Goodness, it's only a month until New Years day 2010... time to get stoked for some serious misery!
Here are some thoughts on how to train for this Vancouver New Years Day classic run:
- take 4 hours cold showers with your running gear on. Put ice cubes down your pants if you are serious about completing the 50K distance
- run laps on the nearest curling rink in your bare feet
- train for running with a hangover. Get one of those hats that have built-in beer can holders and straws so you don't have to reach for a little hair of the dog.
Any other thoughtful hints and tips from frequent finishers?
Seriously now, I plan to cap this animal show at 100 again this year and there are lots of folks signed up already, so please be sure to register ASAP if you'd also like your friends and family to question your sanity.
- Yes, you can run less than 50-kilometers if you want to.
- Yes, you can run the course twice (you know who you are and yes, if you do run it twice on NY Day, you will set a new world record and I will buy you a beer at the finisher party!)
- Of course you can go for a swim afterwards. I expect you will try to beat the current record of 10:50 whether you keep your running clothes on or not.
- Yes, you can win a prize if you share your New Years athletic resolutions before the end of 2009 and live up to most of them in 2010
Not sure if you're tough enough? Then run each of Mountain to Sea, Pure Satisfaction and Galbraith Mountain Tour each weekend between now and New Years.
Misery loves company, so I look forward to seeing you dark and early this Friday 1 January!
"Rain, No Train" Jackson
Host of the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50K Run and Freeze Your Fat Ass Swim
Comments
FA50 double did I hear double!
Well now I may just have to drive to Raincouver again!
Doubling-up on the Year?
Help me here. You're so far out there I dare to ask...
After completing fifty (50) 50-milers in 2009, you want to start 2010 with a 100K?
Woman, you need a drink and a shrink!
(BTW, you and Barry are welcome to stay over chez nous on NY eve.)
What are you calling
What are you calling Raincouver? Have you seen the sunshine?? It could blind you
CFA Remote New Year's Run
St Louis New Year's Day Fat Ass 50km or miles ;-)
Great Jason, please post the site as a Flash once you have figured out the details.
Hard to say...
Not sure how many miles I can talk the St. Louis goof-balls in to running. I might have to get to ultra-distance on my own, but we'll see. My guess is it will be a "custom" distance for everyone involved. Could, however, use some help in learning how to post a "Flash" event on here. Technology = not my forte!
Posting a Flash
It's easy. And don't tell me you are tech challenged...you are so wired, it's not even funny. You'd be the perfect candidate for Reagan's top secret Club Fat Ass IPhone app...but hang on...you had a Blackberry, bummer.
Anyway, instructions on how to post a Flash are at http://www.clubfatass.com/help/general#flash_event Let me know if you need help.
now that would be somethin'
if you do a double dip as well, now that would be somethin'. Regardless, as lovely an idea as that sounds for starting the new year, I think you're such Fools.
Look what you've done!
and I thought 50K of misery was more than enough...
Tim, I get the impression that your temporary insanity may have struck a chord with others in the asylum.
I blame Karl!
Karl, Lorie and the other fools, who seem to run 100 milers every other weekend, have been a very bad influence
. Try running eight hours with them sometime and not coming up with some crazy ideas.
FA50 Double
Setting a "new world record" seems like reason enough to do the course twice Ean. Count me in!
Double
Sounds like fun. Count me in as well.