You’ll have to plan your training the week before Thanksgiving a little differently: The Kingston roller ski races in Kingston, NY have been cancelled for this year. In a brief email, organizer Greg Malia wrote, “due to a number of things beyond my control, after 11 consecutive years, the Kingston Roller […]
Read More →When I first heard about Manitou’s Revenge, I was nursing a stress fracture and expecting to run the following year – that is, in time to run Manitou. I’ve done my share of running in the Catskills, As it happens, it’s been one injury after another. While roller skiing and […]
Read More →Struggling over a rock ledge, carrying an unwieldy pack, I lifted one knee up high and heaved myself to my feet. As I rose, the load in my pack shifted, and I did a hula hoop move while grabbing a sapling to maintain my balance. Rain pelted me. Such is […]
Read More →With buckets of rain pouring from the sky, Jacob Loverich and Sheryl Wheeler won yesterday’s Escarpment Trail Run. From State College, PA, Loverich won in 2:55.:47, ahead of Ben Nephew. This is only the second time in 13 years the Nephew hasn’t won at Escarpment. Just over a minute back, Nephew […]
Read More →Management of Belleayre alpine ski area in New York’s Catskill Mountains is slated to transfer from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) when New York’s state budget is approved. Last year, the SAGE Commission, organized by NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, recommended the transfer as a […]
Read More →Austin Huneck led both Kingston roller ski races until the last few hundred meters, but couldn’t quite close the deal. In both events, he couldn’t drop the field as he did earlier in the month in the Prospect Mt Sufferfest. He ended up in second place in the classic event […]
Read More →It’s the Sunday before Thanksgiving. You didn’t hit the lottery, so you’re not going to West Yellowstone this year. Bummer. What do you need to do to get ready for the big day? Got the turkey? Check. Know which football games you want to watch? Check. Show up and throw […]
Read More →With fabulous Indian summer weather beckoning, I drove to Diamond Notch on Sunday to meet some running friends and get photos for an upcoming magazine article about running in the Catskills. One of the most beautiful trails in the Catskills is marred only by a minefield: The last quarter mile […]
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