Sponsors
These people and businesses believe in the concept of free, environmentally friendly, outdoor events. Their business membership helps to support our "Online Clubhouse" and Club administrition.
Please consider doing business with the business members of our Club. If you appreciate their support, please tell them either by email or better yet, in person.
If you are a business and would like to support the Club in some way, or you would like to recommend a business you feel shares the vision of the Club and would benefit from supporting the Club, please consider taking out a Business Membership in Club Fat Ass. We appreciate it!Active Life Physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy Services
- Video Gait Analysis
- Video Bike Fit Assessment
- Preventative Sports Screening Assessment
Axis Gear
For over half a decade, Axis Gear has strived to deliver technically superior, yet stylish custom performance apparel to you and your team.
Founded in 2001 in Norm's garage, sewing and printing shirts one at at time. Thanks to you, we have grown over the years and Norm has his garage back! Visit us at our new design headquarters and retail showroom located in downtown Toronto, Canada. There are often one off prototypes and clearance items available or just drop in and say Hello.
From our humble beginnings with only Norm's friends and family wearing his cobbled together clothing, now you may see some of your favourite teams and clubs wearing Axis Gear.
Team Canada and Team USA Orienteering were outfitted in 2006.
Team Merrell, Team GoLite, Team Checkpoint Zero, Team Sleepmonsters and many more of the top adventure racing teams are racing in their Axis Gear custom jerseys.
Drop Machine, Privateer Racing and Velirium UCI World Cup of Mountain bike are all in Axis Gear too!
Here
at Axis Gear, we seek profits through innovation and superior customer
service, not through exploitation. We won't hit you over the head with
our beliefs but next time you are out there racing and sweating, you
can rest assured, your Axis Gear apparel is 100% sweat shop free! 
Happy Racing from the Team at Axis Gear
Contact Printing
Located in beautiful North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
Contact is the largest full-service print shop on
the North Shore.
Contact Printing & Mailing Ltd., established in 1981, is owned and operated by partners David Brown and Bob Gibson.
The 18 long-term and loyal employees pride themselves on their commitment to excellent customer service, always striving to create and nurture long term client relationships.
The company serves clients throughout British Columbia's
Lower Mainland, plus from West Vancouver to Whistler, throughout
the Sunshine Coast and in Washington State.
Kintec Footlabs
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Kintec is committed to your health and your success, it's as Simple as that!
All of their floor staff are university-trained Human Kinetic Specialists, whether they have degrees in Human Kinetics, or in Kinesiology. You can be confident in knowing that you are being served by the best in the industry.
Kintec knows that the latest technology and the most highly skilled staff are not enough to help you enjoy the health you deserve. That's why they take the time to understand and analyze your personal foot care needs—from prescription orthotics to gait analysis, injury braces to fitted footwear—ensuring you receive the best care possible. And most importantly, they believe in empowering you, the client, with the knowledge you need to actively participate in your own health. You can feel good trusting your foot-care to Kintec.
Kintec's Core Values
1. Passion for Helping People
2. Constantly Pushing Ourselves to Be Better
3. Be the Best in Our Field
4. Commitment to Professionalism
5. KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)
6. Open/Honest Communication
7. Believe in What We Do
8. Active Lifestyle
9. Confident but Humble
10. Have Fun/Teamwork
Kintec's History
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Kintec Footlabs was founded in 1991 in the heart of the Vancouver Medical community. We started a small professional retail clinic that specialized in the design and manufacture of Custom Foot Orthotics, Sports and Occupational Injury Braces and Specialty Orthopaedic Footwear. We started with one simple goal in mind - to be the best in our field. Working by medical referral, Kintec quickly became recognised as the leader in the field. Since that time, we have grown to 5 full-time stores and operate 1 satellite office.
Our customers now come from all over North America and Europe with one goal in mind - foot comfort! Our footwear selection now includes athletic, comfort casual and orthopaedic shoes. Our certified professional staff can ensure you get the footwear that's right for you. Kintec was the first company of its kind to introduce the F-Scan in-shoe gait analysis system into a public clinical setting.
Prior to us, this revolutionary new system was only used in research and teaching facilities. Kintec was also one of the first companies to use CAD/CAM technology for the design and fabrication of their foot orthotics. From personally designing custom orthotics to meet your needs, to fitting you with footwear that will work with your foot, our goal is not to be the largest in our field. It is simply to be the best.
Our Philosophy
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At Kintec, we know the latest technology and the most highly skilled staff are not enough to help you enjoy the health you deserve. That's why we take the time to understand and analyze your personal foot care needs—from prescription orthotics to gait analysis, injury braces to fitted footwear—ensuring you receive the best care possible. And most importantly, we believe in empowering you, our client, with the knowledge you need to actively participate in your own health. You can feel good trusting your foot-care to us. Because at Kintec, we know feet.
Who Are We?
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Our staff of Canadian Board Certified Pedorthists and Technicians is a highly qualified team of individuals, ready to help you. As Pedorthists, we specialize in the foot and lower limb mechanics of the human body. Our pedorthists first possess a Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology or Health Sciences, and then follow an extensive in-house residency program. Upon completion, these individuals must successfully complete examination by the Pedorthic Association Of Canada to become certified. For more information on pedorthics, visit www.pedorthics.ca.
Mosquito Creek Bar & Grill
Many thanks to Manager Kelly Nielson and his wife, Lucie Paquet!
Peak Centre Vancouver
We are Canada's leader in individualized training solutions. Whether
you exercise for performance improvements, health or fitness, you are
driven by results. We too are driven by results, because your success
is our goal. We all have goals. In sport, health, family, careers, or life. The best way to achieve these goals is through measurable objectives. Small steps taken towards large accomplishments. But what is that first step? In the performance, health and fitness fields, we are unique in that we provide you with an accurate, objective, knowledge-based starting point for your fitness. We have the ability to measure your current fitness level, track improvements and validate your training regimen.
Trail Runner Magazine
TRAIL RUNNER is a magazine for runners of all ages and abilities. We strive to inspire and inform with accurate, useful and in-depth articles, off-road writing and compelling photography.
A big "Thank You!" to Paula Stepp at Trail Runner Magazine for the support of Club Fat Ass in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Trail Runner provides subscription certificates as draw prizes for many Club events.
Trail Runner also offers members of Club Fat Ass a special discounted subscription price for Trail Runner magazine. Club members can go to https://secure.hostmonster.com
Alternatively, you can go to www.trailrunnermag.com and enter this promotion code (CCFA0108) to get $5 off a regular subscription price: 6 issues for 14.95
Past Supporters and Sponsors
The success of Club Fat Ass is due to the efforts of many, many people over a long period of time. We have very long memories. While not actively involved, the following people and businesses have helped Club Fat Ass over the years. A heartfelt "Thank you!" for your contribution to our success!
Designr
Richard Rawling, President
- it was 2000 (2 years before the birth of Club Fat Ass.) We thought we'd do something special for the 10th anniversary of the Vancouver Fat Ass 50. Rich graciously redesigned our very utilitarian website and provided a platform that served the Club during its first few years
Rackets and Runners
Kevin Thomson
- Kevin provided 100 cotton t-shirts for the 10th anniversary of the Vancouver Fat Ass 50. If you come across one of these historical t-shirts, hang onto it as it's a true collector's item!
Mountain Equipment Co-Op
Laurie Edward, SER
- Laurie helped the Club obtain a sustainability grant from MEC in 2004. The MEC helped get the club off the ground by supporting our social and environmental efforts
- we would also like to recognize the contributions of the following MEC employees: Keith Nichol, Kate Scholz, Denise Taschereau, Gord Betenia and the many MEC employees who are also Club members!
Bryght
Boris Mann, Kris Krug, Roland Tanglao, Richard Eriksson
- back in 2004, Boris said it would take an hour to move our website to a new, community blogging platform called Drupal. It ended up taking Boris many times that coaching us on how to set it up and maybe another 1000 hours for us to do the work. Looking back, it was worth the pain as now the Club Fat Ass "online clubhouse" is a poster child for Drupal online communities everywhere
- Boris, Roland and Kris offered a vision. Richard delivered on the promise. He has probably spent 50 hours helping and coaching us on how to make it work... and we're still learning!
NextPhase Strategy Inc.
Ullrich Schade, President
- Ullrich and his team helped us to design the "porker" logo that you can see in the upper left corner of this website and on your Club t-shirts
RainCity Studios
Mark Yuasa and Robert Scales
- Mark coached us on color selection and general layout of the current Drupal "online clubhouse"
Penpix Design Inc.
Matt Arjmandi, President
- Matt helped fix problems with the current website design. He continues to provide coaching on CSS and website best practises
KINeSYS Pharmaceutical Inc.
Jeff Kletter, President
- Jeff provided Club event hosts with a years' worth of top quality sun protection products in 2005
BPO Canada Inc.
Roshan Shah, President
- the guts of our "online clubhouse" need updating from time to time. Roshan and his team brought our website to Drupal version 5.1 in the fall of 2007