I wish there were more Fat Asses. Maybe we’ll see a resurgence as ultras become more expensive and harder to get into?
Every year on New Years Eve day there is a Fat Ass here in Portland called the Purge and Splurge. Everyone shows up at the zoo parking lot and carpooling is arranged to head to the northern Wildwood trailhead, then we all run the 30.2 miles back to our cars via the Wildwood trail in Forest Park. I’ve run it most years I’ve lived here, and hope to again this year.
Thanks for the Fat Ass report! I used to host the local (Helena MT) version. My course was a 30 mile road loop that I ran occasionally in the winter as ‘ultra maintenance’. To accommodate runners who weren’t up for the whole route, I added some relay options: the 2 person “Half Ass” and the multi-person “Skinny Ass”. Some runners just wanted a shorter out & back so were labeled “Lame Ass”. There was very little administrative overhead! Then had a pot luck at my place that evening. Fun times!
Love the idea of the "fat ass" event! Thanks for the shout out as well!
Thanks Cole. I just edited it to use the new "mention" function on Substack with the @ key so hopefully you got notice of the mention!
I actually got an email notification when you did that!
I wish there were more Fat Asses. Maybe we’ll see a resurgence as ultras become more expensive and harder to get into?
Every year on New Years Eve day there is a Fat Ass here in Portland called the Purge and Splurge. Everyone shows up at the zoo parking lot and carpooling is arranged to head to the northern Wildwood trailhead, then we all run the 30.2 miles back to our cars via the Wildwood trail in Forest Park. I’ve run it most years I’ve lived here, and hope to again this year.
That sounds like a great way to start the year!
Thanks for the Fat Ass report! I used to host the local (Helena MT) version. My course was a 30 mile road loop that I ran occasionally in the winter as ‘ultra maintenance’. To accommodate runners who weren’t up for the whole route, I added some relay options: the 2 person “Half Ass” and the multi-person “Skinny Ass”. Some runners just wanted a shorter out & back so were labeled “Lame Ass”. There was very little administrative overhead! Then had a pot luck at my place that evening. Fun times!
Love it!!