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ALPINE SKIING & RIDING
Think snow – there’s no better place to be than outside in winter. Visit these ski resorts in New York and the Northeast to have fun with family and friends. Share your passion by enjoying the active lifestyle of exploring and connecting with the outdoors. READ MORE

RUNNING & WALKING
Winter Running – Kick Off the Season in Style
By Mona Kulkarni Caron
After Thanksgiving, the holiday season is a hectic time of year, so mix in some fitness and fun! Consider these winter and holiday themed races in December to New Year’s Day to enjoy the experiences, be social, and stay healthy. Change it up with a few snowshoeing races this winter and you’ll be ready for a happy, healthy 2025. See the Calendar of Events for our full road, trail, and snowshoe race schedule. READ MORE

HIKING & BIRDING
Grassland Bird Trust – Go Walk Their New 2.6-Mile Birding Trail
By Katherine Roome
Have you ever stood in a grassland at dusk with the Adirondack Mountains in the background and watched ten or more Short-Eared Owls fluttering like butterflies about 20 feet over your head? If not, you’ve missed something truly wonderful. READ MORE

ATHLETE PROFILE
Nick Conway – Debilitated by Lyme, elite runner flying again
By Paul Grondahl
On a raw and windy Saturday morning, a shirtless Nick Conway – sinewy and tattooed, shoulder-length sandy hair billowing – sprinted around the University at Albany track like his life depended on it. In a way, perhaps it did. Once an elite distance runner who made his mark by winning numerous road races around the Capital Region in the early 2000s, he clocked a series of PRs, as he approached his 30th birthday. READ MORE

NON-MEDICATED LIFE
Potential Benefits of Advanced Cholesterol Testing, Part One
By Paul E. Lemanski, MD, MS, FACP
Medicines are a mainstay of American life and the healthcare system not only because they are perceived to work by the individuals taking them, but also because their benefit may be shown by the objective assessment of scientific study. Clinical research trials have shown that some of the medicines of Western science may reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, cardiovascular death and even some cancers. READ MORE




