The weather is beautiful here in Leadville, Co. ALthough the air seems a bit thin for the few from sea level that are daring to run or crew the Leadville 100. Al Harman and Gilles Barbeau are going strong and looking good. I met them at May Queen which is mile 14. Al arrived at 6:18 (2hrs18min) and Gilles came in at 6:40 which was 4 min ahead of last year's attempt. When Gilles arrived, I shouted and cheered him on. I even cheered him on with a few Happy Birthdays since this is how he chose to spend it. The crowd had fun and cheered him on as well.

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What:

• A fun and free group run with some old friends and maybe some new ones
• 11K and 15K distances on some great trails not far from downtown Vancouver
• low-key familiarization run on the Enduro (11K) and Sport (15K) courses of the 5Peaks season finale race at Buntzen Lake
• faster and slower pace groups on each course, so there's something for everyone

Who:

• trail run

On Sunday I set out on an extreme route through the North Shore Mountains.  The first thing I should say is that while there are sections of the Needles which I highly recommend - particularly the part from Lynn Peak up to the South Needle and the Hydraulic Creek trail down to the Seymour Valley Trailway which have been recently cleared and excellently flagged by some hikers who deserve major kudos - but that at this point I could not recommend this route in its entirety to anyone.  The climb down to col from there and the climb up to the next peak are a worthwhile addition if you

I've now posted a route description, and route maps, as well as links to some photos of the lovely Lynn Lake Trail along Lynn Creek.

http://www.clubfatass.com/events/loving-lynn-50k-august-23-2009

If you are planning on running, could you email me or leave a comment? 

DAC

Anybody planning to come in for the Night Run from Burnaby?  A newbie to Vancouver and Club Fat Ass needs a ride from near Lougheed Stn.  Post here, please and I get you in touch.

Since I don't actually own any running gaiters (the kind that are light weight, easy to put on and off, repel dirt and dust and are the subject of Lucinda's request for stories, features and tweets), but only winter gaiters for hiking or snowshoeing in deep powder, my story (I do want to qualify for Lucinda's prize winning gaiters after all) deals with my need for gaiters

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23584423@N02/sets/72157621866182825/

our photos from the race. We're planning on attending the Night Run on sat and are hoping Sibylle and Ean might allow us to play the DVD from the race on their TV. We couldn't carry our cameras the whole time and it's a beautiful area!

Cheers,

Jess