I don't know how many of you guys and gals train alone but I would say that for most of the week, running alone is a fact of life, with the week-ends for running with your buddies. Most of your mileage should be mid-week, if you are trying to get your long run in at the week-end you have wasted your mid-week training opportunities.At the W/E you can blaze a trail or two and kick up the intensity or take a break from your high, easy mileage, and enjoy the company.Don't rely on the those two days for you mileage, get them in mid-week.

It is official. I am committed to tackle the full 50km on at the Vancouver New Year's Day 50 Run. Pat is in and Rhonda and Cheryl have expressed interest in joining us slow pokes. As Rhonda put it, "a 50K on New Year's Day would be an excellent way to spent the day....as in, I'm never in a hurry to finish and don't mind extending the time in an activity I love."

H2H 100 Ultra is coming up next weekend. It's a really pretty course on beautiful rolling backroads. Best of all it's right in our own backyard. The 4:00 a.m. start is pure magic. All good adventures start early!

For the past few days news of Jesper finishing his World Run have dominated the ultra running news and various forums.

I have followed Jesper's progress ever since receiving an email from his friend in Australia, Phil Essam, asking to support Jesper on his way through Canada.

At first, his note ended up at the bottom of my inbox. I was thinking, how am I supposed to help this guy. He is probably a bit strange. I have a family, a job and very little free time to begin with...I am not able to drop everything when he runs into town.

There are 3 more Club Fat Ass events before the end of the year. Make full use of your member benefits and join us at the Go Home, November 19 for a challenging 20km trail run. A week later you can challenge yourself to one or two loops of 26km during Mike and Melissa's Fun Run. December 11, Event Host Craig Moore brings the season to an end with his and your Pure Satisfaction.

The standings for the 2005 Club Fat Ass Point Series have been updated to reflect the points collected in Wendy's Run last Saturday.

Listening to the torrential rains the night before Wendy's Get Your Fat Ass Off The Couch Run was not encouraging. I was trying to get excited about running for 3 hours soaking wet, cold and miserable. In principle, I like running in the rain, feeling the rain drops on my face, jumping through the puddles and getting all nice and warm in the shower afterward.

How many running families do you know? I can think of quite a few in my neck of woods and I'd like to bet so do you. Coincidence, lifestyle, genetics?

Join Wendy for a fun run on the winding trails and back roads of the lower Seymour Mountain on Saturday, 15 October at 8:30 am

Enjoy the fall atmosphere, running on muddy trails, tune up for Haney-to-Harrison and top it off with a finisher brunch at the Raven in Deep Cove. Click here for event details and registration.