Capital Region Tour de Cure - Kivort Steel Cycling Team Raises Over $1 Million to Fight Diabetes

By Mark Wahl

Every 23 seconds someone is diagnosed with diabetes in the US. It’s the seventh leading cause of death, more than AIDS and breast cancer combined. Won’t you help by joining the American Diabetes Association cause by registering to ride, run or walk? If not, could you donate for the cure to this very worthy cause? With 1,500 participants, the Capital Region Tour de Cure is a great event on Sunday, June 9 at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa. READ MORE…

Paddling NYS Canals - Earth Day on the Mohawk River

By Alan Mapes

The first paddle trip of the spring is always a joy! This year, I had inspiration for that paddle from the newly published New York State Canalway Water Trail Guidebook and Navigational Map Set by the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund. In honor of this new resource for paddlers, two friends and I decided to launch at one of the sites listed in the book. Alcathy’s Boat Launch in Waterford puts you on the Mohawk River, which was running high and brown on our paddle day, but the sun was warm and nature was busting loose. READ MORE…

Spring Potpourri of Races

By Laura Clark

After our snowy winter, we are joyfully venturing outdoors. And even if, like me, you kept active skiing and snowshoeing, it is important to proceed gradually when reawakening road and trail-specific muscles. Fortunately, this spring we are offered a generous mix of events, short and long, hilly and flat, as well as combos featuring a variety of disciplines to complement our winter training styles. READ MORE…

Cat Mountain Pond - At the Heart of Wildness

By Bill Ingersoll

Cat Mountain Pond is located in the northern Five Ponds Wilderness, and several hours by foot from the hamlet of Wanakena. Although it’s not a place you hear many people talking about, it has always been a place I think deserves more credit. It is a placid sheet of water reflecting the rugged ledges of Cat Mountain above it, with a good campsite on one end and solitude all around. READ MORE…

This Year, Try a Tri or Do a Du

By Tom Denham

As a runner, swimmer or cyclist you may have crossed paths with people who tell you, “You should do a triathlon!” If you’re like me, your gut reaction is, “I ain’t doing that! And I suck at swimming.” Then you have gateway athletes like my running friend, Larry Salvagni of Voorheesville, who pushed the envelope and emphatically told me, “This year we should do Crystal Lake.” I replied, “Do you have any idea of what is really involved in a tri? I mean like training for swimming and biking? What the hell happens in this transition area that people keep talking about? I don’t think we have a clue with what we’re doing.” He responded, “No, but we should just do it anyway.” I answered back, “Ok, fine.” Then, we impulsively registered. READ MORE…

A Community Bike Park - Town of Caroga

By Mike Feldman

If you want to take a trip that includes a place to ride your mountain bike on a professionally built trail, have a craft beer post ride, and then listen to some music all in the same day, where could you find such a place? What if I told you that camping is available at a state campground, on a lake, and is three miles away. How about lodging, with a restaurant and craft beer? READ MORE…

Olivia Frempong

By Kristen Hislop

If you ask a woman why she doesn’t exercise you’ll likely hear one or more of the following: I don’t have time; It’s boring; I don’t want to go alone; I need to take care of my kids; or I have X ailment. Six years ago, Olivia was stressed with work, had just given birth to twins, and knew she needed to lose the baby weight. At a postnatal checkup, she was told her blood pressure was high and she needed to consider medications. READ MORE…

Overlook Mountain - An Outdoor Adventure

By Tom O’Grady

Mother’s Day 2018 saw us headed south along NY Route 32 to Overlook Mountain in Woodstock. To date, we had only completed mountains in the Adirondacks on our fire tower adventures and Overlook would be our first fire tower in the Catskills. With any luck we were hoping to successfully reach the summit on this trip. Our first attempt at Overlook coincided with Easter on the last weekend in March. On that trip, the ice and slush proved difficult for the kids, and we cut it short. Today we were better prepared and armed with nicer weather! READ MORE…

Taking the Plunge - Conquer Fear and Tame Water

By Ann Svenson

Open water swimming can be one of the most spectacular and exhilarating experiences… or it can be an intimidating and fearful one. What you do to prepare can have a big effect on how enjoyable your experience will be. Before the race director says “Ready, set, go” make sure you’re ready with the following tips. READ MORE…