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Age: 53
Residence: Marlboro
Family: Wife, Lauren; daughter Ariel, 23; son Harry, 19
Occupation: Assistant director for the estate of artist Jules Olitski
Primary Sport: Running

VS: You’re a longtime marathoner who has just had his hip resurfaced. What was the nature of the injury that led you to surgery?

Age: 32
Residence: Charlotte
Family: Husband, Peter Schneider; sons Griffin, 5 and Eliot, 4; daughter, Ava, 1
Occupation: Enrollment management analyst for UVM and land developer
Primary Sport: Triathlons and running

VS: You work full time, have three children, and still race. How do you find the time?

Water’s allure is rooted deeply in the human psyche. Perhaps originally driven by the need for food, the magnetism of exploring new places by boat has gone well beyond the desire for a good fish dinner. There was something more that drove the Polynesians to find Hawaii, the Phoenicians to build great rowing ships, and the Europeans to sail to the four corners of the earth.

The term anaerobic threshold is widely used in a number of training environments. Coaches, athletes, trainers, and the like commonly refer to the anaerobic threshold as a focal point to determine the intensity of training. Consequently, much focus has been placed upon accurate measurement of the anaerobic threshold and its interpretation for use in training programs.

D-Rex, our seasonal suspension guru at the bike shop, is always the first to say it, and he said it once again this year. We were all slogging our way through an especially long and hot day at the shop, watching the clock move backwards as we looked forward to a bike ride after work, and he blurted it out.

How should we measure the carbon footprint of a hiking club? As the Green Mountain Club approaches its 100th birthday as maintainer and protector of Vermont’s beloved Long Trail, should we be worrying more about the ecological impact people have when they drive to trailheads, or more about combating the recent decline in percentage of time children spend outside in nature?

This is the ninth in a series of monthly articles designed to introduce Vermonters to the many winter and summer activities in the Adirondack High Peaks Region. This month we cover Algonquin, one of the absolute best day hikes in the Northeast. It has an easy first mile, then it becomes increasingly steep and rocky.