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Dear Friends and Members of Club Fat Ass,
With spring in full swing and summer approaching fast, I hope your training is going well and you are enjoying the great outdoors.
Club Fat Ass is driven by you. If you support our goal of making the world a better place for active people through free, low-key outdoor events, please do your part by chipping in. Here are some thouhgts on how you might become a more active member of the Club:
- Host an event. Share your favorite trail or training route with your fellow members. We make it easy with a free manual, website and some prizes to give away. (I've received so many inquiries from Ontario, but it seems everyone there wants to participate, not organize. If 2 of you committ to hosting an event this month, I'll bet we have 10+ events in Ontario by this time next year!)
- Help at an event. Help with registration or be a sweep. Your host will appreciate it.
- Help with club management. There's a group of dedicated Steering Committee members behind the scenes who run the club. We're currently looking for someone to focus on the needs of our growing membership base. Are you a people person with an eye for making a good thing even better?
- Help on a comittee. We need technical help for the website, public relations expertise for media relations and help with raising sponsorship funds so we can improve the value of membership. There's so much more we could do, but without your help, it just won't get done. Yes, only a couple of hours a month would make a big difference.
- Help spreading the word. If you enjoy the Club and relate to its values, please tell your friends and prospective sponsors. If every member introduces 2 new members a month, all members will benefit...and you may even win a pair of shoes!
Please contact me to discuss how you can put back in, to make suggestions for a better Club or just to share your adventures and successes.
Happy Trails,
Sibylle Tinsel
Chief Executive Fat Ass
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UPCOMING EVENTS
 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.
Photo: The friendly crowd of runners at the start of last years Enduro
Vancouver 100 3-4 June 2006 - North Vancouver, BC Canada. A trail run on the famed and gnarly Baden Powell Trail. 16,300 feet vertical climb and 16.300 descent, out and back. Due to the challenging nature of this event, participation is by invitation only. Event Host, Craig Moore, welcomes runners pacing for part of the way, crew and everybody that just wants to come out for a BBQ at Cleveland Dam to cheer on the ultra runners. More info here.
Geyserland 100 10 June 2006 - Mamaku, Rotorua, New Zealand. 100km on the road showcasing the beauty of Rotorua's thermal areas, lakes and the beautiful Mt Ngongotaha Paradise valley. Register here.
Vancouver Skyline XTC 10 June 2006 - North Vancouver, BC Canada. A trail run with a twist that explores some of the most scenic areas of Vancouver's famous North Shore mountains. 25K "Up", 25K "Down", 50K "Up and Down" and "Roll Your Own" custom distance options to suit all abilities. Approximately 3,000m (9,000') of elevation change over the 50K course on moderate to challenging trails. Find out more and register here.
Photo: Rick Arikado at the turn around during the 2004 XTC
NEWS
Club Fat Ass Steering Committee. We're looking for a person to be the voice of all CFA members on the Steering Commitee. Chat up your fellow members at events. Manage a member survey. Attend a few evening meetings. Don't want to head a committee? Why not join our marketing subcommittee. No experiecene required and lots of glory! Please send me a note for details.
 Poster Children. Thanks to the brave women who have come forward to pose as 2006 poster girl. New member, Julie Wobbe, of Ontario was the first to respond. Stay posted: Julie and her group of friends are thinking about hosting an event in their neighborhood.
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.
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
 Run To The Clouds. Sure, it seemed like a good idea many many months ago when a few co-runners agreed with me that a hilly training route may make a cool new CFA event. Like the field of dreams movie, planning out and actually putting on this run seemed like it was meant to be yesterday when there was 23 friendly Club Fat Assers toed up to the start line in an area most were not from. First of all, thanks to all of those runners who had the faith that we wouldn’t leave them lost and stranded way out in the middle of nowhere and made the effort to come on out and sample some new trails and a new CFA run. You guys made my day!! To read Pete's full report click here.
Photo above: Elke Bauer and friend celebrating at the top of the hill during the Run To The Clouds in April.
Photo below: Starter Photo at the Run To The Clouds
Photo: Starter photo at the Run To The Clouds
CONTESTS
 2006 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: (from left) Heather Somerville, Debbie Mick and Angela Spooner just ran the Boston Marathon last Monday and had a chance to pose with their Fat Ass shirts on Boston Common following the race. As you can see, Angela really wanted to be the poster girl!
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 SUPPORTS
If 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
CFA does not sell or otherwise distribute our member list.
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