2005 - Pure Satisfaction Results - Year 3

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Pure Satisfaction December 11, 2005 Run Report

Brrrr it was chilly! … and wow it was fantastic!

 

We had sunshine and blue sky and remnants of the last snow fall still in place up on Mt. Seymour. And even better, we had enough people do a custom route to make sure that Pure Satisfaction was a classic Club Fat Ass event.

 

It was also nice to hear so many people say what a great route the Baden Powell Trail is between Deep Cove and Lynn Canyon. I’ve known that for a long time, along with lots of other people. And we’re all glad to share it with the newer club runners.

Our quickest participants today were Danilo Caron, Chris Benn and Bill Dagg, all coming in at 3:05h. They were still a fair way off the course record set by Casey Charleston a couple years back (2:45h) but 3:05h is a very respectable time for a rough and slippery 24Km course.

At our pre-run chat Sibylle singled me out for being such a big Fat Ass and winning the points series this year. I was very happy to be given a complimentary CFA membership for 2006 along with a gift from our new sponsor, North Shore Athletics. They sent along a nice and comfy NSA sweatshirt that I gladly put on after the run to stay warm. I must mention that Bill Dagg and Cheryl Johnson were pretty big Fat Asses as well in 2005, trailing me for several months in the point standings and being sure to keep me honest. We each came out for 12 events but since I hosted two and picked up garbage for extra points along the way I held the lead. I knew I had to show up for every event possible or slip behind them quite easily. Of course they were both at the event today.

I have to say it was all fun and all worth it as we got to participate in so many great and challenging events this year. Of course, the most notable and memorable has to be The Double in June. In fact, three of The Double runners came out today to participate in Pure Satisfaction (Karl Jensen and Gilles Barbeau and me). Next year you can try your hands (and feet) in the Vancouver 100 since The Double has been put to rest. Same great course but now 4 extra kilometers! I think that’s even better value for your low membership fee, is it not?

After the run today a few of us stopped in at Lazy Bay Café for lunch and prizes. Just about everyone won something, including water bottles and hats from North Shore Athletics, a subscription to Trail Runner magazine, a cool book on trail running, some gels and also a pair of tickets to the upcoming CFA sponsored event in March for Jesper Olsen on his World Run.

Lastly, thanks again to our one-person crew, Ethelyn, for braving the cold at Lynn Canyon (on the far side of that awesomely slippery suspension bridge) so that we could have a moment of rest and a Zoneperfect bar to help get us back to Deep Cove. I hope to see you all next year and also at the next CFA event on New Years Day.

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First Name Last Name City/Town Event Time Points
Danilo Caron Vancouver 24km 3:05h 1
Chris Benn Vancouver 24km 3:05h 2
Bill Dagg Vancouver 24km 3:05h (1:32 split) 2
Desmond Mott North Vancouver 24km 3:16h 2
Steven Lee Vancouver 24km 3:25h 2
Arikado Rick Vancouver 24km 3:28h 1
Michael Loehr Vancouver 24km 3:38h 1
Rachel Nelson Vancouver 24km 3:38h 2
Gilles Barbeau Vancouver 24km 3:52h 2
Patrick Gross Vancouver 24km 3:52h 2
Berglind Hafsteinsdottir Vancouver 24km 3:52h 2
Laddie Hannam North Vancouver 24km 3:52h 2
Karl Jensen North Vancouver 24km 3:52h 2
Neil Ambrose Maple Ridge 24km 4:22h 2
Carolyn King Maple Ridge 24km 4:22h 2
Craig Moore N.Vancouver 24Km 4:25h 3
Vince Hemingson Vancouver 24km 4:29h 1
John Smalley Vancouver 24km 4:29h 1
Baldwin Lee Burnaby 24km 4:37h 2
Jennifer Allen Langley 24km lost=27km 4:40h 2
Lisa Pickrell Maple Ridge 24km lost=27km 4:40h 1
Doug MacKay North Vancouver 24km lost=30km 5:03h 2
Sibylle Tinsel North Vancouver 24km 5:08 (2:38 split) 2
Michele Sherstan North Vancouver 24km 5:08h (2:38 split) 2
Cheryl Johnson Pitt Meadows 24km 5:09h 2
           
Jewell Shaw Vancouver 18km 2:35h 1
Katheryne Gardiner Vancouver 12km ? 2
Tara Jackson West Vancouver 12km ? 2
Rob Jones North Vancouver 12km ? 2
Lara Taylor North Vancouver 12km ? 1

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Pure Satisfaction -blog post

Three years ago, during the first Pure Satisfaction Run, we jokingly called it "Pure Aggravation"...It poured for the entire run. We are not talking rain, we are talking West Coast monsoons. The trails were hidden under knee deep mud and it never really got light.

Not this year. The morning dawned bright and beautiful. There was some fog hanging over Deep Cove, but as soon as we ascended towards the Indian Arm lookout, the sun rays started to trickle through the thick tree canopy. Event Host, Craig Moore, was out in his shorts. The trails were in great condition, considering that it was mid December.

For my group of turtle paced friends this was supposed to be the second last long training run before the New Year's Day 50 in three weeks. I needed proof that a 5h run would not trash me, like it did at Mike and Melissa's Fun Run in November. After finishing half of the course last year in 2:42h, I figured, we'd take between 5-5.5h this time around for the full course. Making my way up to Indian River Road together with Craig, Michelle and Cheryl, it occurred to me that my math was somewhat faulty ;-) I can't remember the last time I had a negative split!

We all felt great, the sparking sunshine from a deep blue winter sky made us almost giddy. Carl's Jensen's now famous line "this is runnable" became our motivator. The gossip meandered from "how gossip starts" to "how to stay away from gossip" to examples of why you don't won't to end up as the subject of gossip (no more details, sorry). A more constructive topic were our athletic New Year's Resolutions and the "New Year's Resolution Contest" hosted on this site. Cheryl wants to qualify for Boston and crew at either Badwater or Western States 100. Michelle is thinking about throwing her hat into the KneeKnacker Lottery. Craig conveniently disappeared when it was his turn to share his 2006 goals.

We reached the half way point and Ethelyn's one woman feel good aidstation after crossing a very slippery Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge in 2:34. Eight minutes faster than last year - not that I keep record or anything. After refueling and a pit stop we left at 2:42h.

Thankfully, our endomorphin high lasted through all of the return trip. Crawling up the Seymour Grind just does not get easier, but the downhill from there is exhilarating. We cut 5 min of my normal time from Seymour Mtn Road to Deep Cove. We were flying and even those nasty little climbs out of the gullies near the end couldn't dampen our spirits. Minus the time spent at the aidstation, we took 2:23h for the return trip, a negative split by 11 min. Yippee! And yes, I do realize that we lost altitude on the return trip...

Next week will see us do the second half of the Vancouver New Year's Fifty. Want to join us? Send me an email.