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Kintec Footlabs has always been a leader in sports medicine, biomechanical assessment, patient treatment and patient education and we are looking to grow our team.  Basically, if you live an active lifestyle and enjoy helping people then we want you on our team.  We will teach you all you need to know about gait assessment, professional footwear fitting and professional brace fitting, all you need to bring to the table is a great attitude and a willingness to learn.

This just in from member Kim Taylor who has taken this class and has found it beneficial and a good cardio workout:

This one hour class  will focus on correcting and perfecting your running technique while exercising in a completely impact free environment. The class utilizes common speed and track work out formats such as pyramids, intervals and fartleck training.   Strength exercises such as A’s, B’s and C’s  and other running pattern based exercises are used improve strength and muscular balance.

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One week to go until the 5th running of Bill's Great Peak Ascent! Perfect timing for a 30 km, right smack dab in the middle between Kneeknacker and STORMY. This is a good STORMY training run or just a good opportunity to get a 30 km (or less) training run in with friends. Afterwards, we'll be getting together at the Mosquito Creek grill for a free beer, food, and socializing. Also, this year, I've got tons of swag to give away. You gotta be at the Grill to be eligible though! Hope to see you all there!

Some of you might have noticed that over the weekend you were unable to post to the CFA website. We apologize for this unplanned hiccup. Our host company did some work on their servers and the anticipated 30min downtime turned into a "read-only" website for us.

Everything should be fixed now and I am eager to hear how Baldy's Bonkfest and Bill's and Tim's Adventure Run panned out.

New this year, one member each month will be put in the limelight to showcase their formidable selves! Nominate yourself or a fellow club member and you may get to strut your stuff! All you have to do is fill out your online profile (sign-in to see this) complete with answers to some fun questions (don't worry, this is very easy and nothing outlandishly revealing). This is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow club members. There are over 200 of us after all!

The 6th Annual North Shore 6 Hour Enduro kicks off Saturday May 10 at 8am sharp. The Enduro is a mix of climbs, challenging single track and easy foot paths, all on a 7.6km loop. Leave your gear, food & water supplies at the start/finish, and enjoy a loop. Fill up and head out for as many (or as few) loops as you like over a 6 hour period.

 ... the list of Vancouver 100 Registrants is now at:

http://www.clubfatass.com/calendar/Vancouver100/2008

Please join me to welcome Amy MacArthur, who has kindly offered to take over the CFA Steering Committee Membership Chair position for 2008. Amy has been a CFA member for a number of years and you probably have met her on the trails. When not out running she spends her time doing research at the BC Cancer Agency helping to identify environmental, genetic and other risk factors for various types of cancer. Her professional background includes degrees in Health Sciences, as well as Epidemiology and Public Health.

Have you ever wondered if anyone ever gets trophies for doing Club Fat Ass events?

No wimps, no whiners, no hassles, but sometimes trophies yes!

Check this out:

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/craigmoore/sets/72157604667298888/

 You know you want one !!!!!