Dear Friends and Members of Club Fat Ass,Our annual t-shirt plays a big role in the lore and legend of Club Fat Ass. We get to see it in action throughout the year at dinner parties,on the roads and trails and in the traveling t-shirt contest. We also aim to showcase it on a male and female Club member. Check out which of your friends and fellow club members have been poster boys and girls. Our 2006 poster boy has stepped forward, but we still need a poster girl. Don't be shy. Worldwide recognition and a place in the Club history books goes to the first woman member to contact me!
If you're one of the few who asked me to hold your t-shirt for you and have yet picked it up, please contact me with a pick-up time.
Happy Trails,
Sibylle Tinsel
Chief Executive Fat Ass |
UPCOMING EVENTS
Run To The Clouds 22 April 2006 - Coquitlam, BC Canada. A 22 km run mostly on trails. Challenging route with over 600 meters (or 2000 vertical feet) of elevation gain/loss, fantastic views of the Greater Vancouver area. Find out more.
East Coast Fat Ass Spring Tune Up 7 May 2006 - Pictou, NS Canada. A picturesque, flat 10km or 25km run on a paved abandoned rail line along the Northumberland Straight. Details and registration here.
North Shore Enduro 13 May 2006 - North Vancouver, BC Canada. A fun run in the rugged North Shore Mountains. Participate as a team of up to 6 runners or tackle the 7km loop course solo. Find out more here.
 NEWS 2006 Club Shirts. Did you pick up your black 2006 Club t-shirt yet? If you opted to pick it up, just send me a brief email indicating the time you would like to come by. I will confirm your pick-up time via email and if I am not in, you'll find your shirt by the house door in a bag labeled with your name. I will also aim to have them at the next few Club events.
Photo: Ean Jackson and Doug MacKay marinating in the hot tub after a rough work out.
We're still looking for a 2006 poster girl. Don't be shy!
Become a CFA event host. Your Club is always looking to add fun and funky events. If you would like to become a CFA Event Host, please see what's involved at our Host an Event page and get started by filling out the form.
PAST EVENT RESULTS AND REPORTS
 Burnaby Mountain Run This was one tough and rainy run. Full results and photos here.
Photo: Slightly soaked starters at the Burnaby Mountain Run
Vancouver World Run Thank you to everyone that participated in the Vancouver World Run on Sunday March 26. And also thanks very much to everyone that was able to come out to the lecture with Jesper Olsen on Friday March 24, 2006. These are events without equal as we were fortunate to have Jesper's World Run Project recounted personally and for the first time in English. I know that we have some amazing runners in Club Fat Ass but arguably none have accomplished anything close to what Jesper did over 662 days, 22 months, almost 2 years and 26,232 km. Read Craig's full report plus a selection of blog posts here.
Spring Mountain Highway Madness (The Year of the Big Snow)
Saturday evening 8:00 pm. I get a call from my buddy Scott Riddell. Since neither he nor fellow ultrarunner Curb Ivanic could join us on Sunday  morning, Scott tells me how they ran the Mountain Highway Madness course a day early. His message: "Be prepared for snow!" Too late to contact everyone in the event, I jog up the street to the local scoutmaster and borrow a trunkload of snowshoes. Read on ...!
Photo: Gilles, Chery and Craig at the turn-around
CONTESTS2006 Traveling T-Shirt Contest. Looking forward to your photos  of the Club T-Shirt in action. To participate, just email me your photos or you can upload directly to the website (only works if you are signed in). Submissions to date are posted here.
Photo: Glenn Pace cheering at the Olympic men's Hockey Final between Sweden and Finland in Turin, Italy
2006 Point Series. The contest were not only the fastest can win. Collect points for participation, good sportsmanship and member referrals. Peter Stace-Smith continues to be in the lead, followed closely by Ean Jackson. Tied for third are Gary Robbins, Craig Moore and Sibylle Tinsel Up-to-date standings here.
CAUSES YOUR CLUB SUPPORTSIf you have any causes close to your heart and want to raise awareness and/or funds let us know. A number of CFA Event Hosts use their events as fund raisers. There is a special section on our website to highlight certain fund raising efforts.
BC Lung Association Event Host, Craig Moore, uses his events to raise awareness and funds for the BC Lung Association.
Simon Fraser University Alumni Association Graduate Entrance Scholarship. Peter Zubcsek, Event Host of the Burnaby Mountain Run in April, will use his event as a fund raiser for this scholarship fund. To find out more contact the administrator of the fund.
Mary Leliveld Tri BC Fund. Mary was a friend and member of Club Fat Ass. The fund was established in her memory to help deserving athletes get to competitions they otherwise might not be able to race in.
PRPAWS (Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society
The boys that ran the Sunshine Coast Trail 180 in 2003 and 2004 vowed to help raise funds for PRPAWS, a society that aims to protect old growth forest in the Powell River area.
SPONSORS
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