Amazing Triathlons - Get Excited to Race!

By Darryl Caron

Triathlon may be the coolest participation sport… Three sports in one, cool bikes, relays, body markings, challenged athletes, craziness factor, friendly volunteers, courses and venues, competitors, camaraderie, and the finish line! READ MORE…

Summer Rides for All

By Darryl Caron

July and August are the perfect months to go out for a big ride every weekend. Luckily, upstate New York and the surrounding area have a plethora of organized events to fill your schedule! READ MORE…

Shady Summer Trail Races

By Laura Clark

While most folks associate trail running with quintessential autumn cross country meets, summer is perhaps a more practical time to log your miles. No sun radiating overhead or reflecting off hot, sticky pavement. Just cool breezes fanning the leaves and occasional birdsong, leaving you alone with your thoughts, free to concentrate on your workout. As an end goal to this scenario, select a few regional trail races to motivate your resolve and reward your hassle-free training. READ MORE…

Distance Races - Get Registered and Start Training!

By Mona Caron

Late summer and early fall may seem further away right now but if you have some distance goals in mind, it’s time to register and commit to your training now! If you’re new to distance, plan now to go farther or faster than you’ve gone before. If you’re a seasoned distance runner, sign up for one of these races you’ve never experienced or run a favorite again. Whether these races are the end goal or a means to reach a bigger goal, they are worth doing! READ MORE…

Skyler Johnson

By Dave Kraus

Skyler Johnson is speeding down the road to outdoor adventure, and she has no plans to slow down any time soon. That road has so far taken her from her birthplace in Florida to the western US, Canada and Europe, but she always comes home to the Adirondacks, where she takes advantage of everything the area has to offer for an outdoor fitness enthusiast. READ MORE…

Favorite Paddling Places, Part One

By Alan Mapes

One of my greatest joys in paddling is exploring new paddling waters. We are blessed with many great places for canoeing and kayaking around the Greater Capital Region. There are too many for just one article. For this first installment, let’s go north to south along the Hudson River with my personal favorites. I’m sure that I’ve left out favorites of some other paddlers and I hope to hear some suggestions from readers. I will leave it to your own resourcefulness to look up specific directions to these launches. READ MORE…

Woodhull Mountain and Remsen Falls

By Bill Ingersoll

It’s fair to say that Woodhull Mountain is no one’s favorite hike. The length of the trail is very disproportionate to the height of the summit, and once you get there you’ll be disappointed by the limited views. But with the resurgence of interest in fire towers has come a renewed interest in this trail, which I had the opportunity to revisit recently. While this is not the most exciting hike you’ll find in the Adirondacks, it does offer a fun adventure for those willing to make the trek. READ MORE…

Getting Kids into Riding and Racing

By Jim MacNaughton

For those of us who love riding two wheels in the dirt and who also have young family members, it feels natural to try to pull them into that same passion. I remember as a child experiencing the freedom that riding a bike brought me as I cruised throughout my neighborhood with friends, but I especially recall the excitement and mystery that I felt when my friends and I took those same bikes into the woods. I spent many summers afterwards in those same woods riding trails on my Schwinn Stingray (banana seat and all), visiting ponds full of snapping turtles, and later building jumps to emulate the motocross tracks in my vicinity. This experience led me to race BMX throughout my ‘tween’ and teen years, later falling in love with the sport of mountain biking. You could never fully wash all the dirt off my hands, and I hope now to get my sons hands just as dirty! READ MORE…

Indoor Air Quality

Don’t Let It Make You Sick

By Will Archino & Cliff VanGuilder

Most of us live in homes with indoor air pollution, which may prompt those with health issues to ask, “Is something in my house making me sick?” The government regulates air quality at manufacturing sites and air emissions from factories, but there are no regulations protecting homeowners from living in a house with any type or level of air pollutants inside. Since every individual is different and reacts to pollutants in different ways, government agencies struggle to set guidelines on acceptable indoor air pollutant levels. READ MORE…