A beautiful Bernese Mountain Dog is lost and possibly in the area between Mt. Seymour and Deep Cove. Please keep an eye out if you're out on the trails. More info is at the "Find Ohly" FB page, including the following info of places to look if you're heading out for a run. 

The website is all up to date, http://www.eventsonline.ca/events/pih_eb/

I am happy to announce that this year's winner of the early bird registration draw (as determined by a random draw) is Rachel Fouladi of Burnaby.  Since first joining Club Fat Ass 3 years ago for the Vancouver New Year's Fat Ass 50km (and battling torrential rains and gale force winds) Rachel has ramped up her mileage and is now calling herself an ultrarunner and Foolish Gerbil. 

No, I am not planning to run naked for the next 90 days...

Something has to budge.  I refuse to acknowledge that the wear and tear of 105 ultramarathons is why my knees hurt.  It has to be my shoes.  It looks like the one extreme of running barefoot has moved far enough toward the other extreme of running in climbing boots for me to try something a bit different.

"Natural running" is the term that is gaining ground on "barefoot running".  This mostly because "natural running" accepts that shoes are not our enemies.  

Our 2012 contests are winding down, but it is not too late to participate for a chance to win one of the fine prizes provided by Dave Cressman from DistanceRunWear.