2006/08 Newsletter

The Monty 19 August 2006 - Victoria, BC, Canada. 25km or 50km on beautiful single track trails with breathtaking views. Can you do the Full Monty? Find out here. Member Geoff from Coquitlam is planning to run both the Monty and the Capilano Night Run on the same day. He is organizing a carpool. Check out the specifics here.
Photo: Jackal (EH Carlos Castillo) and his pal with Saltspring Island and the Mainland in the hazy distance.

Capilano Night Run (Midsummer) 19 August 2006, North Vancouver, BC Canada. A classic. Bring your headlamps and experience the magic of night running. Not too hard core. Register soon, as this one fills up. Find out more here.
Photo: Doug's wife Lori didn't want him to wack his head on a tree again...and no this is not a mountain biking event!

 

Go Deep or Go Home 26 August 2006, North Vancouver, BC Canada. A challenging trail run on a 20km loop in the lower Seymour Mountain area. Complete 1, 2, 3 or 4 laps. Details here.

Photo left: Cheryl tackling the trails on the ascent out of Deep Cove during the 2005 Go Deep or Go Home

Photo below: Sibylle Tinsel and the little Jackson scouting the Juan de Fuca Trail near Sombrio Point on a recent camping expedition to the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Juan de Fuca Trail Run 2 September 2006, Vancouver Island, BC. This event is a very new addition to our calendar, in fact, so new, that we are still working on the details.  If you are able to run 48km on rocky, rooty terrain, have a sense of adventure and are completely self sufficient this might be one for you.  Details will be posted here as they become available.

 

 

Fall Mountain Highway Madness 10 September 2006, North Vancouver, BC. Challenge yourself to a little hill workout! Details here.

 

 

NEWS

Membership Survey. Thanks to all who participated in the first annual CFA member survey. Your response was outstanding!  We will be working on implementing all of your suggestions this year and hope to do the survey again next spring or summer.  In the meantime, don't hesitate to contact me personally if with your comments and suggestions for improvement.

Become a CFA event host.  The survey told us that many of you would like to see more Club events in your neck of woods.  We'd like to see that, too!  Club Events are member driven. Do you have a favourite running route you would be willing to share with like minded friends? Be the pioneer who gets the ball rolling by becoming the fist to host a CFA event in your area. It's easy. Please see what's involved at our Host an Event page and get started by filling out the form.

Website. Hurray. We have resolved the problems some of you had viewing the website with Internet Explorer. In fact, the site should display now nicely in all commonly used browsers and screen resolutions. Many thanks to Matt Arjmandi of PenPix for all of his hard work.  (Matt's the man for web usability...and he's says he's willing to offer Club members a discount!)

I encourage you to comment/blog and post photos to make the website an entertaining and lively place. Under "my account" (create one if you don't have one yet) you can add your photo, post a bio and keywords, enable your personal contact form and change your personal settings. Read through the help file to get you started. I also added a guide to upload photos to the Traveling Shirt or Event Galleries or for use in your blog here.

2006 Club Shirts. Last call for shirt pick-up. If you haven't done so yet, please arrange a time to come by to pick up your shirt before the end of August. Better yet, come to the Capilano Canyon Night Run and get your shirt there.

CFA Speaker Series. We are looking forward to our first Speakers Night this fall. It will feature CFA member Gary Robbins and his team mates' adventures at the Primal Quest adventure race.  Venue:  North Shore Athletics in North Vancouver, BC. (mid-September.  Exact date TBD). More info about our Speaker Series here.

Volunteer Opportunities. To grow our club and provide more events and opportunities for all members, we need help to spread the word about Club Fat Ass and the great events our members host. We are developing a marketing committee and need volunteers for the following types of activities:

- Distribution Team: Manage the Distribution of promotional material (flyers, posters, ads etc.)
- Promo Team: If you are racing anyway, wear your CFA T-shirt and hand out flyers at local running events.

If you can help just a little in one of these areas, please contact Eileen Bistrisky via email or phone 604-736-6933.  (Great karma, lots of fun... and yes, you get Club points!)

PAST EVENT RESULTS AND REPORTS

 

Bills Great Peak Ascent What would be a good day to run from the Rice Lake parking lot to the top of Grouse Mountain and back? I’ve got it! Let’s do it on the hottest day of the year!

So how was it … It’s hot! Damn hot!

Either trail runners don’t pay attention to forecasts or they’re simply just missing a screw or two (one doesn’t necessarily preclude the other) as a record 19 runners toed the line for the third annual “Bill’s Great Peak Ascent” at 7:30am this past Saturday – a day that was forecast to have a high of 36C. Fortunately, we were given a temporary reprieve as a high overcast kept the temperature somewhat under control for most of the ascent. Read Bill's complete report and view results here.

Photo: Maureen, Claudia and Gary heading up on the BP during Bill's Great Peak Ascent

Mount Lorne Misadventure Dave Johnstone from Sointula on Vancouver Island traveled north and shared his impressions of this new CFA event: Anyone in the Whitehorse area this time next year would do well to mark the event on their calendar. It will be an extremely pleasant way to spend a day.

The run takes place in the small community of Mount Lorne, circumnavigating that community to the tune of about 22K, starting and finishing at the Community Hall. It is both relaxed and well organized. The course is moderately difficult with the odd water hazard and hill to get your attention. Runners are offered water at strategic points and are monitored the entire distance by ATV.
 

Local runners and volunteers make outsiders feel very comfortable. An informal debriefing follows the run and everyone involved shares huge pots of chili and apple/ rhubarb crumble. Fantastic. What could be better? Life was good that day. For full results please click here.

Mary Leliveld's Happy Trails Run What a great evening it turned out to be. I sure had a great time and from what I heard from runner feedback everyone had a great time. The run, in its second year, is put on to celebrate a fellow athlete and trail runner Mary Leliveld, who passed in 2004. Mary’s energy and passion for life inspired us all. For Chris' full report and results click here.

Photo: Starters at Mary Leliveld's Happy Trails Run

Fluffy Bunny The dust has settled on the 2006 Fluffy Bunny Trail Run with a 100% survival rate. 21 runners ran various distances with 5 brave souls completing the famed Fluffy Bunny.

The day began for some first thing at White Spot. Many apprehensively had large breakfasts hoping they wouldn’t regret it 10 minutes into the run. The largest breakfast award went to Ean Jackson. Jackson, who hadn’t run since Knee Knacker, was hoping that the breakfast would give him the carbs he needed to climb the Dilly Daly Pass. Continue to read Geoff's report here.

CONTESTS

 

2006 Traveling T-Shirt Contest. I am 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 left: CFA shirt crosses Grand Canyon Rim to Rim on the back of Montreal member Peter Collins
Photo right: Baldwin Lee finding out there is free beer at the finish of the White River 50miles

2006 Point Series. The contest where not only the fastest can win. Collect points for participation, good sportsmanship and member referrals. Ean Jackson took the lead, followed by Baldwin Lee and Peter Stace-Smith who tie for second. A close third is Desmond Mott. 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

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