Running Stories

Ultra #97 now complete:  

http://www.clubfatass.com/blog/ean-jackson/closing-in-on-100-ultramarathons

and I lived to tell the tale.  Will my calf come unglued for the 17th time before I complete #98?

The KneeKnacker (KKNSTR) is tomorrow.  It's a 50K (OK, OK, Enzo, it's 30-miles...)

For my buddy Steve, this is his first ultra.  With 15 hours to go before the start, Steve is suffering from gastrointestinal distress.  He's all stressed out about what to pack.

So what should he pack?

I was out for a run on the Baden Powell Trail with a pal the other day.  This friend was a bit nervous about competing in his first Knee Knacker 50K.  We got chatting about hints and tips.  In case you are also looking at doing your first ultra, I thought I'd share some of those thoughts here.  If you've done a few long running races, please share your thoughts on my hints and add a few of your own:

Just to let fellow Fat Assers know that Neil Ambrose, Carolyn King and David Crerar successfully completed the West Highland Way Race this past weekend.  David had a great performance and so did we with Carolyn completing her first "almost 100 miler"!  It was a fantastic experience set amongest stunning scenery - yes, I am biased because I am Scottish!  Please see Carolyn's blog for full gritty details!  It should be noted that the course record holder for West Highland Way, Jez Bragg, is competing this weekend at Western States so that should be a good st

You are invited to the inaugural Rossland Run on July 18th, 2009. Distance options (approximate) are 55 km and 25 km. The course will be 95% singletrack with lots of climbing - and what goes up must come down. The starting point would be the Seven Summit trail-head (by Nancy Greene lake) and the ending point would be our place - 1817 Planer Crescent. Cold beverages and a bbq will follow the event. 

Long Version

It's been a fun couple of weeks seeing new trails! Dilly Dally yesterday at Butzen and Mt Slesse in Chilliwack the weekend before. Nice to mix things up a bit. Mt Slesse is the sight of a famous plane crash many years ago. The plane carrying some professional football players as well as regular folks crashed into Mt Slesse, but no one knew this or where the plane went down, until a climber came upon the plane. When we went there was still alot of snow, but in the summer you can see alot of remnants from the plane as no one is allowed to take anything out.

I hung out at the back of the pack of 17 starters
Of this inaugural running of the 80k(50Mi) here in Kelowna.
This year was the first time that the newly rebuilt trestles were incorporated into the course, after the disastrous fire that burnt for weeks in the valleys and mountains behind Kelowna BC.

I ran the entire race with Gail and Janet.
We talked Ultra the whole way and by the second 30k loop of the Myra bypass we had managed to reel in about 6 stragglers.

Glenn Pace's webpage for his solo 24-Hour-Relay run of 110 miles is now up.

Please give early, give often, for this worthy cause:

Here it is:

Today as part of my training for the Scourched Sole 50Mi, I took in a local Half M and made a movie.

Actually there is a lot of Fat Ass stuff in it.

We saw a new gal today from Vancouver win the 1st.Place femail, didn't catch her name...she was very swift today.

I'm still banging away at my super simple training programn for any distance from 5K-180K.

Have a great season, and see you at the Monty.

Camping anybody?