S.L.O.P.
Weekly Patch Sprint Training and Race Series
    The Peru Nordic Masters have announced the inaugural Seven Labors Of Patch training race series. 

     There will be seven events, one each week, held on the world-famous Patch Sprint course.  Racers will meet on Thursday afternoons at 5:00pm at the 1812 Homestead in Willsboro.  Points will be awarded and the overall winner will receive the prestigious SLOP Bucket.   The first "Labor" will be on April 1... a race from the pillars to the summit of Bare Mt.

     "This is a great opportunity to really get in race shape," stated Nordic Master Chris Rose, who annually trains hard for the Patch Sprint, before pulling out minutes prior to the start of the race, citing some mysterious injury.  "And even for those who don't care about their time, the SLOP series is great for getting to know the course, and having lots of fun with friends."
                                      The Seven Labors Of Patch....
                                SLOP training race schedule
                                               (Tentative... subject to change )

First labor: Thurs, April 2... Bare Mountain Blast (Pillars to Bare summit)

Second Labor: Thurs, April 9...  Rattlesnake Death Rattle (Rattlesnake pkg lot, to summit and back)

Third Labor: Thurs, April 16... Tax Day road race (Rattlesnake pkg lot, to top of Schoolhouse Hill on Reber Rd.)

Fourth Labor: Thurs, April 23... Earth Day POKO TT #1 (meet at base of poko... TT to summit)

Fifth labor: Thurs, April 30... BareRattle Summit 2 Summit (race from Summit of Bare to Summit of Rattlesnake)

Sixth Labor: Thurs, May 7... Fieg Alley Run-Through.  Race from Reber Rd hairpin corner to Poko base via Fieg Alley.

Seventh Labor:  Thurs, May 14... Final Blast POKO TT #2 (meet at Poko base)
    The race and training series is open to all registered Patch Sprint participants.  All SLOP series results and updates will be posted at http://windbriefs.wordpress.com.
PATCH NOTES:  The winter has come and gone (thankfully), with no successfully recorded completions of the Patch Sprint course.  Therefore, the title "Winter Patch Champion" will remain vacant until at least 2010.... REGISTRATION continues to be active, with participants from as far away as Great Britain and Japan already signed on for the 2009 Patch Sprint.  Over $1,000 has been raised for the Adirondack Scholarship Foundation.

     To learn more about this year's event, go to the FAQ or ESSENTIAL INFORMATION sections of this web site.
              PATCHSPRINT ON FACEBOOK

     Everyone else is flocking to the internet's most popular social network, so the Patch Sprint is getting in on it too.

     Join the PATCH SPRINT GROUP on Facebook and chat with your friends, relay your favorite Patch Sprint stories and look for upcoming news and announcements.
REGISTER for the 2009 Patch Sprint.
Go to Patch Sprint HOME page
SEE 2008 RACE RESULTS