Thanks!

When I started this event in 1993, my hope was to make it totally self-supporting. In other words, do all of the organization myself and also participate. Wishful thinking!

It's all about teamwork. Preparation for this loosely-organized event is ongoing throughout the year and a lot of people chip in to make it successful. Please join me in recognizing the following people and businesses who helped in 2008:

Kintec Footlabs
Thank you Danielle and Graham for the awesome aid station at Spanish Banks and the recognition prizes.


TrailRunner Magazine
Thank you for the gift subscriptions to your popular magazine as draw prizes.

Norco Canada
Thank you, Pete Stace-Smith of Norco for the great draw prizes...and for coming back to run year after year with what seems like 1/2 of Coquitlam!

Pure Nail Bar
A big "thank you" to Baldwin Lee, winner of the 2006 Club Fat Ass participation award, who ran a custom distance, handed out beer and soup at the 25K turnaround and also provided some gift coupons for the prize draw.

Mosquito Creek Grill
As always, Kelly Nielson and Lucie Paquet were awesome hosts for the finisher party. Thank you for the great food and celebratory pint!

Event Day Crew

Thank you to the many friends and family who came out to provide sustinance and encouragement for all of the runners. We really appreciate your sacrifice!

Historical Supporters

Each year, I update this page with thanks for the current year. It occurred to me that I should include everyone from all years...so I've tried to think back to all of the people who have helped over the years. If I've overlooked you, please remind me and I will add you.

2007
Thanks to Sarah Galazin and John Little for the great reception at the turnaround. Thanks to Pat Barry and Gottfried Grosser who manned the turnaround aidstation with delicious goodies until even the slowest had their fill. A big thanks as well, to North Shore Athletics and Norco for draw prizes.

2006
Thanks to Jordan Back and John Duffield for the great aid station at Spanish Banks and Sarah Galazin and John Little for the home baked muffins and encouragement at the turnaround. A big thanks as well, to North Shore Athletics and Norco for draw prizes.

2005
Mark Shorter, Tom Mills, Troy Angrignon, David and Stephanie Tatum, Joan Nashelsky for help with logistics and aid stations. North Shore Athletics, Mountain Equipment Co-Op and Norco for draw prizes. Steve Born of Hammer Nutrition Gel and Andrew Szafranski of ACS, the Canadian distributors, teamed up to provide some gels for every participant. They also chipped-in some awesome draw prizes.

2004
Mark Shorter for help with logistics and aid stations. North Shore Athletics and Norco for draw prizes.

2003- 10th anniversary
This was a pivotal year where a *lot* of people helped. Vicky Elsom made cool finisher awards and dog tags. Kevin Thomson and Rackets & Runners provided t-shirts for everyone. (Kudos, also, to Kevin for hosting a fantastic aid station at his house on Bayswater and Point Gray Road. Too bad he moved!) Rich Rawling took my lousy website and make it look fantastic for the 10th anniversary event. That site became the basis for all Club Fat Ass event websites for a couple of years before the current interface was adopted.

If you'd like to support the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50 in some way, we'd love to have you onboard. At the very least, we can promise you a place on this Thanks! page. Please contact me.

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