Fireside Reads - New Year’s Reading and Dreaming!

By Laura Clark

We have all pondered the adage, “Running is 90% mental and the rest is physical.” So, this New Year’s why not give it a go? When conditions outside are totally awful or you just can’t face another boring treadmill session, retreat to your fireplace, sip a glass of wine or a mug of hot chocolate, and relax without guilt while you recharge. The following selections range from inspirational, to training advice, to gear related, and on to everyone’s favorite: energy-restoring meals. One good read could be enough to get you out the door! READ MORE

Watch Hill - Snowy Mountain’s Most Distinctive Foothill

By Bill Ingersoll

Watch Hill stands between NY Route 30 and Indian Lake, and it has long been traversed by an informal trail network once maintained by the neighboring Timberlock resort. In more recent years, the Department of Environmental Conservation as adopted this trail network as its own, resulting in a well-marked hiking trail to the summit of this small wonder. READ MORE

‘Dacks to the Max - Inge and Carl Aiken Ride the 580-mile Adirondack Trail Ride

By Linda Waxman Finkle

What do you get when you mix six-million pristine acres of mountains, valleys, lakes and cliffs, with one of the fastest growing types of bicycle travel – and throw in individuals who live for extreme physical challenges? The Adirondack Trail Ride, of course! Conceived by local Mikey Intrabartola, just five short years ago, this ride/race is already achieving legendary status. READ MORE

Katie Dale - Using Faith to Build a Better Life and Overcome Obstacles

By Tom O’Grady

Katie Dale describes herself as being raised in a home full of faith, where she was given support, and was taught to seek a path of truth. Katie also grew up in a small Colonie neighborhood full of boys. At a young age, she was regularly out playing sports with her older brother and the other neighborhood kids. This competition served as a valuable outlet and toughened her up, as she states, she “never lost a race to any of the girls in her grade during elementary school.” Katie was not aware that later in life, her faith, inner strength and exercise would be tested to its limits, and ultimately help her out of some of the darkest periods of her life. READ MORE

Carbohydrates are an Athletes Best Friend

By Dr. Theresa DeLorenzo, RD

Atkins, Keto, Macros; the list of fad diets goes on. All of these diets are promoted for weight loss. People may lose weight on them but it is not a healthy way to lose weight. Athletes need at least five to seven grams of carbohydrate per kilogram of body weight. For a 120-pound person this equates to about 325 grams of carbohydrate per day. Before a big event this increases to seven to ten grams of carbohydrate per kilogram of body weight. For that same 120-pound person, this means that three days before a big event, they should now be consuming almost 500 grams of carbohydrate per day. To convert your weight in pounds to kilograms, divide your weight in pounds by 2.2. READ MORE