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Dear Friends and Members of Club Fat Ass,
With spring in full swing, I hope your training is going well and you are enjoying the great outdoors.
There's an interesting variety of events on your Club roster this month. For something a bit different, there's Fat Ass Fondo bike ride to Whistler or the Safe Running in the Backcountry Speaker Event.
If you or your friends are still scared about taking out a Club Fat Ass membership, be sure to mark the North Shore Enduro in your calendar. At only 7.6 kilometers to the lap, this event is perfect for the beginning trail runner. You prefer something longer, you say? Keep running laps for up to 6 hours! The Enduro is one of the Club's 2 annual open house runs and CFA virgins of all abilities get a free trial membership. Please find details below.
Our new Event Promotion Chair, Kirsten, needs you for the BMO Vancouver Marathon Cheer Challenge. Are you or your friends going to be cheering on the runners? Why not come by the Club Fat Ass cheer section in Kits Point at the corner of Odgen and Maple Street. More details here.
Last call to pick-up your 2011 Club colours. Did you order a t-shirt when you signed up for 2011? If you did and you don't have it yet, chances are it's patiently waiting for you at your local Kintec Footlab store. Please make some time this week to pick-up your shirt, as those not claimed by the end of the month will go back into the Club inventory and will be made available to new members.
Happy Trails,
Sibylle Tinsel
Chief Executive Fat Ass
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UPCOMING EVENTS
 Weekly Training Runs. They're popping up like mushrooms in the forest after a spring rain! Please check the CFA website for details, as dates, times and locations may change from week to week.
Fat Ass Fondo. 23 April - Vancouver - Whistler. A 120-kilometer road bike ride along a challenging and beautiful stretch of road on the GranFondo Whistler course. A solid training ride for triathletes - a piece of cake for randonneurs. An early-season shakedown for those who are planning to participate in the GranFondo Whistler in September or the GranFondos in Victoria or Kelowna. A low-cost, bare bones alternative to the GranFondo Whistler. Details and registration here.
 Photo left. Action Jackson training for the Fat Ass Fondo..
The Great Unknown. 23 April - Egmont, BC Canada. Check out some new trails on the Sunshine Coast. Details here.
Photo right. Happy runners on Enduro trails.
North Shore Enduro. 30 April - North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Take advantage of a free membership trial offer for Fat Ass virgins: A fun run in Vancouver's rugged North Shore mountains, the Enduro is on a 7.6 km loop course that lasts up to 6 hours. A safe and challenging first trail run featuring some easy and some technical terrain. A great social event for the team runner (2-6 runners can form a team). A tune-up for Western States and other summer 100-milers for the competitive solo runner. More info and registration here.
 Photo left: Wear your Club shirt and bring your piggy props for the Cheer Challenge.
BMO Vancouver Marathon Cheer Challenge. 1 May, Kits Point (corner of Odgen and Maple Street), Vancouver, Canada. Come out, wear your CFA shirt and cheer on the runners. Details here.
 Photo right: Pushing up Burnaby Mountain
Flash - 5 Peaks Burnaby Mountain Warm Up. 22 May - Burnaby, BC Canada. A fun and free group orientation run on the Sport (6.3K) and Enduro (9.8K) courses of the 5Peaks Simon Fraser University Race. There will be faster and slower pace groups on each course, so there's something for everyone. This event is for trail runners who are registered or thinking of signing up for the popular 5 Peaks race on Burnaby Mountain in June. Get to know the trail you will race on so you can kick some butt on race day! Of course, you are welcome to run with us even if you are not registered for the 5Peaks race. Details and free registration here. If you are able to lead a group, please contact me.
Photo left: Chuckanut Mountains
 Chuckanut Calf Cramper. 22 May - Bellingham, WA USA. Something special for our members in Washington. Join new Event Host, Genissa, for a 20 mile run on well maintained dirt and gravel trails. Option to turn around earlier and run fewer miles. Enjoy the beauty of the Chuckanut mountains while toning those calves! Details and registration here.
 Photo right. Lost on Gambier?
Photo left: On the Lord of the Loops trail.
Safe Running in the BackCountry - Speaker Event. 26 May - North Vancouver, BC Canada. An informative seminar by Allan McMordie (North Shore Rescue) and Ken Legg on how to reduce the chances of coming to grief the next time you're in the back-country. Details here.
Lord of the Loops. Date TBD - North Vancouver, BC. Something for the whole family. Our youngest Event Host, Max, will host this fun run and picnic. Find out more.
NEWS
Club Shirts. If you haven't received your Club colours yet, please pick it up at the Kintec store location you specified on your registration form. Any shirts not picked up by the end of April will be returned!
Membership Registration. Club membership registration for 2011 is ongoing. Yes, that means it's time to get off the couch and join the Club or renew your membership so you can benefit from all of the sweaty pleasures CFA offers.
Travelling Colors Contest. Share photos of your adventures wearing your Club shirt (any colour) on Flickr. Get your pals to "like" your submissions and win awesome prizes! Instructions here. A gallery of current submissions are posted here.
Second Annual Fat Ass Festival of Outdoor Adventures. Don't be shy: Share your short videos of awesome adventures with fellow Club members and the world at the Fat Ass equivalent of the Oscars. All submissions will be acknowledged, those with the top votes will make it to the final screening in November. If you have submissions, please upload them to YouTube, then embed it into a blog post on the CFA site. Check out details here.
CAUSES YOUR CLUB SUPPORTS
Club Fat Ass and our members support a variety of charities, causes and events. Please check them out here.
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 favorite cause while hosting a free CFA event.
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