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Dear Friends and Members of Club Fat Ass,
It's November already! Yikes, where has the year gone? With gray days and lots of running in the rain, it's time to think positive and start planning our training and racing for 2009.
Remember to get your club registration in before 1 December to be included in the draw for a membership refund. The other deadline not to miss is the custom order for Club garments this year. If you'd like a collector's edition no-stink, long-sleeve 2009 CFA t-shirt, be sure to join the Club before 31 December 2008.
Do you have Christmas presents for everyone on your "A" list yet? (What do you mean you've not even given it a thought? What do you think about on those long runs, anyway?) An annual membership in Club Fat Ass is a gift that gives all year long. If your loved one's needs are more along the lines of a hoodie, BBQ apron or (gasp!) a thong, check out the Club Fat Ass store for great gift ideas or get the classic CFA shirts here!
Don't forget that winners of our 2008 contests will be determined at the end of December. While the time for 2008 running resolutions is past and it's late in the season for earning Club participation points, everyone still has a chance to win a membership refund or a pair of shoes from our friends at Kintec Footlabs in the travelling t-shirt contest. Make sure you have your photo contributions up on Flickr (or send it to me) and promote them with your friends for the best chance to win. More about our contests in the newsletter below.
Happy Trails,
Sibylle Tinsel
Chief Executive FA
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UPCOMING EVENTS
 Go Deep: 15 November - North Vancouver, BC. Challenging but beautiful 20 km course on lower Seymour Mountain. Register here.
Mike and Melissa's Fun Run: 29 November - North Vancouver, BC. A late fall challenge not to be missed. Check it out here.
Photo right: On the trails during Go Deep
 Photo left: Colin tackling some icy trails at Pure Satisfaction
Pure Satisfaction: 14 December - North Vancouver, BC. 12km or 24km on slippery, wet, rooty, dark trails...the perfect way to start the busy Christmas season. Bring your bear and jingle bells and wear your Santa hat. Details here.
Galbraith Mountain Tour. 20 December - Bellingham, WA. A run to the not so hidden falls on the dark side of Galbraith. This will be a group run. Prepare for the lack of stairs, boulders, roots and bears but with all the fun of the true single track. If we have clear weather there will be amazing views of Mt. Baker, San Juan Islands & the North Shore mountains of Vancouver. More details here.
 Vancouver New Year's FA 50 Run. 1 January 2009 - Vancouver, BC, Canada. A 50 km resolution run to kick off the New Year on the right foot. Those who are more hung-over and those with resolutions they are not likely to keep can opt for a custom course of 1 to 49 km. More details here!
Photo right: Craig and Sibylle teaming up to run the full 50 at last year's Vancouver New Year's Day FA 50 - Want to go for a repeat, Craig?
2009 Membership Registration. Registration and Renewal for Club Fat Ass for 2009 is now open! As an incentive to register early all members who sign up/renew before 1 December will be entered into a draw for a membership refund. And while you can join CFA all year round, now is the best time as you will get in on the order for the special, no-stink, long-sleeve, member designed 2009 collectors Club shirt.
New members can participate in all remaining events in 2008 as well as all of the 50+ free events the Club offers during 2009.
 2009 Club Garment. As always, your membership dues include a special Club garment. The 2009 Club t-shirt is extra special (collectors take note!) Introducing FatAssWear, designed by CFA member Vanessa Fors and cut, sewn and screened in Vancouver, Canada. As in previous years, we expect to have the new shirts ready for mail-out toward the end of February. To make sure you get the limited edition 2009 Club colours, you must sign up before December 31st, as that's when the order goes in. Don't miss out, sign up now!
Photo right: Vanessa (club shirt designer extraordinaire) and lucky John are hamming it up as 2008 poster children
CFA Steering Committee. A small group of community minded people is pulling the strings behind CFA. We are always looking for help and fresh ideas. If you can spare a couple of hours a month to work with one of our committees, please drop me a line.
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PAST EVENT RESULTS AND REPORTS
 Ann's Get your Fat Ass Off the Couch: Event Host - Ann Taylor. Well, another amazing day was had by all for the annual Get your FA Off The Couch run. The torrential rain from the previous day was long gone and we were greeted by gorgeous sunshine. The trails were amazing with all the shades of red, orange and yellow and the streaks of sunshine peeking through the trees. A fairly large group of very keen trail runners gathered. Bill, Des, Pano, Chris, Ran and DarbyKai set off with a strong steady climb up Berkeley and quickly disappeared in the trails. It was also great to see all the new runners, who had taken up our  offer of a Trial Membership, out for this CFA event....hope to see you all in future. As I ran down the powerlines and made my right hand turn part way down I was greeted by THE PUDDLE/lake! I thought it might be a good idea to change that part of the course next year but everyone voted unanimously to leave it as is for the adventure aspect! OK... the puddle remains but Karl may modify the bushes next year. All in all it was a great day with all my favorite trail buddies. Hope to see you all next year...spread the word!! Full results here.
 Photo left above: Navigating the infamous puddle during the Get Your FA Off the Couch
Photo right: Karl heading out for loop two during the Seawall 100
Photo left: Al fighting the breeze at the beaches during the Seawall 100
Seawall100: Event Host - Lucinda Iglesias. Event Report by Gilles Barbeau: It was a beautiful fall day for the first run of the Seawall 100. Ten runners were at the starting line with 3 of them having expressed with more or less conviction that they were going for the full 100 mile distance.To read on and see full results click here.
 Photo right: At Kintec Fottlabs during our Year end social and adventure slideshow.
 Adventure Slideshow: Speaker Event Hosts - Kintec Footlabs & CFA. This presentation proofed to be an inspiring evening. Very interesting adventures. Fabulous photos. Low key and intimate, supportive environment for everyone in attendance. There were around 30 people present... many of the usual suspects, but nice to see some new faces, too... at least one couple was in from Ontario. (Non-runners. They told us later they thought we were all nuts!) Many thanks to Graham, Danielle and Ryan at Kintec for going to the trouble to make the event happen. Very nice touch to surprise everyone with an outstanding aid station complete with pizza and wine! The speakers were awesome, thank you for sharing your photos and stories. It was very cool how several people in the audience had either participated in one of the adventures or another and had something to add, or hoped to participate one day and had great questions. We are planning another evening like this in the spring. If you like to show off your photos, please contact Sibylle.
CONTESTS
 New Year's Resolution Contest. It's never too early to start thinking about your New Year's Resolutions! As in past years we once again offer CFA members and anyone else who is interested a place where they can log their 2009 fitness resolutions. You can look at this as a goal-setting tool, as a way to keep yourself honest or as a contest to see how close you come to meeting your goals. More information at New Years Resolution Contest.
On a similar note, the 2008 New Years Resolution Contest is coming to an end...less than 7 weeks to the end of the year! This year's contestants are asked to look at their original resolutions and provide an update either as a blog post or as a comment on their original resolutions. You can check out any musings related to the contest here: http://www.clubfatass.com/blogs/new-years-resolutions-2008. The member who comes closest to their resolutions will win a pair of running shoes courtesy of our friends and sponsors at Kintec Footlabs.
Photo left: One of many contributions to the Travelling Colours Contest by Mudrunner - here seen scrambling up Black Tusk.
Photo right: Action Jackson and Graham from Kintec on a little detour to Goat Mountain
 2008 Travelling Colours Contest. The winner of this popular contest will receive a full refund of his or her 2009 Club membership dues. Kintec Footlabs is recognizing the second place photo with a pair of running shoes. Pictures of your 2008 adventures wearing your Club shirt (any colour) can be posted to Flickr following the instructions here. All submissions to date are posted here. Please feel free to comment on photos or add them to your Flickr faves. The image recording most views/comments and faves (as determined by Flickr) will win this years contest.
 2008 Point Series. Des is the run away leader and on track again to win the pair of shoes, Kintec Footlab is sponsoring for the winner of this contest. Des is trailed by Bill Dagg, Baldwin Lee and Penny Jakobsen. (and no, "Out of Action" Jackson and I do not qualify to win, but we like to play anyway. Second place prize, a combo package with a tech shirt, water bottle and cap, is provided by CFA business member Axis Gear.
Up-to-date standings here. Read about how to collect points here.
Photo left: Action Jackson, Chris and Des sporting three generations of Club Shirts during a run on Gambier Island
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. Be sure to consider the special section on the Club website that offers ideas on how to raise money for your favourite cause while hosting a free CFA event.
Run for the Cure. The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure is Canada's largest single day, volunteer-led fundraising event dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research, education, and awareness programs. If you would like to support one of your fellow members, please click here.
Easter Seals 24 Relay. The Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay is an annual community based fundraising event that challenges groups of people to run or walk Relay-style for 24 hours. Teams of runners and/or walkers made up of Corporate and Recreational groups collect individual pledges or organize team fundraising events to raise funds towards their collective team totals.
In 2008 CFA member, Glenn Pace, set our to run 100 miles during the 24 hour relay and raise funds for less fortunate children. Here the link to his fundraising page. Read here how it panned out.
BC Lung Association. Event Host, Craig Moore, uses his events to raise awareness and funds for the BC Lung Association.
Mary Leliveld Tri BC Fund. Mary was a friend and member of CFA. 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 who 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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