Dear Friends and Members of Club Fat Ass, What a busy month it has been! With at least one event almost every weekend through August and the addition of Flash Events and our Speaker Series (read about them below), it seems there is never a dull moment at Club Fat Ass. Thanks to all that came out and made this a great summer. If you think it's time to rest, think again and have a look at the upcoming events ! Sibylle Tinsel
Chief Executive Fat Ass |
UPCOMING EVENTS
.jpg "Juan de Fuca Trail Run - 2006-09-02") Flash Event - Juan de Fuca Trail Run. Saturday, 16 September, Port Renfrew, BC Canada. A trio of CFA members will attempt to run this 48km long marine trail along the wild coast of Vancouver Island. To find out more click here. To find out more about the concept of Flash Events read the News section below.
Wendy's Get your Fat Ass Off the Couch. Saturday, 21 Oct., 8:30am, North Vancouver, BC Canada. A fun run on winding trails and back roads of lower Seymour Mountain. Enjoy the fall atmosphere in a temperate rain forest. Along with the established 20km loop (Off the Old Chesterfield) this year features a new yet to be unveiled "Off the Cushy Couch - 10km" course as well as a media category for members of the media willing to take the challenge. Find out more here.
Speaker Series - Team Mind Over Mountain at Primal Quest. If you missed last nights presentation about the adventures of Team Mind over Mountains at Primal Quest, don't despair. Gary wants to do it again. If you are interested in the next show, please register here and we will let you know the date via email.
This event is free for members and non-members alike, so feel free to pass the invitation for an evening of adventure and motivation on to your friends. Flash Events. Club Fat Ass Flash events are a recent innovation to the Club. They address the need for a quick way to get some like-minded people together for a training run or other adventure. Compared to scheduled Club events, they are more spontaneous and less structured. Club members as well as non-members can host a Flash event. There is no expectation that a flash event will ever be held more than once, though it is hoped that many will develop into Scheduled Events. A typical Flash event will have less than 10 people. Flash Events are posted on the Club website by the organizer and it is expected that all of the details of the event will remain on the Club website for the benefit of others who might like to attempt the event in the future.CFA Speaker Series. Club Fat Ass Speaker events are another recent innovation to the Club. They address the need for a way to share experiences, adventures and knowledge in a casual, non-running environment. Speaker events are informal, but well organized. The speaker, who may or may not be a Club member, determines the agenda and manages their own presentation. A typical Speaking event will be held in a small venue, such as a running store, and will have less than 50 people in attendance. Speaking events are posted on the Club website and promoted in the media by the Club. If you are interested in sharing your adventure and become a CFA Speaker in your hometown please let us know.
To find out more about the different event types at Club Fat Ass click here. ADMINISTRIVIA 2006 Club Shirts. Very last call for shirt pick-up. If you haven't done so yet, please arrange a time to come by to pick up your black 2006 Club shirt soon so you stand a chance to win the 2006 Traveling T-Shirt contest.
Newsletter. Did you know that you can manage your newsletter subscription via a link at the very bottom of this email. If this newsletter addresses you with "Dear Subscriber" take a moment to update your name. You can also indicate your hometown and Province/State, which allows me to keep announcements focused. PAST EVENT RESULTS AND REPORTS
Speaker Series - Team Mind Over Mountain at Primal Quest. What an inspiring and fun evening it was. Thanks to Gary Robbins and his team Mind Over Mountain (Mark Fearman, Aimee Dunn) for sharing your adventure.
Fall Mountain Highway Madness The record books were rewritten at this years Fall Mountain Highway Madness. We have a new Platinum finisher and her name is Berglind Hafdteinsdottir! Scarcely a week after.jpg "Fall Mountain Highway Madness - 2006") becoming the first woman to run the Juan de Fuca trail in under 10 hours, Berg opened a can of whoop-ass and became the first woman to ever earn platinum status (four loops of the 15K course.) Wow! Full Results and report here.
Photo: Gilles, John and Craig on the down portion of the Fall Mountain Highway Madness
Forbidden Forest Run Read about the hair-raising adventure of the Capilano Commandos here.
Photo below: Ludo and Carlos preparing for an early start at the Full Monty .JPG "Full Monty 2006 - Starter Photo")
The Monty So we all got home safely, just! Ludo, Don and I did the Full Monty and had a blast seeing all the 1/2 Monty guys and gal coming back at us. Ludo made the turn before the start of the 1/2 Don and I saw them before the first big climb.
It was nice to see four Mainlanders made the trip. A couple of runners from Sooke, (Vince and Heather), gave us a bit of a scare doing a custom version and .jpg "Capilano Night Run 2006") finished as walking wounded, in 7 hours! After coming off Joclyn Hill they got a little turned around and ended back at Caleb Pike, by which time Norma and her mother had already packed up and gone home. so they had a hot hard slog to do with little to no fuel left. Read Carlos' full report and and see photos here. Capilano Night Run Only one person forgot her flashlight, nobody got lost and there are no injuries to report. You can look at the results and some photos here. Photo: Michele and Elke strong at the Capilano Night Run finish
Go Deep or Go Home
What a way to end the summer! 30 odd folks out to have fun on the North Shore trails for the 2006 Go Deep or Go Home. Photo right: Starters at Go Deep or Go Home
Photo below: Carlos and Berglind enjoying the coastline of Vancouver Island
.jpg "Juan de Fuca Trail Run - 2006-09-02") Juan de Fuca Trail Run Did you know that whales fart? Well, they must. At first I though it was Carlos. (He's the pirate standing next to me in the blue Club Fat Ass t-shirt.) The evening before our attempt at running the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, the boys went out to Buffy's Pub in Sooke, BC and we stuffed our faces. Carlos had a humongous plate of liver and onions and a couple of pale ales. Add 12 hours, pile on a bunch of gels, some bagel and some jalapeño beef jerky and you have all of the ingredients for a bad case of gas. He was a natural... but he wasn't the skunk.
Is this excerpt of Ean's blog of the run raising your interest? Check out participants blogs here.
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:Claudia writes:This picture is from my trip wearing the club shirt in one of the nature wonders at Yoho national Park - Takakkaw Falls. Takakkaw Falls is the second highest waterfall in Canada. Takakkaw means "magnificent" in Cree. And it is. I love how the top of it "blasts" off a ledge and down over a thousand feet to finally hit the bottom. Very powerful. 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, closely followed by Baldwin Lee. Rumour has that Baldwin is plotting to host an event in December to keep up with Jackson. 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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