The Trail Gods meant well and there was hardly a cloud in the sky for this years running of the Enduro. After the initial count I believe there were 28 of us gathering at the Gazebo to participate in the event. There were a handful of people who confessed to attempting the Enduro / Vancouver Marathon double header this weekend. One of them being Ken Eng, who seems to try and establish a personal tradition of running 6 laps at the Enduro followed by a Marathon the day after. Chloe Gendron led the charge by being the first runner to complete 6 laps for the day. She also took home the prize for the nastiest wipeout and had some decent size scrapes to back up her claim. Gary Robbins' record of 9 laps will be safe for at least another year. We had 4 runners completing 6 laps with 4 more runners calling it quits after 5. Some of us were fading a bit towards the end of the event, which at least we were able to blame on rising temperatures as the morning turned into day. Stetson took home the canine category honours this year with 2 laps on the course (which works out to be at least 3 with all the running back and forth through the brush). There were quite a few people taking advantage of the event being free to Fat Ass newbies and I hope a good time was had by all. I appreciate each and any feedback about the event and how to make it even more fun in the years to come. Please feel free to share your personal event report in the comment section of this page.
See you out there,
Marc Schmitz
Host of the Enduro
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Thanks for organizing the Enduro this year Marc! It was a great day!
For those wondering and interested, my marathon went well yesterday. I felt fairly good at the start and pushed it a bit through the first half to keep my legs loose and reached midway in just under 2 hours, then decided to pull back as it was getting warmer and to save my legs. I took my time and enjoyed the sunshine and beautiful scenes of the water, finishing in 4:27. It was good to see Chloe and others on the course. Slower than last year but I had no cramping and very little soreness during the race and my legs feel good now. I should be able to continue my training as I prepare for the Celtic Traverse in Ireland in July.
I was only recording actual lap time so you can add another ~30 min to my total time. Andy beat me back to the gazeebo for sure. What a great time though and realy nice to meet everyone! It was awesome to watch Ken go by in the marathon today too. Hard core!
Good point. Not sure how that other times were measured? Traditionally, we take the total accumulated time, but not sure what the majority did yesterday. Marc?
Most people put their split times down. Maybe a third of tbe participants put accumulated times.
I do 't mind one way or another.
Thanks for correcting Jim, Paul and Rob's times.
Marc
Thanks for the run - I needed the motivation to get me moving again. I think Paul and I mashed our entries together on the timing sheet somehow. I know I only did 3 laps and Paul did at least 4, so I suspect my 50 minute 4th lap belongs to him.
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Garbage!
I forgot to mention the pocket full of trash I picked up for the extra brownie point. Thanks for a great day Marc, you're a fine new host.
Thanks Marc!
Thanks for organizing the Enduro this year Marc! It was a great day!
For those wondering and interested, my marathon went well yesterday. I felt fairly good at the start and pushed it a bit through the first half to keep my legs loose and reached midway in just under 2 hours, then decided to pull back as it was getting warmer and to save my legs. I took my time and enjoyed the sunshine and beautiful scenes of the water, finishing in 4:27. It was good to see Chloe and others on the course. Slower than last year but I had no cramping and very little soreness during the race and my legs feel good now. I should be able to continue my training as I prepare for the Celtic Traverse in Ireland in July.
Happy trail running to all!
Ken
I'm a bigger slacker than that :)
I was only recording actual lap time so you can add another ~30 min to my total time. Andy beat me back to the gazeebo for sure. What a great time though and realy nice to meet everyone! It was awesome to watch Ken go by in the marathon today too. Hard core!
Hi Rob, Good point. Not
Hi Rob,
Good point. Not sure how that other times were measured? Traditionally, we take the total accumulated time, but not sure what the majority did yesterday. Marc?
split times
only 3
Hey Marc,
Thanks for the run - I needed the motivation to get me moving again. I think Paul and I mashed our entries together on the timing sheet somehow. I know I only did 3 laps and Paul did at least 4, so I suspect my 50 minute 4th lap belongs to him.
cheers,
Jim