Vancouver New Year's Day Fat Ass 50 Run and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim

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What?

A 50 kilometer resolution run to kick the New Year off on the right foot (Use the New Years Resolution tracker to keep yourself honest!)
A less extreme challenge (1K to 49K) for the more hung-over and those with resolutions they are not likely to keep. A more extreme challenge (100K) if you'd like to go for Tim's record
A refreshing post-run dip in the Pacific Ocean to blow away any cobwebs that remain
Out and back course through the most beautiful areas of the city
60% trails, 25% bike paths, 15% sidewalks
100 participants max. Please register early to avoid disappointment. Sorry, no event day registration! (Too hard to manage when hung over, and besides, the run will be full)
20th anniversary!

When and Where?

1 January 2013 (first day of the year) 9:00 am
Start and finish at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
See FAQ for answers to Frequently Asked Questions, Agenda for details on how to get to the start and Course for the route description

Who is registered?

Check out who is registered here.

How Much?

Free for Club Fat Ass members (click here to join)
To keep hassles on the morning of the run to a minimum and allow the host to participate, please sign up for both Club membership and the event online and in advance.

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Thank you for registering online and in advance.

This is a Club Fat Ass (CFA) event, so we adhere to CFA event management guidelines and privacy policy. Please complete the whole form. Your personal information is needed to make sure I spell your name right in the results and so I can contact you... or your next of kin! The other information helps me to plan any aid or post-event activities. Please help me to host a safer, better event by registering early and by notifying me if you can't make it. I'm constantly looking for ways to improve, so please share your thoughts or questions with me in the Suggestion Box below. After you click on "submit" below, your registration details will be confirmed.

Ean Jackson - Your Club Fat Ass Event Host

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If you are planning to run more than 7 hours, you will need to start 1 hour early at 8:00am. For safety reasons we also ask you to arrange for a pacer for the last 10km, and that you carry a flashlight and a charged cell phone. Please include your cell phone # in the phone field above.

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For those left standing, a post event celebration will be held at the Mosquito Creek Grill. The Mosquito Creek is about 10 minutes from the finish in the Westview Plaza at Westview and Highway #1. Their telephone number is 604-983-3083.

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Agenda

Best you print this and the course description off if you don't want to get lost! Go to the bottom of this page and click on "printer-friendly version" for best results

Tuesday 1 January 2013
07:00?	Drag your sorry, hung-over carcass out of bed. Check the weather. Be sure to print off this agenda and the course description!
08:30	Arrive at Brockton Track, Stanley Park, Vancouver. Check-in next to the fire hydrant in front of the change rooms.
08:50	Welcome and final briefing
08:55	Photo
09:00	Start
11:00	First 25K finisher
13:00	First 50K finisher
16:00	Brunch and celebration - Mosquito Creek Grill, North Vancouver

Course

Despite the detailed description and warnings (e.g. If in doubt, read the directions!!), people get lost on the course every year. Consider it a rite of passage.

This is an informal, environmentally-friendly event. Be sure to print this agenda and the course description and bring them with you on the first of January as there are no flags, marshals or other directions. (I recommend you put them in a plastic baggie, as they will otherwise surely turn to mush.) Better yet, train on the course during the year and bring the directions.

Click on the map to see a high quality version of this map, or make your own high-quality custom maps of all or part of the course for a couple of dollars.

Getting to the Start

The start and finish is at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver. Follow the signs as if you were going to the aquarium. Just past the aquarium, take the road to your right and follow it to Brockton Oval. Best to park in the lot nearest the change rooms, as that's where the start is. Note that it's pay parking.

What to Bring?

bring your New Years resolutions. (Use the New Years athletic resolution logger to keep yourself honest... and maybe win a prize, too!)
if you want a race number, bring one (for example, your favorite or most exotic race)
bring your own aid (if you don't know what that is, better wait another year)
bring your own official timing system (a watch will do, even if the second hand doesn't work)
bring shower stuff and a change of clothes for afterward
Freeze Your Fat Ass 50. Celebrate surviving the Fat Ass 50 and kick-off the new year with a 50 second (or longer) "polar bear" swim in Burrard Inlet. Bring a towel and, if you want, a bathing suit.
there's no cost to enter if you're a member of Club Fat Ass, but bring a few bucks to pay for parking, to buy yourself some junk food along the way and for the finisher party

Post-Run Brunch

runners, friends and family are encouraged to meet afterwards for brunch and beverages at the Mosquito Creek Grill...about 10 minutes from the finish in North Vancouver.
From Brockton Oval in Stanley Park, drive down to the water and turn left (you can't turn right!) Go to the very end of the road, up the hill and onto Lions Gate Bridge heading toward the north shore. Stay in the right lane (North Vancouver) then turn left at the first set of lights (Capilano Road.) Go straight about a kilometer then go right onto Highway #1 East. Take the first exit (Westview) and go to the shopping mall on the north side of the street where you will find the Mosquito Creek Grill. (Call 604-983-3083 if you get lost.)
Great runner food. Liquor license means no kids, sorry. May be some draw and recognition prizes. Manager Kelly Nielson has offered up a free pint for all runners and crew, so bring a thirst!

Notes

it's not a race, but I do keep track of your times so you have something to compare to next year
I hope everyone will run the same course, but won't disqualify folks for getting lost and running extra distance
this event is not sponsored, sanctioned, permitted or anything else that would qualify it as an official event
parking, showers and change facilities (08:30 to 16:00) are available at Brockton Oval. It's pay parking. The machines take credit cards. The showers are lukewarm, but seem hot after you've been for a dip in the ocean
results will be submitted to the the media for the sake of posterity. We often get coverage on the television news. It seems a lot of people think we are odd because we willingly do this to ourselves.
expect rain, maybe snow, some trails, some pavement, some old friends and maybe some new

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Course

Click on the map to see a high quality version of this map, or make your own high-quality custom maps of all or part of the course for a couple of dollars.

Please print out this course description (scroll down for a printer-friendly version) and bring it with you in a plastic baggie to the start.

Time (4:45 finish)	Description Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50	km
08:30	meet at Brockton Oval change rooms, just in front of the track. (Go right just after the aquarium.)
09:00	start - Brockton Oval fire hydrant. If you're not going for a record, try to run together for first 15 minutes!	00.0
	Stanley Park Trails. This 6.3 km section of the route is for the most part on tame dirt trails that contour the shoreline. Be sure to look up and around as you pass through the ancient old growth Douglas firs.
	- straight along Kinglet Trail to Lumberman's Arch, pass on the left of orange concession stand and rejoin trail	00.6
	- straight along trail (right at only fork) to Pipeline Road and bridge. Straight across road, then go right at the "Beaver Lake Interpretive Trail" sign and descend trail marked 'No Cycling Environmentally Sensitive' down to creek	01.4
	- turn left at creek and zigzag up the creek until you reach Beaver Lake. Go right at the lake and continue along lakeside path
	- go right at the next 2 forks. You should be back on a narrow trail that borders a small creek (North Creek Trail)	01.9
	- zigzag up the creek, over a couple little bridges until trail merges into gravel access road. Note big storage bins for dirt and compost
	- follow gravel road straight up until you reach the paved road. (Don't go left or right at the "T"!) Cross the paved road carefully and rejoin small trail directly in front of you	02.5
	- follow small trail through trees, then left on large gravel path (Avison Trail.) Continue along trail to highway bridge with lion statues, then along sidewalk to Prospect Point washrooms (first building.)
09:20	Reference Point (RP) #1 - water / washrooms at Prospect Point	03.1
	- take crosswalk opposite washrooms to regain wide gravel trail. Stay right at trail intersection then cross paved road onto gravel road that leads downhill toward water. After 50m, go right down gravel road (Siwash Rock Trail)	03.4
	- continue downhill to the cliff edge, then stay left on gravel road. Follow along cliff edge through blowdown of 2006, then steeply uphill to a lover's bench. Note concrete WW2 lookout bunker above Siwash Rock (the little island) on your right.	04.3
	- turn right after the bench onto the larger gravel road and continue downhill to Third Beach washrooms and concession	04.8
	- after concession stand, follow the paved road straight ahead and slightly uphill. Take small trail on your left (away from water). This will take you to a paved road crossing after about 50m. Cross road and turn right onto large trail that parallels the road. (Rawlings Trail.)
	- follow Rawlings Trail until you come to a wooden shelter at a major trail intersection. Turn right and cross the road to Second Beach pool and concession stand	05.9
09:30	- at concession stand, go left and stay on paved seawall trail
	The Sea Wall. This 13.4 km section of the route follows the ocean shore back to the woods along one of Vancouver’s most popular paths.
	- continue along seawall to English Bay bath house (site of big polar bear swim on return leg). Fountain may be working.	07.4
	- follow seawall to Burrard Bridge. Almost under bridge, cut left through Aquatic Center parking lot. Carefully cross street. Go up stairs, then turn right onto bridge.	08.8
	- cross to Kitsilano on bridge sidewalk closest to English Bay
	- at end of bridge, south of big green apartment building, turn right at the first street (Chestnut St). Note there is no sidewalk for the first bit on the east side of Chestnut. Watch for cars! Follow to Maritime Museum (big A-frame) at the end of Chestnut	10.3
	- at the parking lot, go left along the upper trail past the totem pole. (20 bonus scenic meters and some stairs if you take the oceanside trail.)
10:00	RP #2 - water / washrooms at Kitsilano Beach (junk food is 2 blocks east at Mac's Milk - Maple Avenue at Cornwall and Starbucks is across the street at Yew and Cornwall)	11.2
	- continue along trail near to water past Kits Pool, then take paved trail past Kitsilano Yacht Club where it turns into dirt path. At end of path, take concrete stairs up to street and run up one short block to Point Grey Road	11.9
	- go right on Point Grey Road. Stay on sidewalk 7 blocks to Alma Street then straight along beach past Vancouver Yacht Club. At Jericho Beach parking lot zig left, then right onto bike path.	14.1
	- continue along path to left of Jehrico Sailing Club. (10 bonus meters if you take scenic oceanside path in the sand.) Pass to the left of the concession and water fountain at Locarno Beach, then enjoy the refreshing breeze off the beach.	15.5
10:30	RP #3 - water / washrooms at Spanish Banks	16.7
	Pacific Spirit Park. This 7.7 km section to the turnaround is on dirt trails that range from rooty and muddy to wheelchair-accessible.
	- just after the washrooms, go left. Look both ways before you cross the paved road into a ravine. Take the trail up, then right through a gate to the top of the ridge.
	- take Admirality Trail west parallel to beach along the escarpment to the end	18.6
	- go left (south) on Salish Trail. There's a long, tough uphill. Go past school on left to Chancellor Blvd. Cross street and reenter Salish Trail directly opposite	19.5
	- continue along Salish Trail past UBC golf course (on left) to University Blvd. Cross street and take Cleveland Trail (the one on the left, nearest the golf course)	20.7
	- continue straight on Cleveland Trail to the park offices (some trailers) at 16th Avenue.
11:00	RP #4 – Park office. Water / washrooms	21.5
	- Cross street and turn right (toward UBC) following trail next to woods. Rejoin Salish Trail on left after about 400m
	- continue along Salish to t-intersection (Powerline trail.) This is where a lot of folks get lost. Turn left and go 125m uphill	23.7
	- rejoin Salish trail on right, then continue on Salish to junction with Clinton trail and a clearing with a garbage can and wooden bench. Go right, then left and along trail next to the paved roadway (SW Marine Drive).
	- continue about 700m parallel to road to the park sign (Southwest Marine Drive, Comosun Street and 41st Avenue.)
11:15	Half Way - RP #5 - Southwest Marine/41st/Comosun. This is a good place to have someone meet you if it's your first 50K	25
	- follow larger path back to the smaller trail and go right to the clearing with garbage can and bench. Take large trail on left (Salish) to Powerline Trail. Turn left.
	- follow Powerline 120m, then turn right onto Salish Trail. Stay on Salish until you get to 16th Avenue
	- go right approx. 300m on trail parallel to road next to the woods. Cross street to park office
11:30	RP #4 - water / washrooms at park office.	30.3
	- run straight along Cleveland Trail to University Blvd. Cross the street carefully. Regain Salish Trail at the corner of the golf course (diagonal to left)
	- at major trail intersection keep running straight. At Chancellor Blvd., cross street and regain Salish Trail at far left of the school
	- descend long hill to bottom. Before you get to the street, go right onto Admirality Trail
	- follow Admirality Trail back along escarpment to the bottom of the first ravine. Carefully cross the paved road back to the beach and go right on bike path
11:50	RP #3 - water / washrooms at Spanish Banks	35.0
	The Sea Wall. This 10 km section of the route follows the ocean shore back to the Stanley Park. Yes, that’s it way off in the distance!
	- retrace steps along bike path then straight along Point Grey Road until at curves to the left at Bayswater, up little hill and left at Trafalgar Street to beach. Descend stairs, turn right and follow beach trail to Kits Beach
12:40	RP #2 - water / washrooms at Kits Beach	40.5
	- retrace steps around Kits Point. At the A-frame (Marine Museum) just after the totem pole, go right onto Chestnut Street. At the corner of Cornwall (big green apartment) go left and onto the Burrard Bridge
	- At far end of bridge, go down stairs on left. Cross road. Go through parking lot toward ocean. Turn right onto paved seawall path.
	- pass gathering crowd of polar bear swimmers at Sunset Beach. If the crowd is too thick, take the upper bike path
	- past the crowds, return to seawall and follow to Second Beach concession. (Washroom, fountain may be working.) At the concession, turn right. (Do not go back through the park unless you want to add a couple of km and maybe get lost!)	45.6
	- Cross road at crosswalk when it is safe. Continue straight (east) on path that parallels a little river then contours north side of small lake (Lost Lagoon). Don't take the first underpass. When you almost reach the tall buildings, go left through the pedestrian tunnel, then left again at the seawall.
	- follow the seawall path with the ocean and the city skyline to your right. Pass the big white rowing club, yacht club and Deadman's Island. Pass the totem poles and say "Hi" to the statue of Harry Jerome breaking the tape. You should be able to smell the barn!
	- pass under the white and red lighthouse. The Brocton Oval track should soon be in view in the distance on your left. Look for a short staircase from water with a paved road directly opposite. Go left and carefully cross the road. (Note: if you reach the mermaid statue in the water, go back!)
	- Zone in on the fire hydrant and sprint!
13:45	finish - Brockton Oval fire hydrant. Kiss it! You're done.	50.0
	- now run 100m back to the beach and jump in Burrard Inlet or someone might call you a wimp. You will need to get the plastic entry card to enter the change rooms. If showers at the track are not warm or they are closed, call Vancouver Parks and Rec at 604-257-8400 to complain.
15:30 - 17:30	celebrate – Mosquito Creek Grill – Westview Mall at Westview Drive and Highway #1, North Vancouver (604-983-3083). We have about 50 seats reserved together until 4:30, after that they will open the area to general seating. Friends are welcome, but under 19 not allowed. (Sorry. Stupid BC liquor laws don't permit.) Free pint for runners and crew!

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Results

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How time flies... it seems like only yesterday that I hosted the first Vancouver Fat Ass 50 in 1994.

Some years were better for record keeping than others, so my apologies in advance if your name is missing. I'm very interested in getting photos and starter info for those missing years, so please contact me (click on my name below) if you can help.

Ean Jackson
Host of the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50 and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim

2012 - Year 19 - Vancouver New Year's Day Fat Ass 50 Run and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim - Results

1 January 2012 - 93 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

Why do we do this?

Just before the start of the 2012 Vancouver New Year's Fat Ass 50, I was asked this question by both of the television news reporters who showed up to cover this freak show.

One of the advantages of participating in a run you organize is that you get to meet some great new people and catch up on what's new with your old pals. I always look forward starting this run dead last. If I'm in any kind of shape, it allows me to weave my way up through small groups of enthusiastic runners and see the event from their perspective. I thought it would be fun to take the reporter's question to some of the people I ran with this year.

Here are some of the reasons why folks made the effort to show up in Stanley Park on New Year's Day in 2012:

For Todd, the answer was simple: He had to! His resolution was to run an ultramarathon in each month of this, his 50th year.
For several of the 2012 starters, it was to kick off the new year with their first ultra.
Many participants had heard about Club Fat Ass and had resolved to start the new year by checking-out a new tribe with a bit of a reputation.
For most, however, the simple reason was to celebrate the beginning of a new year with a fun run.

This year saw just short of 100 people sign-up and show up. While it is considered nobler to show up and run what one can than stay at home in bed, most starters chose to attempt the 50-kilometer distance. There were no takers for breaking Tim Wiens' record of running the course twice (100K). Of note, however, was that the husband and wife team of Ran and Gili completed 100K, and David Crerar (the guy in the kilt) completed the last marathon of 2011 a few hours before starting the 50K.

With temperatures in the 6-8C range, partially cloudy skies, no ice and minimal wind, we were blessed with "shorts weather"! Looking back on the 19 (not 18, as I announced at the start) year history of this event, veterans of the Vancouver NY Day FA50 will agree the weather was about as good as it has ever been.

Here are some of my observations about this year's event:

First time I can recall where someone showed up with a baby stroller (Congrats Ali, John and Ama)
First time we had 2 people running in skirts (Alanna in her silver mini and David in his kilt)
Arthur sporting a big Dr. Seuss hat (What about the wind resistance, Arthur?)
Despite the threats, the Coquitlam crew did not wear tutus (Something to consider for the 20th anniversary run next year!)
Kristie and Gary's positive attitudes regarding 2012 in light of a crappy 2011
Some new years revelers where still staggering home at noon
The thoughtful, handmade sighs of encouragement on Point Gray Road
Pete of the Coquitlam crew, who spent his day driving the sag wagon
There were bald eagles in the trees near Jericho Beach
The loud noise out near Spanish Banks came from a passing hovercraft
I had my first birthday balloon sighting of the year (just off Admiralty Trail near Salish)
I was able to find and share the Model T tire that has a tree growing through it (It is on the course. Tell you where for a beer!)
First 50K male finisher, Dario, kissing the fire hydrant in 3:48 and first woman, Allison, for her 4:24. (Sammy, sorry I missed you break your own record of 20 minutes in the ocean for the swim part of the event. I hope you found the boys this morning!)

If you participated this year, I'd love to hear from you about what you found to be neat and interesting. Also, any particular reasons why you chose to toe the line in this event on new year's morning. Please share by clicking on "Add new comment" below.

Some final thoughts:

One day amnesty on logging your 2012 New Year's athletic resolutions. (Counts for the contest if they are in before Jan 3)
Check Global News and CTV news to see yourself on TV! (Did anyone find a streaming video link? If so, pls share in a comment.)
A housekeeping note for you: Please email me if I missed or screwed-up your time/distance or missed awarding you points for picking up trash. Please also tell me how I did by completing the Club's Post Event Survey.
A housekeeping note for the Club: I need to make sure everyone who participated and was recognized was a bona fide Club member. If you haven't signed up for your 2012 CFA membership in CFA yet, please join at so you don’t have to wear a patch over one eye and talk pirate talk at the next Club event

A great, big "thank you" to Norco and Kintec for the draw prizes, to Ron Adams for the Cliff bars, to Sibylle for all of her help on the admin side and to the Mosquito Creek Grill for the free beer.

Ean Jackson

Host of the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50K Run and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim

New Years Fitness Resolutions
May be too late to get into the contest for 2012, but never too late to make them!

Photos
Did you or yours take any photos? If so, please share them on Flickr. (Help on how to do that here.) Add to the CFA Flickr group and tag your pix with VancouverNewYearsDayFatAss50 VancouverNewYearsDayFatAss502012 VancouverNewYearsDayFatAss ClubFatAssEvents ClubFatAssEvent2012.

Here is a slideshow of photos shared so far:

I'd love to see you add your story either via the comment function below or through a post on your CFA blog. (If you use your blog, I'll attach it to this page)

In the media: You can see our little run on Global News here.

Results
Preliminary results are posted below. If I don't have your trash pick-up points or time/distance or have either recorded incorrectly, please email me.

First Name	Last Name	City	Age	Event	How many times have you participated in this event?	Points	Time
Dario	Herrera	New Westminster	30-39	50km	2	2	3:48
Chris	Barth	White Rock	40-49	50km		2***	3:57
Craig	McMillan	Vancouver	30-39	50km		2	3:57
Shane	Onufrechuk	Vancouver	30-39	50km	1	2	4:09
Chad	Hyson	Vancouver	40-49	50km	4	2	4:17
Allison	Ezzat	North Vancouver	20-29	50km	1	2	4:24
Ran	Katzman	Vancouver	40-49	50km	4	2	4:24
Chris	Benn	Vancouver	50-59	50km	4	2	4:29
Dave	Cressmann	Vancouver	40-49	50km	6	2	4:29
Michael	Senior	North Vancouver	50-59	50km		2	4:32
David	Wylie	Vancouver	30-39	50km		2	4:36
Jude	Ultra	Vancouver	20-29	50km	2	2***	4:38
Meredith	Cale	Vancouver	20-29	50km		2	4:44
Adam	Way	Vancouver	20-29	50km		2	4:44
Man Kong	Chan	Vancouver	30-39	50km		2	4:52
Gili	Katzman	Vancouver	40-49	50km	1	2	4:52
Murray	Cameron			50km		1***	5:06
Chris	La Rose	Vancouver	30-39	50km	1	2+1*	5:06
steve	barnes	Surrey	40-49	50km	1	2	5:07
Ray	Levasseur	Vancouver	50-59	50km	2	2+1*	5:10
David	Crerar	North Vancouver	40-49	50km	6	2	5:21
Todd	Sewell	Bellingham	40-49	50km		2	5:23
Suzanne	Johnson	.		50km		1	5:25
ken	legg	North Van	40-49	50km	6	2	5:25
Rhonda	Gallant	Port Moody	50-59	50km	5	1	5:32
Mark	MacRae	Coquitlam	50-59	50km	5	2	5:32
Shannon	Mychajlyszyn		40-49	50km		2	6:00
Shinobu	Homma	North Vancouver	50-59	50km		1	6:00
Gordon	Spooner	Port Coquitlam	50-59	50km		2	6:01
Angela	Spooner	Port Coquitlam	50-59	50km	6	2	6:01
Peter	Stace-Smith	Coquitlam	50-59	50km	8	2	6:01
Matt	Sessions	Burnaby	40-49	50km	5	2	6:08
Ward	Beemer	White Rock	40-49	50km		2	6:13
Linda	Barton	Tacoma		50km		1	6:29
Karl	Jensen	North Vancouver	60-69	50km	7	2	6:29
John	Machray	North Vancouver	50-59	50km	4	2	6:29 +swim
Sam	Chiu	Vancouver	30-39	50km		2	6:45
Keith	Nichol	Vancouver	50-59	50km	6	2+1+1***	6:48
Laurie	Brookbank	Port Coquitlam	50-59	50km	1	2	7:07
Alanna	Aldous	Port Coquitlam	30-39	50km			7:54
celina	coombs	delta	40-49	50km	6	2	?
Adrian	Powell	Burnaby	30-39	50km	1	2	6:15
Eric	Stacey	Delta	50-59	50km	3	2	?

James	Clarke	Vancouver	30-39	25km		1	2:11
Paul	Kennedy	Vancouver	40-49	25km	1	2	2:18
Bob	Hermanutz	Vancouver	40-49	25km	4	2	2:21
Ean	Jackson	North Vancouver	50-59	25km	15	2+2**	2:31 +swim
Glenn	Pace	North Vancouver	40-49	25km	9	2	2:31
Mike	Kuiack	Vancouver	40-49	25km	2	2	2:35 +swim
scott	donatelli	Vancouver	40-49	25km	2	2	2:37
Dave	Berg	Burnaby	40-49	25km		2	2:42
Lori	Clerkson	Port Coq	40-49	25km	5	2	2:42
Liza	Flemming	Vancouver	30-39	25km	1	2+1*	2:42
Monika	Kriedemann	Vancouver	40-49	25km	1	1	2:42
Gord	Lord	Coquitlam	50-59	25km	4	1	2:42
Steven	Lowe	Coquitlam	60-69	25km		2	2:42
Craig	Moore	North Vancouver	50-59	25km	7	2+1*	2:42
Carie	Moran	Port Coquitlam	40-49	25km	5	2	2:42
Don	Murray	Vancouver	50-59	25km	3	1	2:42
Herb	Yang	Coquitlam	50-59	25km		2	2:42
Bill	Maurer	North Vancouver	50-59	25km		2	2:49
Eric	Rannaud	Burnaby	20-29	25km	1	2	2:49
Lara	Spence		40-49	25km		1	2:50
Dan	Daoust	Coquitlam	40-49	25km	5	2	2:52
Susan	Kamachi			25km		1	3:00
Peggy	Brown	Port Moody	40-49	25km	1	2	3:01
Pam	Kostecki	Mission	50-59	25km		2	3:13
Pat	Love	North Vancouver	50-59	25km		2	3:13
Arthur	Gee	Vancouver	60-69	22.5km	2	1***	3:06
Ian	Kerr	Vancouver	40-49	25km		1	?
Emily	Kerr	Vancouver	30-39	25km	1	2	?
Jessica	Pingel	Vancouver	30-39	25km		1	?
Jonathan	Wornell	Vancouver	40-49	25km		2	?

Sibylle	Tinsel	North Vancouver	40-49	custom - 10km	17	2+1*	1:15
Tom	Craik	North Vancouver	30-39	custom - 10km		2	?
Gary	Robbins	North Van	30-39	custom - 10km	5	2	1:00
Rob	Kay	Vancouver	50-59	custom		1	1:30
Lori	Belancic	Burnaby	40-49	custom - 12.5km		2	2:00
Kristie	Congram	Vancouver	50-59	custom - 12.5km	1	2	2:00 + swim
Pete	van Gaalen	Coquitlam	50-59	custom - 12km	5	2	1:30
Jackie	Montgomery	Vancouver	40-49	custom - 16km	1	1	1:59:30
Allison	Tai	Vancouver	20-29	custom - 20km		2	?
Ron	Adams	North Vancouver	60-69	custom - 21km	13	2	2:25:38
Alice	Beaudet	Surrey	50-59	custom - 27km	1	2	2:52
Kerry	Ward	N. Vancouver	40-49	custom - 28km	1	1	2:16
Gottfried	Grosser	North Vancouver		custom - 28km		1	3:45
Hassan	Lotfi-Pour	North Vancouver	40-49	custom - 28km	3	1	2:16 +swim
Mike	Heiliger	Squamish	50-59	custom - 33.5km		2	?
Barry	Berg	Vancouver	40-49	custom - 33km		2	3:15
Greg	Burnham	Vancouver	40-49	custom - 33km		2	3:15
desmond	mott	n.vancouver	50-59	custom - 35km		2	3:16
Rick	Arikado	Vancouver	50-59	custom - 37.5km	8	2	3:30

Jessica	Glowacki	Vancouver	30-39	custom - bike	1	1	3:35
Helen	Tilley	White Rock	40-49	custom - bike		1	3:35

Pamela	Keck	North Vancouver	30-39	0	1	-1	DNS?
Todd	Kennedy	Surrey	30-39	0		-1	DNS?
mark	rowat	New Westminster	30-39	0		-1	DNS?
Philip	Waters	Vancouver	60-69	0	3	-1	DNS?

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** Event Host point
**** crew point/good sportsmanship

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2011 - Year 18 - Vancouver New Year's Day Fat Ass 50 Run and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim - Results

Starter Photo - 1 January 2011 - 118 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

If our little resolution run is an omen of things to come, 2011 is going to be an extraordinary year!

As the person who loosely organizes this unique event, I feel it is important to set expectations appropriately. To that end, I try to make clear to anyone who might be interested in participating in the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50K run and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim that, in exchange for a free celebratory pint, they must expect to suffer through heinous weather, expect to feel totally miserable for at least the first hour of the run (longer if their New Years eve celebration was intense), expect to get lost, and expect to suffer at least mild hypothermia after finishing their run with a dip in the Pacific Ocean.

This was the 18th year in a row that a select group of crazy runners kicked-off a new year doing what they love. It was an extraordinary year from several perspectives:

Club Fat Ass - Vancouver New Year's Day Fat Ass 50km Run - View of Vancouver from Kits Beach

It was a bluebird day. Sunny. Cloudless skies. Above freezing temperatures. We've never had it so good. 'Hate to say it, but we probably won't live long enough to see better conditions!

Records were set. Congrats to David "Paps" Papineau for breaking his own course record and establishing a new mens speed record of 3:46. Second place mens finisher, Sammy "Numbnuts" Lofti-Pour, maintained Pap's relentless pace for most of the 50K distance, but his visions of kicking Pap's fat ass were destroyed by a brutal face-plant that took precious time to shake-off.

I personally witnessed Paps and Sammy duke it out in the ocean in round 2. At the 3-minute mark in their grudge match, a crowd had gathered to watch the spectacle of grown men slagging each other with trash talk as they stood in ice-cold water above their waists. "Why?", the growing throng of onlookers asked. Pap's will cracked at about the same time as his voice did, but Sammy remained steadfast. At 10 minutes, his teeth had not even started to chatter. At 15-minutes, he came clean with his intention to break his own world record of 16:30. The crowd let out a roar as the waterproof chronograph showed 20 minutes. Congrats to Sammy for establishing a new record of 20:04!

Unfortunately, I had to award the Purple Heart award to 2 people this year, both of whom missed receiving their free beers because they ended up in the hospital. Marla fell on her finger and dislocated it. Ryan fell on his head and broke a few ribs. Both are OK. This is a record I hope will not be broken.

A record number of former course record-holders were also present: Paps and myself. Dave Cressman dragged his sorry ass back from retirement. Gary Robbins came out and did a few Ks on his crutches and established a new category of record by so doing.

There were the usual number of lost lambs who zigged when they should have zagged on the labyrinthine trails of Stanley or Pacific Spirit Park. I tend to not sympathize with the locals who have ample opportunity to train on the course all year long. My cold heart does go out to guests from out of town, however. Thank you to Scotty, Rich, Sarah and Noal from the Seattle-Tacoma area for establishing a new missing persons record for this event. (Edward, no excuse for you, but you earn my praise for keeping our visitors company in the cold and dark forests of downtown Vancouver.) I am glad you all made it back in time for your free beers and that your lips were not as blue as Sammy's!

As the host of a Club Fat Ass event, I get to award Club points to my guests who pause to pick up trash along the trails and otherwise do good deeds during their run. I am proud to award a record number of Club participation points this year.

A record 118 people showed up at the start. Back when I started this run as a joke, I figured it would be a miracle if I could cajole 9 friends to join me for a New Years day ultra by bribing them with a beer. Drawing the line at 100 participants in year 10 was totally an act of wishful thinking. The last few years, I've allowed more than 100 to sign up, as inevitably, many will give up on their first resolution of the year and opt to sleep in. Not so this year. More than 50 people signed up between Christmas and 11:48 on New Years eve. To everyone who resolved to show up and did make it to the start, congrats to you!

Many thanks to our friends and families for helping out with aid and encouragement along the course, for those who helped me organizing behind the scenes and to those who provided the many recognition prizes. I like to recognize all of the special people on the event Thanks page. If there's someone you feel I've missed, please let me know.

Newbies, take note of the annual club contests. It was a bit loud at the Mosquito Creek pub, so you might not have heard why Sibylle and Graham were handing out shoes and other great prizes. I hereby resolve to get a leg-up on the travelling t-shirt contest by get 4 years worth of photos in during the month of January. =;-)

May all of your resolutions come to pass and may 2011 be extraordinary for you!

Ean Jackson

Host of the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50K Run and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim

New Years Fitness Resolutions
Too late to get into the contest for 2011, but never too late to make them!

Our Flickr group photos are posted here:
There also is an album on the Club Fat Ass FB group at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=355288&id=7145477626 (feel free to add yours)
And here are some photos from Tacoma Scotty: http://picasaweb.google.com/scottrailton/VancouverNYDFA50K#

Video:

coming soon

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Results
Preliminary results are posted below. If I don't have your time/distance or have either recorded incorrectly, please email me.

First Name	Last Name	City	Age	Event	Points	EH	Garbage	Crew	Time	Notes
David	Papineau	Vancouver	40-49	50km	2				3:46:28	course record
Hassan	Lotfi-Pour		40-49	50km	1				3:49:55	21min swim
Dario	Herrera	New Westminster	30-39	50km	2				4:05
Mike	Palichuk	Langley	40-49	50km	2				4:09
Chris	Tomkinson	Port Moody	40-49	50km	2				4:10
Pat	Malavi	Vancouver	30-39	50km (49.2km)	2				4:08	inadvertent shortcut
Jim	Swadling	North Vancouver	60-69	50km	2				4:15
Ran	Katzman	Vancouver	40-49	50km	2				4:22
Christopher	Benn	Vancouver	50-59	50km	2				4:30
Chad	Hyson	Vancouver	30-39	50km	2				4:30:29
David	Parker	Vancouver	30-39	50km	2				4:36
Shane	Onufrechuk	Vancouver	30-39	50km	2				4:40
Richele	Frank	Vancouver	30-39	50km	2				4:47
Jude	Ultra	Vancouver	20-29	50km	2				4:48
Tim	Nixon	Nixon	40-49	50km	2				4:51
Heather	Vestergaard	Anmore	40-49	50km	2				4:59
Gili	Katzman	Vancouver	40-49	50km	2				5:04
Mark	Feng	Vancouver	40-49	50km	2				5:05
Mike	Kuiack	Vancouver	40-49	50km	2				5:05
scott	donatelli	Vancouver	40-49	50km	1				5:18
David	Crerar	North Vancouver	40-49	50km	2				5:24
Adrian	Powell	Burnaby	30-39	50km	2				5:24
Eric	Rannaud	Burnaby	20-29	50km	2				5:35
Rick	Arikado	Vancouver	50-59	50km	2				5:36
desmond	mott	north vancouver	50-59	50km	2		1		5:37
Ray	Levasseur	Vancouver	50-59	50km	2		1		5:39
neil	ambrose	Maple Ridge	40-49	50km	2				5:55
Jonathan	Weresch	Vancouver	40-49	50km	2		1		5:56
ken	legg	North Van	40-49	50km	2				5:59:59
Daryl	Funk	Burnaby	40-49	50km	2				6:00
Reza	Gharazadly	North Vancouver		50km	member status				6:00
Angela	Cullen Spooner	Port Coquitlam	50-59	50km	2				6:03
Peter	Stace-Smith	Coquitlam	50-59	50km	2				6:03
Debbie	Suzuki	Vancouver	50-59	50km	2				6:03
Pete	van Gaalen	Coquitlam	50-59	50km	2				6:03
Susan	Hui	Vancouver	40-49	50km	2		1		6:07
Rainy	Kent		50-59	50km	2				6:07
Michael	Richen		30-39	50km	1				6:07
Rachel	Fouladi	Burnaby	40-49	50km	2		1		6:11
Tanya	Jones	Coquitlam	30-39	50km	2		1		6:11
Alice	Beaudet	Surrey	50-59	50km	1				6:19
celina	coombs		40-49	50km	2				6:19
Eric	Stacey		50-59	50km	2				6:19
Norma	Bastidas	Delta	40-49	50km	2				6:20	ran with broken finger
Keith	Nichol	Vancouver	50-59	50km	2				6:33
Sarah	Anderson	Seattle	30-39	50km	2				6:45	plus some extra kms
noal	cattone	seattle	30-39	50km	2				6:45	plus some extra kms
Edward	Sargisson	VANCOUVER	30-39	50km	2				6:45	plus some extra kms
Scotty	Railton	Tacoma, WA	40-49	50km	2		1		7:07	plus some extra kms
Rich	White	Tacoma, WA	30-39	50km	2				7:07	plus some extra kms

Donovan	Watts	Vancouver	?	25km	member status				1:55
Ryan	Conroy	North Vancouver	30-39	25km	1				2:05
Dave	Cressman	Vancouver	40-49	25km	2				2:12
Sukhi	Pawa	Vancouver	40-49	25km	2				2:18
Bob	Hermanutz	North Vancouver	40-49	25km	2				2:22
Paul	Kennedy	Vancouver	40-49	25km	1				2:25
Ean	Jackson	North Vancouver	50-59	25km	2	2	1		2:34
Kristin	Ohm-Pedersen	Malmo, Sweden	20-29	25km	1		1		2:35:47
Stephen	Parslow	Vancouver	30-39	25km	2				2:36
Glenn	Pace	North Van	40-49	25km	2				2:40
Lori	Clerkson	Port Coquitlam	40-49	25km	member status				2:45
Gord	Lord	Coquitlam	50-59	25km	1				2:45
Don	Murray	Vancouver	40-49	25km	2				2:45
Sarah	Weinkam	Port Coquitlam	30-39	25km	2				2:45
Peggy	Brown	Port Moody	40-49	25km	2				2:48
Rhonda	Schuller	Vancouver	60-69	25km	1		1		2:53
Sibylle	Tinsel	North Vancouver	40-49	25km	2		1		2:53
Jessica	Glowacki		30-39	25km	2				3:00
Scott	Richen	Burnaby	30-39	25km	member status				3:00
Brad	Yerxa	north vancouver	40-49	25km	1				3:00
Herb	Yang	Coquitlam	40-49	25km	2				3:06
david	montgomery	vancouver	40-49	25km	2		1		3:07
Jackie	Montgomery	Vancouver	40-49	25km	2		1		3:07
Gottfried	Grosser	North Vancouver	60-69	25km	1				3:25
Craig	Moore	Lynn Valley, North Vancouver	40-49	25km	2		1		4:10
John	Machray	North Vancouver	50-59	25km	1				4:15
Vijay	Cuddeford		50-59	25km	1				?
Dan	Daoust		40-49	25km	1				?
BRADLEY	JONES		30-39	25km	member status				?
Paul	Kennedy	Vancouver	40-49	25km	1				?
Emily	Kerr		30-39	25km	1				?
Monika	Kriedemann	Vancouver	40-49	25km	1				?
Susan	Leung	Vancouver	40-49	25km	1				?
Hileray	Shackelford	Coquitlam	30-39	25km					?

Ryne	Melcher	North Vancouver	30-39	custom - 16km	2			1	1:20
Andy	Nicol	Vancouver	50-59	16km	2				?
Penny	Jakobsen	North Vancouver	40-49	custom	1				1:27
Gary	Robbins	North Vancouver	30-39	custom - 10km	1		1		1:28	on crutches
Debra	Nicol		50-59	custom	1				?1:28
Graham	Archer	Coquitlam	30-39	custom - 20km	2		1	1	1:45
Steven	Lowe	Coquitlam	60-69	custom - 20km	2				2:09
Liza	Flemming	Vancouver	30-39	custom -15km	2		1		2:20
Maureen	Forrestal	North Vancouver	40-49	custom - 28km	member status				2:34
Christine	Moric		40-49	custom - 28km	1				2:34
Susan	Reynolds	Vancouver	40-49	custom - 33km	1				2:59
Alan	Thompson		40-49	custom - 33km	1				2:59
Pamela	Keck	North Vancouver	30-39	custom - 25km	2				3:00
Laurie	Brookbank	Port Coquitlam	50-59	custom - 27km	2				3:00
Doug	McConnell		50-59	custom -35km	1				3:18
Patrick	Lewis	Austin	19 or younger	custom - 28km	2		1		3:22
Reagan	White	Vancouver	30-39	custom - 28km	2		1		3:22
Philip	Waters	Vancouver	60-69	custom - 28km	2				3:38
Karl	Jensen	North Vancouver	60-69	custom	1				3:40
Matthew	Seftel	Winnipeg	40-49	custom - 42km	2				4:15
Carolyn	King	Maple Ridge	40-49	custom	2				4:20
Marla	Weinheimer	Maple Ridge	40-49	custom	2				4:20	fell and broke finger
Ruby	Ferguson (Willis)	Coquitlam	50-59	custom - 38km	2		1		4:37
Lucy	Ryan	Coquitlam	40-49	46km	2				5:10
John	Little	Vancouver	60-69	custom	1				?
ryan	keefe	Langley	30-39	custom - 35km	2				?	fell and broke some ribs

Kristie	Congram	Vancouver	50-59	crew					There in Spirit ;-)
Neil	Ferguson			crew				1
Sarah	Galazin			crew				1
Carie	Moran	Port Coquitlam	30-39	crew				1
Roxy	The Dog			crew				1
Norco	Truck			crew
Joe	Turtle			crew				1

Man Kong	Chan	Vancouver	30-39	DNS	-1
Lindsay	delayen	victoria	20-29	DNS	-1
Ross	Fleming	Vancouver	30-39	DNS	-1
patricia	Jensen	North Vancouver	40-49	DNS	-1
Jeanne	Kim	Vancouver	30-39	DNS	-1
Sean	Lavin	Vancouver	40-49	DNS	-1

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2010 - Year 17 - Vancouver New Year's Day Fat Ass 50 Run and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim - Results

1 January 2010 - 106 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

Like many running friends, I have managed to accomplish many running goals because I established goals in the first place. Getting those running goals out in front of each other while doing something we love was what I had in mind when I loosely organized the first Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50 in 1994.

Straight up, I also needed to get out of the house and move a bit. I figured that by picking a stupid run distance, for a day that has the worst weather in the year, on a day when most friends have the least amount of sleep and are the most hung-over, I'd find an equally stupid friend to run with and earn bragging rights. I was shocked and amazed that New Year's day 17 years ago when 10 friends showed up.

With the weather forecast calling for record rainfalls on the first day of the second decade of the second millennium, I was even more shocked an amazed that 106 running friends should show up for this bizarre resolution run. It was a record-breaking year in many ways.

First, and most obviously, the weather. It rained at the start. It rained at the finish. It rained the whole freaking day. I've experienced torrential downpours in Singapore, but during this lifetime of running, I've never experienced the type of cloudburst Des and I ran through as we approached the home stretch at Second Beach. Even the ducks headed for cover!

Second, the turnout. I accepted 116 sign-ups for this free resolution run assuming that at least 20% would roll over on the morning-of, hit the alarm button and go back to sleep. An unbelievable 106 showed up from all over North America.

Third, the times and distances. Several new world records were established. Tim Wiens earned the "Double Bagger" award and bragging rights for becoming the first person in the history of the world to run the 50K course twice. Congrats, Tim, for setting the high bar at 10:48... and not even puking once! First Dave Papineau, then Sammy Lotfi-Pour broke the record of longest swim. Sammy earned the "Numb Nuts" award for spending 16 1/2 minutes in the icy Pacific, and is apparently still looking for his boys. This is a run, not a race, but the fact that four (4) men broke the previous speed record deserves mention. Congrats to Dave Papineau for his record time of 3:51.

Fourth, the smiles. A confession: I don't love to run in the rain. Did I mention it rained all night on New Year's eve? I had nightmares of running 50K in the rain and didn't sleep a wink. I was in a less-than-ideal frame of mind when my nightmares became reality. However, everyone I spoke to before and during the run told me they either enjoyed the rain, preferred it to the snow of last year or didn't even notice it was raining. Despite the rain and the wind, the pavement and the mud, the very challenging distance and all of the other physical and mental hardship, everyone I spoke to during the run was either smiling or outright beaming.

Ran Katzman barely made it to the start after a long flight from Israel. Ran ran the 50K in a great time but almost fell asleep at the wheel, so opted for bed and felt bad for missing the finisher party. Gary Robbins ran 10K to the start, broke his own record for the 50K and ran home. Robbins felt bad for missing the swim for the first time. Glenn Pace was injured, but still came out and ran the first 500m with his pooch, then drove out to several points along the course to encourage the other runners. Pace felt bad for not being able to keep his streak of 50Ks on New Year's Day alive. David Crerar ran the last marathon of 2009 on New Year's eve and a 50K on New Year's Day. Crerar just felt bad all over the next day!

A great big "Thank you" to the Kintec crew. Kirsten, for the second year in a row, thank you for standing out on Spanish Banks in the cold to host the aid station. I'm sorry your car broke down on New Year's eve and that you had to scramble and bum a ride to even get there with all of the goodies. Graham, thanks for the recognition prizes. Ryne, congrats on being one of the 4 participants to break 4 hours this year. Thanks, also, to Trail Runner Magazine for the prizes and to Kelly and Lucie at the Mosquito Creek Grill for the free celebratory pint at the finisher party!

To Sibylle Tinsel, Manager of Club Fat Ass, thank you for all of the help with the event website and other aspects of organizing this run. Club Fat Ass is the best running club in the world and you make it run. Congrats, as well, on overcoming your injuries and completing the 50K.

This was my 100th ultramarathon. Thank you for celebrating it with me.

Whatever your distance you ran or time you finished in, congrats to you for your accomplishment and my sincerest best wishes to you for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010!

Ean Jackson
Host of the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50K Run
and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim

New Years Fitness Resolutions
Too late to get into the contest for 2010, but never too late to make them!

Results
Preliminary results are posted below. If I don't have your time/distance or have either recorded incorrectly, please email me.

Photos
Did you or yours take any photos? If so, please share them on Flickr. Add to the CFA Flickr group and tag them with VancouverNewYearsDayFatAss50 VancouverNewYearsDayFatAss502010 VancouverNewYearsDayFatAss ClubFatAssEvents ClubFatAssEvent2010

Click on the start/finish line (the fire hydrant, silly!) for a slideshow of photos and entertaining little videos shared so far:

Video:

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I'd love to see you add your story either via the comment function below or through a post on your CFA blog. (If you use your blog, I'll attach it to this page)

Keith Nichol kindly supplied the GPS readings from his Garmin at http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21462735

First Name

Last Name

City

Event

Points

Time

Comments

Tim

Wiens

Vancouver

100km