A terrific day of weather helped round out the first Glenwood Cup.
Congratulations winners on the blazing times!

10K Skate winner: Tony Hoffman 32:44
5K Classic Women Tricia Betcher 45:54
5K Classic Men Justin Gabreski 26:10

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Photos from 2010 ESG Cycling.

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Each year, more than 30,000 men and women, young and old, tryout in the spring for a chance to represent their region as a finalist at the Summer Games in scholastic, open or masters divisions. And in each of the sports competition is keen.

Through the years, many Games’ alumni have moved on to national, international and Olympic competition. They include world champions, Olympic gold medalists, college and high school All-Americans, professional athletes in the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL – as well as figure skaters, skiers, soccer players, and many more.

But for every pro athlete or Olympian there are a thousand athletes for whom the Empire State Games may be the pinnacle of their athletic career. And that is what makes these Games so special.

Art Roscoe xc-ski race 2010 Click here for more photos.

2009 Art Roscoe

The Art Roscoe Loppet on Sunday, February 7th.

First timer or seasoned pro the courses of the Art Roscoe are like no other trails in our region. All distances feature double set tracks the night before our event (pending adequate conditions) and a centralized start/finish area right near our registration Summit ski lodge. Wide, rolling trails challenge all skiers and our 22K blockbuster course features a 2-mile finishing climb.

With a breathtaking backdrop of Allegany State Park’s almost endless forest trails in the background we are proud to host another fun winter Loppet with the generous help of our volunteers & sponsors.

Three course distances to choose from in a classic style cross country ski race.

Campus Wheel Works Team

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KB was proud to host their first sanctioned bicycling event on Nov. 14th during their annual ski swap and open house. Bicycling in November?  That’s correct, and beyond that the competitors will be wishing for rain, snow, mud and all sorts of nasty conditions that would drive most cyclist to the couch dreaming of dry summer roads or trails and the sweet arcs of winter looming on the horizon. What we have here folks is a CYCLOCROSS RACE.

John Roden

Family portrait session with Holly, Madison and Kevin Winters.

The Lone break.

Sports Massage – An Athletes Tale

by Galway

I consider myself a competitive athlete and runner. Okay, I may not be World or Olympic class and I probably won’t go breaking any records but I train on a regular basis in view of competing with other athletes to win an event. For years I followed a basic regime and set out my own training schedule to target a particular run, however it wasn’t until I started using sports massage that I realised I’d been missing an important element in my training that soon raised my standard quite considerably.

Sports massage uses a number of specialised techniques and has helped my performance and hopefully prevented a lot of injuries. It also helped me overcome a particularly painful calf muscle injury I suffered a few years ago. Having had the injury before, I knew I would be out of action for at least two months but I found the sports massage reduced that by a number of weeks.

Before a marathon event I probably train for up to ten hours a week and often find my muscles becoming sore and tense as the week progresses. This affects my training as I can’t push myself any further. As soon as I started seeing a sports massage therapist, my muscles felt far more relaxed and the extra activity I was subjecting my body to was no longer an issue.

My sports massage therapist (and all of the others for that matter) uses a deep tissue technique called ‘frictions’. This gets down into the muscle fibres and scar tissue and helps to break down lesions. It can be pretty painful but I’ve learned to try and relax when it’s happening; tensing up only makes it worse! The brief pain, which at times can be pleasurable, is worth it as I notice the results within a day or two and beyond that I find the problem has all but gone.

It’s important to find a therapist who is trained and experienced in this field and also try and build a good relationship with them. I was lucky to find one who was also a runner and he understood exactly what I needed from the treatment and the cause of any problems I was having. That said, any decent sports massage therapist will be trained to identify your needs but make sure you can work with them otherwise you won’t get the most out of your therapy. You’ll also find they will give you tips on stretches and exercises you can do at home. I soon learned that some of the warm-up routines I was doing before a run weren’t being done properly and as soon as I followed his advice I found my running performance improved.

Some injuries do need specialist treatment from a doctor or physiotherapist and a good sports massage therapist will advise you of this, but for day-to-day niggles, aches and pains sports massage is definitely the way to go. Also, as I’m not a professional athlete and can’t afford (and probably don’t need) a coach or full-time physio, I find sports massage to be a cost I can bear and a therapy that I can benefit from.

Definitely make sports massage part of your training as much as fitness or diet. You’ll find that even after a few sessions your body will start to react differently and all of those muscle injuries that mount up over a season start to reduce. Give it a go!

About the Author

Shaun Parker is an expert on therapy and alternative medicine. He helps people that are looking for sports massage find a sports massage therapist near them.

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