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Flash - 5Peaks Buntzen Lake WarmUp 2011

3 Sep 2011 09:00
Location: 
Buntzen Lake, Port Coquitlam, BC Canada

What:

  • A fun and free group run with some old friends and maybe some new ones
  • 11K and 15K distances on some great trails not far from downtown Vancouver
  • low-key familiarization run on the Enduro (15K) and Sport (11K) courses of the 5Peaks season finale race at Buntzen Lake
  • faster and slower pace groups on each course, so there's something for everyone

Who:

  • trail runners of any ability who would like to discover some popular trails, but might not want to go it alone
  • trail runners who are registered or thinking of signing up for the popular 5Peaks race at Buntzen Lake on Saturday 24 September 2011.  Get to know the trail you will race on so you can kick some butt on race day!

When: Saturday 3 September 2011 at 9:00am


Entry:

  • Please register for this free event here. There is no fee and you don't need to be a member of Club Fat Ass to participate in a Flash event, however whining is not allowed. You are responsible for your own well being and safety and should be self sufficient.
  • Please read the Release of All Claims. By participating in this event you agree to the terms of the Release of All Claims.
     

Notes:

  • the CFA Fluffy Bunny and the 5Peaks Buntzen events use the identical trails.  We thought this would be a nice way to contribute another low-key event to the trail running community
  • Can't make it on the 4th, but would like to pre-run the courses?  Print-off detailed descriptions for Sport and Enduro courses.
  • Want to lead a group? Group leaders receive a free entry into the Club Fat Ass and 5Peaks event of their choice between now and the end of 2011 ($75 value!) First come, first served.  If interested, contact Sibylle

How to get to the start (Buntzen Lake South Beach Parking lot)

  • Find your way to Port Moody, BC.
  • From where St. John’s Street meets the Barnet Hwy, take IoCo Road North
  • IoCo Rd. will turn into Heritage Mountain Blvd. There is a sign to Buntzen Lake here. Continue on Heritage Mountain Road until you hit the traffic circle
  • Take the first exit out of the traffic circle onto David Street. There is a Buntzen Lake sign here
  • Go left onto Forrest Park Way. There is a Buntzen Lake sign here.
  • Take an immediate Left on Aspenwood Dr. (it’s going to look like you are heading into a residential area here…. Your just going to have to trust me… this is the right way)
  • Aspenwood will turn into East Rd. Follow East Rd. for about 2km then make a right onto Sunnyside Drive.
  • Sunnyside Drive will take you directly to the Park. Follow the Park Rd. to the South Beach parking lot.  

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Comments

TimWiens's picture

Thanks Katie

Katie, you are way too hard on yourself!  It was not a big deal.  Everything turned out just fine.  While not my first long run "back", the5Peaks Buntzen event would be my first race since herniating my lumbar discs over a year ago.  It was fun running a little faster again.  My tibial plateau bruise didn't like the Diez Vista descent though.  I wish I had held back and joined in the Star Trek discussion!

Tim

teagirl's picture

5Peaks Buntzen Warm-Up: Run Report

Despite teagirl's mess-up (more details below!) a fun time was had by the 4 run leaders and 4 participants who showed up to the 5Peaks Buntzen Warm-Up on a beautiful Saturday-of-the-long-weekend morning.

Teagirl (Katie) arrived at 8.30a only to realize the parking lot was *already* getting full and she hadn't specified a meeting place & time. Luckily people in running gear stick out like a sore thumb, and Eric was wearing his bright orange 5Peaks vest, so we gathered our group.

Katie had also not quite realized that posting information for run leaders on the website only (as opposed to sending them individual emails) was no guarantee of getting in touch... big oops, guys. I will do better next time! Because of this major muck-up, only Tim (& Dario, who got roped in to leading!) had actually planned to come. My apologies to the other two folks who had volunteered, Ward & Christine. I've been in touch now and am planning to make amends! (slaps self on forehead)

However, it all worked out in the end, because only 4 runners showed up, and the groups worked out perfectly. All participants had planned to run the Enduro, but Anna had a time limit of 2 hours so we recommended she try the Sport course instead (in the company of Eric) since it's fairly challenging to do the Enduro in less than 2h.

Tim, Dario & Katie led the Enduro group: 3 Lions Gate Road Runners (Josh, Ray & Kelly - Dario had encouraged them to come out - they're from his "other" club!), some of whom were fairly new to trails. This was Tim's first long-ish run after being away due to injuries - but he's still a speed-demon on the ups! He waited for us a few times, but then Dario volunteered to stick with us less-quick folk so Tim could enjoy his run. The rest of us slowed on the uphill slog (there were cries for "MEDIC!" in the first few metres, then later some fascinating analyses of every Star Trek movie in which the Borg featured) and then had a great time bombing the Diez Vistas (we missed #7 & #9 because you have to head uphill off the trail... extra uphill bits?! no thanks...). We met up at the bottom where Dario informed us the rest was on "baby trails". The flatlanders' speed picked up showcasing their road skills and we all eventually met up at the very end (in just over 2h I think? Tim must have been quite a bit under 2h). Teagirl jumped in the lake, after making sure Eric & Anna were also back safely from their 1.5h sojourn 'round the Sport course.

Lessons learned: email is good; the Buntzen lake parking lot is huge and daunting, especially if you've never been there before; cell phones don't work at Buntzen; and the lake feels GREAT after running 15km.

Thanks to all our leaders (both the ones who did come, and the ones who didn't come through no fault of their own!).

See you on the trails,

Teagirl Katie

 

Sibylle's picture

Hi Katie, Sounds like it

Hi Katie,

Sounds like it all worked out.  Sorry, I wasn't able to join you.  Funny re meeting point...I thought we had the gazebo marked as meeting point...will need to check the event page.  In any case, because of the huge parking lot, the gazebo has been the meeting point in the past.  Did anybody take photos?  I moved your report as to the main page as a post on it's own.  Thanks for writing it.

teagirl's picture

5Peaks Buntzen: there are THREE distances this yr (11, 15 & 22k)

Hi all, was just thinking to myself "isn't the long course at 5Peaks Buntzen more than 15km?" (I was remembering running the long course, and it sure felt like more than 15km!) so I double-checked and this year they've added a shorter "Sport" distance, so there are now 3 distances for that event: a "Sport" (11km), "Enduro" (15km) and "1/2 Marathon" (22km). I guess, like CFA, 5Peaks realized it's nice to offer people a less "crazy" distance as an option :)

Our "Warm Up" event only specifically mentions the 11 & 15km distances, but I believe Tim & Dario were thinking of leading the 1/2 Marathon option. Let's see if anyone shows up wanting to train for that one - I don't know: if we have run leaders but no runners, does it count??

I also noticed on the 5Peaks website that the "Training" section starts out saying training has been cancelled, but the CFA warm-up runs are mentioned way at the bottom (if you go to that page looking for training and see "cancelled", you might not scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to find out about the warm-ups!). Maybe it's been a bit more clear in their emails to registered racers?

Anyway: we'll see who shows up other than CFAers! We'd love to welcome you, 5Peaks runners, come join in the Buntzen fun!

teagirl's picture

Run Leaders for Buntzen 5Peaks Warm-Up

Hello all, I'm organizing the Buntzen 5Peaks Warm-Up next weekend (Sat, Sept 3rd). 

So far the run leaders I have listed are:

Tim Weins (+ Dario?): Enduro

Christine Chore: Enduro preferred

Me (teagirl, aka Katie): Enduro preferred

Ward Beemer: Any distance

Eric Lorenz: Any distance

Sal: might be away, but if around, interested in leading

If everyone above is in fact are able to lead, that's probably everyone I need. I'll send an email out as well - please feel free to come join in the run, though, even if you're not a "leader"! It's a fun course & with the hot weather we've been experiencing, there should be less mud than otherwise :)

Contact me via the website or leave comments below if you have thoughts, ideas, just want to type...

Take care, see you on the trails,

Katie

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