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I dug out my hydration pack today to get packed up for the Squamish Scrambler tomorrow.  To my disgust I found the thing was overgrown with specks of mold....Yuck.

I have been taking great care to dry out the bladder, tube and mouth piece after each use... but after Mike and Melissa's run in November I was so bushed that I must have just dumped the water and lovely Action Jackson packed the thing away.   It's been rotting quietly in the basement storage ever since. 

Today, while out running, I found a YakTrak.  Did you lose one, by chance?

Last week I found one, too.  (Dho!  Different make and different size.)  A few weeks before that, Colin found one, as well!  How can you lose one of these and not notice?

We are looking for a few volunteers to submit scheduled CFA events to online calendars.  To help out you'll need a computer, Internet access, basic computer skills and a couple of hours (more if you like).

The task is fairly straight forward. You will be working from a mastersheet containing all event information, like date, name, distance and description.  Let me know if you can spare a couple of hours and I'll discuss details with you.

Sibylle

So the Squamish Scrambler is on for this Sunday.  For those who have done it before the only real difference is that you will have to rent your own snowshoes (NSA $10, or Cove or Deakin).

Hopefully I can arrange for a clear day and some spectaculra views (see Flikr page of previous years) but it will be great to get up on snow shoes none the less. 

Any newbies contact me with any questions you may have regarding the event or Sibylle with any club registration questions.

I am happy to announce that Vanessa Fors has taken on the role of Event Host Chair for the CFA Steering Committee.

Vanessa has been on the Steering Committee since the fall of 2007 and has been the driving force behind the design and production of the Fat Ass Wear no stink shirts.  Her role as the Event Host Chair will be to help Event Hosts put on a safe and successful Club Fat Ass events.

Outdoor Safety

Living in the shadow of the mountains, I try to take full advantage of the amazing opportunities the backcountry offers. Trail running is up there at the top of the list.  I also love alpine activities such as snowshoe running, snowboarding, backcountry and downhill skiing. 

Hello my ultra running friends!

As some of you may or may not know I've been training for approximately 8 months for the Yukon Arctic Ultra www.arcticultra.de . Basically since the Vancouver 100 is when I put my mind to this ominous challenge.  To be honest I picked it because it freaked the HECK out of me!

Now it's less than 2 weeks before I leave to Whitehorse and I've got a case of bronchitis I'm trying to eradicate.