Jeremy Evans digs in as he paddles down the Saranac River in the second-to-last leg of the Saranac Lake 3P multi-sport race on March 2, 2024. Evans finished the 12.22-mile course in 1:19:35. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone) SARANAC LAKE — More than 130 athletes are already registered to compete in the third-annual Saranac Lake 3P (Pole, Pedal, Paddle) Race on March 1.
Contestants will downhill ski, cross-country ski, kayak, bike and run the 13.4-mile course which combines multiple sports into one big, shoulder-season event celebrating the many types of sport in Saranac Lake.
Saranac Lake 3P co-organizer Joe Williams said registration is still open through next Wednesday. Competitors can race as individuals or as teams, with teammates taking different legs of the multi-sport race.
“It’s gratifying to see a core group of people who have been at all of them,” Williams said. “They were the first ones to sign up.”
He’s also excited to see a lot of new names, including a “critical mass” of Rochesterians forming. Chelsea Hamilton of team “Butt Sweat and Beers” runs down Mount Pisgah in the first leg of the Saranac Lake 3P multi-sport race on March 2, 2024. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone) They’re expecting 150 competitors by race day. Last year brought 140 racers in 33-degree temperatures.
Williams said the area is seeing the strongest winter for the race so far.
He remembers being concerned about having enough snow at Dewey Mountain last year, and Mount Pisgah wasn’t even skiable a week before the race. This year, […]
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