Greenlakes State Park

Greenlakes Triathlon 2014: Family Fun

The Greenlakes Triathlon Syracuse YMCA couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day in upstate New York.  As usual, this event received an A+ in every area from organization, enthusiastic volunteers, spectators, to the finish line fun and food.  A little bit about this event from the website: livestrong at the YMCA Green Lakes Triathlon & Race Weekend It's three races in an amazingly beautiful venue, including the 35th-Annual YMCA triathlon. These races are run entirely by volunteers, meaning that 100% of the money raised supports the charitable work of the YMCA, particularly the YMCA's free programs for cancer survivors. [...]

By |2014-06-07T18:44:04-04:00June 7, 2014|Triathlon|4 Comments

Greenlakes Syracuse and Zucchini with Butternut Squash

The weather in New York was perfect this weekend so we spent a lot of time outside. Saturday:  Ted had a practice swim with the CNY Tri Club.  What a great group!  Wish I could get into swimming and biking but it’s not my thing. Thank goodness it IS Ted’s thing so we can enjoy these group gatherings with wonderful people. Ted had a good swim. The water was cool but nice once he got moving. He did 2 laps: 2 x 800 yards. Before the group set out on their practice swim, I ran around the first lake to [...]

By |2014-06-01T11:26:25-04:00June 1, 2014|Exercises|3 Comments

Here He Comes

A big day for my brother-in-law, Richard.  He completed his FIRST Triathlon, Sprint.  He struggled with the swim, powered up two AWESOME hills on the bike, and went at his own pace to finish with the run. HERE COMES RICHARD! Ted and I got a late start and didn’t arrive at the beautiful Greenlakes State Park in Syracuse until 8:45, 15 minutes after the start of the Triathlon.  We hit a line of cars going into the park because some athletes were already heading out on their bikes.  We turned and tried to enter through the Golf Course.  That didn’t [...]

By |2011-06-12T11:16:15-04:00June 12, 2011|Triathlon|3 Comments
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