“Over One Hundred Expected!”
Weekend Schedule; Quotes from the Participants
                         THE 20th ANNIVERSARY
                PATCH SPRINT WEEKEND FESTIVAL
Friday, May 26
6:00-  Famous Race Expo and Late registration at Robinson Hall
7:00-  Race Expo continues.  Carbo-loading pasta supper.
8:00-  Meeting for all race volunteers
Lodging for all registered participants at Pok-O-MacCready Camps

Saturday, May 27
  8:00- Start #1 at Pok-O Pillars (all Trekkers; selected runners)
  9:00- Start #2 at Pok-O Pillars (Women’s Open; selected men’s runners)
10:00- Start #3 at Pok-O Pillars (Elite [projected sub 3:15] runners)
11:00- Kinder Sprint Start at base of Pok-O-Moonshine
11:30-2:00-  Finish at summit of Pok-O-Moonshine- Informal party
  5:00pm-  Race Barbecue, Awards, Raffle and Slide Show at Robinson Hall
  8:00-  Post-race reveling in Willsboro
Lodging for all registered participants at Pok-O-MacCready Camps

Sunday, May 28-
  9:00-  Breakfast at Robinson Hall
9:30-4:00-  Alumni Work Projects.  Contact Sharp Swan for details.
Late afternoon:  Possible picnic/party in Peru, NY.  Details to follow.
Lodging for all work project participants at Pok-O-MacCready Camps

Munday, May 29-
9:00-  Lodging locations must be cleaned and vacated
             REGISTERED (as of 5/10)

     TREKKER -                     29
     OPEN MALE -                 17
     VOLUNTEER -                12
     OPEN FEMALE -              9
     KINDER-SPRINT -           8
     MEN'S MASTERS -          6      
     CLYDESDALE -               6
     FRIEND / DONOR -         6
     WOMEN'S MASTERS -    2
         WHAT THEY ARE SAYING:  Selected Comments from Participant Registration

"The web page looks great!! This will be the best year yet!!!

"Gotta leave bright and early and hungover Sunday for my nephew's graduation."

"So glad I can participate again this year!"

"I am concerned that Greg will cry like a little girl when I mop the course up with his ass."

"When Chuck Norris falls into the water he doesn't get wet, the water gets Chuck Norris."

"Thank God Carol Brady was able to sing 'O Come all ye Faithful' or Mike may never had made it out of the building alive!"

"Hey guys, I'm really stoked for this year's sprint! I'll be bringing my girl, and some good friends this time to meet my Poko family."

"Great work with website. One of the best on the web. Yippee for the sprint."

"I'll have to consume fewer "beverages" the night before."

"Can't wait to share another sprint experience with you."

"After last year's unsubstantiated acusations I will be participating this year under protest."

"Hey my Poko family, I'm psyched for yet another sprint!"

"Goo."

"First Patch Sprint ever! Since I'll be running with my brother, I'm confident we won't get lost and he'll keep me going!"

"The news releases have been hysterical."

"I don't know if hiking Rattlesnake in a 3 hour round trip 36 times a week with Quebecois kids counts as training, but that's how I've been passing my time."
                      *** COMING SOON ON THE PATCH SPRINT WEB SITE ***

PATCH PROGNOSTICATOR: For the 11th consecutive year, oddsmaker Danny Sheridan will pick the order of finish, finishing times, and provide the skinny on each participant.

FINAL NOTICE: Participants will receive a final notice giving detailed schedule, lodging, protocol and payment information about the 2006 Patch Sprint.
REGISTER for the 2006 Patch Sprint                          Go To PATCH SPRINT Home Page