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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

Comments

Belated Pure Satisfaction

This just in from Keith Nichol: We couldn't make the Pure Satisfaction run on the day, so we did it this last Saturday and had a lot of fun. I'm not sure if you want to add our times but for the record turn around was in 1:55 and the final results were:-

Fatassers
Keith Nichol - 3:58
Kathy Nomura - 3:58
Julie Matteau - 4:03

Non Fatasser (he might join this year)
David Bishop - 4:03

Two minutes slower than last year, but we do have the excuse of being a year older! For the record, if you don't already have it, 4,130 feet of elevation change, high point +- 1,374 feet.

Doug MacKay and the bonus K's

Yo! Doug, was it the fog? I too find it hard to follow writen directions (Dyslexia), did you find any trail trash out there? I can never figure out the points system, does Sibylle use the spin the bottle technique? Hahahahaha! You dah man.....
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Spin the bottle....???

Hey Carlos,

Points are awarded at the discretion of the EH.  So spin the bottle yourself...hehehe
Craig Moore won fair and square, he even provided photos of the trash he collected in his waterbottle (talking about bottles).  Next year you can earn points by signing up new members as well...Craig was nice enough to insist that I didn't ding the no shows with minus points today! 

I have to give Doug a call.  He missed a turn on the way out and arrive just behind us at the turn around and Ethelyn's great aid and knitting station.  I noticed that he arrived in back Deep Cove just before us, so it seems he got lost again?  Hope he didn't hit his head on a tree.

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