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Go Deep Results - 2008
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Go Home Report
Adrian was the fastest finishing in 2 hours with Bill, Ran, Des and James close behind. I'm surprised that very few people got lost. Some did go off course but made their way back - Jonathan, Claudia, Phil, and Michelle added a kilometer or two.
Several of us followed the time-honored Fat Ass tradition of customizing the course for a shorter run. Laddie completely customized the day by starting late. Amazing to see Neil Ambrose there after finishing the H2H 100k just the weekend before....but the girls said he did do some whining about being tired or something.
Eric Zeller came all the way from Germany to run and set a good pace for Ean Jackson. Eric won a Trail Runner subscription for coming the furthest.
Thanks to Trail Runner, Kintec Footlabs and Kinesys who contributed such good draw prizes. Especially thank you to Mosquito Creek Bar and Grill for the free beverage and a great lunch. Lastly, thanks to Dom Repeta for designing the course.
Where were you, Gilles?
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Video. Here is some footage from our German guest. In case your German is a bit rusty, he says in so many words that he is totally blown away by the trails, the mud, the climbs, the rocks, the huge trees, the roots...
Results
| First Name | Last Name | Time | Distance | Points |
| Adrian | Rothwell | 2:00 | 20k | 1 |
| Bill | Dagg | 2:26 | 20k | 3* |
| Ran | Katzman | 2:26 | 20k | 2 |
| Desmond | Mott | 2:33 | 20k | 3* |
| James | Montgomery | 2:35 | 20k | 2 |
| Jess | Bassil | 2:45 | 20k | 2 |
| Ean | Jackson | 2:52 | 20k | 2 |
| Eric | Zeller | 2:52 | 20k | 1 |
| Chad | Hyson | 3:02 | 20k | 2 |
| Karl | Jensen | 3:02 | 20k | 2 |
| Philip | Waters | 3:31 | 20k - detour | 1 |
| Claudia | Bullington | 3:37 | 20k - detour | 2 |
| Jonathan | Weresch | 3:37 | 20k - detour | 2 |
| Michelle | Allen | 3:32 | 20k - detour | 1 |
| John | Smalley | ? | 20km |
1 |
| Carrie | Walsh | 3:45 | 20k | 2 |
| Carolyn | King | 3:50 | 20k | 2 |
| Marla | Allen | 3:50 | 20k | 2 |
| Neil | Ambrose | 3:50 | 20k | 2 |
| Arthur | Gee | 4:02 | 20k | 1 |
| Paul | Young | 4:10 | 20k | 1 |
| Sibylle | Tinsel | 4:10 | 20k | 3* |
| Lorraine | Suomi | 1:40 | custom | 2 |
| Laddie | Hannam | 2:25 | custom | 1 |
| Arlene | MacAulay | 2:30 | custom | 2 |
| Rhonda | Schuller | 2:36 | custom | 2 |
| Cheryl | Johnson | 2:40 | custom | 3** |
| Doug | Keir |
4:46 | custom |
2 |
| Gilles | Barbeau | DNS | -1 | |
| * extra point for garbage, ** EH Point |
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Go Deep Results - 2007
25 August 2007 - Starter photo
Go Home Report
The Fat Ass Eastern Alliance was well-represented in the 19 fresh, frisky runners at the start of the 2007 Go Deep or Go Home event. The day started cool and overcast, as predicted, with rain holding off until well after the beers at Mosquito Creek had been downed. The dry trails kept the Deep Cove Baden-Powell and Ned’s interesting.
Curb, Geoff, Rob and Desmond, had a fast first loop. Great job guys.
We were joined by visitor Sebastian, fresh off his plane from Montreal late the night before and wondering if there would be rocks on the course. Seems Sebastian runs roads and had never run 20 K before. Kudos to Monty for keeping Sebastian on-trail and under 3 hours. That was a flying finish! Awesome job, also, for Arlene and Cynnimon who have now got the route nailed.
Lorraine took the Purple Heart, not for the cracking sound of her ankle, but for the trail-rash on her knee. Seems she had a dust-up on dusty Ned’s.
Soon-to-be birthday girl Carolyn and entourage of the running-accomplished Maple Ridge FA’ers used the run as a kick-off for a party-hard day.
Awesome day. Mellow, mellow, good vibes and karma. Many thanks to Arlene and Kinesys for the prizes and to Mosquito Creek Bar & Grill for the après-run beer!
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| Name | Distance | Time | Points |
| Curb Ivanic | 20km | 2:22 | 1 |
| Geoffrey Palmer | 20km | 2:22 | 2 |
| Rob Ruff | 20km | 2:24 | 2 |
| Desmond Mott | 20km | 2:31 | 3* |
| Sebastien Flamand | 20km | 2:59 | 2 |
| Monty Watts | 20km | 2:59 | 2 |
| Arlene MacAuley | 20km | 3:09 | 2 |
| Kim Taylor | 20km | 3:09 | 2 |
| Neil Ambrose | 20km | 3:10 | 2 |
| Baldwin Lee (LS 8:30) | 20km | 3:30 | 2 |
| Cynnimon Rain | 20km | 3:30 | 2 |
| Craig Moore | 20km | 3:32 | 2 |
| Carrie Walsh | 20km | 3:32 | 2 |
| Carolyn King | 20km | 3:38 | 2 |
| Marla Allen | 20km | 3:38 | 2 |
| Lorraine Suomi | 20km | 3:48 | 2** |
| Sibylle | 20km | 3:48 | 2 |
| Rhonda Schuller | Custom | 3:13 | 2 |
| Cheryl Johnson | Custom | 3:13 | 3*** |
| Philippe Flamand | DNS | -1 | |
| * 1 point for picking up garbage | |||
| ** Purple Heart Award *** EH Award |
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My Go Deep
The run started with a relentless uphill from Deep Cove all the way to the Mushroom Parking lot. While it was a cold day for late August, we soon were hot and sweaty and I was happy not to have brought my jacket along. Lorraine and I soon fell into a nice rhythm and every once in a while we caught up with the group around Cynnimon, Craig and Carrie. Once past the parking lot we soon found ourselves on the very steep and technical Dirty Diaper trail.
I didn't realize that yesterday's Go Deep was only the second time I had run that course. No wonder I had to refer to my route descriptions a few times and at one point thought I was lost on Bridle path. Turned out Lorraine and I were on the right trail, but it sure looked different... Maybe it was all the blow downs from the winter storms or perhaps all the new bridges and steps built over the summer by the KK trail maintenance crew or the local mountain bikers. The trail classifications on Ned's and Dirty Diapers were quite funny. I prefer the green runs ;-)
Lorraine had a few tumbles, skinning her knees, smashing her food stash (a banana) and going over her ankle. Luckily, she was able to venture on, but we navigated down Neds with a bit more caution.
The Seymour Grind sure was much longer yesterday than I remembered and the sign for the Severed Dick trail (who names these trails...) at the top of the Grind was a welcome sight. Downhill from here...well almost. The rolling trail past Old Buck invited us to increase our speed - maybe a bit too early - as we slowed down the closer we got to Deep Cove. At one of the last bridges we got a good chuckle out of the reaction of a hiker to my iceberg blue Club Fat Ass shirt. The lady was going crossing the bridge when she recognized that she wore the same shirt from MEC and she called out, "nice MEC shirt, eh!" As I ran past her she read the logo on my chest and horror stricken, looked down at her chest...You could read her thoughts..."does my shirt say THAT and I haven't realized it?"
Finally at the Cove, we were welcomed by Rhonda and Cheryl (who took a bit of a short cut), Sebastien from Montreal, Craig and Carrie who had come in before us. My time was about 20 minutes faster than the last time I ran this course a few years ago.
The food (very delicious)and free beer at the Mosquito Creek Bar and Grill hit the spot....despite the waitress asking if we wanted the beer "NOW?"...it was just past 12:00 and I guess we didn't look like early afternoon drinkers ;-)Thanks Cheryl, for carrying on the Go deep tradition!
2006 - Year 3
26 August 2006 - Starter Photo
What a way to end the summer. 30 odd folks out to have fun on the North Shore trails for the 2006 Go Deep or Go Home. A lot of things on the line: course records, best wipe out, 4 primes, 4 Montrail shoes, a $2500 entry into the Rock and Ice Ultra and a few more goodies.
| Name | Distance | Time | Points |
| David Crerar | 40km | 5:32 | 2 |
| Andy Nicol | 20km | 2:10 | 2 |
| Bill Dagg | 20km | 2:16 | 2 |
| Mark Grist | 20km | 2:17 | 1 |
| John Dove | 20km | 2:17 | 2 |
| Patrick Thrift | 20km | 2:17 | 2 |
| John Macgrath | 20km | 2:18 | 1 |
| Mark Fearman | 20km | 2:18 | 2 |
| Megan Rose | 20km | 2:18 | 2 |
| Dom Repta | 20km | 2:21 | 3** |
| Wade Repta | 20km | 2:21 | 2 |
| Desmond Mott | 20km | 2:24 | 3* |
| Christine Rybak | 20km | 2:28 | 2 |
| Russ Chore | 20km | 2:28 | 2 |
| Phil Dove | 20km | 2:29 | 2 |
| Lannie Thielen | 20km | 2:30 | 1 |
| Derrick Johnstone | 20km | 2:45 | 2 |
| Adrian Lasalle-Low | 20km | 2:46 | 2 |
| Gary Robbins | 20km | 2:46 | 2 |
| Michelle Fredette | 20km | 3:00 | 1 |
| Isabelle Thielen | 20km | 3:10 | 1 |
| Arlene MacAuley | 20km | 3:10 | 3* |
| Elke Bauer | 20km | 3:20 | 2 |
| Shay Wilson | 20km | 3:30 | 2 |
| Cheryl Johnson | 20km | 3:40 | 2 |
| Cynimmon Rain | 20km | 3:40 | 2 |
| Sharon Bryson | 20km | 4:45 | 2 |
| Steve | Deller | 4:45 | 2* |
| Rhonda Schuller | 20km | Excellent Time | 2 |
| Ali Jones | Custom | 4:00 | 2 |
| John Jones | Custom | 4:00 | 2 |
| Erik Jackson | Custom | Fun Time | 2 |
| Ean Jackson | Custom | Good Time | 2 |
| Johanna Jackson | Custom | Good Time | 2 |
| Louise Oram | DNS | -1 | |
| Paul Purin | DNS | -1 |
* Bonus Point
** Event Host Point
2005 - Year 2
2005 Starter Photo
24 Starters / 24 Finishers
| 40km = 2 Loops | |||||
| # | First Name | Last Name | 1 Loop | 2 Loops | Points |
| 1 | Bill | Dagg | 2:16 | 5:13 | 2 |
| 2 | Russ | Chore | 2:26 | 5:26 | 2 |
| ? | Desmond | Stephens | ? | ? | 1 |
| 20km = 1 Loop | |||||
| # | First Name | Last Name | Time | ||
| 1 | Andy | Nicol | 2:13:00 | 2 | |
| 1 | Scott | Riddell | 2:13:00 | 1 | |
| 3 | Desmond | Mott | 2:20:00 | 2 | |
| 3 | Wade | Repta | 2:20 | 1 | |
| 5 | J.P. | Obbagy | 2:23:00 | 2 | |
| 6 | Shane | Eby | 2:26:00 | 1 | |
| 6 | Ean | Jackson | 2:26:00 | 2 | |
| 6 | Derrick | Johnstone | 2:26:00 | 2 | |
| 6 | Dom | Repta | 2:26:00 | 3** | |
| 6 | Christine | Rybak | 2:26 | 2 | |
| 11 | Craig | Moore | 3:30:00 | 3* | |
| 11 | Sue | Nicholson | 3:30:00 | 2 | |
| 11 | Cheryl | Picot | 3:30:00 | 1 | |
| 14 | Eileen | Bistrisky | 3:35:40 | 1 | |
| 14 | Ryan | Russell | 3:35:40 | 2 | |
| 14 | Diana | Mulvey | 3:35:40 | 1 | |
| 17 | Cheryl | Johnson | 4:05:00 | 2* | |
| 18 | Ruth | Capron | 5:00:00 | 1 | |
| 18 | Susan | Jensen | 5:00:00 | 1 | |
| 18 | Michelle | Porter | 5:00:00 | 1 | |
| ? | Adam | Shih | ? | 2 | |
* = earned extra point for collecting garbage
** = earned extra point for hosting
2004 - Year 1
| Time | Name | Home Town |
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| 55km | 5:00am official start time |
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| 1 | 9:25:00 | Rob Mackay | Victoria |
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| 40km | 5:00am official start time |
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| 1 | 5:34:00 | Ann Taylor (7:30am start) | North Vancouver |
| 1 | 6:10:01 | Wade Repta | Vancouver |
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| 20km | 12:00am official start time |
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| 1 | 2:12:00 | Patricia Jensen | North Vancouver |
| 2 | 2:17:50 | Andy Nicol | Vancouver |
| 3 | 2:19:30 | Bill Dagg | Vancouver |
| 4 | 2:31:00 | Ron Adams | North Vancouver |
| 5 | 2:35:00 | Jim Mandelli | North Vancouver |
| 6 | 2:35:00 | Sue Nichol | North Vancouver |
| 7 | 2:42:20 | Terry Lewis | North Vancouver |
| 8 | 2:59:59 | Desmond Mott (5:00am start) | North Vancouver |
| 9 | 3:02:10 | Wendy Montgomery (5:00am start) | North Vancouver |
| 10 | 3:13:59 | Berglind Hafsteinsdottir (7:30am start) | North Vancouver |
| 11 | 3:13:59 | Laddie Hannam (7:30am start) | North Vancouver |
| 12 | 3:20:00 | Kate Dugas | Vancouver |
| 13 | 3:20:00 | Paul Hawman | Vancouver |
| 14 | 3:20:00 | Derrick Johnstone | Vancouver |
| 15 | 3:20:00 | Deanna Lindsay | Vancouver |
| 16 | 3:49:30 | Craig Moore | North Vancouver |
| 17 | 3:49:30 | Michelle Fredette-Nicol | Vancouver |
| 18 | 4:09:00 | Patricia Barry | North Vancouver |
| 19 | 4:09:00 | Sibylle Tinsel | North Vancouver |
22 starters - 22 finishers
Event Report
The inaugural Go Deep or Go Home 80/20 has come and gone and it was a great success for everyone involved. Saturday November 20 brought an amazing sun rise, cool temperatures, no rain and perfect running conditions.
Going Deep?
Starting the day off, Wendy Montgomery, Rob Mackay, Desmond Mott and Wade Repta started the difficult 20km loop at 5:00a.m. Goal distances for this group ranged from 20km to 60km. Beginning the run with headlamps, stars and the fresh air of the North Vancouver woods, this group remained running together until the final descent back into Deep Cove in the last few km of the route. Desmond Mott (2:59:59) and Wendy Montgomery (3:02:10) (just off a win at H2H 100km), decided 20km on this route was enough for one day. I decided Rob Mackay, not being a local resident, needed Wade to guide him through the route. Wade had no intention of doing another loop as he has been fighting the flu. It was a late Friday phone call by myself that actually got him to run on Saturday a.m. As Wade stopped for a washroom break before heading into lap two, Rob Mackay decided to carry on and Wade would catch up. Well, that never happened, and Wade needlessly went out after Rob. Rob found his way through the loop just fine, and Wade returned after 40km to admit he might have hoped Rob got lost (just joking of course). Rob decided he would try for three loops, but 47 km in, Ean Jackson found him dazed and confused in mushroom parking lot. Ean fed him, pointed him in the right direction, and Rob headed back to Deep Cove. 9:25:00 and 55km later, Rob Mackay ran into Deep Cove headquarters. His longest run ever, in preparation for Marathon des Sable 2005, Rob deserves a big congratulations!!!
The next crew arrived ready to run 40km at 7:30am. Ann, Berg, Laddie and Terrance Lewis headed out together. Ann and Terrance broke from the crew and ran a faster tempo. Ann felt so good she even told me upon returning from her first loop she might even do three loops. Laddie and Berg, not bringing course instructions, decided it might be wise to double back and add a few more km's to the route. They returned to Deep Cove, and contemplated another lap, but the thoughts of two laps on this course got the better of them and they decided it might be more fun to hang around and chat. Ann was the only one of the group to turn around and face the beast. As she grinded her way through the course and returning to Deep Cove, the aspirations of 3 laps were void and her first remarks to me was "that is a long 20km". Laughing, I assured her is only 20km, but a tougher 20km one might not find. She agreed and finished her 40km in 5:34:00. Not a PR but in the Go Deep or Go Home it is a CR!!
Going Home!
The noon start of the 20km distance saw 14 eager runners toeing the line ready to take on the demanding course. The ever ready Patricia Jensen was there, always one to push the pace. Andy Nicol, coming off some injuries resulting from his stunning run at Western States 100 was there to take it "easy". Veteran Ron Adams was there to share his wisdom and hammering a great run, and ultra queen from Ontario, Deanna Lindsay showed up for her first ever North Shore trail run. The usual Club Fat Ass suspects were there to round out the great turn out. There were 3 course records set. Patricia Jensen ran a monster 2:12:00 and getting the most bang for their buck was Sibylle Tinsel and Patricia Barry, taking 4:09:00 out of the Go Home 20km.
Getting ready for next weekends Seattle Marathon, Jim Mandelli and Sue Nichols ran a comfortable 2:35:00. Having Jim say it is a great course is really meaningful as he has raced all over the world in spectacular places!
Paul Hawman, running with Kate Dugas (and Lucy), Deanna Lindsay and Derrick Johnstone, had severe cramping but stuck with it and the group of 4 finished in 3:20:00. Wade and myself thought Andy Nicol would be sleeping on the couch that night for leaving spouse Michelle Fredette on the course. But after 3:49:30, Michelle ran in with Craig Moore with a smile from ear to ear. Looks like Andy got the bed. All in all, everyone returned with great stories and tired legs, but it was a great event.
Special Thanks to: Ean, Erik and Johanna Jackson, Troy Angrignon (crew); Geoffrey (donated aid station goodies), Gottfried Grosser (aid station goodies), Wendy Montgomery for donating Blurr bags for door prizes, Marc Cooney for donating Yeti Snowshoe race entry, Dave Cressman for donating Buffs, Kelly Nielson of Mosquito Creek Bar and Grill for hosting the after party and pouring a free pint to each participant; and Montrail for donating 3 pair of Montrail shoes as prizes.
Prize winners:
Buff-Desmond, Buff-Berg, Yeti Entry-Terry, Blurr Bag-Ron, Blurr Bag-Kate, Blurr Bag-Laddie, Blurr Bag-Craig, Montrail-Jim, Montrail-Sue, Montrail-Andy;
Please sign up for Mike and Melissa's run next weekend!! http://www.clubfatass.com/CABCVan_MM/
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