Vancouver's Stanley Park is a mess. Since Stanley Park is the start/finish of the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50K run and Freeze Your Fat Ass swim, I had to make some changes to the start of the run course this year.
The run is and it's just about full
Out of courtesy to those who have signed up in advance and will want to start on time, there will be no registration at the start. If you or your friends were planning to kick off 2007 with this little resolution run (it's a 50K, but you're welcome to run from 1K to 100K) and haven't signed up yet, please be sure to register soon so you're not disappointed:
www.clubfatass.com/events/VancouverNewYear/registration
!!Course Changes for 2007!!
The run will start at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park as normal. We will run down to the water then *right* onto the seawall, around the eastern side of Stanley Park, take the tunnel under the causeway then go right around the north side of Lost Lagoon to the pool at Second Beach. The distance will be very close to 50K. Bring along the new GPS Santa brought you and let's see how close it is!
Ean Jackson
Host of the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50K Run and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim
PS How much of a mess is Stanley Park? It's truly heartbreaking. Here are a few photos that give you an idea of the extent of the damage:
My adventure and photos of running the FA 50 leg of the Stanley Park trails at Christmas