Latest Patch News & Updates
Winter Patch Champs
Congratulations to 2024 Winter Patch Sprint Champions! Overall winner Erin Rasco, setting a new women's winter course record (2:52:01). Finishing just a minute back was the men's winner, Jason Fiegl.
Training for Patch: Some Course Trails are Closed
As training season kicks in, and you want to take on portions of the course, please keep in mind that the logging trails on Bare Mountain are private property, and off limits to everyone. These are the trails that lead...
Register for the 2024 Patch Sprint
Registration is open. With your registration you will receive entry into the event… meals & lodging (while available)… course aid supplies… finisher's prizes and event giveaways.
Patch Sprint Receives Sponsorship Backing
The directors of the Patch Sprint, along with board members of the Adirondack Scholarship Foundation are proud to announce a new partnership with corporate sponsor The Rexel Foundation!
Local Teacher, Student take 2023 Titles
Michael Brockway successfully defended his Patch Sprint title, winning the 2023 race in a time of two hours, two minutes, 20 seconds... Erin Rasco took the women's overall in a time of 2:22:58.
BEAST 2023: Listen to the Music
t’s another year for BEAST (Best Ever Awesome Sprint Training) and for 2023, we celebrate music. Each week will see a different genre of music, So, slap on your earbuds, punch in your playlist, and find out all about BEAST 2023...
Five Successful Winter Finishers
In late December, five Patch veterans - Katie Moffett, Pam Gonzalez, Dave Durant, Ken Ryba and Tom Moffett successfully completed the winter Patch. Hikers had until March 21 to...
Over $14k Raised for ADK Scholarship
Our 188 racers, trekkers, volunteers and friends contributed a total of $11,222 to our beneficiary, Adirondack Scholarship Foundation. And once expenses for the event were factored in, an additional $3000+ was also allocated, making for a total of $14,570!
Remarkable Rookie Racers
For the second consecutive year, a pair of first-time Patch Sprinters captured top honors in the men's and women's open racing divisions. (Watch video)
2022 Patch Sprint Predictions
"With more and more elite and unknown racers entering the Patch Sprint every year, projecting the winners is tougher than calling the Kentucky Derby! This is the 23rd year that USA oddsmaker...
Mandated Routes
With ever-changing topography, trail re-routing, logging and unpredictable weather, the traditional Patch course has changed many times in the past 35 years.
The BEERS went DOWN easily!
Elite runners and race rookies A.J. Beers (Manlius, NY) and Pandora Down (Willsboro, NY) took the overall championships. Both completed an impressive double, as Beers captured last year’s Pond Sprint, while Down set a women’s course record in the winter sprint, earlier in 2021.