Okay, so I am a month++ behind. I've been busy.
Anyway, the 2011 Catherines FA 50k will be 8am on July 23, 2011. Entries will be taken as of 10am, Wednesday June 8. More information will be posted here very soon!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Friday, July 30, 2010
2010 Catherines Fat Ass 50k Results
Here are the results of the 2010 Catherines Fat Ass 50k.
Okay, the times were generally slow. It was over 100 degrees, humid, and hilly. The course was new and the aid stations tended to be far apart -especially once it really got hot. Many people stopped to take a mid-race shower. It takes time to get pampered at the aid stations! Most importantly, we ALL survivied the 2010 Catherines!
Brian Schmidt 50k 5:30 First 50k Finisher Dan Rose 50k 5:40 Keith Knipling 50k 5:44 Harland Peelle 50k 6:10 William weidman 50k 6:36 Sabrina Moran 50k 6:50 First 50k Female Amy Leigh Brown 50k 7:10 Bethany Patterson 50k 7:21 John Cassilly 50k 7:21 Marc Griffin 50k 7:21 Greg Zaruba 50k 7:22 Jack Broaddus 50k 7:23 Joseph Landreth 50k 7:25 Gary Knipling 50k 7:30 Joe Kilcoyne 50k 7:41 Gaynor Bourgeois 50k 7:43 Keith Moore 50k 7:43 Natalie Kennedy 50k 7:43 Jen Jacobs 50k 7:53 Bill Gentry 50k 7:55 Mike Bailey 50k 7:55 Brian Mcneil 50k 8:03 Rob Dolan 50k 8:12 Bill Sublett 50k 8:17 Devon Kiernan 50k 8:17 Dan Aghdam 50k 8:18 Farouk Elkassed 50k 8:30 Bob Anderson 50k 8:31 Brittany Zale 50k 8:37 David Snipes 50k 8:37 Ed Cacciapaglia 50k 8:40 Alan Lagon 50k 8:45 Matthew Anderson 50k 9:34 Bill Wandel 50k 9:40 Bill Turrentine 50k ? Jarett Tighe 50k ? Mike Campbell 28m 5:50 Holly Franz 26m 8:58 Jen Page 26m 8:58 Sophie Speidel 25.9m 6:50 Marlin Yoder 23m 5:29 mike gholson 23m 6:05 Mark Mckennett 23m 7:43 Pam Gowen 24m 7:43 Maria Bertacchi 24m ? Stuart Kern 24m 5:02 Scott Crabb 23m 5:45 Jon Norris 23m 6:06 Bob Hagan 23m 6:20 Theo Mestrini 23m 6:30 Craig Penrose 23m 6:50 Bob Gaylord 23m 8:07 Ed Demoney 23m 8:46 Sharon Lapkoff 22m 6:00 Russ Evans 22m 6:05 Bob Phillips 21m ? Brad Hinton 20m 4:00 Regina Nuzzo 19m 7:00 Juliana Brown 16+m 5:25 Sara Davidson 16+m 5:25 Caroline Williams 16+m 8:55 Luanne Turrntine 16+m 8:55 Gary Hearn 16+m ? Trever Shick 13.5m ?
Any of you who have the questions mark where your time should have been, well, I sweated on the sheet and it got blurry. Let me know if you want to pick a time to insert in place of the ?.
See you next year!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
MAJOR Changes for CFA!
Changes for the 2010 Catherines FA 50k
There are a lot of things going on with the Catherines FA 50k this year which are going to require major changes in the run. Due to road construction that blocks access to BOTH main aid stations, the course has changed for this year. The alternative course will use elements of the normal course, just rearranged to allow access to aid stations in different locations. Details can be found at http://tinyurl.com/Alt-CFA.
Also, due to the 100 degree weather that is predicted for Saturday, CFA will offer a this-year-only shortcut that will turnaround at Pitt Spring Overlook and only total 21.4 miles with 5,153 feet of elevation gain. I would prefer everyone make the decision that will get them to the post-run party in the best shape, even if that means running shorter than planned.
Here is the 2010 alternative course:
Here is the course description:
S/F to Pink.
Left on Pink to Purple Trail.
Left on Purple to Catherines Furnace. (AID STATION)
Right past Furnace and up the road to Cub Run road intersection. Turn right and go up the road to Pitt Spring. (SELF-SERVE AID STATION)
Up the hill on the Orange Trail
SHORTCUT – For the 21 mile option, turn left at the Pitt Spring Overlook, see the view and turn around and retrace your steps back to the start.
If you are continuing the full distance, continue to the Left turn onto the Yellow Trail.
Down the hill on Yellow to the trail head at Cub Run Road. (AID STATION)
Turn around to go the same route back to the start.
Aid stations will be located at the Catherines Furnace (in both directions), and at the trailhead of the Yellow Trail. The route we are using crosses directly through the normal Pitt Spring Aid Station and there is a wonderful, free-flowing spring right there that should be used as a self-service Water only aid station. That water is nice and cold and tastes great.
I would prefer that everyone starts at the same time, as it helps greatly with runner accountability and tracking. An early start might get you to the Aid Station prior to it arriving.
I will have maps for the new course availble at the start.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Entrant List for CFA 2010
The Runner List is final. So, as of now, here is the list:
RunnerList
Alan Lagon Amy Leigh Brown Bethany Patterson Bill Gentry Bill Ramsey Bill Sublett Bill Turrentine Bill Wandel Bob Anderson Bob Gaylord Bob Hagan Bob Phillips Brad Hinton Brian Mcneil Brian Schmidt Brittany Zale Charlie Miracle Craig Penrose Dan Aghdam Dan Rose Dave Quivey David Snipes Debbie Shaffer Denise Coll Devon Kiernan Ed Cacciapaglia Ed Demoney Eric Harris Farouk Elkassed Franklin Wood Gary Hearn Gary Knipling Gaynor Bourgeois Greg Zaruba Harland Peelle Holly Franz Jack Broaddus Jarett Tighe Jen Jacobs Jen Page Jerry Jared Jill Quivey jimm Ouellette Joe Kilcoyne John Cassilly john hayward Jon Norris Joseph Landreth Juliana Brown Kari Anderson Keith Knipling Keith Moore Marc Griffin Maria Bertacchi Mark Mckennett Marlin Yoder Matthew Anderson Matthew Lancaster Mike Bailey Mike Campbell mike gholson Natalie Kennedy Pam Gowen Quatro Hubbard Regina Nuzzo Rob Dolan Russ Evans Sabrina Moran Sara Davidson Scott Crabb Sharon Lapkoff Sophie Speidel Stuart Kern Trever Shick William weidman
Friday, July 9, 2010
Bring Your Shoes!
Not only should you bring the shoes you will be wearing, but bring gently worn shoes to donate to Wendy Marszalek's Shoes For Success. Wendy will be collecting shoes at the start of Catherines for this excellent program.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Trail Maintenance Day, June 27
Anyone who would like to go out and help clear the CFA trail, I am heading there this Sunday and would like some company. Let me know if you have any interest. I have extra tools for a couple people.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
CFA GPS GPX URL
If that title made any sense to you then you are into maps. We are fortunate to have Bill Sublett's wonderful GPS Tracker, which you can use to construct a map and elevation profile of the Catherines course.
Updated Entrants List
As will be done multiple times prior to raceday, I have uploaded the newest entrant list for your viewing pleasure. If you moved to the Runner List, I should have already let you know. Anyone on that Runner List who finds they will not be able to run, please let me know as soon as possible so I can let someone else run in your place.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
What is a FA?
I have had a couple of inquiries about refering to Catherines as 'FA', versus spelling out the words. No, the name of the run has not changed! It is just that many email filters have had some issues with the spell-out words in the past, so 'FA' gets us past that.
Entries Open on Thursday, June 3rd for the 2010 CFA50k
Work and other stuff has settled enough that I am ready for the email onslaught of CFA entries. Starting tomorrow morning at 9am, June 3, I will start taking entries. We are limited to having 75 runners, so those beyond 75 will be added to a Waiting List.
Enter by sending your name and email address where you want to be contacted about the run. Send your entry to:
Enter by sending your name and email address where you want to be contacted about the run. Send your entry to:
Jeff Reed
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