Patch Sprint organizers have been informed by Doomsday scholars that the Patch Sprint race course actually traverses a sacred and holy landmark that was extremely important to pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.  Scholars have found chiseled hieroglyphic calendars that support the idea that a significant spiritual event will most likely take place on 05/26/2012.  What this event might entail has been hotly debated.  Could it be the apocalyptic "End of days" as interpreted by some scholars?  Cosmologists have suggested that a geomagnetic reversal or cataclysmic galactic alignment might take place and the Earth may be sent to its fiery demise. 

   Whatever happens that day, what is known is that the Mesoamerican landscape was full of ritual topography, with landmarks such as mountains, lakes and fire-towers being assigned to specific ancestors and deities.  An ancient hieroglyph has been translated and describes how Pok-O-MacCready Camps, sitting on Long Pond (which has been identified as the "bathing place" of the gods) is surrounded by four mountainous sentinels.  The hieroglyphs reveal that one of the peaks represents the body of mankind, sitting bare and naked in front of the gods.  Another represents the wilderness and the dangerous venomous animals that humanity must respect.  The third sentinel represents nourishment.  Finally, the grandest of these peaks represents the immortal watchman, who looks over the landscape, making sure that humanity and nature are in constant balance.

   Ritual was important to the ancients, and the hieroglyphs have been interpreted to suggest that on the "End of Days" (May 26, 2012) the extinction of the Earth may be avoided by a mass ritual sacrifice.  The ancient texts have revealed that if enough mortals sacrifice their bodies to the landscape, Armageddon may in fact be avoided.  Ancient Mesoamericans used to do the following rituals to appeal to their gods:  They would often cover themselves with mud and consume large quantities of sugary gels. They would offer bloodletting to the branches of trees in the middle of the woods.  Some ancients would even allow themselves to become lost, or push themselves to exhaustion, suffering through painful muscle cramps.  Usually after these sacrifices, a great celebration would ensue where people would ascend to the top of the immortal watchman's peak and celebrate the communion of humanity and nature, and then contribute as much as they could to a great charity.

   It has been suggested by Doomsday scholars that it is extremely important for modern humans to mimic the rituals of the ancients on the Apocalyptic day.  Thus it is imperative that as many people as possible (or until registration is filled) should sign up for the annual Patch Sprint!  Who knows, by registering now, you may play a part in saving the Earth from extinction!