One of the common injuries during running or hiking is plantar Fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the connective tissue in the bottom of the foot. Symptoms in acute stage would be a constant pain and pain by weight bearing on the effected foot.

After printing out the Route for the New Year's Day it became clear that I needed to try and hang on to someone who knew the course if I didn't want to be stuck reading half the time and missing out on most of the experience and the scenery. By the way, I didn't see a single  person using instructions all day. Maybe everybody but me is navigationally gifted.

I knew that Dave Cressman knows the course well and was going for the full 50k.

1 January 2013  -  over 100 registered starters

New Year's Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. ~Mark Twain

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57 peaks in Bagger Challenge in 14 days, 7 of these to be non-motorized from home but may include ferries.

2 days of dedicated trail clearing / flagging

4 CFA running events

Amphibious non-motorized circumnavigation from home to Deep Cove to head of Indian Arm (packraft) to Squamish (MTB) return to North Van via Hwy 99, Hwy 1, and low road. Overnight trip with camping gear and no support.

4 Ski mountaineering trips

Garibaldi Neve ski traverse in a day from Diamond Head to Garibaldi Lake

Somehow...somwhere, I plan to get back to running ultras this year.

Work & illness got in the way of 2012's best laid plans, so I'm hoping to get something epic, something memorable, &/or something of note done by the time the year's up. Besides the vaguery of saying that I'll "train more"...here's what's up....

-Participate in NY Fat Ass

-Judo at least twice a week

-Fastpack something more than 2 days long

Heads-up if you are a man who plans to go for a run and a swim tomorrow and would like a warm shower and a place to change afterwards...

I've got some bad news:  The men's change room/shower at Brocton Oval was vandalized and is closed.  The entire men's side of the facility is still boarded-up.  

1. no more illnesses
2. no more injuries
3. more trail running
4. snow shoeing
5. Seak the Peak - solo
6. The Grind. a lot
7. Elk Beaver Ultra
8. toss up for June 1 on Great Walk or Whistler Half
9. Vibram 5 fingers
10. one bare foot run