I spent the better part of Sunday evening and Monday morning sitting on the deck with my buddy Gary Robbins laughing, tipping back a few cool ones and trading war stories.  Top of our agenda was first bagger bragging rights.

Hey all,


First off a HUGE THANK YOU to Carlos for coming out and supporting me like only my own Father could duplicate. I would not have stood a chance without him this past weekend.

My body and mind will need a few days rest before I can even hope to put into words what an incredible experience this was for me.

Thank you to everyone for the kind words of support prior to the run and wonderful congratulatory messages since the run. I only hope I can justify the beauty of these trails in my eventual blog entry.

Gary did real good!

2 August 2007 - Participants in Mary Leliveld's Happy Trial Run

More photos of this evening are posted here.

It was a run and potluck dinner in memory of our friend Mary Leliveld. The weather could not have been better.  The evening was hot and dry.  Perfect for a 10km friendship run (or walk) on Mary's favorite trails in the Lynn Headwaters and Rice Lake area.  The chatting started well before the run and Chris and Doug, our hosts had to push us to the start line. The pace of the run was thankfully slower than is previous years - I guess we are all getting older...

While the occasion for our get together is a rather sad one - Mary died way to early - we all were happy to reconnect and reminiscence. 

The evening is also a fundraiser for Mary Leliveld's Tri BC Bursary Fund and all single day membership fees in Club Fat Ass are donated by Chris and CFA to the fund.  We raised a total of $324. Thanks to everybody who participated and contributed.

My brother (that Jurgen guy) and I ran this course on Sunday, July 29th.

Hanes Valley, North Vancouver, BC Canada
Start time 7 am PST Lynn Valley Headwaters
18.5 miles (29.8 km)
5 hours 35 minutes
Total Ascent 12,580 ft (3,834 m)
Total Descent 12.520 ft (3,816 m)
Elevation Gain 3,727 ft (1,129 m)

28 July 2007

So we are all done. 5 souls started 5 finished.
Bob Wall, Isao Hirayama,Jeff Hunt,Caroline Goluza ,and I.

Three eager runners drove up Cypress this morning to tackle the Hollyburn Hurtle.