Results from The Adirondack Arc 30 mile - Canoe Marathon to Tupper Lake
For more information contact Brian McDonnell at 518 - 891 - 2744

The Fourth annual Adirondack Arc Marathon to Tupper Lake was held Sunday August 17, 2003. Paddlers from as far away as Montana and Maryland came to the Adirondacks to spend the day paddling. Water levels were up and the weather was near perfect contributing to fast times across the field of 81 boats, including solo and tandem canoes, kayaks, guideboats and 6-8 person war canoes entered in the event. Marc Gillespie and Paul Olney set a new course record at 3:24:46 in a two - man kayak.

The Arc Marathon was the final New York Marathon Canoe Association Points Series Race. Many of the top canoe and kayak paddlers from across the state participated in the event.

The Adirondack Arc is the named sponsor. The Arc is a non profit family centered organization that enriches the lives of people with developmental disabilities. Members of the Arc community volunteered in
all aspects of the organization of the race. Other sponsors include The Tupper Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, MAC'S Canoe Livery, Grasse River Boatworks, Cold River Coffee Company, Ace Kayaks, Lake Placid Pub & Brewery and Wenonah Canoes.

The course: The start line was at the NYSDEC Saranac Inn Boat launch on Upper Saranac Lake. Paddlers went the length of the lake past Green Island, Buck Island, the narrows, Eagle Island, Deer Island, and Chapel Island before taking out at the 1.25 mile Indian Carry. Paddlers went straight across Stoney Creek Ponds, and down Stoney Creek. Stoney Creek flows into the Raquette River. Paddlers turned right, and proceeded down stream all the way to Tupper Lake and the finish line at the Tupper
Lake Rod and Gun Club on Simond Pond.
Many paddlers use the race as a warm up to the Adirondack Canoe Classic, the 90 mile canoe race from Old Forge to Saranac Lake, September 5 - 7, 2003.

Place # Name Town Time

C - 1 Stock
Men under 50
1 19 Dave Thomas Watertown 4:23:32
2 18 Ken Ely Saranac Lake 6:02:36
Men over 50
1 23 Dan Karig Ithaca 4:29:21
2 21 Daniel Dubois Sherburne 4:42:08
3 20 Roy Keats Schenectady 4:51:51
4 22 Charles Braman Greene 5:07:48

C - 1 Amateur
Men under 50
1 104 Bruce Lee Port Crane 3:55:00
2 114 Mike Stensland S. New Berlin 4:22:09
3 108 Carl Normandin Raymondville 4:24:56

C - 1 Amateur
Men over 50
1 25 Dave Armstrong Silver Spring MD 4:15:07
2 112 Dale Carpenter Delmar 4:18:47
3 105 Tom Necrason Plattsburgh 4:24:56
4 106 Yvon Ranger Alexandria, Ontario 4:28:50
5 103 Soern Petersen Clarence Creek, Ont. 4:29:21
6 100 Jim Normandin Galway 4:30:34
7 101 Glen Van de Winckel Webster 4:33:10
8 71 Jim Cunningham Ticonderoga 4:57:28

C - 1 Amateur
Women under 50
1 109 Laurel Kritkausky Ripton, VT 5:05:28
2 24 Mary Fran Hughes Pattersonville 6:10:25

2Person Kayak
1 102 Marc Gillespie / Paul Olney Fairport / Westernville 3:24:46 ** new course record

Unlimited Kayak
Men under 50
1 115 Larry Thomas Saratoga Springs 3:52:22
Men over 50
1 31 John Ders South Otselic 3:48:22
2 30 Mike Lesnik Fishtail, MT 4:01:03
3 32 Rich Waters Whitesboro 4:09:13

Touring Kayak
Men Under 50
1 111 Greg Burker Lowville 5:23:03
Men Over 50
1 29 George Bellerose Weybridge, VT 4:31:05
2 28 Patrick McCooey Syracuse 4:55:15
3 116 Jeff Clark Saratoga Springs 5:23:01

Recreation - Sea Kayak - MEN
1 110 Jerry Haenlin Lowville 5:01:11

Recreation - Sea Kayak - WOMEN
1 27 Kristen Merle Medina 6:17:27
2) 26 Sara Merle Medina 6:24:15

Guideboats
1 17 Chris Hoyt Hinesburg, VT 5:01:30
2 54 Andy Byrnes Lowville 5:03:07
3 3 Robert Davis Pittsford 5:17:07
Adirondack Arc Marathon to Tupper Lake
Results for August 11, 2002 - Page 3

C - 2 STOCK
Women
1 13 Dawn Evans / Andi Smalia Remsen / Raquette Lake 4:50:57
2 61 Martha Pickard / Celia Evans Paul Smiths College 4:51:33
Mixed under 50
1 35 Dick & Holly Reynolds Cuba / Rochester 4:22:18
2 12 Kim & Ed Greiner Esperance 4:29:49
3 8 Christy Blanchard /Guy Middleton Saranac Lake 4:32:38
4 55 Ken Streb / Liz Juroe Rochester 4:48:48
Mixed over 50
1 43 Denise & Dave Paddock Lake George 4:27:25
2 59 Alice & Claude Suhl High Falls 4:49:23
Men under 50
1 53 Randy Young / Rodger Dempster Saranac Lake 4:05:25
2 46 Robert Marsh/ Tim Braman Jr. Port Crane / Greene 4:12:29
3 9 Kevin Berl / Tim Henning Macedon / Marion 4:18:51
4 7 Jim Amell / Andy Keefe Scotia / Saratoga Springs 4:20:44
5 5 Kevin Ferguson / Gene Pratt Broadalbin / Amsterdam 4:26:04
6 10 Rick Guido / Jack Favro Fairport / Lake Placid 4:32:06
7 38 Ric Werthmann / Joe Alderman Wolcott / N. Rome 4:34:49
8 6 Paul Badore / Scott Tuller Morrisonville / Jay 4:36:28
Men over 50
1 44 Don LaFever / George Genung Norwich 4:12:56
2 50 John Jackson / Jim Lord Newcomb / Delanson 4:26:37
3 8 Norm Goldstein / Fred Horlacher Tully / N. Syracuse 4:36:49
4 62 Tim Barber / Dick Kennedy Plattsburgh / Peru 4:43:37
5 57 Harold Stata / Craig Hadden Waterford / Bethel, VT 4:43:40

C - 2 Recreation
Mixed
1 4 John & Cynthia Jackson Queensbury / Tonawanda 5:07:14
2 60 Kathy Asher / Steve Long Canton / West Stockholm 5:14:48

C - 2 Family
1 47 Barbara Beall, Chris & Will Frielinghaus Queensbury 4:36:12

OPEN TOURING
2 Bob Rusnak Morrisonville 5:09:07
52 Susan Brisley / Terry Tamer Amsterdam / Loudinville 4:56:23
63 Susan Johnson / Barbara Montabana / Bill Miller / Ray Coulombe
5:23:36

C-2 Amateur
Women
1 16 Robil Leary / Pam Leary SaratogaSprings / Dickinson Ctr 5:56:37

Adult / Junior
1 15 Gordy & John Santor Plattsburgh 3:58:47

C - 2 Amateur
Mixed
1 48 Andree & Randy Sapp Morrisonville 4:04:30
2 36 Bob & Linda Cooley Scotia 4:20:27
3 Rich Butts / Andrea Billin Rochester 4:25:15
Men under 50
1 56 Corey Dubois / David Hunter Sherburne / Lake Placid 3:46:15
2 37 Tom Yarosh / Bruce Braman Windsor / Greene 3:48:45
3 40 Bruce & Chad Kennedy Plattsburgh / Saranac Lake 3:56:41
4 33 Jeff Pederson / Brian Young Gilbertsville / Delmar 3:58:52
5 58 Johnny & Gene Newman Canton 4:04:57
6 39 Stu Douglas / Steve Farrell Paul Smiths College 4:08:14
7 49 Stephen Burton / Scott Palermo Vernon / Old Forge 4:33:19
Men over 50
1 41 Roger Henry / Alec Davis Rexford / Ballston Spa 3:53:30
2 14 Alan Linck / Bill Robinson Queensbury / Canandaigua 3:56:38
3 34 Ralph Childers / Bill Clark Saugerties / Syracuse 4:17:09

War Canoes
1 45 The Jersey Boys War Party Ringwood, NJ 4:24:51
(Russell Rayot, Douglas Fuller, Mike Mazur, Bill O'Donnell. Ed O'Neill,
, Anthony Giampietro)
2 1 Adirondack Women - Forever Wild - Lake Clear 4:31:54
(Grace McDonnell, Jen McDonnell, Jennie Sausville, Leslie Dame,
Laura Dame, Andrea Grout, Sheryl Oberding, Joanne Maly)
3 42 The Jersey Girls War Party Ringwood, NJ 5:15:52
(Lynn Blake - Rayot, Jennifer Zernitsky, Jeanne Marie O'Donnell,
Audrey O'Donnell, Hilary Prager, Leah Zernitsky)
4 64 Team Newell Huevelton 5:18:16
(Kerry Newell, Caleb Newell, Andrea Newell, Kelcy Newell, Anne Brewer,
Karen Mitchell)

The Adirondack Arc Marathon to Tupper Lake is part of the Adirondack Arc Canoe Race Series organized cooperatively between The Arc, The Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce and MAC'S Canoe Livery. The lead series sponsor, The Adirondack Arc, is a non - profit membership organization
that enriches the lives of people with developmental disabilities. Members of the Arc community are involved in every aspect of the race series. For more information on the Adirondack Arc call 359 - 3351.

For more information about the Adirondack Canoe Race Series contact
MAC'S Canoe Livery's Race Hotline at 518 - 891 - 2744.