SUMMER EXPO MARCH 5 & 6 Saratoga Springs City Center
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FREE! MARCH 20,000 CIRCULATION COVERING UPSTATE NEW YORK SINCE 2000 2016 SUMMER EXPO MARCH 5 & 6 Saratoga Springs City Center Visit Us on the Web! AdkSports.com Facebook.com/AdirondackSports Sports, Health, CONTENTS Fitness and FUN! 1 Summer Expo f you have cabin fever, the summer sports and recre- Sports, Fitness & Fun! ation season is just around the corner at the 11th annual 3 Running & Walking IAdirondack Sports Summer Expo! It’s happening at the Saratoga Springs City Center on Saturday-Sunday, Jumpstart Your Marathon Training March 5-6. Many summer travel destinations will be present to share Come to the Capital, Saratoga and Adirondack region’s info and deals on visiting, activities, lodging, events and get- 5 Around the Region News Briefs running, biking, triathlon, paddling, hiking, healthy living aways – Erie Canalway, Hoppy Trails Brew Bus, Tupper Lake, 6-9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS and travel show – the sweaty, dirty sports you love all under Walkway Over the Hudson, and The Wild Center to name a one roof! It features 125 exhibitors, great sales on summer/ few. Plus, a variety of kids’ summer camps for growth and March - May Events winter gear, clothing, footwear, and on-water demos in the adventure. 10 Bicycling 20x32-foot pool. Plus, seminars, clinics and family activities, On-water demos will take place all weekend in the pool, including a 25-foot rock wall! with kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, yoga and scuba Fresh Start for You and Your Bike The expo will have $10,000 in prizes and giveaways. Door diving. Demos and clinics, led by ADK and regional paddling 13 Athlete Profile prizes to regional running races, triathlons, hiking packages, experts: capsize recovery, rescue and rolling, pack canoeing weekend lodging getaways, custom orthotics, bike service, – and the popular “Try Paddling” sessions for kids! Skiing with Kris Cheney Seymour health, fitness, scuba training, meal packages, and much A variety of seminars and clinics will be led by contrib- 14-17 SUMMER EXPO more will be given away. And we have 30 new exhibitors at uting writers, trainers, athletes and health professionals. the Expo! Seminars include running, hiking, biking, triathlon, injury ATTENDEE GUIDE The timing of the Summer Expo is perfect for athletes, prevention and yoga. Exhibitors, Highlights, Prizes, weekend warriors, enthusiasts and newbies to pick up gear, Damien’s Rock Wall will challenge kids and adults on the Sales, Seminars & Pool Demos information and motivation to plan future events, races and wall, and many exhibitors – including “putting on the green” adventures. It’s the place to kick-start a fitness program or with Capital Region Disc Golf and boxing with RAW Fitness– 19 Triathlon & Duathlon take your health to the next level. Event reps from Firecracker will have demos and activities all weekend. The Regional 4, Tour de Cure, Lake George Triathlon, Freihofer’s Run for Food Bank of Northeastern NY and Ainsley’s Angels – Power Ready, Set, Sprint! Women, Malta 5K, Peak to Brew Relay, Saratoga Springs Half to Push (meet Shaun Evans of Galway, who ran 3,200 miles 20-23 RACE RESULTS Marathon, Tour of the Battenkill, and Cycle Adirondacks, and in 60 days cross-country in 2015) will be on hand to collect many more will be on hand with info and entry specials. donations over the weekend. Attendees who donate food or Top Finishers in 15+ Events The Expo also has great deals from a mix of retailers, money to the Regional Food Bank will receive extra raffle tick- 23 Running & Walking organizations, health/fitness professionals, and green living ets, which will increase their chances of winning Expo prizes! vendors selling and presenting their products and services. The Summer Expo takes place on Saturday-Sunday, March Early Spring Races This includes Steiner’s Ski & Bike, Mountainman Outdoors, 5-6 at the Saratoga Springs City Center at 522 Broadway. 24 XC Skiing, Snowshoeing & Hiking Plaine’s/Collamer House, Fleet Feet Sports, Live Your Life Admission is $5 for the weekend, and ages 18-under are Little Tupper Lake’s South Shore Trail Gear, Huff N Puff, Arbonne and more! free. Hours are Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 10am-4pm. Most major outdoor sports and recreation clubs in the area For an exhibitor list, seminar and pool schedules, and 27 Kayaking, Canoeing & SUP will be represented, including Adirondack Mountain Club, parking map go to page 14, and for and Paddling South (Favorite Winter Trips) Mohawk-Hudson Cycling Club, Saratoga Stryders, Capital updates visit AdkSports.com. District Triathlon Club, Saratoga Rowing Club, Out of Control Ski Club, Saratoga Mountain Bike Association and many others. 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Race proceeds benefit For more information: Cohoes Senior Center MastodonChallenge.com & Cohoes UPK Cohoes Rec Dept: Preschool Program (518) 233-2116 www.AdkSports.com MARCH 2016 3 RUNNING & WALKING ◀ ◀ 2015 MASTODON CHALLENGE 15K & 5K. WILLIAM LEBLANC ◀ ◀ 2015 WALKWAY MARATHON. CHARLOTTE KOPP Jumpstart ◀ ▲ 2015 JOG FOR JUGS HALF & 5K. Your Marathon Training By Laura Clark collection. And a Steamboat paddlewheel person relay and half marathon will begin The final two events follow the preva- ith the mild weather we have been race medal is one that begs to be proudly concurrently, so if you are running the half, lent pattern of offering shorter and longer Whaving this winter, some of you displayed. (lakegeorgehm.com) make sure to maintain your tempo pace and options, except that this time the longer have been tentatively dipping into mara- Celebrating May Day on Sunday, May not get lured in by the relay team speedsters. option is the marathon distance. thon training. But the off and on bursts of 1, are three events to choose from. The The scenic course is a thoughtful out-and- On Sunday, June 12 the 12th annual Lake spring punctuated by frigid blasts like we first is the third annualSpring Has Sprung back tour of Plattsburgh beginning at the U.S. Placid Marathon & Half Marathon, ranked had Valentine’s Day weekend can railroad Distance Festival, with the Spring Has Oval Historic District, traveling a few miles by Runner’s World as the #2 Best Destination resolve. Fortunately, there are an abun- Sprung 10-Mile Run, 5K Run and 3K Walk, along the Champlain lakefront bike path, and Race in the USA, begin simultaneously with dance of medium distance road races in the and 22nd annual Anyone Can Tri Triathlon then through SUNY Plattsburgh campus and marathoners required to complete the April to June timeframe that can motivate us and Kids’ Triathlons, based from the downtown. At the finish, there’s a post-race course in six hours. As serious as these tough to keep our eyes on the ultimate goal. Southern Saratoga YMCA in Clifton Park. party and free massages. Race proceeds ben- love standards are, the marathon is USATF efit Team Fox for Parkinson’s disease research. According to coach John Couch of the Ten miles is a fairly unique distance and sanctioned, but not certified as a Boston (plattsburghhalfmarathon.com) Saratoga Stryders, “With all great training while this one is flat and fast on town bike Marathon qualifier. The marathon two-loop, On my all-time wish list is running the fifth plans, variations of speed and distance are trails and neighborhood streets, it could out-and-back course provides the reassur- annual Mastodon Challenge 15K Race and essential components. In training for a full serve as an easier warmup for the hilly ance of familiarity as you work to maintain 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 7 in the city marathon, medium-long races like 15Ks or Adirondack Distance Run on June 26, as well your pace.