Adirondacks

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There is nothing quite like the Whiteface Sky Racing weekend. Not only does it have the only vertical K in the Northeast on Saturday, the Sky Race on Sunday has another two VK’s! My goal for this year’s Sky Race was to run faster...

"While I knew Gavin would love the slide itself, I wasn’t sure how much he would enjoy any necessary off-trail travel to reach the slide. I asked Jan Wellford about the climb, and he said the bushwhacking was not that bad, you just had to get around the near vertical face of the falls, which is a major ice climbing spot in the winter months. I decided that Gav and I would give it a shot..."

Photos from the 2017 Whiteface Vertical K and Sky Run!

he 3rd running of the Whiteface Vertical K takes place tomorrow morning (Saturday, July 8th)! Here is a little footage from last years race to help prepare you for the 3,300 feet of ascent in 2.4 miles!

The Whiteface Sky Races are happening this weekend! The weather forecast is just as expected, sunny, clouds & t-storms. I finally got around to last years footage from the Sky Run (15.2 miles with 8,000 ft of gain). Here it is and look forward to it this coming Sunday! 

Saranac Lake, NY was the 1st city in the US to host the World Snowshoe Championships! We are very excited to have witnessed this event and had several athletes from the MPF RNR Trail Running Team competing.

We rang in the New Year with a trip to the Adirondacks High Peaks Wilderness! 

 Since moving to the US, the ADK Great Rage Traverse has been on my list of must dos.

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This years Sky Marathon had a bit of an added challenge with the torrential downpours the night before and throughout the day. Runners were in knee deep mud at times and battling 50+mph winds near the summit.

The weekend of June 27th marked the inaugural Whiteface Skyrunning weekend, and I was eager to test myself in a new discipline of racing.

Since moving from Washington, this was Natalie's 1st major mountain race on the East Coast that took her straight up a mountain, and did so on multiple days.

Ben felt at home since the ADK was his old stomping grounds for years and included many visits to Whiteface Mountain & the High Peaks Region. This may be the 1st time Ben breathed through his ears though...

Here are our photos from the Whiteface Sky Running Weekend in the Adirondacks of New York, which included a Vertical K on Saturday and marathon on Sunday that included some wicked weather!