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Running | Hiking | Biking | Paddling Triathlon | Health | Fitness | Travel FREE! MAY 20,000 CIRCULATION CAPITAL REGION • SARATOGA • GLENS FALLS • ADIRONDACKS 2012 Triathlon Visit Us on the Web! Season is Here AdkSports.com ▲ HALF AND FuLL distance athletes jumP IN FOR THEIR SwIm at With the Perfect THE 2012 HITS Triathlon SERIES. ©SEAN DuLANEy Facebook.com/AdirondackSports ◀ KRISTEN LECLAIR OF Wilton IN THE SPRINT RACE AND TODD Races for You! SHAyTyNSKI OF AltamONT IN THE OLymPIC at THE 2011 FRONHOFER By Kristen Hislop TOOL Triathlon. PHOTOS By LAuRIE FRONHOFER CONTENTS ccording to USA Triathlon, in 2011 there were over The inaugural HITS Triathlon Series at Hunter Mountain 1 Triathlon A8,800 adult members in New York, ranking us fourth on June 9 offers a free super sprint, sprint, Olympic, half in the country. With the continuing growth, more races are Perfect Races for You! and full distances. The sprint races will specifically cater added each year in our region and the legendary events to new triathletes with seating in the transition area. Look 3 Bicycling continue to fill to capacity. Choosing races for your calendar, for another family-friendly environment here. If the kids are Cycling for Everyone whether a beginner or seasoned veteran, can be a chal- interested in getting into the action, they can participate in 5 Around the Region News Briefs lenge! As the sport continues to grow so do the number the free sprint event. 5 From the Publisher & Editor of available resources, such as tri clubs, local run and bike On June 10 the third annual Hudson Crossing Triathlon 6-11 CALENDAR OF EVENTS shops, triathlon coaches, and your fellow triathletes. This is is a great race for athletes looking for a protected swim. The May - July Events an awesome sport because you can participate with just the swim is fairly short and it’s in the Champlain Canal with an 12 The Non-Medicated Life basics and advance as far as you choose. in-the-water-start and only 275 participants. Swim instruc- Effects of Diet, Lifestyle on Longevity Early season is a great chance to volunteer if you have not tor, Ann Svenson, will provide an on-site overview of the signed up for a race. The new Rally in the Valley Duathlon 12 Recreation swim leg on Saturday, June 9 from 2 to 4pm. There is a great and 5K in Fort Hunter on May 12, and the Saratoga Lions post-race party and awards ceremony with plenty of great Chingachgook: Celebrating 100 Years! Duathlon on May 27 are great opportunities to watch the viewing spots for spectators. 13 Hiking & Backpacking front of the pack athletes in transition. All races love to have In Lake Placid, it’s the 29th year of the Monday Night Duck Hole: An Updated Look volunteers helping out who understand the sport, so be sure Mini-Tri Series from June 18 through August 13, hosted by 15 Running & Walking to lend a hand over the course of the season. High Peaks Cyclery. The weekly sprint races are a fun time, Spring into Locally Grown Races! If you have signed up for an early season race, the focus with abilities ranging from Ironman athletes to beginners, 17 Kayaking & Canoeing can be getting out the winter kinks to prepare for your cho- and first-timers are welcome. Solo Kayak Camping on Lake George sen events. For newbies some of the local races are great If you are looking for an easy-going environment, then 19 Athlete Profile for getting your feet wet. Race directors like Chris Bowcutt check out the sprint distance Vermont Sun Triathlon on of Hudson Crossing, John Slyer of SKYHIGH Adventures, June 24. Meg McCue of Rexford says, “This race made me Hiking with Alan Via Mark Wilson of the HITS Series, Kevin and Bridget Crossman feel comfortable and the setting is absolutely beautiful.” They 21 Mountain Biking of the Fronhofer Tool Triathlon, and Mike Brych of ATC have added another sprint to the series calendar on August Ride Here Now: Races & Festivals Endurance are focused on making new triathletes comfort- 26, along with the Half Vermont Journey (half Ironman). 22-27 RACE RESULTS able and feel welcome. Another great race for a calm swim is the 12th annual Top Finishers in 25 Events The offerings for new triathletes abound. The second Pine Bush Triathlon in Guilderland on July 8. The two tran- 28 Hiking annual Cooperstown Triathlon sprint distance on May 27 sition areas – one in Albany and the other in Guilderland Griffin Falls: A Path to the Past is expanding to 300 athletes. Mike Brych, race director, – can make it a little confusing for new triathletes, so just says “The average temperature of Otsego Lake in May is ask for tips if needed. The Guilderland Y offers a training 28 Recreation 65 degrees. Last year they said that once every 15 years, program to get ready for the event. Great Adirondack Recreation Trail it does dip to around 55. Last year it was 55, so this year The 27th annual Piseco Lake Triathlon on July 21 also 29 Faces, Races, Places will be better!” Plan ahead and be prepared if you give it a has two transition areas so setting up takes a little longer go. The village of Cooperstown is a great family destination. See TRIATHLON SEASON, 31 ▶ 2 Adirondack Sports & Fitness TEN-mILE RIDERS at TEAm BILLy RIDE. DIRONDAC A Paddlefest 2012K Cycling for Everyone May 18-20, 2012 Old Forge, NY America’s Largest On-Water Canoe & Kayak Sale! Over 1,000 Canoes & Kayaks to Choose From! Guest Speakers • Test Paddle 100’s of Boats Demonstrations and Clinics Show Specials All Weekend! Presented by New York’s Largest Canoe & Kayak Dealer! Rt. 28, Old Forge, NY • 315-369-6672 Visit www.AdirondackPaddlefest.com www.AdkSports.com mAy 2012 3 TEN-mILE RIDERS at TEAm BILLy RIDE. Starters ROLL OuT at THE TOuR DE CuRE. BICYCLING Cycling for Everyone CyCLISTS BEGIN THE mAyOR’S CuP RIDE. FARmLAND TOuRING at TOuR DE FARm. here’s something for everyone this Even if you don’t have a bike, you can ride the routes is a huge perk, and full support Medical Center. Recently they had a patient Tsummer at organized cycling events in in the three-hour indoor spin-a-thon led by includes mechanics on the road, chip tim- who was diagnosed with a rare cancer that the Capital Region and the Adirondacks. certified instructors on stationary bikes. ing for all riders, feed stations with food and could only be treated by a specialist in New Whether you want to extend yourself with a Registration for the Tour de Cure is $25 drink, sag wagons and medical support. York City. The family could barely afford higher distance goal, ride on some new sce- with a $200 pledge minimum. If you have All the rides will start and finish on Beach their rent let alone the expense of traveling nic roads, or raise funds for a worthy cause, diabetes you can join the special Red Rider Road in Lake George, with activities and a to New York City to see the specialist. The events are on tap that will let you do some- team and receive special incentives at the bike expo based out of Battlefield Park. On CVPH Travel Fund was able to assist them thing new and valuable in cycling. Here is a ride. To get more information, register, to Friday night, the open and elite Hill Climb with their travel expenses, thus, easing their selection from the first half of the summer. join a team go to diabetes.org/saratogatour. up the Prospect Mountain highway (4.7 mind a bit during a very stressful time. First up is the Team Billy Ride and Walk The ninth annual Get Your Guts In Gear miles, 1,368 feet) starts off the weekend. This year’s Tour de Farm on Sunday, for Research taking place Sunday, May 20 Ride will be cruising the Hudson River Valley On Saturday, the Centurion 25-mile ride to July 29 will offer several routes suited to a lei- in Saratoga Springs. This ride and walk byways from Friday-Sunday, June 8-10 to Lake Luzerne and Centurion Kids’ Ride are surely pace. Both the 15- and 35-mile routes event is now in its eighth year to honor the support research into causes and cures scheduled. Then on Sunday are the featured start at the Hand Melon Farm in Greenwich, memory of Billy Grey, who died of a brain for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, Centurion 50 and 100 mile rides, which and take riders on a tour of Washington and tumor just before his 13th birthday. Over 50 chronic conditions that cause inflammation head into some spectacular Warren County Saratoga County landscapes with stops at sponsors and 450 participants in this event of the digestive or gastrointestinal tract. mountain and lake scenery with challenging last year raised more than $80,000 for brain From a starting point north of New routes that will get your heart pumping. local farms and historical sites. tumor research. York City, riders gather on Friday evening Advance online registration fees varies The Agricultural Stewardship Association The ride offers distances of 10, 25 and 50 to prepare for the Saturday and Sunday from $20 for the Saturday kids’ ride that expects 400 riders at the event this year, miles along with a three-mile walking event. rides. Saturday riders will cross the Hudson benefits the Centurion Cycling Foundation which raises funds for Saratoga PLAN to The bike route goes east from Saratoga into River at Bear Mountain Bridge, then bike charity to $119 for the Sunday century.