Events during Ironman USA Lake Placid
sponsored by North Country Ministries
Please join us for any or all of these great events! Call 518-523-2008 or email dgspain@msn.com for more info.
North Country Ministries Booth
At the Oval (Ironman Expo area)
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Free face painting, balloon animals, sno cones and prayer station
Great for kids & adults
Outdoor Community Concert
At Mid's Park on Main Street in Lake Placid
The Thursday before the race @ 6:30 PM
Led by musicians from GA, MD, TX and NY
Free Pancake Breakfast - (Download Flyer)
At the Oval
Saturday (the day before the race) @ 7:30-9:30 AM
All athletes, their families, friends, volunteers, Ironman staff & others are invited
Over 1200 people attended the breakfast in 2007
Prayer & Celebration Service - (Download Flyer)
At Lake Placid Baptist Church (2253 Saranac Ave, Lake Placid NY -- corner of Saranac Ave & Victor Herbert Road
Saturday (the day before the race) @ 5:30 PM
Inspiring music, stories from Ironman athletes, special message by Pastor Derek Spain, and a prayer time for the athletes, asking God's blessings upon them on race day & beyond
Kids activities for ages 10 and under, in the church gym, while the prayer & celebration service is going on
Over 200 people attended the Prayer & Celebration Service in 2007
Ministry partners for the Prayer & Celebration Service include:
Aid Station on the Run Course
On the River Road (last aid station before the turnaround)
We will be serving, encouraging and praying for athletes all day and all night long!
Listen for the great music as you run by our aid station!
Other ways NCM is serving during Ironman USA Lake Placid
Ironman Registration
About 25 of our folks will be serving for multiple days, helping to register all the athletes for the race.
Ironman Banquets
About 15 of our folks will be assisting the Ironman staff, caterers and tent/tables/chairs company in setting up for the Welcome Banquet and the Awards Banquet, as well as taking up tickets as folks enter the banquets. Some of our volunteers will even be helping to set up the Volunteers Banquet for Tuesday night.
Helping at other places on race day
On race day, in addition to leading a run course aid station, we provide volunteers to help out at a couple of bike course aid stations, as "bike course directional" volunteers, as road marshalls along Mirror Lake Drive, and at other locations.
Sign-Up for Next Year's Race
A few of our folks will be helping to sign up the athletes for the next year's Ironman USA in Lake Placid.