The Atacama Crossing is a six-stage, 250-kilometer footrace. The six stages range from 20-80 kilometers over the seven days.

My buddy Wade Repta is running in it.  You might even know Wade, as he's a Club Fat Ass member who comes out fairly frequently to events around Vancouver.  He's doing the whole thing solo.  Basically, you run across Chile.  It's the dryest place on earth.  What a stud Wade is!

Wade is a sandbagger.  He will always say, "Naw, haven't been training much", but I think he has been training really hard for this one and as of today, the 3rd day, he's in 12th place overall! Man, I wish I was there at least crewing for him.  This event looks like a lot of fun.  (See photos on the event site.  That's where I got these.)

Wader, brother Dom and Paul Kennedy did the Marathon des Sables a couple years back, so he knows what he's up against.  Their slide show of Marathon des Sables (especially the feet pictures) convinced me that races like this are for a special breed of person.  Wade is sure that. 

Join us for a 10km trail run set in the beautiful Lynn Canyon Headwaters Park area of North Vancouver on terrain that ranges from flat and smooth to small hills with a few rocks. We would like to see this be a group run where we celebrate the life of a friend who can't join us anymore. Emphasis on camaraderie rather than competition. The run is followed by a potluck dinner and post-run party. 

All single-day membership fees are donated to the Mary Leliveld Triathlon - BC Bursary Fund.  Individual donations to the fund are encouraged.  For more information and registration please click here.