springs 

10 1:43:56 Jeffery Byrne 56 Lake Placid 


1 2:25:08 Mary Blazey 65 Lima 

2 2:35:30 Shirley King 60 Peru 

3 2:39:47 Kmichaelina Clark 62 Liverpool 

4 2:45:14 Cathy Biss 60 Queensbury 

5 3:23:10 Mary O’Connell 63 Albany 

6 3:58:35 Laraine Mallon 65 Hyde Park 


1 1:49:06 Ron Granich 60 Montreal, QC 

2 1:53:10 Pierre Dagenais 66 Pravost, QC 

3 1:54:34 Peter Bruno 60 McLean, VA 

5 2:05:20 Bob Heins 67 Plattsburgh 

7 2:12:48 Leonard Kershaw 66 Delmar 


1 2:50:24 Joan Corrigan 72 Clifton Park 

2 3:23:56 Joan Borncamp 76 Canandaigua 


1 2:50:25 Joe Corrigan 76 Clifton Park 

2 3:32:56 Samuel Sammarco 70 Camillus 

FOUR-PERSON MARATHON RELAY TEAMS 

Relay Legs: 4.5, 6.6, 4.0 & 11.1 Miles 

MALE OPEN 

1 Team High Peaks 2:50:54 

2 Limp & Gimp 3:25:50 

3 The Kings 3:37:18 

4 Team Spaulding 3:44:34 

FEMALE OPEN RELAY 

1 The Queens 3:44:29 

2 Laura’s Lagers 3:45:13 

3 Lake Placid Math Honor Society 4 4:03:15 

4 Team Ubu 4:09:30 

5 Vall 4:14:10 

MIXED OPEN 

1 Chesterites 2:55:05 

2 Capital District Road Runners Team 2:57:46 

3 Team Lockwood 3:20:20 

4 Lachute Garage Rave 3:20:21 

5 L.A.S.A.R. 3:24:53 

MALE MASTERS 

1 Northwoods Engineering 3:20:19 

2 Run4Andy 3:29:22 

3 Flowering Meadow Nursery 4:05:29 

FEMALE MASTERS 

1 Rasco Relay 3:43:49 

2 Lake Placid’s Best 4:10:00 

MIXED MASTERS 

1 Eastern Parkway Road Runners 3:28:09 

2 42score 3:37:08 

3 LP2018 4:00:32 

4 Curly, Larry, Moe & Shemp 4:09:48 

5 Murtags Rebels 

Courtesy of Lake Placid Marathon 

4:20:56 

15TH ANNUAL BLACK FLY CHALLENGE MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE 

June 10, 2007 • Moose River Plains, Indian Lake to Inlet 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Robert Douglas 1:58:27 


1 Susan Halliday 2:39:54 

BEGINNER MALE SENIOR: 19 - 29 

1 Kevin MacLachlan 2:29:47 

2 Mike Tegart 2:47:55 

3 Shaun Brennan 3:10:07 

3 Jason Remington 3:10:42 

5 Chris Salvas 3:12:23 

6 Keith Kogut 3:21:22 

7 Donald Witt 3:33:50 

8 Ammon Lewis 3:36:09 

9 Jeff Tyo 3:57:00 

10 Thomas Krause 4:01:44 

BEGINNER FEMALE SENIOR: 19 - 29 

1 Trisha Wickwire 3:51:35 

BEGINNER MALE MASTER: 30 - 39 

1 Dana Loucks 2:31:23 

2 Dan Drake 2:35:37 

3 Paul Mattison Jr 2:45:54 

4 Michael Mahar 2:59:50 

5 Steven Klepadlo 3:08:47 

6 Doug Kobel 3:16:42 

7 Bill Waite 3:16:48 

8 Maynard Anken 3:31:18 

9 Jonathan Plunkett 3:37:25 

10 Richard Rogowski 3:38:26 

BEGINNER FEMALE MASTER: 30 - 99 

1 Beth Herder 3:05:36 

2 Patricia DuBois 3:11:56 

3 Valerie Cognetto 3:27:48 

4 Mary Toti 3:30:37 

5 Kim McDonnell 3:43:07 

6 Hillary Ryan-Rusch 3:47:46 

7 Kirsten Jacobson 3:47:46 


1 Jeff Huther 2:24:25 

2 Mike Bollwoer 2:32:04 

3 David Elsenbeck 2:34:53 

4 Brian Campbell 2:39:15 

5 Timothy Decker 2:41:30 

6 Pat Fitzgerald 2:41:45 

7 Tom Macera 2:43:45 

8 David Meemken 2:44:10 

9 Mark Feinour 2:50:53 

10 Tim Dodge 2:53:27 

11 Dan Fischer 2:54:27 

12 Richard Williams 2:58:48 

13 Peter Inserra 3:02:01 

14 Gregory Popp 3:02:03 

15 John Rebisz 3:04:10 

16 Mike Fenlon 3:04:51 

17 Philip Borgese 3:06:05 

18 Bob Watt 3:08:14 

19 Phillip Warren 3:14:26 

20 Charles Blake 3:14:33 


1 Jim Lewis 2:46:56 

2 Michael Mead 2:50:10 

3 Randy Young 2:53:08 

4 Kevin Kelly 2:54:26 

5 Thomas Kopp 2:55:52 

6 Dan Griffi n 2:58:29 

7 Steve Herrmann 2:59:00 

8 Paul Murray 2:59:35 

9 Jeff Jacobs 3:03:34 

10 Donald Witt 3:10:15 

11 Andy Scarafi le 3:16:30 

12 Ed Orr 3:18:34 

13 Robert Imundo 3:19:12 

14 Richard Woods 3:19:14 

15 Ronald Mattison Sr 3:20:35 

16 Jeff Diemer 3:21:43 

17 Michael Kelly 3:22:03 

18 Gene Sessler 3:26:47 

19 James Akins 3:28:08 

20 George Peck 

EXPER MALE SENIOR: 19 - 29 

3:30:48 

1 Jay Scott 2:07:25 

2 Mitchell Clement 2:10:48 

3 Alfonso Dimeo 2:37:13 

continued 

Schenectady 

Regional 

Orthopedic 

Associates, P.C. 

Providing Orthopedic and 

Sports Medicine Services to the 

Athletes of the Capital Region 

Eric R. Aronowitz, M.D. 

James M. Boler, M.D. 

Daniel J. Bowman 

G. Robert Cooley, M.D. 

Richard J. D’Ascoli, M.D. 

Matthew DiCaprio, M.D. 

James E. Holmblad, M.D. 

Robert G. Leupold, M.D. 

Shashi D. Patel, M.D. 

John C. Richards, M.D. 

W. James Smith, M.D. 

John M. Spring, M.D. 

Gary A. Williams, M.D. 

Rory D. Wood, M.D. 

15TH ANNUAL BLACK FLY CHALLENGE MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE continued 

EXPERT FEMALE SENIOR: 19 - 29 

1 Elizabeth Schultz 2:41:58 

EXPERT MALE MASTER: 30 - 39 

1 Matthew Dickinson 1:59:37 

2 Jason Dellilo 2:09:48 

FEMALE MASTER: 30 - 99 

1 Margaret Thompson 2:48:28 

2 Cosby Gibson 3:01:33 

EXPERT MALE MASTER: 40 - 99 

1 Robert Douglas 1:58:27 

2 Andy August 2:02:12 

3 Brandon Furber 2:03:22 

4 Terry Blanchet 2:05:52 

5 John Crumlish Jr 2:19:59 

6 Todd Enders 2:24:21 

JUNIOR MALE X: 1 - 18 

1 Seamas Powell 2:06:06 

2 Matt Mainer 2:21:58 

3 Sam Darling 2:52:19 

JUNIOR MALE: 1 - 18 

1 Aidan Bickford 2:29:07 

2 James McNab 2:35:04 

3 Jordan Bryant 2:38:06 

4 Adam Vining 2:43:15 

5 Anthony Crandall 2:51:19 

6 Dan Aceti 2:52:06 

7 Evan Mallory 3:04:01 

8 Doug Setter 3:24:26 

9 Michael Montana 3:28:01 

10 Robert Bonham 3:40:49 

SPORT MALE SENIOR: 19 - 29 

1 Carl Sessler 2:14:29 

2 Jeremy Kassel 2:32:02 

3 Jeremiah Reiner 2:38:15 

36TH ANNUAL HMRRC DISTINGUISHED SERVICE 8-MILER 

June 10, 2007 • University at Albany, Albany 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Bob Irwin 34 45:21 

2 Josh Merlis 25 48:12 

3 Dale Keenan 56 49:37 


1 Brina Seguine 17 48:19 

2 Dana Peterson 36 51:57 

3 Kari Gathen 38 55:42 


1 Will Russo 17 59:29 


1 Evelyn Marrero 16 58:47 

2 Katelyn Choiniere 16 71:58 


1 David Newman 27 51:17 

2 Paul Mueller 23 53:54 

3 David Mink 22 56:26 


1 Meghan Davey 21 57:12 

2 Christina Ardito 28 58:30 

3 Liz Schilling 29 62:32 

11.5-MILE 3,000-FOOT VERTICAL 

MOUNTAIN RUN 

MALE OVERALL 

1 George Adams 37 1:38:54 

2 Steve Pasche 32 1:39:50 

3 Ralph Trumble 30 1:44:19 


1 Molly Coseno 29 2:05:29 

2 Danika Frisbie 16 2:14:49 

3 Megan McClelland 18 2:15:52 


1 Zander McClelland 14 2:14:34 

2 Ben Yardley 14 2:24:45 


1 Scott McClelland 19 1:50:34 

2 Joe Sullivan 28 2:03:57 

3 Jason Wulff 28 2:05:16 


1 Ryane Severin 26 2:35:36 

2 Jenna Ryan 24 3:08:37 

3 Lindsay Duca 26 3:10:14 


1 Pat Hamel 33 1:44:49 

2 Courtenay Guertin 31 1:54:05 

3 Marc Galvin 31 1:55:10 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Eric Kelly 17:36 

2 Richard Zwirn 18:12 

3 Jon Gurney 19:06 

4 Michael Pryor 20:18 

5 David Painter 20:27 

6 Chet Tumidajewicz 21:23 

7 Ethan Zwirn 21:35 

4 Tyler Frederick 2:52:25 

5 Patrick Meszler 3:29:55 

SPORT MALE MASTER: 30 - 39 

1 Jeremy Gardner 2:01:41 

2 Brad Crosby 2:02:16 

3 Jason Haight 2:11:39 

4 Matt Howey 2:16:46 

5 Bret Young 2:16:47 

6 Justin DeAmicis 2:17:05 

7 Matthew Spring 2:23:35 

8 Thomas Flynn 2:32:03 

9 Brian Suba 2:33:37 

10 Matt Akins 2:45:30 

SPORT FEMALE MASTER: 30 - 99 

1 Susan Halliday 2:39:54 

2 Kim Kilmartin 2:59:15 

3 Donna Ruppel 2:59:49 

4 Kara Rusch 3:09:56 

5 Lorraine Turturro 3:11:31 

6 Pam Darling 3:11:58 

7 Marie Imundo 3:26:09 


1 Eric Grimm 2:03:38 

2 Gregory Drumm 2:03:49 

3 Richard Karaz 2:10:54 

4 Gregg Radak 2:15:56 

5 Paul McDonnell 2:16:48 

6 Brad Young 2:17:04 

7 Gordon Jones 2:21:09 

8 Tim Schopen 2:21:10 

9 Nick Bove 2:21:11 

10 Tad Norton 2:21:18 

11 Dean Reali 2:21:39 

12 James Kent 2:22:59 


1 Chris Nowak 32 51:30 

2 Edward Hampston 39 52:56 

3 Patrick Sorsby 31 54:28 


1 Penny Tisko 38 56:50 

2 Debbie Springer 33 59:32 

3 Jamie Masson 37 66:27 


1 Brian DeBraccio 41 50:40 

2 Jim Maney 49 51:10 

3 Bob Jones 40 55:15 


1 Nancy Taormina 48 56:36 

2 Cindy Novak 49 63:22 

3 Marcia Harrison 43 69:01 


1 Peter Gerardi 55 50:06 

2 Rob Colborn 52 50:34 

3 Richard Clark 53 52:05 


3RD ANNUAL GREAT ADIRONDACK TRAIL RUN 

June 16, 2007 • The Mountaineer, Keene Valley 


1 Tricia Grenier 30 2:24:19 

2 Jessica Cook 31 2:26:10 

3 Orla Bannan 33 2:31:41 


1 John Waldron 40 1:50:37 

2 Rick Costanza 48 2:00:59 

3 Nick Yardley 42 2:08:49 


1 Laura Nardelli 47 2:20:12 

2 Mary Woodhouse 45 2:46:15 


1 Charlie Cowan 54 1:58:46 

2 Jim Pugh 56 2:03:06 

3 Paul Muessig 57 2:18:16 


1 Eduardo Munoz 64 3:39:08 

3.5-MILE BAXTER MOUNTAIN RUN 


1 Annelies Cook 22 24:37 

2 Heather Mooney 13 29:12 

3 Janey McClelland 16 29:23 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Gerard Colling 26 24:37 

2 Fedor Smith 31 29:43 

3 Joey Halka 16 31:00 

WHIPPLE CITY 5K RUN 

June 16, 2007 • Greenwich Middle School, Greenwich 

31st Annual 

Josh Billings RunAground 

Sunday, 


Bike, Canoe or Kayak, Run 

Triathlon 

Team & Iron Categories 

27 mile bike • 5 mile canoe/kayak • 6 mile run 

32 categories-iron, tin, 4 person teams 

www.joshbillings.com, 

www.active.com 

8 Ben Cronin 21:59 

9 Jim Sweet 22:15 

10 Stephen Schlate 22:21 


1 Kaaren Caron 20:50 

2 Daniele Cherniak 22:13 

3 Sarah Lapham 23:56 

4 Kayla Fox 24:09 

13 Bill Petteruti 2:24:40 

14 Marc Rusch 2:24:53 

15 Jud Speer 2:26:18 

16 Norman Cognetto 2:34:09 

16 Rich Rutishauser 2:34:09 

17 Scott Allen 2:36:14 

18 Joe Magliocca 2:36:28 

19 Mike Harris 2:36:38 

20 Ed Ledda 2:37:41 


1 Steve Empie 2:28:43 

2 Bryce Button 2:31:24 

3 Gary Schiavi 2:36:15 

4 Kurt Ruppel 2:40:26 

5 Terry Gardner 2:43:23 

6 George Darling 2:45:02 

7 John Jensen 2:45:15 

8 Steve Blakeman 2:46:55 

9 Martin Olsen 2:49:03 

10 John Mattingly 2:53:26 

11 Randy Tuttle 2:53:54 

12 Kirby Van Vleet 2:53:55 

13 Dick Carlson 2:55:44 

14 George Moxham 2:58:05 

15 Brian Landenberger 2:59:10 

16 Bob Earl 3:01:05 

17 Jeff Burger 3:02:02 

18 Eric Leskovec 3:02:50 

19 Brad Herder 3:03:45 

20 Lyle Death 3:18:16 

TANDEM 

1 Brian/Wendy Sanders 2:31:50 

Courtesy of Central Adirondack Association 

and Pedals & Petals 

1 Martha DeGrazia 56 58:30 

2 Melissa Behr 52 61:45 

3 Judy Phelps 56 62:51 


1 Tom Adams 62 60:03 

2 Frederick Chu 60 63:47 

3 Norman Doveberg 61 68:15 


1 Ginny Mosher 60 83:01 


1 Wade Stockman 72 71:38 

2 Ed Doucette 77 80:58 

3 Armand Langevin 70 81:37 


1 Anne Stockman 75 77:57 

2 Eiko Bogue 70 93:40 


1 Mike Bartholomew 83 105:50 

Courtesy of Hudson-Mohawk Road 

Runners Club 


1 Elia Cowsert 6 56:23 


1 Tyler Cowsert 8 48:36 

2 Connor Corrigan 9 48:39 


1 Schuyler Nardelli 14 31:37 


1 Kathryn Tenney 24 30:06 


1 Aaron Henrichsen 27 32:43 


1 Christine Knafelc 34 36:02 


1 Philip Cregeen 36 34:44 


1 Tamra Mooney 40 36:01 


1 Andrew Kalnajs 44 39:00 


1 Ruth King 56 39:14 


1 Scott Yakey 53 32:16 


1 Jeff Kelly 60 36:43 

Courtesy of The Mountaineer 

5 Allison Friesen 24:11 

6 Leslie Peck 24:25 

7 Betsy Keating 24:43 

8 Margaret Horn 25:18 

9 Carly Patane 25:18 

10 Maryanne Patane 25:39 

Courtesy of Greater Greenwich 

Chamber of Commerce 

Sunday October 14 

7TH ANNUAL 

5K Cross Country Race 

10:00 AM October 14 

Saratoga Springs 

1K Kids Classic – 9:30 AM 

Hosting the USATF 

National 5K Masters X-C 

Championships – 11:00 AM 

For Information: 

(518) 583-6169 or 

jallen3@nycap.rr.com 

REGISTER ON-LINE 

IT’S FAST 

AND IT’S EASY 

SaratogaNational.com


Race Results 

ADIRONDACK CHALLENGE 9-MILE CANOE & KAYAK RACES 

June 16, 2007 • Raquette River to Tupper Lake, Tupper Lake 

SOLO GUIDEBOAT 

1 Mary Brown Saranac Lake 1:32:11 

TANDEM GUIDEBOAT 

1 Phil Saunders/Gerhard Munger Ossian/Lowville 1:15:21 

FOUR-PERSON CANOES 

1 Benze Boys & Bridgette Tupper Lake 1:07:31 

WAR CANOES 

1 Snow Monkeys Saranac Lake 1:11:30 

FAMILY CLASS 

1 Ken/Jared Streb Rochester 1:13:34 

TANDEM RECREATION CANOES: MIXED 

1 Bob Rogers/Stephanie O’Brien Potsdam 1:16:10 

SOLO RECREATION: MEN 

1 Ed Mazdzer Saranac Lake 1:13:36 

SOLO RECREATION: WOMEN 

1 Priscilla Brooks Hudson, QC 1:28:19 

SOLO STOCK CANOES: MEN 

1 David Thomas Watertown 1:09:16 

SOLO STOCK CANOES: WOMEN 

1 Diana McIsaac Lake Clear 1:19:19 

SOLO AMATEUR RACING CANOES: MEN 

1 Gene Newman Canton 1:07:51 

TANDEM STOCK CANOES: MEN 

1 John Jackson/Jim Lord Queensbury/Delanson 1:10:17 

TANDEM STOCK CANOES: WOMEN 

1 Sondra Cross/Meaghen Lafleur Kahnawake 1:19:54 

300M SWIM, 10K MOUNTAIN BIKE, 

4K TRAIL RUN 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Craig Tynan 38 49:50 

2 Dennis Ball 39 50:12 

3 Pat Roche 38 51:01 


1 Madeleine Bonneville 26 58:52 

2 Marla Bureau 31 1:00:07 

3 Danielle Lagace 25 1:02:27 


1 Logan Marshall 13 1:10:15 


1 Julia Slyer 11 1:21:27 

2 Caroline Slyer 9 1:48:05 


1 Tom Fredeman 22 1:02:48 


1 Melissa Coons 24 1:27:11 


1 Mike Holtzman 27 56:53 

2 Daniel Anderson 27 1:00:47 

3 Michael Silva 26 1:10:16 


1 Amy Wilson 26 1:22:50 

2 Brianna Holmes 25 1:24:30 

3 Frances Lang 26 1:24:31 


1 Hammish Kerr 34 55:05 

2 Jason Chlopecki 32 55:55 

3 Jim Edgar 33 1:00:25 


1 Wendy Golden 34 1:14:54 

2 Megan Soden 30 1:17:31 

3 Erika Schreiner 32 1:40:38 


1 Mike Milliken 39 59:06 

2 James Graziadei 39 1:00:32 

3 Pete Gregory 39 1:00:39 


1 Mary Schanz 38 1:11:21 

2 Claudia Chapin 38 1:12:57 

3 Colleen Franchini 37 1:35:12 

TANDEM STOCK CANOES: MIXED OVER 50 

1 Timm/JoAnn DuMoulin White River Jct., VT 1:12:23 

TANDEM STOCK CANOES: MIXED UNDER 50 

1 Guy Middleton/Becky Sutter Saranac Lake 1:07:54 

TANDEM AMATEUR RACING CANOES: MEN 

1 Norm Hecker/Casmir Usiatynski Queensbury/Oswego 1:03:41 

TANDEM AMATEUR RACING CANOES: WOMEN 

1 Robin Leary/Pam Leary Ballston Lake/Diwaniya, Iraq 1:28:56 

TANDEM AMATEUR RACING CANOES: MIXED 

1 Janet Findlay/David Hunter Lake Placid 1:03:49 

TOURING KAYAK: MEN OVER 50 

1 George Bellerose Weybridge, VT 1:04:40 

TOURING KAYAK: MEN UNDER 50 

1 Jim Allott Potsdam 1:02:45 

TOURING KAYAK: WOMEN 

1 Sandy Waters Saranac Lake 1:16:04 

UNLIMITED KAYAK: MEN 

1 Alain Buliard Beaconsfield, QC 59:36 

UNLIMITED KAYAK: WOMEN 

1 Edit Fried Beaconsfield, QC 1:11:49 

TWO-PERSON KAYAK 

1 Peter Ball/Mike Archambault Dorval, QC 1:01:48 

Courtesy of Mac’s Canoe Livery & Adk Watershed Alliance 

3RD ANNUAL SKY HIGH SPRINT OFF-ROAD TRIATHLON 

June 17, 2007 • Grafton Lakes State Park, Grafton 


1 Raymond Dayre 42 58:41 

2 Adam Shaw 41 1:04:56 

3 David Bureau 43 1:06:18 


1 Phil Borgese 48 59:37 

2 Michael McLaren 45 1:06:47 

3 George Marshall 43 1:16:08 


1 Vicki Coons 48 1:09:00 

2 Maureen Roberts 49 1:09:26 

3 Suzanne Blood 47 1:10:56 


1 Dan Wright 53 1:04:33 

OVERALL TEAMS 

1 Team Crisco M 48:26 

2 Team Certified M 55:53 

3 Team Hopeful M 1:01:54 

Courtesy of Sky High Adventures 

24TH ANNUAL MULE HAUL 8K FOOT RACE 

June 17, 2007 • Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, Fort Hunter 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Emily Bryans 39 Schenectady 30:04 1 Nicholas Conway 32 Albany 25:47 

2 Elizabeth Paddock 26 Albany 30:27 2 Andy Allstadt 24 Endicott 25:59 

3 Dana Peterson 36 Voorheesville 30:29 3 Chuck Terry 25 Albany 26:03 

continued 

Come camp on one of our lush 

wooded sites on the banks of 

the beautiful Battenkill 

Enjoy one of our single or 

multi-day canoe & kayak 

adventures seven days a week 

We leave on the hour every hour 

from 10am to 3pm 

- Tubing starts mid-June - 

Office hours for camping & trips: 

Sun-Thu, 9-6 • Fri-Sat, 9am-9pm 

Call 518-677-8868 or 1-800-676-8768 

Visit Our Website www.brsac.com 

24TH ANNUAL MULE HAUL 8K FOOT RACE continued 


1 Kellie Lawton 12 Gloversville 45:59 

2 Skylar Swatt 10 Johnstown 51:36 

3 Alexis Swatt 12 Johnstown 51:36 


1 Michael Scott 13 Fultonville 36:07 

2 Jon Nelson 12 Amsterdam 38:15 

3 Cody Cooper 12 Johnstown 50:03 


1 Evelyn Marrero 16 Amsterdam 32:23 

2 Alex Kuhl 17 Broadalbin 36:13 

3 Anna Kolbe 17 Fultonville 36:27 


1 Brendan Devine 16 Bethel 26:35 

2 Birant Akbay 18 Niskayuna 27:27 

3 Jamie Glover 16 Clifton Park 28:30 


1 Renne Catalano 25 Averill Park 32:18 

2 Meaghan Davey 21 Amsterdam 32:45 



1 Jamie Rodriguez 26 Albany 26:45 

2 Scott Barton 23 Fort Plain 29:15 

3 Matthew Vanslyke 25 Johnstown 33:27 


1 Regina Flint 33 Amsterdam 32:58 

2 Beth Tomlinson 32 Broadalbin 42:48 

3 Jennifer Lutz 32 Albany 42:55 


1 Christian Sandel 33 Gloversville 32:09 

2 Richard Delmallie 34 Fonda 44:06 


1 Penny Tisko 38 Voorheesville 33:13 


3 Michele Lake 35 Johnstown 38:27 


1 Volker Burkowski 35 Gansevoort 28:18 

2 Marc Miller 38 Gloversville 31:58 

3 Brian McLaughlin 38 Glenville 34:41 


1 Mary Buck 43 Altamont 32:06 

2 Anne Benson 42 Clifton Park 32:21 

3 Cheryl Debraccio 41 Scotia 34:18 


1 Rob Hudyncia 44 Fort Plain 30:09 

2 Brian Debraccio 41 Scotia 30:11 

3 Kevin Conway 40 Albany 30:16 


1 Nancy Taormina 48 Albany 33:24 

2 Nancy Nicholson 45 Queensbury 34:00 

3 Nancy Briskie 49 Schenectady 35:11 

8 MILES – 3,596 FEET AT 8% GRADE 

OVERALL BICYCLE: MALE 

1 Daniel Cassidy 25 Burlington, VT 42:40 

OVERALL BICYCLE: FEMALE 

1 Carole Hakstian 40 Burlington, VT 56:38 

OVERALL UNICYCLE: MALE 

1 Steve Relles 45 Delmar 1:20:56 

2 Mark Premo 39 Winooski, VT 1:30:48 

3 Eric Scheer 43 Peace Dale, RI 1:33:18 


1 Cheyne Hoag 18 Dansville 47:44 

2 Mathieu Boudier-Reve 19 Montreal, QC 49:11 

3 Kyle Hoag 17 Dansville 55:39 


1 Marina Knight 29 Stowe, VT 1:07:58 


3 Annechristine Kreter 27 Wilton, CT 1:21:45 

New ‘07: 

Half Marathon 

2-Person Relay! 


1 Bill Venner 48 Granville 29:53 

2 Chris Buckley 45 Burnt Hills 29:57 

3 Jim Maney 49 Slingerlands 30:49 


1 Joan Celentano 53 Schenectady 40:37 

2 Jill Mehan 52 Troy 43:10 

3 Joanne Barlow 52 Latham 45:18 


1 Rob Colborn 52 Niskayuna 30:21 

2 Jim Newlore 51 Rome 32:05 

3 James Jacobs 50 Berne 33:06 


1 Judy Phelps 56 Rensselaer 35:27 

2 Martha Degrazia 56 Slingerlands 35:36 

3 Cecily Dexter 57 New York City 40:14 


1 Dennis Filmore 55 Ballston Spa 32:19 

2 Jim Bowles 57 Amsterdam 33:14 

3 Robert Oates 56 Duanesburg 33:52 


1 Virginia Mosher 60 Delanson 47:15 

2 Sherry Dixon 60 Mayfield 48:37 

3 Sibyl Jacobson 64 Canaan 50:54 


1 Patrick Glover 60 Clifton Park 31:22 

2 Ernie Paquin 60 Gansevoort 34:42 

3 Tom Adams 62 Rotterdam 36:32 


1 Betty Langevin 67 Cohoes 54:50 


1 Edward Brown 65 Mayfield 46:14 

2 Donald Rexford 65 Pattersonville 46:46 

3 Ray Lee 65 Halfmoon 48:28 


1 Chris Rush 71 Schenectady 40:35 

2 George Freeman 75 Cobleskill 45:11 

3 Lawrence Fisher 74 Gloversville 45:34 

FATHER/DAUGHTER TEAMS: TOTAL AGE 71-PLUS 

1 Jaime Stitt/Dave Stitt 1:24:17 

FATHER/DAUGHTER TEAMS: TOTAL AGE 70-UNDER 

1 Evelyn Marrero/Richard Marrero 1:05:42 

FATHER/SON TEAMS: TOTAL AGE 71-PLUS 

1 Jamie Glover/Patrick Glover 59:52 

FATHER/SON TEAMS: TOTAL AGE 70-UNDER 

1 Rob Hudyncia/Ryan Hudyncia 1:01:53 

Courtesy of Fulmont Roadrunners Club 

6TH ANNUAL WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN UPHILL BICYCLE RACE 

& WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN UPHILL DUATHLON 

June 16, 2007 • Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway, Wilmington 


1 Patrick Campbell 27 Hawthorne, NJ 52:13 

2 Jamie Smith 27 New York City 53:23 

3 Marty McKeon 28 Lancaster, PA 54:34 


1 Kat Fiske 39 Landaff, NH 1:06:55 

2 Jennifer Kendrick 32 Cohoes 1:09:29 

3 Pegine Ladrido 38 Saranac Lake 1:17:03 


1 Yann Deville 31 Montreal, QC 45:25 

2 Jeremy Walker 32 Millersville, PA 48:58 

3 Jeff Johnson 35 Bennington, VT 50:37 


1 Dominique Codere 49 Montreal, QC 1:01:34 

2 Mary Lockwood 45 Burlington, VT 1:04:00 


continued 

The Albany Running Exchange proudly presents its third 

Hairy Gorilla Half Marathon 

& Squirrelly Six Mile Trail Races 

Sunday, October 28 • 9:30am 

Thacher State Park, Voorheesville 

Entry Fee: Early Registration by 10/20 

New ‘07: 

Half Marathon 

Team Competition! 

Half Marathon: $16 ARE, $21 non-ARE, $25 late • 6 Mile: $12 ARE, $17 non-ARE, $20 late 

Running socks and pint glasses guaranteed to all pre-registered runners 

Bring: bag of nuts if you’re in the 6M, some bananas if you’re in the 13.1M 

Special awards: best pumpkin carving, costume, gorilla impersonation, most bananas carried 

Registration, directions, maps, more: www.albanyrunningexchange.org


6TH ANNUAL WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN UPHILL BICYCLE RACE 

& WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN UPHILL DUATHLON continued 


1 Robert Duncan Douglas 41 Honeoye Falls 49:13 

2 Greg Korbich 41 Sunbury, PA 49:26 

3 Charlie Casey 45 Alplaus 49:47 


1 Louise Voghel 52 St.-Armand, QC 1:08:27 

2 Judy Caron 59 Concord, NH 1:13:08 

3 Dominique Demers 50 Montreal, QC 1:17:43 


1 Francois Martel 53 Lachenaie, QC 55:08 

2 Thomas Ramsey 54 Hanover, NH 55:32 

3 Hank Schiffman 57 New York City 57:04 


1 Lois Van Hoesen 60 New York City 1:53:34 


1 Ivan Lennon 64 Rochester 59:19 

2 Bob Bortree 61 Morrisville, VT 1:00:03 

3 Rol Hesselbart 62 Heath, MA 1:05:35 


1 Kenneth Cestone 70 Bennington, VT 1:08:25 

2 Charles Beristain 70 West Hartford, CT 1:09:53 

3 Pete Murphy 73 Glastonbury, CT 1:11:40 


1 Ada Lauterback 17 East Berne 19:58 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Anthony Giuliano 28 16:29 


1 Conor Cashin 14 18:20 

2 Jason Applegate 14 22:41 

3 Steve Booker 10 22:48 


1 Abbey Butler 10 Latham 23:26 

2 Cali Palumbo 10 Troy 24:02 

3 Hannah Riordan 12 Nassau 24:43 


1 David Powalyk 17 Loudonville 17:57 

2 Will Russo 17 Schenectady 19:22 

3 Will Miranda 15 20:55 


1 Jessica Sherry 16 21:04 

2 Sara Ochs 17 21:25 

3 Jessica Morelli 18 Latham 22:20 


1 John Clements 23 Gansevoort 18:07 

2 Colin Dwyer 24 18:54 

3 Justin Hawver 21 Loudonville 23:39 


1 Lindsey Goldberg 21 Schenectady 24:08 

2 Kristen Quaresimo 22 24:24 

3 Julie Pelher 20 24:30 


1 James Sweeney 25 Albany 16:46 

2 Charles Petraske 29 20:56 

3 John Carlino 26 Watervliet 21:04 


1 Aubrey Fleszar 29 Troy 21:19 

2 Jennifer Merritt 29 Albany 22:52 

3 Lisa Poteran 26 East Greenbush 22:53 


1 Alex Ciota 31 19:33 

2 David Tromp 32 Glenmont 20:21 

3 Patrick Mousaw 30 20:46 


1 Lori Weaver 33 Loudonville 20:59 

2 Erin Caimano 33 Clifton Park 25:55 

3 Tiffinay Rutnik 30 26:17 


1 Rich Cummings 39 17:49 

2 Mike Koenig 39 Voorheesville 19:04 

3 Mathew Lindemann 38 East Greenbush 19:23 


1 Carrie Genaway 37 Delmar 25:25 

2 Kathleen Lindemann 39 East Greenbush 25:28 

3 Concetta Smith 39 27:14 


1 Tom Kracker 42 18:11 

2 Timothy Hoff 41 Albany 18:24 

3 Christian Lietzau 44 Delmar 18:27 

The 30th Annual Great 

SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 

8:30 AM, NORTHPORT, NY 

WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN UPHILL DUATHLON 

Foot Race (6/13) & Bike Race – Total Time 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Robert Duncan Douglas 41 Honeoye Falls 1:52:21 

2 Hank Schiffman 57 New York City 2:15:41 

3 Jocelyn Meunier 38 Montreal, QC 2:21:24 

4 Scott Tart 23 New Russia 2:27:34 

5 Doug Hazelden 47 Bloomingdale 2:31:40 

6 Brian Maddox 29 Rensselaer 2:34:48 

7 Norman Cognetto 41 New Hartford 2:39:10 

8 Jim Adams 60 Altona 3:22:41 

9 Donald Roth 38 Poughkeepsie 3:29:55 


1 Carole Hakstian 40 Burlington, VT 2:13:44 

2 Louise Voghel 52 St-Armand, QC 2:25:15 



5 Jeanne Roth 33 Poughkeepsie 3:27:50 

Courtesy of Whiteface Mountain Regional Visitors Bureau 

2ND ANNUAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE FATHER’S DAY 5K 

June 17, 2007 • The Crossings, Colonie 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Sean Dezalia 15 Clinton 31:11 


1 Gina Richard 36 Barneveld 35:36 

MALE MIDDLE OF THE PACK 

1 Jonathan Owens 41 Whitesboro 40:54 

FEMALE MIDDLE OF THE PACK 

1 Megan Crowley 13 Whitesboro 46:29 


1 Peggy Egan 41 23:20 

2 Andrea Jung 41 25:01 

3 Nan Mullenneaux 44 27:23 


1 Derrick Staley 48 Ballston Lake 17:16 

2 Ilin Vladimir 49 Albany 18:03 

3 Chuck Racey 45 Clifton Park 18:53 


1 Janice Phoenix 46 Schenectady 24:59 

2 Lori Ochs 49 26:28 

3 Joanne Nolette 46 Rensselaer 26:48 



2 Richard Clark 53 Feeding Hill, MA 19:01 

3 Steven Sweeney 52 Albany 20:04 


1 Susan Burns 52 24:34 

2 Carol Wittman 50 Poestenkill 27:11 

3 Rosemarie Hawver 54 Loudonville 28:17 


1 Paul Forbes 56 Colonie 20:11 

2 John Stockwell 59 21:33 

3 Mark Fleszar 57 Troy 23:46 


1 Phyllis Fox 55 Loudonville 27:58 

2 Teresa Gavin 56 28:04 

3 Marti Townley 56 Schenectady 28:45 


1 James Thomas 60 Castleton 21:46 

2 Douglas Fox 62 Loudonville 22:36 



1 Penny Cushman 63 30:52 

2 Susan Johnson 61 Otego 32:50 


1 Bob Knouse 67 26:08 

2 Peter Johnson 66 Otego 33:02 


1 Richard Eckhardt 73 Albany 32:41 

2 Donald McBain 74 36:50 


1 Eiko Bogue 70 Schaghticoke 34:20 

2 BJ Sotile 74 49:31 


1 Ken Orner 77 Albany 31:44 

2 Mike Bartholomew 83 Colonie 38:58 

3 Harry Hennessy 75 Niskayuna 53:43 

AGE-GRADED TEAM RESULTS 

1 James/Steven Sweeney 34:02 

2 Steve/Jim Booker 38:20 

3 John/Thomas Clements 38:40 

Courtesy of Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club 

11TH ANNUAL SAVE OUR SWITCHBACKS 5-MILE ROAD RACE 

June 17, 2007 • South Woods at Roscoe Conkling Park, Utica 

AGE GROUPS 

1 Matt O’Rourke M0-19 Boonville 31:46 

1 Kristen Owens F0-19 Whitesboro 40:54 

1 John Goodwill M20-29 Camden 33:17 

1 Colleen George F20-29 Utica 38:41 

1 Peter Madden M30-39 Cassville 33:09 

1 Christine Sisting F30-39 Norwich 36:43 

1 Scott Suba M40-49 Deerfield 31:54 

continued 

11TH ANNUAL SAVE OUR SWITCHBACKS 5-MILE ROAD RACE continued 

1 Elizabeth Miller F40-49 Utica 41:30 

1 Tom Bick M50-59 Frankfort 36:17 

1 Donna Kapes F50-59 New Hartford 42:12 

1 Gian Carlo Mangano M60-69 Utica 42:18 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Robert Irwin 34 17:08 

2 Jonathon Aziz 16 18:13 

3 Chris Cure 16 19:40 


1 Meghan Davey 21 21:15 

2 Ada Lauterbach 17 21:55 

3 Zoe Edmunds 16 25:25 

AGE GROUPS 

1 Stephen Polsinelli M0-12 30:17 

1 Allison Seiden F0-12 26:31 

1 Jeff Moller M13-16 20:39 

7TH ANNUAL SCHOOLCRAFT 5K TRAIL RACE 

June 23, 2007 • Tawasentha Park, Guilderland 

1K SWIM, 20K MOUNTAIN BIKE, 8K TRAIL RUN 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Ryan Kelly/Pro 1:41:25 Concord, NH 

2 Will Kelsey/Pro 1:44:53 Divide, CO 

3 Ian Sullivan/20-24 1:45:56 Jericho, VT 


1 Audrey Huffman/40-44 2:05:57 Waitsfield, VT 

2 Elizabeth Vineis/25-29 2:08:07 Albany 

3 Mara Fronhofer/40-44 2:11:38 Argyle 


1 Johnathan Labrecque 4:28:11 Minerva 


1 Julia Slyer 3:25:20 Averill Park 


1 Matt Glockler 1:58:45 Bow, NH 

2 Michael Lyons 2:18:43 Ballston Spa 

3 William Ruehle 2:25:40 Norwalk, CT 


1 Sydnie Lieb 2:36:24 Saranac Lake 

2 Debbie Merzbach 2:47:48 Rochester 


1 David McCahill 1:55:30 Lake Placid 

2 Kevin Emblidge 1:57:32 Canton 

3 Colt McElwaine 1:59:41 Canton, MA 


1 Anna Crawford 2:34:49 Queensbury 

2 Megan Whaley 3:24:37 Boston, MA 


1 Paul Fronhofer 1:48:25 Argyle 

2 Paul Schwabe 2:30:38 New York City 

3 Charles Koch 3:04:02 Rye 


1 Lynay Smith 3:01:12 Boston, MA 

1 Jenn Casey F13-16 30:29 

1 Jimmy Richburg M17-19 21:13 

1 Adrienne Rinella F17-19 29:55 

1 Kyle Millington M20-24 25:31 

1 Adam Hoffman M25-29 22:40 

1 Kimberly Higgins F25-29 32:29 

1 David Sullivan M30-34 35:19 

1 Jen Lutz F30-24 27:32 

1 Mike Devoe M35-39 26:22 

1 Karen Cusato F35-39 29:23 

1 Tom Kracker M40-44 19:51 

1 Rose Hosp F60-69 Barneveld 58:22 

1 Dolores Quinn F70-99 Whitesboro 1:02:51 

Courtesy of Utica Roadrunners 

1 Denise Terzian F40-44 28:18 

1 Joseph Sullivan M45-49 23:30 

1 Janine Groves F45-49 26:04 

1 Rick Munson M50-54 20:30 

1 Barbara Sorrell F50-54 26:25 

1 Tom McGuire M55-59 22:01 

1 David Hayes M60-64 24:01 

1 Kermit Cadrette M65-69 26:46 

1 Lois Haignev F65-69 35:26 

1 R. Homenick M70-99 27:30 

Courtesy of Schoolcraft Cultural Center 

3RD ANNUAL GARNET HILL XTERRA OFF-ROAD TRIATHLON 

June 24, 2007 • Garnet Hill Lodge & Mountain Bike Center, North River 

TINMAN TRIATHLON 

1.2-Mile Swim, 56-Mile Bike, 13.1-Mile Run 

MALE OVERALL 

1 Alex Mroszczk-McDonald 25-29 Burlington, VT 4:05:03 

2 Charles Perreault 30-34 Les Des Soeu, QC 4:10:59 

3 Chris Gebhardt 30-34 Nyack 4:13:07 


1 Victoria Tiase 30-34 New York City 4:53:41 

2 Kelly Ochreiter 25-29 Kingston, PA 4:55:43 

3 Julie Rosa 30-34 Marietta 4:56:41 

REGIONAL FINISHERS 

4 John McGovern M40-44 Kingston 4:23:46 

8 Travis Kuhl M30-34 Lowville 4:26:52 

10 Bryan Parker M20-24 Canton 4:30:20 

16 Mark DeLuccia M30-34 Highland 4:32:44 

17 Christopher LaPierre M30-34 Lake Placid 4:33:02 

28 Keith Murray M30-34 Wynantskill 4:40:28 

31 Scott Willett M45-49 New Paltz 4:41:24 

38 David McCahill M20-24 Lake Placid 4:44:45 

48 Matthew Delaney M20-24 Lake Placid 4:49:11 

49 Matt Mallet M30-34 Ballston Spa 4:49:13 

50 Eric Virkler M40-44 Lowville 4:50:35 

54 Michael Gayda M40-44 Peru 4:53:07 

58 Todd Salvesvold M35-39 Buskirk 4:53:40 

61 Kevin Higgins M45-49 Stillwater 4:53:46 

64 Mark Pribis M35-39 Middle Grove 4:54:38 

73 Johan Bosman M45-49 Niskayuna 4:57:13 

74 Matthew Kresge M35-39 Rexford 4:57:38 

75 Randy Swift M35-39 Saratoga Springs 4:57:41 

78 Christopher Douglass M45-49 Gloversville 4:58:27 

79 Chris Gleason M35-39 Clifton Park 4:58:48 

83 Julie Denney W40-44 New Paltz 5:00:01 

87 Jeff Dodge M40-44 Plattsburgh 5:00:34 

93 Shannon Smith W25-29 Potsdam 5:01:28 


1 Howard Greenfield 1:50:44 Albany 

2 Kevin Crossman 2:01:52 South Glens Falls 

3 Philip McGuire 2:11:15 Troy 


1 Lisa Summers Gibs 2:41:17 Bloomingburg 

2 Julie Hanson Armao 2:42:56 Averill Park 


1 Nathan Chubet 2:01:04 Plantsville, CT 

2 Patrick Roche 2:07:19 East Greenbush 

3 Michael Endieveri 2:34:47 South Glens Falls 


1 Kelly Ault 2:15:42 Middlesex, VT 

2 Deana Endieveri 2:31:20 South Glens Falls 


1 Raymond Hanley 1:58:59 Simsbury, CT 

2 Tad Norton 2:01:10 Warrensburg 

3 Robert Goldsworthy 2:03:58 Poestenkill 


1 Rejean Rochette 2:03:40 St-Jerome, QC 

2 Robert Underwood 2:06:49 Kattskill Bay 

3 John King 2:17:45 Shelburne, VT 


1 Ruth Tummey 2:32:45 Manahawkin, NJ 

2 Vianna Zimbel 2:39:16 Glastonbury, CT 


1 Brian Delaney 2:02:36 Lake Placid 

2 Kevin Ruehle 2:29:08 Norwalk, CT 


1 Mike Mason 2:18:21 Northfield, VT 

2 Russell Clark 2:24:44 Scotia 

3 Charlie Redmond 2:31:22 Demarest, NJ 

Courtesy of Garnet Hill Lodge 

25TH ANNUAL TUPPER LAKE TINMAN & SPRINT TRIATHLON 

June 30, 2007 • Municipal Park, Tupper Lake 

94 Jerry Brescia M40-44 Niskayuna 5:01:32 

95 Nicole Andres W35-39 Cooperstown 5:02:19 

100 Tad Norton M40-44 Warrensburg 5:03:20 

104 Peter Steciuk M40-44 Queensbury 5:04:40 

112 Paul Steciuk M40-44 Ballston Spa 5:05:53 

115 Mark Howson M45-49 Ballston Lake 5:06:12 

128 Kate Jackson W30-34 Windham 5:09:23 

135 Mike Klein M40-44 New Paltz 5:11:39 

139 Bob Gramling M50-54 Red Hook 5:12:01 

158 Michael Jordan M45-49 Ballston Spa 5:16:16 

168 Talara Wait W20-24 Saratoga Springs 5:18:07 

170 George Zibell M40-44 Delmar 5:18:12 

171 Brian Delaney M50-54 Lake Placid 5:18:15 

173 Bart Hayes M50-54 Wilmington 5:18:36 

191 Tanner Close M25-29 Saratoga Springs 5:21:18 

194 Lauren Warren W40-44 Kingston 5:21:54 

208 Tony Maddalone M55-59 Tupper Lake 5:24:14 

209 Eric Gruner M35-39 Arlington 5:24:14 

218 Chris Abbott M20-24 Keene 5:25:35 

239 Kelly Virkler W20-24 Albany 5:28:37 

243 Kyle Johnson M30-34 Niskayuna 5:29:19 

256 David Brownell M45-49 Franklin 5:31:30 

257 Andrew Rizzi M25-29 Schenectady 5:31:41 

259 Megan Leitzinger W40-44 Albany 5:31:53 

261 Richard Erenstone M60-64 Lake Placid 5:32:04 

265 Norman Cognetto M40-44 New Hartford 5:32:22 

271 Beth Stalker W45-49 Burnt Hills 5:33:35 

276 Steve Schindler M45-49 Hurley 5:34:00 

277 Sydnie Lieb W15-19 Saranac Lake 5:34:07 

278 Douglas Durrant M25-29 Albany 5:34:12 

284 Bradford Rhine M35-39 Wilton 5:36:04 

291 Kent Sprotbery M40-44 Slingerlands 5:36:39 

296 Raym Rogers-Harrington M35-39 Saratoga Springs 5:37:18 

302 George Burke M40-44 Troy 5:38:22 

continued 

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Race Results 

25TH ANNUAL TUPPER LAKE TINmAN & SPRINT TRIATHLON continued 

306 Pat Grasso M15-19 Schenectady 5:39:36 

310 Aleks Irvin W30-34 Lake Placid 5:40:04 

316 Edward Speeckaert M25-29 Watertown 5:41:23 

327 Jonathan Moeller M25-29 Albany 5:43:10 

332 Nick Cognetto M15-19 New Hartford 5:43:56 

336 Mark Miner M45-49 West Chazy 5:44:13 

337 Jordan Ruff M15-19 Peru 5:44:25 

341 James Davis M40-44 Clifton Park 5:45:13 

342 Cathy Dirolf W45-49 Ausable Forks 5:45:15 

356 Jon Goodemote M40-44 Gloversville 5:46:52 

358 Judy Torel W40-44 Albany 5:47:00 

365 Rick Morse M55-59 Round Lake 5:49:12 

370 Jeff Krempa M25-29 Johnstown 5:49:43 

378 Linda Shepard W40-44 Peru 5:50:57 

380 Laura Wong-Pan W40-44 Gardiner 5:51:05 

384 Cheryl Clark W35-39 Gansevoort 5:51:53 

385 John Ruff III M30-34 Plattsburgh 5:52:10 

387 Kevin Platz M45-49 Hopewell Junction 5:52:13 

396 Christopher Ellis M45-49 Marcy 5:53:33 

403 Temo Dominguez M40-44 Loudonville 5:54:43 

404 Deanna Mitzen W40-44 Saratoga Springs 5:54:44 

413 Teresa Brownell W40-44 Canton 5:57:35 

420 James Edgar M30-34 Schenectady 5:58:52 

421 Ryan Morgan M25-29 Castleton 5:58:53 

434 Jim Adams M60-64 Altona 6:01:37 

436 Kristen Labatt-Simon W35-39 East Greenbush 6:01:58 

437 Elizabeth Gouwens W45-49 Lake Placid 6:02:12 

445 Chris Reno M40-44 Plattsburgh 6:03:50 

446 Adam Stallmer M30-34 Latham 6:04:04 

448 Seth Lamont M30-34 Albany 6:04:28 

450 John Butler M40-44 Latham 6:05:00 

452 James Sweet M55-59 Churubusco 6:05:33 

454 Debbie Petridis W40-44 Albany 6:06:24 

456 Scott Hamilton M45-49 Peru 6:06:38 

457 Steve Mastaitis M50-54 Saratoga Springs 6:06:49 

459 Fred Miller M45-49 Middle Grove 6:07:40 

460 Chris Greklek M35-39 Watervliet 6:07:44 

461 Jeryl Simpson W50-54 Clifton Park 6:07:48 

465 Steve Cummings M40-44 Ballston Spa 6:08:10 

474 Jane Klein W45-49 Saratoga Springs 6:09:43 

479 George Taylor M50-54 Watertown 6:11:15 

484 Mackenzie Oglesby M15-19 Schodack Landing 6:12:46 

490 Kevin King M45-49 Delmar 6:14:33 

492 Kathleen Wilson W40-44 Queensbury 6:14:56 

498 Dave Gross M50-54 Clifton Park 6:16:08 

512 Clayton Wray Jr M55-59 Plattsburgh 6:19:10 

514 William Sweeney M45-49 Ogdensburg 6:20:34 

519 William Izzo M45-49 Lake Placid 6:21:00 

531 Kurt Bedore M40-44 Burnt Hills 6:24:08 

533 Margaret Phillips W50-54 East Schodack 6:24:30 

544 Juanita Martinez W30-34 Winthrop 6:27:41 

551 Victoria Matysek W40-44 Tivoli 6:28:24 

552 Gregory Moore M35-39 Saranac Lake 6:28:24 

554 Andrew Spiridigloizzi M35-39 Utica 6:28:54 

558 Lee Greenstein M45-49 Glenmont 6:30:12 

559 Sandra Rasco W45-49 Cadyville 6:30:12 

561 Leo Sammon M45-49 Lowville 6:30:38 

562 Paul Fahey M35-39 Loudonville 6:30:38 

566 Paul Murray M60-64 Albany 6:31:30 

573 Mineke Etienne W30-34 Scotia 6:33:14 

575 Bridgette Blemel W40-44 Westport 6:33:27 

577 Rosibel Landau W25-29 Rosendale 6:34:11 

578 Erin Mosher W25-29 Cape Vincent 6:34:15 

580 Michele Yasson W45-49 Kingston 6:34:35 

581 Patrick Bruning M30-34 Walton 6:34:36 

583 Chris Feeney W45-49 Niskayuna 6:35:53 

587 Susan Metichecchia W45-49 New Paltz 6:37:40 

588 Amanda Melillo W25-29 Albany 6:37:46 

589 Nick Rama M45-49 Cottekill 6:37:49 

590 William McDonough M65-69 Port Henry 6:37:56 

594 Jim Leonard M55-59 Salem 6:39:44 

596 Timothy Feeney M45-49 Niskayuna 6:39:54 

597 Melinda Person W30-34 Albany 6:40:11 

598 John Perry M45-49 Melrose 6:41:26 

605 Nancie Battaglia W50-54 Lake Placid 6:44:36 

606 Edward Jekel M50-54 New Hartford 6:44:43 

607 Michael Wojcicki M50-54 Watertown 6:45:03 

608 Sean Duffy M35-39 Niskayuna 6:45:09 

611 Bob Lepak M50-54 Saranac Lake 6:46:09 

614 Michael Honig M40-44 Poughkeepsie 6:48:08 

626 Wayne Wilkins II M35-39 Plattsburgh 6:52:26 

627 John Goralski M45-49 Queensbury 6:52:46 

646 Barbara Jordan W45-49 Ballston Spa 7:01:10 

653 Adam Moscicki M25-29 New Paltz 7:07:05 

656 Jim Lafave M40-44 Lake Placid 7:10:15 

660 Randy Fipps M40-44 Watertown 7:11:18 

666 Kimberly Laclair W35-39 Watertown 7:15:44 

667 Alana Forcier W55-59 Westport 7:17:43 

668 Carol Henry W45-49 Ballston Spa 7:18:51 

669 Brian Marcolini M25-29 Sackets Harbor 7:19:59 

673 Lawrence Baker M45-49 Tupper Lake 7:22:09 

674 Jeffrey Bombard M45-49 Tupper Lake 7:22:10 

680 Janice Decker W35-39 Saratoga Springs 7:27:55 

685 Carol Heinick W50-54 Norwood 7:35:28 

688 Toni Trost W35-39 Plattsburgh 7:42:29 

689 Rosann Carpenter W45-49 Saratoga Springs 7:45:20 

692 Leonard Kershaw M65-69 Delmar 7:49:26 

695 Shirley King W60-64 Peru 7:58:07 

696 Keith Amato M35-39 Mechanicville 8:03:33 

697 Shelly Amato W35-39 Mechanicville 8:03:34 

702 Rita Lewis W45-49 Utica 8:47:35 

TINmAN TRIATHLON – TEAmS 


MALE RELAY 

1 4:17:47 Ted Brought Ringers 

2 4:28:10 Two Old One Young 

3 4:29:58 The Jolly Rogers 

MIXED RELAY 

1 4:49:31 Team Sleipnir 

2 4:57:45 Team Ugly 

3 5:00:35 The Rich Turtles 

FEMALE RELAY 

1 5:16:14 Trichicks 

2 5:28:50 TinChics 

3 6:02:08 Newton’s Jewels 

SPRINT TRIATHLON 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Migonis Matt 20-39 Cazenovia 1:45:43 

2 Owens John 20-39 Nanticoke, ON 1:48:41 

3 Mouyau Olivier 20-39 Ottawa, ON 1:51:01 


1 Myers Leslie 40-59 Burlington, VT 2:05:30 

2 Malone Aislinn 20-39 New York City City 2:09:12 

3 Hoffmann Christine 20-39 New York City City 2:09:29 


1 Shalekbriski John Colorado Springs, CO 2:03:14 

2 Osterdahl Paul Rensselaer 2:08:05 


1 Severino Gennaro Ulster Park 1:54:35 

2 Colombia Anthony Montreal, QC 1:57:56 

3 Vance Michael New Paltz 1:59:28 

4 Dibble Kevin Bronx 2:00:08 

5 Kent Jonathan Canton 2:01:01 

6 Heishman Tyler Boiling Springs, PA 2:01:21 

7 Henke William Hudson Falls 2:03:43 

continued 

25TH ANNUAL TUPPER LAKE TINmAN & SPRINT TRIATHLON continued 

8 Olivier Chevalier Montreal, QC 2:04:44 

9 Whybrow Michael New York City City 2:07:07 

10 Stinchfield Bryan Darien, CT 2:09:33 


1 Wilson Mark Woodstock 1:58:27 

2 Boyko Arthur Poughkeepsie 2:00:51 

3 Babin John New York City City 2:03:58 

4 Lake Adam New York City City 2:06:53 

5 Everfield Shane Lake Placid 2:08:33 

6 Charlton Russel New York City City 2:15:30 

7 Ecker Bradley Clarence Center 2:16:13 

8 O’Shea James East Berne 2:19:14 

9 Robison Hugh Rensselear 2:20:55 

10 Wendel James Kingston 2:23:43 


1 Bouchard Anthony Morrisonville 2:52:33 


1 Mercure Anik Ile Des Soeur, QC 2:13:28 

2 Spiezio Christene Bloomington, IN 2:16:48 

3 Hinshaw Jennifer New York City City 2:18:06 

INAUGURAL LAKE GEORGE OPEN WATER SWIm WEEKEND 

June 30-July 1, 2007 • Lake George, Hague/Bolton Landing/Lake George 

500m (0.31m) SWIm 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Karen Fortoul 43 Unattached 2:00:00 

1 Matthew Mauriello 30 Metro Masters 8:24 MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 

1K (0.62m) SWIm 

1 Michael Spano 48 Unattached 2:19:20 

MALE OVERALL 


1 Dean Fochios 53 Adirondack Masters 15:29 1 Dan Wall 51 Adirondack Masters 1:33:38 


2 Dean Fochios 53 Adirondack Masters 1:39:10 

1 Sydne Didier 36 New England Masters 16:13 3 Marc Ginsburg 53 Unattached 1:57:22 



1 Michelle Hales 23 Unattached 19:26 1 Terry Laughlin 56 Adirondack Masters 1:39:09 


2 Thomas Burke 56 Unattached 2:01:35 

1 Matthew Mauriello 30 Metro Masters 18:30 

2K (1.24m) SWIm 


MALE OVERALL 

1 Joanna Adamczak 30 Unattached 19:15 1 Dean Fochios 53 Adirondack Masters 31:02 

2 Debb Palmer 31 Connecticut 22:35 FEMALE OVERALL 


1 Frances Hare 56 Ashpalt Green Masters 32:23 

1 David Barra 42 Adirondack Masters 15:38 MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 


1 Karlis Kirsis 27 Metro Masters 37:39 

1 Kate Gulitti 42 Adirondack Masters 16:41 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 


1 Marta Kirsis 30 Metro Masters 52:46 

1 Terry Laughlin 56 Adirondack Masters 16:09 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 

4K (2.48m) SWIm 

1 Margaret Bolster 39 Adirondack Masters 38:41 

MALE OVERALL 


1 Michael Robertson 35 Adirondack Masters 18:07 1 David Barra 42 Adirondack Masters 31:04 



1 Karen Byer 47 Adirondack Masters 17:25 1 Kate Gulitti 42 Adirondack Masters 32:38 


2 Alison Heaphy 40 Unattached 38:34 

1 Aubrey Fleszar 29 Adirondack Masters 19:13 MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 

2 Molly Meehan 28 Adirondack Masters 23:34 1 Kenneth Margrey 45 Niagara 37:08 



1 Michele McColgan 39 Adirondack Masters 22:35 1 Sharon Snyder 48 Ashpalt Green Masters 43:56 

2 Abigail Atkins 38 Adirondack Masters 23:05 2 Anna Varga 49 Unattached 1:32:56 



1 Melissa Woods 46 Adirondack Masters 18:44 1 Nancy Bachman 50 Adirondack Masters 45:24 


2 Patricia Paduano 50 Unattached 49:52 

1 William Miller 52 Adirondack Masters 19:07 MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 

6K (3.72m) SWIm 

1 Terry Laughlin 56 Adirondack Masters 32:16 

MALE OVERALL 

2 James Grimaldi 55 Connecticut 38:47 

1 David Barra 42 Adirondack Masters 1:32:22 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 


1 Margaret Carney 58 Unattached 1:01:47 

1 Sydne Didier 36 New England Masters 1:43:19 FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 


1 Donna Wadsworth 62 Adirondack Masters 50:15 

1 Jeremy Fischer 29 Unattached 1:35:36 2 Patricia Saunders 63 Ashpalt Green Masters 1:00:40 



1 Marge Huseman 26 Adirondack Masters 1:58:54 1 Anne Long 65 Menlo Masters 39:54 


2 Emmalee Tarry 68 New England Masters 57:06 

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COMMUNITY 

Unicycling 

Whiteface, 

Again 

On June 16, 2007 I unicycled in the 

Whiteface Mountain Uphill Bike 

Race for the third year in a row. The fi rst 

two times I was alone in my division. 

This year, four others signed up and 

the trash-talk fl ew over the internet for 

months. Mark Premo and Bill Merrylees 

from Vermont, Eric Scheer from Rhode 

Island, Max DeMilner from Maine, and 

I met about three hours prior to the 

race, at Wilmington’s Grand View Motel. 

Jittering our pre-race jitters, we gazed up 

at the lofty peak of Whiteface Mountain. 

My friends looked at me with incredulity 

when I said “That’s where we’re going!” for 

7.9 miles, 3,555 feet elevation gain. 

We took our cycles and went to pick 

up our race-packets. Our rigs varied from 

Eric’s 24-inch wheel, Bill’s 26, Mark’s 27, 

my 29, to Max’s 36-inch big wheel. The 

gear-head bikers had many questions for 

us, but mostly swarmed around Max and 

his 36er, which stood out like a triceratops 

in a herd of cattle. 

The uphill biking addicts know me 

from previous Northeast hill races, and 

asked me if I’d be able to defend my record 

on the 7.9-mile, 3,555 feet elevation gain 

course. I honestly said I didn’t know. I had 

been training even harder than last year, 

but my opponents had strong resumes. 

Mark and Eric are both bike racers and 

fi tness gurus. Bill is a 30-year veteran of 

the sport, and Max, only 20 years old, had 

recently completed an unsupported 1,000 

mile unicycle tour of New England. We all 

had reason to believe we could win our 

race-within-a-race. 

Riding around the start area, Bill was 

doing all kinds of tricks. During a graceful 

pirouette, there was a loud “SPROING” 

and he reached down and pulled a broken 

spoke out of his wheel. A Vermonter 

to the core, Bill just laughed and said “It’s 

OK, I’ve got 35 more.” 

Soon we were lining up in the fi rst 

wave of cyclists at the starting line and 

the starter was saying “ONE MINUTE!” 

All the anticipation and pent-up energy 

had my stomach churning, but fi nally the 

starter shouted “TEN SECONDS!” I took a 

deep breath and raised my right foot onto 

the pedal. 

��STEVE CHARGING TOWARD 

THE FINISH NEAR WHITEFACE 

CASTLE. 

PHOTOS COURTESY OF 

STEVE RELLES 

The horn went off and I mounted up, 

dimly aware of Mark doing the same in 

my peripheral vision. I focused on getting 

into a rhythm of spinning my feet and 

relaxing my upper body to conserve energy. 

As the bicyclists began to string out I 

realized that Mark was still in front of me. 

He’s been riding less than a year, but he’s 

extremely fi t. Despite some fl ailing, he’d 

had a fast start and I consciously stopped 

myself from sprinting to catch him. I 

steadied myself on the seat’s front handle 

and kept my pace constant, and slowly 

reeled him in. When I fi nally passed him 

he quipped “I had to get in front for the 

cameras.” I laughed but kept spinning, 

wondering where the others were but not 

willing to twist around to see. 

As my breathing increased and my 

thighs started burning, I pedaled past the 

cone marking the fi rst mile. I joked with 

a biker next to me that “one-eighth of the 

way there” is just a slap in the face, a realization 

that you’ve only taken one bite of 

a whole feast of pain. 

I steadily toiled away the distance, trying 

to maintain the fastest speed I could 

without burning-out early. Passing the 

tollbooths at three miles was heartening 

as I was approaching the halfway point 

and the slope eases off slightly. Unsure of 

my lead, I upped my cadence to make the 

most of the easier grade and soon reached 

the four-mile point and the steepest portion 

of the course. 

I allowed myself a slower cadence on 

the Veterans Memorial Highway as I began 

to wonder about my competition. Bikers 

from later starting waves were periodically 

passing me and I was trying to glean 

information from them. I asked, “How far 

back are the other unis?” I got confl icting 

answers like “pretty far” and “not too far” 

at the same time, so uncertainty drove me 

to speed up again. 

Riding past the fi ve-mile mark and a 

sign that said “3,307 feet above sea level,” 

I knew I was about two-thirds of the way 

through, in distance and elevation. The 

view of the western Adirondacks was 

spectacular off to my right. Bikers were 

passing me with surprised exclamations 

of “Go uni!” and reporting that I was well 

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MAX, STEVE, MARK, (MARK’S FRIEND DAWN,) 

BILL AND ERIC – WITH WHITEFACE IN THE 

BACKGROUND. 

ahead. I knew I could keep the lead if I just 

kept grinding and I confi ded to nearby 

cyclists my mantra: “Pain is a good thing.” 

The bikers already seemed to know this. 

Last year, I’d started feeling wobbly 

in the last part of the race, so this 

year I’d brought along some energy gel. 

Approaching mile six, I pulled out an 

espresso-fl avored GU and sucked the 

contents into my mouth. The fl avor was 

shockingly sweet and strong, like some 

kind of bizarre toothpaste. I counted 

myself fortunate that I didn’t gag and 

quickly rinsed it down with some water, 

refocusing on the task at hand. I was now 

gaping up, across two huge hairpins, at 

the race’s fi nish still 1,000 vertical feet 

above, a humbling view that makes the 

top seem unreachable. 

Just then I heard “Go, Steve” and next 

to me was Andy Holzman, organizer of the 

Mt. Equinox Uphill Bike Climb on August 

4 in Manchester, Vt. As I was passing the 

fi rst hairpin, the “Lake Placid Turn,” he 

told me I was way ahead. With that news 

and my energy gel, I felt like Popeye with 

a can of spinach. I started whirling my 

pedals around madly and fl ying up the 

hill. I was keeping a constant distance 

behind Andy and no-one passed me for 

a half-mile or so until the angle resumed 

a steeper pitch. 

Rounding the second hairpin, the 

“Wilmington Turn,” I basked in the stunning 

view to the northeast, which was 

previously blocked by the mountain. 

The hazy infi nity of mountains and sparkling 

lakes of the Adirondacks and Green 

mountains was the cherry on top of my 

race day. 

Charging between the high rock walls 

of the fi nal straightaway, I realized was 

going to fi nish without dismounting. In 

2005, as a newbie unicyclist, I stopped 

dozens of times and fi nished in 1:59:14. 

In 2006, with some gear adjustments and 

better technique, I dismounted only a 

few times and cut my record to 1:25:53. 

Riding through the cheering crowd, I set 

my jaw and crossed the line in 1:20:56. 

I high-fi ved my way up to the refreshment 

table, grabbed a Gatorade, and 

returned to the fi nish line to cheer on my 

fellow uni-riders. 

The next one-wheeler to pedal into 

sight was Mark, taking the silver medal in 

1:30:48, amazing for a guy who couldn’t 

even ride a unicycle a year ago. Then came 

Eric, with a time of 1:33:18 and the bronze 

medal, great considering he’d yacked his 

lunch out in the bushes around mile two. 

Next, after not too long, came our veteran, 

Bill, none the worse for his broken spoke 

with a time of 1:46:21. 

We all waited for Max and his 36-inch 

wheel, discussing how hard it would be to 

push that huge wheel up this mountain. 

Then the sag-wagon drove into view and 

Max was sitting, somewhat dejected, in 

the back. He’d fi nished his water supply 

by mile two, yet mashed his giant wheel 

all the way to mile seven before accepting 

a ride up. As only a fellow unicyclist 

who’s ridden such a beast could know, the 

effort it took to get that cycle that high was 

colossal. We all gave Max a big group hug 

and assured him that, even though he 

didn’t quite fi nish, almost no one on earth 

could have done what he did. 

I recognized the expressions on all the 

other unicyclists that I felt so strongly my 

fi rst year. It’s a shell-shocked look, a realization 

of just how much work it is to climb 

that mountain, and how satisfying it is to 

fi nish. After the delicious barbeque and 

the awards ceremony, we all sat around 

outside the hotel rehashing our day. Some 

of the pain had already faded and everyone 

was talking about next year. They 

were discussing the changes they would 

make to their training and equipment to 

take another run at my record. From their 

attitudes, I’d better start training now. 

Steve Relles (steveyo@nycap.rr.com) of 

Delmar is a stay-at-home-dad and runs a 

small business called Delmar Dog Butler. 

He unicycles in hill-climb races, but loves 

singletrack even more.


MOHAWK RIVER CONT. FROM PG 1 

��PADDLING ON THE MOHAWK RIVER ALONGSIDE A MAT OF WATER CHESTNUT 

AND TOWARD I-87’S TWIN BRIDGES. PHOTOS BY RICH MACHA 

Schenectady and Scotia is reached 2.5 

miles from Lock 8. Just past the bridge 

on the right is Gateway Landing with its 

gazebo – here there is a dock for launching 

canoes and kayaks. To drive to the landing 

from Schenectady take the last possible 

right before crossing the bridge. On the left 

side of the river are Jumpin’ Jacks Drive- 

In and Scotia’s Freedom and Collins Parks. 

Schenectady’s Stockade Historic District, 

one of the oldest and best preserved neighborhoods 

in the U.S. dating back to a 17th 

century Dutch colonial trading settlement, 

is soon passed on the right. 

Tree-lined shores hide an industrial 

site on the right and the left shore is also 

wooded. Freeman’s Bridge is reached at 

4.4 miles and just past it on the left is a 

NYS DEC Fishing Access Launch, a good 

place to access this section of river. On a 

recent stop here I picked up the Blueway 

Trail Map & Guide (cdrpc.org) – a brochure 

featuring Schenectady County’s 

18-mile section of the Mohawk. An island 

is passed at 5.7 miles, the right shore 

remaining mostly wooded while the left 

shore has some light development and 

marinas. This section of the river sees 

many rowing sculls as several schools and 

clubs are based here. 

The Alplaus Kill enters the river on 

the left at 6.2 miles and can be paddled 

upstream about a mile until a fallen tree 

blocks the way. At 6.9 miles on the right, 

just before the Rexford Bridge (NY Route 

146), is Aqueduct Park – the Aqueduct 

Rowing Club has a low dock here for use 

by the general public to launch musclepowered 

boats. Just past the bridge the 

remains of the Rexford Aqueduct are 

seen – the old Erie Canal crossed from 

the south side of the Mohawk River via 

this aqueduct then continued on the 

north side of the river before crossing to 

the south side again near the present-day 

Crescent Bridge (NY Route 9). 

The next four miles to Lock 7 are 

geologically interesting and one of my 

favorite sections of the river. A little past 

the Rexford Bridge there is a small rocky 

island on the left, which hides a trickle 

of a waterfall which drops down a sandstone 

and shale cliff, the rock dates back 

440 million years. More cliffs line the river 

for the next three miles and it is fascinating 

to observe the plant life and wildflowers 

that cling on in the crevices. A hidden 

waterfall cuts through the cliffs on the 

right shore near green buoy 57, 0.9 miles 

below the bridge. Knolls Atomic Power 

Lab sits high up on the right and a mansion 

is up on the left. The grassy slope 

of a capped Niskayuna landfill is on the 

right, after that the woods are part of the 

Mohawk River State Park (formerly the 

Schenectady Museum Nature Preserve). 

Lock 7 is reached at just-under 11 miles 

from Lock 8. A lagoon on the right leads 

to the concrete ramp boat launch at 

Niskayuna’s Lock 7 Park (Lock 7 Road off 

Rosendale Road; bear left just before the 

lock to drive to the boat launch). 


The first four or five miles of this 11- 

mile section are particularly scenic and 

the wildlife is quite diverse. One often 

sees red-tailed hawks soaring above, 

great blue herons, Canada geese, snowy 

and great egrets, red-winged blackbirds, 

swallows, sandpipers, gulls, cormorants, 

mallards and other ducks, beaver, muskrats 

and white-tail deer. The observant 

and possibly lucky paddler may also spot 

bald eagles, osprey, nighthawks, bitterns, 

green herons, snapping and painted 

turtles. Carp may bump into your boat 

in the shallows. The Vischer Ferry Nature 

Preserve runs for four miles along the 

north shore and the south shore is lightly 

developed. It is possible to launch below 

Lock 7 from Lock 7 Park. The Lock 7 Dam 

is impressive from below. Rocky Goat 

Island bisects the dam. 

On the left 0.9 miles below Lock 7 is 

Ferry Road (off Riverview Road) in Vischer 

Ferry. There is a small parking area – it is 

possible to launch here but the bank is 

steep and the water’s edge is rough. A rope 

ferry was started here in 1790 by Eldert 

Vischer and a toll bridge had a short existence 

from 1900 through 1902. Niska Isle, 

site of an old Indian village, comprises the 

south shore – not an island but more of a 

peninsula with several homes. It is possible 

to launch at the end of Ferry Road 

(off Rosendale Road) in Niskayuna but 

the river’s edge is usually either muddy 

or rocky. Rounding the tip of Niska Isle a 

back bay stretches to the northwest. The 

Lisha Kill enters this bay and it is possible 

to paddle up the stream a short distance; 

if a beaver dam does not deter your progress 

then a downed tree probably will a 

short distance further. 

Below the point of Niska Isle are three 

islands which I unofficially call Goose, 

Hawk and Eagle islands after certain avian 

life I’ve seen on them; the upstream island 

is actually named Marite Damen Island. 

At the 2.3-mile mark, the Niskayuna 

Hamlet Railroad Station (at Lions or 

Railroad Station Park off Rosendale Road) 

is seen on the right. I launch here often 

in spring but in summer mats of invasive 

water chestnut clog the open water and 

make access to the main river channel 

extremely difficult. Past the third island, 

there is a shallow bay to the south which 

can be paddled in spring before the water 

chestnut grows in – this is a favorite haunt 

of the snapping turtle. 

Shaker Creek is passed on the right 

at 4.0 miles. Soon after is the site of Forts 

Ferry, another rope ferry which began 

operation in 1728. At 5.5 miles there is 

an island close to the north shore. To the 

island’s northeast one can sometimes 

paddle through the shallow bay and 

access the old Erie Canal. If you take a left 

at the canal you will soon reach Clute’s 

Dry Dock where there is a little-used, 

ill-conceived dock which is too high for 

kayaks and most canoes. Exploration of 

the old Erie Canal is best in spring with its 

higher water levels. 

The Delphus Kill is on the right at 

5.9 miles. One reaches the Thaddeus 

Kosciuszko Bridge (the “Twin Bridges” of 

I-87), a pair of identical steel through arch 

bridges, at 6.4 miles. Colonie Mohawk 

River Park (formerly Colonie Town Park) 

is soon seen on the right. Planning for the 

future of the Town of Colonie’s ten miles of 

Mohawk River waterfront is being spearheaded 

by Mohawk River Community 

Partners (colonie.org/mohawk), a nonprofit 

group formed to promote the revitalization 

of Colonie’s waterfront. Several 

islands and the south shore have rugged 

rocky shores before reaching the Crescent 

Bridge (Route 9) at 9.4 miles. Just past the 

bridge on the right is Freddie’s Park, a 

small park on Albany Marine Service Lane 

and a decent place to launch. 

Continuing downstream one passes 

the Colonie Landfill on the right and 

one will find the north shore to be more 

attractive. Canal Park (at the end of Flight 

Road, off Washington Avenue/Fonda Road 

(County Route 97)) is on the left before the 

Crescent Dam and Lock 6 – this is a good 

place to launch all types of boats. 

As you see, this 27-mile section of 

the Mohawk River in the Capital District 

has much to offer the paddler. Plus, the 

many launch locations provide numerous 

options to explore by canoe or kayak in 

the spring, summer or fall. 

Rich Macha is owner of Adirondack 

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Rich practically “lives” on the Mohawk 

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HIKING & WALKING 

by Barbara Delaney 

The 140-acre Hollyhock Nature 

Sanctuary in Feura Bush has seven 

hiking trails that traverse the woodland, 

meadow, creek and garden habitats 

on the property donated by Dr. Robert 

Rienow in 1988 to the Audubon Society of 

NYS. The Rienow’s originally named their 

home Hollyhock Hollow Farm because of 

the charming hollyhocks that bloomed 

near the homestead. Hollyhocks can still 

be found flowering on the property in 

the summer. 

You can take a short stroll through the 

lawns and gardens of Hollyhock Hollow to 

sit by the pond and listen for the multiple 

arias of birdsong, or lace-up your boots 

for a longer bracing walk on trails wending 

through an amazingly varied forest. 

Why not do both? That way you can feast 

your eyes on the trees, flowers, wildlife 

and artifacts along the hiking trails while 

getting your heart rate up, and then pause 

to rest in the garden while filling your ears 

with the music of birds and creepers. If, 

perchance, you’re having a nibble of 

cheese and an orange whilst you relax and 

ponder, you’ll be completely satisfied. 

Our favorite pick for hiking Hollyhock 

Hollow Sanctuary is an approximately 

two-mile loop trail that starts at the trailhead 

across the road from the Rienow 

Center for the Environment. 

You begin the hike on the red-marked 

Audubon trail heading east, but almost 

immediately turn right onto the Wildlife 

trail which quickly leads you to the remains 

of a former limestone quarry. The main 

quarry is on your right and has a plaque 

noting that some of the quarried stone 

was used in building the Brooklyn Bridge. 

All that is now evident are large moss covered 

boulders. Long gone are the sounds 

of workmen hammering and chiseling on 

steep limestone walls and large rock filled 

wagons rumbling through the woods. In 

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ries near the Helderbergs. It always gives 

pause to see how quickly the forest envelopes 

the past effects of human activity. 

Continuing past the old abandoned 

quarries you come to a junction of the 

yellow-blazed Wildlife trail and the whiteblazed 

Indian Pipe trail. Go straight on 

the white-blazed trail which is a short 

connecting trail that ends at the Audubon 

trail. When you come to the red-blazed 

Audubon trail, turn right. This trail goes 

through areas that were once farmland, 

as evidenced by numerous stone walls. 

To the left in the near distance, you may 

see some stone walls atop an escarpment. 

We’ve dubbed this unofficially, “the fort” 

because the rocky structure looms high at 

the top of a hill like the walls of an old fort. 

The fields have now all reverted to deciduous 

and pine woods. If you are hiking in 

the spring or summer you will see many 

lovely wildflowers such as trout lily, trillium, 

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By staying on the red-marked trail that 

borders the preserve, you will pass by the 

site of a pit-like cave. Although visible, it 

is fenced and off limits. This type of limestone 

karst is commonly found in the 

Helderbergs. 

Shortly beyond this point the terrain 

changes to a hemlock forest with a soft 

pine needle floor; very pleasant. The trail 

markers can be a little confusing in this 

section, but if you continue to bear right 

you will see the green-blazed Hemlock 

trail which will take you to Rarick Road 

and the Mary O’Neil Education Center. 

Here you will also see the remains of an 

old foundation, a rusted water pump, 

and plaque describing the former Reinow 

home. At this point you will have walked 

about 1.5 miles. 

To see more of this varied sanctuary 

cross Rarick Road and turn right, walking 

along the shoulder until you come to the 

Creek Trail to your left (being mindful of 

traffic). This trail borders Onesquethaw 

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Creek and blooms with columbine, 

violets, solomon seal and foxglove, 

amongst others, in season. People fish 

the Onesquethaw Creek in this section. 

When you come to the end of this trail as 

it parallels Onesquethaw Creek, proceed 

east to head back. The trail will bring you 

to the pond and formal gardens and ultimately 

to the start of your hike. 

The formal garden is planted with a 

variety of perennials and annuals; there 

are benches where you can sit and listen 

to the sounds of the surrounding woods. 

Over 80 species of birds frequent the sanctuary. 

By adding the Creek trail to your hiking 

itinerary you will have walked about 

two miles. All of the trails are open from 

dawn to dusk. The 8th annual Hudson 

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Hollyhock Hollow Sanctuary on Saturday, 

September 29 (hudsonrivervalley.com). 

Directions from Albany: From the junction 

of I-787 and NY Route 9W, go south 

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right onto NY Route 32 south (Delmar 

Bypass). Follow Route 32 for 3.0 miles to 

the fourth traffic light. Turn left on Elm 

Street (still Route 32) and drive 3.0 miles 

until you reach Feura Bush. Make a left 

onto County Route 102 (Old Quarry Road) 

just past Houghtalings Market, and go 3.0 

miles to Rarick Road. Turn right for 0.3mile 

to the Hollyhock Hollow Sanctuary, 

Audubon Society of NYS headquarters, 

and parking area on your left. 

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We are happy and proud to bring this high level of commitment to the 

Capital Region by announcing the opening of Fleet Feet Albany. A true 

specialty store, Fleet Feet Albany has joined a national network of locally 

owned and operated franchises dedicated to serving their own community. 

• Superior customer service 

“FITLOSOPHY” 

It’s Our Fit Philosophy! 

• A full line of footwear, apparel and accessories for all your fitness needs 

• Complete gait analysis by a highly trained, dedicated staff 

• A one-stop source for running, walking and fitness information 

• A strong commitment to the success of our customers and our community 

• A warm, welcoming environment for customers of every age and ability 

155 Wolf Rd (Metro Park Rd, near Macaroni Grill) 

Albany, NY 12205 • (518) 459-FEET (3338) 

FleetFeetAlbany.com • Mon-Fri 10-7, Sat 10-6, Sun 12-4 

❄ 

INAUGURAL 

❄ 

WINTER EXPO 

Exhibitor 

registration 

going on 

now! 

Kick-off 

the winter 

recreation 

season! 

Saratoga Springs City Center • Saratoga Springs 

November 10 & 11, 2007 

Saturday: 11am-6pm • Sunday: 11am-5pm 

As an exhibitor you will have countless opportunities to reach thousands of active sports, 

health/fitness and travel enthusiasts looking for the latest products, services, 

information and ideas! This targeted, highly interactive marketplace will provide you with 

the venue to showcase, demonstrate and sell directly to this lucrative buying audience. 

5,000 Attendees • 100 Exhibitors • Sales • Activities • Seminars 

Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Ice Skating, 

Backcountry & Telemark Skiing, Ice Climbing, Olympic Sports, 

Your Favorite Summer Activities, Health-Fitness & Much More! 

EXHIBITOR CATEGORIES 

Alpine Ski Areas/Resorts • Clubs & Organizations • Events & Races • Fitness Clubs • Guide Services & Authors 

Health Professionals • Lodging & Restaurants • Nordic Ski Areas/Resorts • ORDA Olympic Venues 

Outdoor Education Programs • Outfitters & Sporting Goods Retailers • Resorts & Destinations 

Sports Medicine Facilities • Visitor Bureaus & Chambers Of Commerce 

EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES 

FLOOR PLAN 

Increased sales 

Face-to-face personal contact 

Lead generation 

Product/service awareness 

Company/organization/event exposure 

Networking • Sampling • Market research 

Increased Exposure • Increased Leads • Increased Sales! 

For more information, visit AdkSportsFitness.com 

To book your space, contact us at (518) 877-8788 or info@AdkSportsFitness.com 

Adirondack Sports & Fitness, LLC • 15 Coventry Drive • Clifton Park NY 12065

THE MOHAWK RIVER - Adirondack Sports & Fitness

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