What: A 160 km aka 100 miler on the Baden Powell Trail between Deep Cove and St Andrews Rd (the road crossing before the hydro substation at Millstream/Craigmohr).
Why: A co-worker once told me that in some parts of the world on your birthday you are expected to throw your own party and give gifts to all of your friends. I don't know how widespread or true this tradition is but for some reason I have always thought that it was a cool idea. Another co-worker always takes her birthday off work to do something fun, this tradition appeals to me even more. Out of respect for these two fine traditions, I have decided to throw myself my own birthday party on April 25th. The gift that I give you is Hyson's Hijinks.
Who: Anyone looking for a good excuse to play hooky from work, you can expect to see the Fools out in full force. Don't let the distance keep you away, we are going to be out there for a long time and welcome the company of our fellow FA's.
Where: Meet at Panorama Park in Deep Cove, North Vancouver, BC
When: Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Route: The Hyson's Hijinks course will consist of three loops from Deep Cove to St Andrews Rd (the road crossing before the hydro substation at Millstream/Craigmohr)
Climbing: There will be lots of up with an equal amount of down.
Aid: Be prepared to be self-sufficient. There should be water at Deep Cove, Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge washrooms, and Grouse Mountain washrooms. Of course we will also have access to our vehicles when we return to Deep Cove at the end of each loop. Since it is a birthday party you can expect birthday cake or a reasonable trail facsimile at random points throughout the run.
Schedule: Well we'll start at 12:00 am with a rousing chorus of happy birthday and the traditional blowing out of the candles and then we'll be off into the night. I will need to confer with the rest of the Fools to figure out what might be an appropriate pace and will a detailed schedule closer to the date. I suspect that we'll be out on the trail for the entire duration of my birthday and will finish sometime on the morning of the 26th in time for the post birthday beer, brunch, and nap in that order.
Entry: There is no fee and you don't need to be a member of Club Fat Ass to participate in a Flash event, however whining is not allowed. No registration is required but please indicate your participation via the comment form below. You are responsible for your own well being and safety and should be self sufficient. Please read the Release of All Claims. By participating in this event you agree to the terms of the Release of All Claims.
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A Quick Thank You - Race Report to Follow
Hey Everyone,
On behalf of myself and the rest of the fools, I just wanted to thank everyone who came out and was part of the foolishness, we were grateful to have your support and encouragement. There are too many people to thank individually in this short note so you will have to wait for the extended race report.
All things considered, I am feeling pretty good today and might even be up for the run before the talk on Tuesday. Once the fog lifts from my brain I'll put together a race report recapping the highlights from the weekend. Thanks for helping me celebrate my 37th birthday, it was one hell of a party.
I feel privileged to have
Pics Now Available
For more birthday pics go to : FLICKR
I am still uploading s few more and need to organize them a bit better, but FLICKR is being fickle and slow. THought I should just get some up
Are we having fun yet?
Flickr is back up and
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Congrtats Chad!
What a stud... and a half hour under your projected finish time, too!
Congrats, also, to the other "fools" and everyone who got out on the course over the past few days. That 2 hours was my longest run since New Years Day and the most fun I've had in a long time.
Hope to see your photos at the Speaker Event on Wednesday, Luci!
Just in case anybody
Are we there yet!?
90% there!!!
Perfect timing this morning as Des met up with Chad and I at 6:00am at Mosquito Creek Bridge. I had to haul my ass to work so thanks Des for catching Chad at the perfect time!
Chad rocked the house through the night and even put a little bit of time in the bank. Going up the grouse climb he looked fresh and effortless. Should be a great final last few miles for him!
Rune
Nice night for a run...
Update from Pipeline Bridge 12:50 am
So it's just the Birthday boy Chad and his trusty pacer Ryne who are on the course right now.
Earlier at 10:15pm, I just missed Chad starting Loop 3 with Pat and Ryne keeping him company. Ryne asked for and got a large cheese pizza which the boys happily consumed in a somewhat relaxed setting on the concrete square just before the bridge.
Pat asked for a ride back to his car as he's finished his 9 hour run.
Chad didnt ask for anything, and he looks pretty strong.
Thanks for the update,
We saw the guys on loop 2 at Cleveland Dam twice. They looked in reasonable shape, filled up on cup cakes, chips, granola bars. Daniel had some blisters and looked a bit rough around the edge, but in good spirits.
Ean had hoped to run a short stretch with them, but has been very busy with work. So when he came home around 7:00 last night, I packed him and the kids and dinner for Ean in the car and drove him to the Pipeline Bridge where he started running with Chad, Pat, Ryne and Vanessa. I was supposed to pick him up at Hyannis, a 50min run according to Karl's schedule.
We left before the rest of the Fools arrived, but Lucinda thougth they'd be about 15min late.
When we arrived at Hyannis the light was starting to fade. No runners in sight. Tim and Maureen and Loraine also arrived to support the runners. Still no sign of Ean. Did he run past Hyannis? Eventually, Karl, Gilles and Daniel arrived. They had enough and the plan was to make it to Deep Cove, but stop there and not go on the 3rd loop.
As the boys set off, I tried to do the math and figure out WHAT Ean was thinking. Checked my cell, nothing. Called Chad, no answer. Called home, no answer. Called Ean's cell, no answer...Tim did the calculation and figured I could still meet them at Seymour Mtn. Road.
Off we go. The kids are tired and cranky, Erik is car sick. Seymour Mtn. Road is closed for the day...As I turn around to go to Deep Cove and see the turn off for Indian River Road. Ok, another chance to pick Jackson up. He hasn't run more than 20min in the last 4 month...it's hour 2 now. As I wind my way on pitch black winding Indian Arm Road, missing a turn, back, try again. the kids are panicky by now and just wnat to go home. This dark road frightnens my city kids. Eventually (didn't realize how far it was), I get to the intersection with the BP. Don't stop and continue right away to the next trail head. Lights in the distance. Is that them? YES! They were just about to set off on the last stretch down into Deep Cove. Ean climbs sheepishly into the car.
Update from Loop 2
Thanks for the phone #,
Unfortunately, I can't offer to run with you guys. Even at the end of 100 miles, you are likely to be faster. I will try to coordinate a run on Friday to somehow cross your path, though. I got Cheryl phone # as well, so I should be able to hook up at some point. The kids are off school that day...which makes this a bit more difficult for me.
Thursday Night Beer and Friday Night Run
Pre-Run Meal/Beer/Coffee
For anyone who would like to join us for some pre-run fun, we'll be meeting at Taylor Crossing, 1035 Marine Drive between 9:00 and 9:30 on Thursday night for some food and drink. We'll be there until just before 11:00 and then we are off to drop off vehicles and head to Deep Cove to be ready for our midnight start.
Invitation
Just want to let everybody out there know how much it is appreciated to have someone run with you in the later part of such a long run.
Last year at the Vancouver 100, Ron Adams joined Sylvie Jorger and myself at Cleveland Dam for the last portion of the run at night. It was so nice to have someone fresh and in full possession of his mental capacity to lead us. Not having to look out for the trail was really a nice break.
So here it is, a unique opportunity to spend a wonderful night together. Check out the website for updates of our progression. I will carry my cell as well, 778-882-2932. Thanks.
Here is the Hijinks Schedule
Here is our tentative schedule courtesy of Gilles, please note Karl's disclaimer at the bottom, this is our best guess on how long it could take. Lucinda said that she would do a couple of updates to give people a sense of how close we are to the schedule.
Hyson's Hijinks schedule: based on a 34.5 hrs finishing time
DISTANCE in km
LOOP 1
LOOP 2
LOOP 3
Deep Cove
0 - 54 - 108
0:00 am
10:50 am
10:20 pm
Hyannis Drive
9 - 63 - 117
1:40 am
0:40 pm
0:15 am
Lynn Canyon
13 - 67 - 121
2:30 am
1:30 pm
1:05 am
Cleveland Dam
25 - 79 - 133
4:50 am
4:00 pm
4:00 am
St Andrews Rd
27 - 81 - 135
5:10 am
4:20 pm
4:20 am
Cleveland Dam in
29 - 83 - 137
5:30 am
4:40 pm
4:40 am
Cleveland Dam out
5:50 am
5:00 pm
5:00 am
Lynn Canyon
41 - 95 - 149
8:10 am
7:30 pm
7:45 am
Hyannis Drive
45 - 99 - 153
9:00 am
8:20 pm
8:35 am
Deep Cove
54 - 108 - 162
10:30 am
10:00 pm
10:30 am
10.5 hrs
11.5 hrs
12.5 hrs
Please note that for each loop I have allocated a 20 minutes refuelling time
on the second pass of Cleveland Dam and at Deep Cove.
Disclaimer: Here is a foolproof schedule of the times the Fools expect to be at various locations during the run. It may be useful to those of you planning to only do portions of the run and want to join the Fools, or perhaps avoid them altogether. Note that the Fools may not be at these locations at the times indicated, or anywhere close to those times.
UPDATE UPDATE!!!
The order is 4 eggmcmuffins, 2 coffees, 1 juice. Oh yeah and by the way, throw in a few hashbrowns. 8am at Hyannis drive please
The boys are sounding great. They are about 1 hour ahead of schedule which can change quite a bit +/- through out the day.
New update
Their timing was a bit off. They are actually more on schedule than they thought. John has decided to take a pause and stop running for a bit after deep cove. He will rest up a bit and rejoin them later.
Pictures to be posted later today as well as more comments -I need to get to work now.
PS thanks to Cheryl who helped them out through the night. SHe is either a true saint or a foll like them.
Hi Lucinda, I just posted
I just posted a blog how we missed them at Lynn Canyon this morning. Yes, they were pretty much on schedule.
I'll try to hook up with them at Cleveland Dam this pm.
Support the Fools
THANKS CHERYL & latest loop 2 update
They are in much better spirits since they ate some yummy cupcakes that Linda made, some treats that Sibylle made and John's soup.
Daniel got a wee blister which I gladly taped. Hopefully, the taping will make it better rather than worse.
Tim Wiens and Patrick Hinds have now joined them. They are fresh and eager and livening up the tough spirits.
Baldwin also stopped by to lend some moral support. He is preparing for Miwok so he won't be up for running with the fools. But, I know they were all happy to see him
See you in the morning
Thanks, Des. I was hoping
Mosquito Creek
Des,
Saw Chad and Ryne at Pipeline bridge at 1am, they said that they'll be at the bridge by 6am.
Snow!
did someone say snow?
Glad I was born a week later...
Monty,
I am sorry we missed running with you but I am glad I wasn't on the trail last night, then again next weekend could be even worse. I have had my fill of running in the snow this year, I am hoping for warm weather and sunshine. As Gilles said we'll include you in the results.
Looks like we got ourselves a new FOOL
Yes, they are amazing and inspiring...but they're not Premature!
Monty,
Hyson's Hijinks is next Friday. The 25th. That's probably why you didn't see them, cause they weren't there!
Good Point
We will record your time and distance...
LOL
Pre-race late Pizza snack
Thank you!
Hey Cheryl & Lucinda,
Thank you for your kinds offers to crew, if you think it would be fun and would enjoy doing it then we would welcome your generosity. Gilles is working on our tentative schedule and is hoping to post it today. Right now we are thinking 10.5 hours for the first lap, 11.5 hours for the second, and 12.5 for the third, the schedule will include details of when we'll be at access points. This will be subject to change based on the conditions and how we are feeling, we'll provide an update via Lucinda on Friday morning with readjusted times.
I think the fools are getting together this weekend to do some trail work so we'll discuss aid and get back to you with details. Thanks again for wanting to be part of the hijinks.
PS Sounds like we have added another fool to the mix, Daniel is planning to come up to take part.
Yeah - Daniel
Can't wait!
Crew / Posting Updates
The Cure for the Chronologically Challenged
I always struggle with this as well, to make it easier for everyone, we'll be meeting at Deep Cove at 11:45 pm on Thursday Night and will begin running at 12:00 am Friday.
Pat, good to hear that you'll be joining us for a portion of the run, you'll have a choice of either the first or second night, take your pick. We could be interesting company on the second night.
I'll be posting a schedule in the next week of what we suspect to be our tentative times for each loop.
Crewing
Gilles has it covered
ooops
oh, that was you Lucinda
Thanks for the clarification!
Call me chronologically
Hyson Hijinks
Happy Birthday, Chad!
Great idea. I did the something similar with the Nifty 50 Triathlon last fall and it was a blast. You are a rare bird to be able to treat yourself to a more-or-less spontaneous 100-miler for your birthday, though!
I'd certainly like to celebrate with you at least part of the way.
Question: At which point in your party would it be appropriate to bring out the birthday cake? (I was thinking Cleveland Dam would be a good venue that would be convenient to many.) If you were to have the choice of chocolate, vanilla, Guinness or strawberry gel for your cake, what would it be?
Guinness is Good for You!
Thanks Ean. Maybe the fact that it is St. Paddy's Day is clouding my judgement but I would have to go with the Guinness for its nutritional value. Plus it is easier to stomach after mile 70, Sláinte!
Sounds like my kind of party