2013 Results - Go Home (not) Via The Hanes Valley

31 August 2013 - 11 Starters

Report.   A beautiful morning for a trail run and/or peak bagging session. In the crisp and clear morning air, our happy group set out at 8:30am sharp to tackle the Hanes Valley and peaks beyond.
We all made it safe and sound back home. 11 runners showed up to do varying distances , 7 were going through the Hanes Valley and 4 only to Norvan Falls. The 7 going through were a collection of veterans and first timers. Seeing that Ean was in that group, you knew that detours were to be involved. Ean convinced Jim, Jason and Carlie to bag Crown Mt and a few lesser peaks on their way to their finish at the pub at Grouse. Chris, Kate and Katie opted to bypass Crown and head straight to their finish at Grouse with Chris continuing down Mountain Highway back to the start for the full 30km.  Brian and Rochelle (out of towners from Kelowna) decided to go a little further than Norvan Falls and hooked up with some bandit Fat Assers ( Monty, Phil, Ann and bandit leader Gottfried) doing an unofficial Hanes Valley run. Thanks for showing Brian and Rochelle the way. Kudos to Brian and Rochelle who completed the full course in about 7 hours.  I am sure they were happy to see their car, given that they set out to do a little 14km loop...

This is the 3rd year that I have been injured and have not made it through the valley. Fingers crossed for next year as it is one of the best runs in the lower mainland. Thanks to Sibylle for keeping me company on the way back and for all that you do for the club. Thanks to all who came out and hope to see you next year and maybe a few others as well.

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Results. 

* Bonus Point for garbage collection
** Event Host Point

2012 Results - Go Home (not) Via The Hanes Valley

August 2012 - 9 Starters

Report.   The day dawned chilly, but clear... A perfect August weekend for a little run up the Hanes Valley.  9 people made it to the start line at the Lynn Headwaters park.  After a bit of chit chat and greeting the brave newbies who trusted my word that there would be somebody to run with we set out up Lynn Valley.  Amazingly enough, we all proceeded  at matching paces and by the time Des and I turned around, everybody was still together.  Ean and Paul made it to Norvan Falls, Banafsheh took Susan up to Grouse, with Susan continuing on the long course.  Andy, Andrew and Marc ended up on a scenic detour half way up to Lynn Lake, luckily realizing their mistake.  Andrew and Marc completed on the full loop up Grouse and down mountain highway, while Andy had to take the Gondola and a cab back to the car.  
Sibylle picked up a knapsack strap off the trail and unless one of the group claims it as a lost and found item, she'll get a garbage point.

Thanks to TrailRunner Magazine, two of the group went home with an annual subscription.  Nobody took advantage of the free beer at Mosquito Creek Pub today, the weather just called for more adventures ;-)
 

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2011 Results - Go Home (not) Via The Hanes Valley

August 2011 - 7 Starters

Report.    Coming soon

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Results.  Times and distances will be posted as soon as everybody is back.

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2010 Results - Go Home Via The Hanes Valley

 22 August 2010 - 24 Starters

Report.    Thanks everyone for coming out to the third running of Go Home via the Hanes.

26 runners showed up for various distances. The weather cooperated and we had a sunny but cool morning for the start. Pulling in  in to the parking lot at 8.10, a large group of people were already raring to go. My first reaction was that i was late for the start, but a quick check of my watch confirmed that I was 20 minutes early.

As i did a a quick scan of the people who had gathered, I was happy to see that they were really well prepared with each of them wearing a backpack. Not recognizing many of the faces, I worried that I didn't have enough sign up waivers for new members. As it turned out it was the Discovery Hiking Group, who were planning to hike the Hanes Valley.

3 new members of the Club Fat Ass thought this was our group and started out with them. After about 5 minutes they realized that this was going to be a really long day and as they started inquiring about fat asses and getting some strange looks and stares, they realized that they were with the wrong crowd and jogged back to the parking lot to hook up with the true fat asses.

Navid and Tim raced off towards Norvan Falls. On the way back Navid somehow  stirred up a wasp nest. As he escaped unharmed, it seemed that every one else were soon attacked by the hordes of angry wasps with people receiving from a couple to several stings .  Thankfully  nobody had any allergic reactions to the bites.

Reagan and Rachel avoided the wasps by going a little ways past Norvan Falls and taking a longer time getting back to the wasp nest area and by then the rangers had put a warning sign up.

The best way to avoid the wasp nest was to head in to the Hanes Valley, which 14 runners did with varying agendas. Ean, Liza, Heather, and Craig had plans for a bit of bagging at the top of valley and it seemed that all had succeeded in their plan. Bill and Kelly opted out at Grouse for 18 Km or so. Phil wasn't quite fast enough to keep up with the lead group, but too fast for the slower, so he ran most of the way by himself. Jackie and Christine hooked up with Lindy and Sarah and convinced them to run down Mountain Highway to complete the full 30 km (actually closer to 28). I convinced Tracy and Jay to come along with me on a new route planned for next year. We turned off Mountain Highway and connected with the Secret Seven Trail to Crinkum Crankum and then a right on Cedar Tree Trail, which brought us almost to the gate at the bottom of Mountain Highway and thus avoiding most of the switchbacks on Mountain Highway. The new trail was easy to follow so it will definitely be on the agenda for next year. Jay's GPS registered about 26 km on this route, which is a couple kms less than Mountain Highway and a lot more enjoyable. It was great to have the opportunity to have some new people through the Hanes who had not been there before. My favorite run in the Lower Mainland. It gives you the sense of really being out in the wild, but you are only one mountain ridge away from the big city.

It was great to see a lot of people out hiking and running. When we got to the Chalet at Grouse and left Bill and Kelly to take the gondola down, we met Kevin, Valley, and a few friends who were running just ahead of us through the valley. I think Kevin might be training to take back his WCT record that Garry Robins broke a month ago. Thanks again for coming out , thanks to Trail Runner Magazine and Mosquito Creek Grill for their continuing support of our club. I hope to see you all out there again.

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2009 Results - Go Home Via The Hanes Valley

22 August 2009 - Starter Photo - 23 Starters

Report.    Well, the second running of the Hanes Valley went off without any problems. I had been a bit worried 3 days before the event as only 5 people had signed up, but my pleading for more eventually worked and 20 started with 2 no shows.

Six runners opted for the 14 km out and back to Norvan Falls. Fourteen of us continued on our way in to the Hanes. As Rob, Dave and myself proceded to the creek crossing, we ran in to some hikers who told us they had heard what sounded like a large rock slide coming from the direction of Hanes Valley. I was a little concerned, because Wendy had set out earlier and should have been in the Hanes by this time. It turned out that the rock slide was closer to the third debris chute.

As we got the Lynne Creek Crossing, Bill and new comer Steve had caught up with us. It took us about an hour to get to this point. Clouds were starting to descend into the valley as we were heading towards the boulder field  passing bright orange fungi on the way. When we got to the Helipad 20 minutes later, the clouds were hiding the cul, to where we were heading.  As we were starting to climb up the boulder field, those of us who had been here before felt the route had been somewhat changed with a more direct route straght up compared to a more zig zag route previously.

We saw 3 runners up ahead atop the boulder field: Jeff and Kelsey Trigg and a friend, but no sign of Wendy. The clouds were still low when we reached the cul, so no views. So we headed towards Grouse. When we got to the trail junction for Goat Mountain, Dave went off to bag Goat Peak.

Once at Grouse, Rob left us completing his 18 km route. With a short stop for bear watching and water, Steve, Bill and I headed down Mountain Highway. I am not  fond of Mountain Hightway, so I suggested that we try some different routes down.

Just after the rock quarry, there is a small trail (Per Gynt). This cuts off one of the switch backs. Bill was lagging a bit behind, when we came back on to Mountain Highway. It turned out that he had a leg injury that wouldn't allow him to run down hill. I gave him some drugs and left him to fend for himself.

Steve and I made our way down trying to find different trails to cut off Mountain Highway as much as possible. We succeeded and finished our run in 4.20. Some of these trails will be used at next years event.

Rea, Steve and Derrick followed Mountain Highway all the way down and finished in 4.55. Gottfried and Phill made their way down with some diversions in 5.30. Sybille, Heather and Craig did a custom route down Grouse via the gondola and a trail parallelling Nancy Green Way back to the big yellow beacon.

I didn't lose anyone on the course, which is always a good thing. Twelve of us turned out to the Mosquito Creek Grill for food, refreshments and prizes.

Thanks to everyone who showed up and to Mosquito Creek Grill, Kintec, Trail Runner Magazine for their support. I look forward to see you all back with some minor changes on the course next year. Please don't wait to the last minute to sign up.

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Because of a scheduling conflict a small group of Fools ran this event a week early on Saturday, 15 August .  We are looking forward to hearing about their run.  After refuelling at the pub, John and Gilles even managed to run the Capilano Canyon Night Run later that day. Here is their starter photo:

Starter Photo: Go Home Via The Hanes Valley - The Fools Run on Saturday 15 August 2009

2008 Results - Go Home Via The Hanes Valley

The fourth annual Go Home, this year as Go Home Via The Hanes Valley, is wrapped up and preliminary results are posted below.

Report. Well the first running of the Go Home via the Haines Valley is complete. The weather was near perfect for the run. There were 9 runners who showed up for the 8:30 start time and 2 others who were late starters .

The nine of us started out at a nice easy pace towards Norvan Falls, Of the nine, 3 were only going to the Falls. When we arrived at the bridge crossing Norvan creek Ean couldn't resist the peer pressure and the chance for a back country run. Even though he was not prepared for the back country we took pity on him and allowed him to come along.

As soon as you cross over the bridge you can see that this part of trail is much less used by hikers. We soon arrived at the Lynn creek crossing. The crossing was an easy affair. The large log that spans the creek allowed us to keep our feet dry.

About 20 minutes along the trail we came across a huge washout. What was once a 3 meter small gully is now a 15 meter gully with lots of rocks and tree stumps. This must have happened during one of the big storms over the past winter. Soon after we came to the helipad and our first good view of the big scree slope and the col. We spent a few minutes here refueling and taking photos. A few minutes along the trail and we came to our first big boulders . Many of these were newly fallen as they were nice and clean with no dirt or moss on them. Again this must of come down in one of the storms.

I was leading up the scree slope with my head down as I got about a 3 rd of the way up I lifted my head and realized there was a black bear not 20 feet above me. I said a few choice words in surprise and told the others to watch out for the bear. We all stopped to look and try and take photos but our cameras didn't have zooms. We soon noticed an even smaller bear. Turns out it was a mother and cub. Both were very small. I can't imagine the cub lasting the winter.

As we made our way to the top of the slope, we heard heckling from above. Turns out Graham and Ryne from KINTEC had set up a small aid station for us with gels, bars and some much needed water. Thanks a lot guys it was very much appreciated. We hung around for 10 minutes or so enjoying the view but the bugs were bad and we still had some more climbing to do so we headed on up towards the pass.

Ryne, Graham and Ean decided to go right at the pass instead of left and go for a jaunt up to Crown Mountain. Chris, Tim, Colin, Andy, Paul and myself headed towards Grouse Chalet and the road home.

Never think that once you get to the col that your climbing is over. I find the section from the pass to the turn off for Goat Mountain the toughest part.There are slippery steep sections with chains to help you up and it just keeps going. We made it to Grouse in about 3:20.

Tim headed down via the gondola. The rest of us filled up with more water and started down Mountain Highway. Colin and Andy blasted down and took a few shortcuts by cutting down some of the bike trails thus avoiding the relentless down on Mountain Highway. I think I might change the course next year and add those in to the run. We have all been up and down Mountain Highway enough times. Paul, Chris and I were not too far behind and finished in 4:43. Without the breaks we could of easily made it in just over 4 hours. Weather held and actually got better in the end, it was a great run.

I hope I didn't scare to many off with my dire warnings, but this run can be difficult in bad weather. Hope to see more of you out next year.

Thanks to KINTEC for the aid station and the draw prizes, KINSEYS, TRAIL RUNNER MAGAZINE for their draw prizes. Also a big thanks to MOSQUITO CREEK BAR AND GRILL for the free beer and good food and service .

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2007 Go Home - Results

Thanks to the 30 or so runners who came out for a tough 20 km ( rumour has it it might be a little less). We all started the day in dry conditions but that was short lived, as we got to the high point of the run, the rain started. There where a few missed turns (even though the runners had directions) and a couple of tumbles. Chris being the most serious, a scraped knee which drew some blood. Tim and Micheal set a fast pace which a few of us kept up with for a while, but they dropped us (me anyway) on the downhill on Neds. I now take it a little easier on the downhills and definitely don't look at my watch when I'am going down steep trails . I've learnt my lesson after a bad face plant a few months ago . Bill was next to the finish a few minutes behind Tim and Micheal followed soon by Ran. Laddie and Carrie end up with the draw prizes and most of us enjoyed our free beer courtesy of Mosquito Creek Grill . Next year Cheryl will take over this event in this time slot,and I'll will put on the Hanes Valley Crossover run in late August. Hope to see you all there . Des

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2006 - Year 2

2005 - Year 1

19 November 2005

31 Starters
31 Finishers

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Event Report (by Ean Jackson)

The Go Deep or Go Home 80/20 trail run is held in Deep Cove, BC in late August. It’s a tough 20K loop on technical trails that offers distances up to 80K. While many of Canada’s top trail runners have attempted the course, none have ever completed the loop 4 times.

The Go Home 20K is a fall classic and sister run to the Go Deep or Go Home. Starting at the civilized hour of 9:00, it’s a good workout on the same loop, and a challenge that trail runners of any ability can complete before lunch.

Today, host Dom Repta lived up to the challenge: He stayed home!

Poor Dom. Actually, he was stuck in Washington, DC. In spite of time he’d invested preparing the Go Home 20, he feared he would let his running guests down. There was a flurry of emergency calls and emails. Dho! Lightning struck twice: He could send email, but due to a computer glitch, he couldn’t receive!

As it turned out, a comparatively large group of runners for a Club Fat Ass event showed up in the parking lot of Panorama Park in Deep Cove. Kaioma, brother Wade’s dog, was the only one who may have noticed Dom wasn’t there!

Given that it was an election day, we took a vote and opted to have the finisher party at the start. Gary “Birthday Boy” Robbins from Squamish was awarded an annual subscription to Trail Runner magazine. (It was Dom's birthday, too, by the way.) After a very brief trail briefing, we were off.

The start area was a thick with fog, but looking up toward Mount Seymour, we could see the snow-capped peak draped in sunshine. It was cool, but since the course starts with a long, undulating ascent, it didn’t take long before the layers started coming off. By the time we reached the Deep Cove lookout, Troy Angrignon had removed his jacket and gloves. By the time we got to Old Buck, Sue Nicholson had stripped down to her jog bra. Goodness knows what was going on up ahead with the lead pack!

As with many Club Fat Ass events, a handful of runners figured they could figure out the way without a course description. They all logged a few bonus miles. Bill Dagg and Mike won purple heart awards for twisting an ankle and wrenching an arm, respectively. Patricia Jensen pointed out that a particular intersection near the mushroom parking lot was a “Y” and not a “T” as described in the course instructions. According to Club Fat Ass tradition, the Event Host buys a beer for the first person to indicate an error in their course description. Would this be considered a nit, or is Dommer buying?

No mystical patches of magic mushrooms were discovered. There were no bear sightings on the course. Warm sunshine and spectacular views of Deep Cove welcomed finishers who seemed to arrive in groups of 3s and 4s. A tailgate party spontaneous happened in the parking lot.

Many thanks to Cheryl Johnson who offered her windshield as a place to put the results list, Aimee Dunn who passed around a big Tupperware container of home baked cookies and muffins and Dom Repta who organized the event.

Please contact Sibylle if you have corrections/additions to the results below: