Running | Hiking | Biking | Paddling Triathlon | Health | Fitness | Travel FREE! AUGUST 20,000 CIRCULATION CAPITAL REGION • SARATOGA • GLENS FALLS • ADIRONDACKS 2012 Visit Us on the Web! AdkSports.com Facebook.com/AdirondackSports CONTENTS EXPLORING BRANDRETH LAKE OUTLET. 1 Canoeing & Kayaking PHOTO BY RICH MACHA Three Great Adirondack Camping Trips 3 Running & Walking Running the Ladder: 5K to Half & Back CANOE AND KAYAK CAMPING 5 Around the Region News Briefs 5 From the Publisher & Editor Three Great Adirondack Trips! 6-11 Calendar of Events August - October By Rich Macha t this time of year I get a strong urge to find my little boxes” (a wooden box with a lid over the toilet seat, sort of 13 Hiking & Backpacking Apiece of paradise. All I’m looking for is an easy land- like an outhouse without the upper half) are now found on Underappreciated Trail to Falls Pond ing for my canoe or kayak on a sandy beach with good some of the popular camping lakes, including Little Tupper, 15 Bicycling & Mountain Biking swimming, a flat spot for my tent amongst the pines, a Lila and Lows. If you are lucky, you might find a picnic table Cyclocross Race Season Preview large flat rock protruding out into the lake, and a view of at your site. mountains across the water. The sights and sounds of There are rules, regulations and general practices that 17 Athlete Profile civilization must not intrude. My musical entertainment can make for a more desirable backcountry experience for Triathlete Christine McKnight should be provided by white-throated sparrows, barred most of us. If you carry it in, you must carry it out – leave 19-24 Race Results owls, merlins and loons. the site cleaner than you found it. The Adirondacks provide us with many bodies of water Make campfires in established fire rings only, and use Finishers in 20 Events where we can practice primitive backcountry camping. only dead and down wood. Chopping down live trees only 25 Bicycling Some lakes and ponds require portaging to access them, produces wet wood that will not burn and the stumps look Secret Great Sacandaga Lake Loop but there are many choices where portages – generally unsightly. Rather than looking for firewood near your camp- referred to as “carries” in the Adirondacks – are not nec- site, paddle to a spot away from campsites to find plenty 27 Community essary. Designated campsites will have a fire ring and are of good downed and dry wood. Do not peel the bark off Stand-Up Paddling: A Way of Life usually marked with a yellow disc. Outhouses or “thunder- trees – although birch bark makes for a great fire-starter See CANOE AND KAYAK CAMPING, 18 ▶ FREE VALUABLE ADMISSION! PRIZES! WWINTERINTER EEXPOXPO October 27 & 28 • Saturday 10-5 & Sunday 10-4 Saratoga Springs City Center Everything You Need for the Winter Season! Skiing/Boarding • XC Skiing • Snowshoeing • Cross-Training • Healthy Living • Travel 100 Exhibitors – Sales on Gear/Clothing – Family Activities Interactive Demos – Expert Seminars & Clinics 2 Adirondack Sports & Fitness Registration Closing Last chance Registration closes on 8.18.12 for the Lake George Triathlon - Olympic Distance... Teams are Full - Individuals almost Sold OUT! Registration closes on Sunday 8.26.12 for the BIG George Triathlon - Half Iron Over 200 already signed up... - Overall Awards - Age Group Awards - Hooded Sweatshirt - USAT Sanctioned - Cert. 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(T-shirt & Medal) Labor Day Weekend - Sign Up NOW!!! www.LGTriFestival.com **Sign up by 8.18.12 to be guaranteed a Hooded Sweatshirt! www.AdkSports.com AUGUST 2012 3 RUNNING & WALKING RRunningunning tthehe LadderLadder FFromrom 55KK ttoo HHalfalf aandnd BBackack SUNYSUNY COBLESKILLCOBLESKILL ATAT 20112011 FAMFAM 5K5K “FUND”“FUND” RUN/RUN/ WALK (DIGITAL SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY); CHRISCHRIS GLEASONGLEASON WITHWITH KIDSKIDS IN JOGGER WINNING 20092009 5K5K RUNRUN FORFOR LIFELIFE ININ CLIFTONCLIFTON PARK;PARK; By Laura Clark GLOBALGLOBAL FOUNDRIESFOUNDRIES ANDAND NEGOTIATINGNEGOTIATING ROUNDABOUTS AT 2011 MBPA 5K IN MALTA; y now it is no secret that the half marathon Follow up your Adirondack jaunt with a third annual Malta Business & Professional ROUNDABOUTS AT 2011 MBPA 5K IN MALTA; RIVER ROAD OUT/BACK AND SKI JUMPS AT 2011 health, history and horses tour of downtown Association (MBPA) 5K, and fi rst annual RIVER ROAD OUT/BACK AND SKI JUMPS AT 2011 Bis the most popular racing distance but LAKELAKE PLACIDPLACID HALFHALF (NANCIE(NANCIE BATTAGLIA).BATTAGLIA). did you know that in the United States there Saratoga Springs on Sept. 16 for the 7th Double H Camp Challenge 5K Trail Run/ are twice as many halfs as full marathons? annual Saratoga Palio Half Marathon and Walk, both occur on Sept. 8, but the similari- Sept. 16 at the sixth annual Run for Life In festival events offering both options, the 5K Run/Walk. The Melanie Merola O’Donnell ties end there. for Hannah’s Hope Fun at Old Dater Farm 13.1-mile distance normally sells out way Race honors Melanie, with proceeds bene- In Malta, MBPA 5K race bibs serve as in Clifton Park. Proceeds are dedicated to before the traditional marathon. fi ting the foundation’s scholarship fund for temporary security badges, providing an funding research for a cure for Giant Axonal Runners progressing toward that popular graduate students in the mental health fi eld. opportunity to tour the Global Foundries Neuropathy, a rare genetic disorder. Along goal typically climb from the 5K to the 10K, This year the race will also donate to educa- facility, the world’s third largest semiconduc- the way, parents of Rexford’s eight year-old with perhaps a 15K or 10-miler thrown in for tion programs for students in need in Belize, tor fabrication plant. The course is a pleas- Hannah Sames, hope to discover cures for a readiness test. Folks with a track back- New York and beyond. ant tour of tech park roads, Luther Forest other closely related neurological disorders ground will recognize and perhaps shudder bike paths, and Malta roundabouts. In addi- The Palio is the only distance-run held with no current treatment options. This com- at the familiar ladder pattern, where a single in Saratoga Springs, starting downtown, tion to a T-shirt, participants receive a run- munity event, in memory of Chris Gleason, workout will add both length and speed until heading over to the Saratoga Spa State ner cap and towel. Afterwards, check out features the 5K Run for Life, two-mile Walk the breaking point, challenging you to hold Park, with views of the horse race tracks, the Malta Expo with fun family activities: a for Hope, and kids’ fun run. Gather a team onto the top rung and then repeat the con- past historic Congress Park and High Rock parade, TEC-SMART showcase, electronics to support the cause and compete in the fi guration in a downward spiral. While run- Spring area, and up to tackle the Skidmore recycling and tug-of-war. Proceeds benefi t innovative team categories: fastest, largest ners typically ascend the 5K to half marathon College hills, with a fabled downhill fi nished Saratoga Rural Preservation Council and and “most fl air” – we leave the fl air decisions ladder, few think of reversing their hard-won past the Broadway mansions. Once more, Town of Malta EMS First Responders. Go to to you and your friends! Kids will also enjoy distance into a faster 5K. be forewarned and save some energy for maltapba.com. As Amby Burfoot, Runner’s World editor- the fi nal portion! This would be the perfect In Lake Luzerne, the Camp Challenge the climbing wall, bouncy-bounce and face at-large states in the August 2012 issue, “It’s weekend to earmark for out-of-town guests, 5K is an addition to the established Camp painting. Visit hannashopefund.org. the ultimate distance… a true test of fi tness, as they can run the half or enjoy a shorter Challenge Bike rides that day, all benefi ting Finally, on Sept. 23, head 30 minutes from endurance and speed, all meshed together.” 5K tour without you being the guide. Go to Double H Ranch campers, who because of the Capital Region to Cobleskill Fairgrounds So this fall, why not mix things up a bit? thesaratogapalio.com. their medical requirements wouldn’t be able for the 19th annual FAM 5K “Fund” Run/ Tackle a few test 5Ks to hone the speed you Head back to the mountains once more to have a camp experience. Participants Walk. The event benefi ts the Schoharie will need for a challenging half. After the big for the Adirondack Distance Festival Half may either run or walk the 5K, adding County Community Action Program. Expect day, withdraw some of your hard-won turn- Marathon in the friendly town of Schroon another level of accessibility. The mix of highly competitive runners bidding on FAM over for a rewardingly fast 5K effort. Lake on Sept. 23. In this race you can mix it wide and single track Adirondack trails is Value Fun share (of stock) awards, not to September brings us three premier half up with three different half marathon options. not your typical fl at and fast experience, as mention a resurgent stock market. The action marathons to choose from. The fi rst, on Sept. Purists will enjoy the traditional 13.1-miler, befi ts the campers themselves who face heads down fl at MacArthur Avenue and onto 8, is one of the region’s oldest events, the starting halfway through the full marathon more than their share of ups and downs.