Excited for May Races

By Mona Kulkarni Caron

After months of bundling up or worse, hitting the treadmill, warmer spring races are almost here. Enjoy the first race when you feel the sun on your face, nice breeze on your arms, and the sights and sounds of spring! Check out the full array of May races on the calendar and get signed up. READ MORE

Late Spring Rides for Everyone

By Dave Kraus

Spring is busting out all over in April, and by this time you’ve hopefully done at least a few rides outdoors with your friends without suffering frostbite. The daffodils are blooming, your bike is tuned up, and it’s time to make some serious plans for your cycling season. Fortunately, the Adirondack Sports staff is one pedal stroke ahead of you! We’ve gathered all the information you need to get your cycling posse together and seek some experiences to get started on building this season’s quads of steel. READ MORE

Not Just OK – A Trek into the Hudson Gorge

By Bill Ingersoll

It may surprise you to know that one of the Adirondack Park’s most iconic landmarks has only been part of the Forest Preserve since 2013. Before that, it was owned by the Finch Pruyn logging company and closed to the general public for more than a century. Since its acquisition, the OK Slip Tract has become a popular hiking destination. Now managed as part of the Hudson Gorge Wilderness, its star attraction is OK Slip Falls, an extraordinary waterfall located a short distance south of the Hudson River. READ MORE

Spring Paddling Considerations

By Rich Macha

For many paddlers, it has been a long time since their most recent outing, so, with the warmer temperatures of spring, the urge to get out on the water is strong. While there are many positives to an early season paddle on a fair spring day, there remains one major negative – the water is still cold and, if you fall in, the consequences can be drastic. READ MORE

Happy Trails with Jim Allott

By Jennifer Ferriss

Growing up within the ‘Blue Line’ of the Adirondack Park and later living on its perimeter, Jim Allott has always been passionate about the outdoors and adventure. With a natural competitiveness, a love for fun, and a dash of overachievement, Jim – son, brother, husband, father, teacher, athlete, and coach – jumped all in to adventure, wired to fearlessly accomplish, with vigor and talent. READ MORE

Volunteers Make It Happen!

By Megan James

“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.” –Maya Angelou

Whether it is through competing, coaching, volunteering, organizing, or spectating, many of us who read this magazine are invested on some level in the sporting events it promotes. Before you read on, I encourage you to take a minute to identify your primary involvement, and how that has changed over your lifetime. READ MORE

Adirondack Symposium

By Danny Mongno

With so many amazing places to explore by paddle power, becoming more efficient, gaining more confidence, will only help you get the most out of your adventures. By building skills, you’ll only further your paddling enjoyment. This was the simple goal when the Adirondack Paddling Symposium was conceived in 2019. Now, in its fourth year, the mission continues as pack canoeists, kayakers and canoeists sign up to make the trip to the gorgeous waterways of Saranac Lake. READ MORE

Saratoga Trails Alliance Releases New Vision Map

By Jeff Olson

At the recent Adirondack Sports Summer Expo in Saratoga Springs, the Saratoga Trails Alliance released a new Trail Vision Map. The map is the result of a year of listening sessions and captures the wide variety of trail opportunities in Saratoga County. As the Zim Smith Trail has developed into a major north-south ‘spine’ trail and the Empire State Trail has created cross state connections, the new Vision Map intends to take trails to the next level in the region. READ MORE

Tokyo Marathon Duo

By Shaun Evans

Of all the World Major Marathons, getting a bib for the Tokyo Marathon is the most difficult. Up until 2025, getting a bib for a “duo” team for me and my son, Shamus, was literally impossible. Duo teams were simply not allowed to participate. However, early in 2023, Shamus and I became ASICS ambassadors, giving us the opportunity to represent inclusive racing on a much broader scale. It was around that time that the Tokyo Marathon (an ASICS sponsored event) began to entertain the idea of a few select duo teams entering the event in 2025 as a proof of concept. The goal would be to gain feedback about the logistics, course, and the experience from a duo perspective. READ MORE

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