Celebrating 10th and 20th Anniversaries of Landmark Adventure Race
“It just killed me to trudge along at the back of the pack and watch Fiegl win in a walk,” said Kobak earlier this week while running 5:07 mile intervals, with the incline set at 15%, on his treadmill in Peru.
In 2005, Jason Fiegl, Keeseville, NY, captured the “Janny” as the fastest racer in the Patch Sprint. It was Fiegl’s third overall victory (he shared the honor in 1997) to go along with a rare double: Fiegl also captured the 2006 winter sprint in record time.
All of which makes Kobak even hungrier. “In the past, I placed too much emphasis on my skiing, my job and my family. Not this year. 2006 will be all about training for the Patch Sprint. I may not break two hours, and, with the field growing in numbers and talent every year, I may not even win. But I guarantee you one thing: I’m going to kick Fiegl’s bandana wearing, mellow acting, Dylan listening ass!”
REGISTRATION is under way for the 2006 Patch Sprint, scheduled for Saturday, May 27. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first recorded “Patch-in-a-Day.” Ten years ago, in 1996, the course was first attempted for competitive time.
Men’s Open- Jason Fiegl
Men’s Masters- Tim Singer
Women’s Open- A. and E. Disney*
Women’s Masters- uncontested
Clydesdale- Ben Stanley
Kinder Sprint- Nathan Swan*
Trekkers- 24 entrants
* division record time
Meantime, Lance Armstrong, 35, of Austin, TX, is coming to the Adirondack Mountains for the first time. “Just when I thought I’d run out of challenges, I stumble upon this website (www.patchsprint.com) and read about a race that even I might not be able to win,” said Armstrong, from his villa in Nice, France. “But I have to at least try. What do I have to lose? These are the days when anything goes; every day is a winding road and all I wanna do is have some fun. I’ve got a feeling I’m not the only one.”
