Miscellaneous

Just to let you know that I am still around... I have been keeping up with my ten hours of running per week,(three years now!)I am planning to run the Diez Vista 50K and in August hope to complete my third 100 miler in Squamish. Elk Beaver will be on line soon, I am race director again this year and have been thinking a lot on how to make it a better spectator and participant event.... Happy trails and enjoy my movies! ILTS!

This just in from North Shore Search and Rescue and CFA member, Allan. Please, play it safe out in the mountains this weekend:

The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a Special Avalanche Warning for the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver and surrounding areas, including the Howe Sound Crest and extending east to the Coquihalla Summit. This warning is in place from Friday February 1 through Sunday February 3.

This is a pre-boarding announcement for anyone interested in climbing on the Vancouver 100 train to pain in June. If you feel that you want to tackle the toughest annual Club Fat Ass event then I want to hear from you now. I want to know who you are and what you're made of. Do you like the currently scheduled date of the run or you would prefer it to be a week or two earlier or later? Would that make any difference to you? Either way it's still 100km with lots of ups and downs from Coast to Coast on the North Shore Mountains.

At first I was motivated by fear, fear of an early death from heart disease, heart attack or stroke.  My doctor said, every time I went to see him...you must do more exercise.  I have finally listened to him.  I trained for the Sun Run 10 Km and ran it 3 years in succession each time achieving progressively poorer times with training that was falling off each year.  then in October 2006, I decided to to join Paul Porter and his gang to train for the next Sun Run.  I succeeded in achieving my PB of 56 minutes.  I have since brought it down to 53 because I ran a

Registration for the Vancouver New Year's Day Fat Ass 50 is now closed. There will be no day-of-event registration, but if you missed the boat, there is always next year. Registration for 2009 will open in a few days.

While it's too late to take part in tomorrow's event, it is not (yet) too late to register/renew your annual membership and get your 2008 collectors shirt (no-stink, long-sleeve Chitosante tech shirt). Please note, only members registered before midnight tonight will be included in the shirt order. Members registering later will receive the classic black or blue club shirts while quantities last.

hey did anybody notice that Jesper Olsen won the international 6 day race ... again?

Check out his picture. He's in a light blue shirt with the word "Ecco" on the front. You'll need to scroll through the pictures to find him but there are a few there. 

http://www.6jours-antibes.fr/galleries-photo/gallerie3/index.htm

And his next world run begins July 1, 2008: http://www.worldrun.org

Run for your life:

Congratulations to the ones who were drawn: Gilles, Chad, Andy, Dom, Wade, Jeff and Marie. Disappointing for quite a few others but, hey, but it just means different challenges. Make a personal slam with any 4 "100's" of your choice. Don't forget STORMY!!

Attachment past the bottom of this post is my article in the February 2006  North West Runner.  It may be useful for anybody planning a run or a speed-hike on the West Coast Trail, in one day or otherwise.

Hey, that's an easy one!  Buy Nothing Day.  Who wants to be stuck in a stuffy store, Christmas tunes jingling in the background, cranky people whacking their shopping carts into you, stressed cashiers trying to be friendly (or trying hard not to be snarly).  Go for a run during lunch or after work instead.