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Dear Friends and Members of Club Fat Ass,
I hope you are having a great summer. If you're in the west, you better like running in the heat. For those back east, aren't you glad you have a Goretex running jacket?
July and August are traditionally the busiest months for CFA members and their friends. This summer, the Club is offering everything from your traditional trail runs in the forest, to speaker nights on GPS, to night runs, to bagging peaks... there's even a volcano run in Hawaii!
Our recent survey told us that most people who consider themselves accomplished runners are scared to death of Club Fat Ass. "Wackos!" "Those folks are crazy... way too tough for me." "They are not human!"
Yet, we welcome new runners and almost all Club events have a "custom" distance category for runners looking to ease their way into the longer distances. Be sure to share the love and let your friends know that just about anyone can be a Fat Ass!
Lastly, I received a request for volunteers from friend, CFA member and RD, Wendy Montgomery, for the upcoming Stormy Trail Race in Squamish. Please consider helping out.
I trust this note finds you happy and setting PBs. 'Hope we cross paths at one of the many upcoming summer events.
Happy Trails,
Sibylle Tinsel
Chief Executive Fat Ass
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UPCOMING EVENTS
 Bagger Challenge 2009 July 1 - September 23rd, BC, Canada. See how many North Shore peaks you can run up and bag in a summer. All but the island mountains qualify as munros (in excess of 3000 feet) under the Scottish peak-bagging system. Find out more here.
Photo left: Lynn Valley
Photo right: Mauna Loa Eruption
 Flash - E Momona 'Okole e holo ia ka hale 'u'uku o Pu'u 'Ula'ula (Fat Ass Run to the Red Hill Cabin). August 1 - Big Island, Hawaii, USA. Trail run on the Pu'u lava fields of Mauna Loa. Registration here.
Photo left: looking west over Capilano River during a previous Midsummer Night Run.
 Capilano Canyon Night Run - A Midsummer Night's Dream. August 15 - North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Don't miss our classic night run, followed by a garden party. More info here.
Flash - Dash for the Crash. August 16 - North Vancovuer, BC Canada. Many years ago, a jet crashed into the side of Grouse Mountain. While most of the wreckage has long since been removed, a jet turbine remains. It's very close to a nice running trail, so it makes a great destination for a Sunday outing with friends and family. More info here.
 Flash - Duel at the Pool - 2009. August 19 - Vancouver, BC, Canada. A 5K swim in Kits Pool. At 8 complete laps to the kilometer, that makes this challenge 20 return laps, or 40 lengths of the world's best pool. Meet the Whale and Mako sharks here.
Photo right: Action Jackson, aka Mako Shark getting ready for the Duel At The Pool
Photo left: Ascending the scree field from the Hanes Valley during last years Go Home.
 Go Home via the Hanes Valley. August 22 - North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Chose between a nice and easy 14km trail or tough, backcountry wilderness runs of 18km or 30km length. More here.
Flash - Juan de Fuca Marine Trail Assault. August 22 - Jordan River, BC, Canada. 47K tough but stunning kilometers of coastal trail along the west coast of Vancouver Island. Find out what it takes here.
Flash - Loving Lynn. August 23 - North Vancouver, BC Canada. An epic run along the entire length of Lynn Creek, to celebrate Lynn Creek, the lifeblood of the North Shore trail running scene. Check it out.
CFA Steering Committee. We need you! Join our Steering Committee to help your club behind the scenes. We are especially looking for an enthusiastic person to chair the membership committee, some help with media relations and marketing promotions (any tweeters out there?) Please drop me a line if you can spare a couple of hours a month.
Social Media. Check out these pointers on how to use Social Media to stay connected with what is new at CFA, what you're doing and thinking while on the trails and how to share Club events with your friends.
2009 Membership Registration. Registration and Renewal for Club Fat Ass for 2009 is ongoing! Don't miss out on a great selection of runs.
TECH TIPS
Subscriptions. Ever wondered how to set and fine tune your subscriptions for notifications when there are updates to the Club Fat Ass website? Log in and go to your account page, look for the "Subscription" tab and click on it. From there you can set your default subscription settings for different content types like blogs, events and forum topics. Note that you can override these settings for each individual post. Just look for the subscribe/unsubscribe link at the bottom of most posts.
CONTESTS
 2009 Travelling Colours Contest. Pictures of your 2009 adventures wearing your Club shirt (any colour) can be posted to Flickr following the instructions here. Check out photos submitted so far here. This contest is ongoing and photos earn view counts, favorites and comments all year round. The photo that is deemed most interesting by Flickr standards will win! So, be creative and get your friends to comment on your photo or make it a favorite. Contest details are here.
 2009 Point Series. "Out of Action" Jackson is still the runaway leader, closely followed by Craig, Sibylle and Des. Up-to-date standings here. Read here about how to collect points and win a pair of spanking new trail shoes.
Refer a Friend Contest. This contest is intended to recognize those hyper-active Club members who share their love of Club events by dragging along their friends. Tell them on a run. Tell them at work. Tell them when they ask about your Club colors at the gym. Tell them in person or tell them on Facebook. However you tell them, be sure to tell them you told them... because you could win a SOLE footcare package valued at over $200! Check out the simple Refer a Friend Contest rules and meet the competition here. Currently in the lead is Kristie Congram.
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.
North Shore Rescue. NSR is a volunteer Mountain Search and Rescue Team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The team consists of approximately 40 volunteers skilled in search and rescue operations in mountain, canyon and urban settings. A few of our members are also NSR members. We'd like to continue our record of not using their services and rather help with their promotion of back country safety. NSR depending on your donations... consider a few bucks donated as a life insurance policy for yourself or a loved one!
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.
CFA member, Glenn Pace, again ran the 24 hour relay (this time he completed 110 Miles) to raise funds for less fortunate children. Here the link to his fundraising page. Read about his 2008 adventure here.
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. You can help, too, by participating in the Marathon Shuffle.
SPONSORS
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