Fluffy Bunny 2010 results, course GPS info, and photos

1 May 2010 Starter Photo - 10 Starters, 10 Finishers
 

The sun started to shine just after we finished! But..... the rain held off at the beginning, so we all enjoyed cruising around the Buntzen Lake area. 

A new member, John Pickles, came out for his first CFA event, and I must have done alright, as he says he'll be back :-)

Doug and Bill tackled the new "long" course I developed, and my estimate was thankfully correct at 27km. A good challenge they said, especially since this was Doug's longest trail run ever. He shortened it a bit, but still...Congrats Doug! He also won a Trail Runner subscription at the post-event coffee locale so that should keep him going. Thanks Trail Runner mag and other sponsors for prizes.

Dave M., Jackie, and myself ran the 14km Lakeview together (I warned them there were hills!), with Ronald and Dave B. adding some all-to-familiar modifications to this (one shorter, one longer). Des managed to remain on course along with John, as did Imelda, and Derek who did the 9.5km jaunt.

Anyway, everyone remained in one piece and I was happy to hear that those who did Lakeview enjoyed seeing a new trail, and getting to avoid part of the somewhat mundane west side of the lake. It's a really beautiful trail, though you don't see the lake that much! (as Dave M. pointed out).

Reagan White wasn't out today, so I think Des is back in the point series lead as he is the refer-ee of today's new member John :-)

Hope to see more folks out next year!

Cheers from your event host, Jess Dagg

Photos. If you have more photos of this event, please upload them to Flickr, add them to the Club Fat Ass Flickr Group, tag with FluffBunny2010 FluffyBunny ClubFatAssEvents ClubFatAssEvents2010 and they will automatically appear in the slideshow below and in the Members In Action section on the right.

more Flickr photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/billdagg/sets/72157623972473620/show/

GPS course link for 27km route:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/31885547?sms_ss=email

Survey: Please take a moment to fill out the post event survey.

Results:

First Name	Last Name	Distance	Time	Points
Bill	Dagg	27km	3:58	2+1*
Doug	McConnell	23km	3:45	2+1*
Jess	Dagg	14km	2:10	2+2^+1*
Dave	Montgomery	14km	2:10	1+1*
Jackie	Montgomery	14km	2:10	2+1*
Des	Mott	14km	1:28	2+1*
Ronald	Ness	15km	2:12	1
Dave	Berg	12km	1:29	1
Derek	Sakamoto	9.5km	1:05	2
Imelda	Wong	9.5km	1:05	2
John	Pickles	9.5km	1:35	2

* garbage point

^event host points

2009 Fluffy Bunny - Year 5

20 June 2009  Starter Photo - 12 Starters, 12 Finishers

Report: It was a perfect day for a run in the mountains.  The temperatures hovered in the upper teens, the sun peaked out a few times and the rains held off.  The only disappointment from Krys, John and I's, perspective was the lack of view from the top of Dilly Dally and Mt Beautiful. I'm sure it's gorgeous, but alas, all we saw was fog! What did not disappoint was the extensive and tough climb to the top-all of us underestimated it-and the running joke was "I think this is the top" only to discover that we had to keep going up more! Lots of snow still remains up there, and we spent about 15-20 minutes looking for the last section before the top as it was hard to see in the fog and the trail was buried. Very bushy and steep trail at times, but deep down we were all glad for it due to our upcoming 125km Canadian Death Race on the august long weekend. Unfortunatly Bill sprained his ankle last weekend and couldn't join us today. I'm sure he would have loved the punishment as well, considering he's in the Death Race too :) 

Lindsay Lake area and the downhill on Halvor Lunden back to Buntzen were a highlight. I think it's a new favourite trail of mine, and the reverse of today isn't so bad either, having done it last October. Going to the Lakes and back it a nice loop as the uphill is steady, but not a grind, the lake area is gorgeous and runnable to keep momentum, and the downhill is fun and flowy!! Lakeview trail at Buntzen Lake is my other favourite. Also very flowy and beautiful foliage.

Anyhow, I was happy to have such experienced and familar Club Fat Assers for my first time as an event host. And even a Jackson family member from Toronto! Thanks everyone! We decided against the full 35km today due to lack of time, along with the lack of desire a few days previous :)  Perhaps I'll tackle the full Fluffy Bunny next year, but I'll make sure there are clearer skies! I'm not going up there again on a cloudy day ;)  

Check out my photos below. Cheers! Jess

Photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23584423@N02/sets/72157619947057547/

If you have more photos of this event, please upload them to Flickr, add them to the Club Fat Ass Flickr Group, tag with FluffBunny2009 FluffyBunny and ClubFatAssEvents and they will automatically appear in a slideshow linked here and in the Members In Action section on the right.

Survey: Please take a moment to fill out the post event survey.

Results:

First Name	Last Name	Event	Time	Points
Krys	Pick	25km	6:25	2
John	Wilson	25km	6:25	2
Jess	Bassil	25km	6:25	4
desmond	mott	15km	2:06	2+1*
Alice	Beaudet	15km	2:52:30	1 +1
Ean	Jackson	15km	2:52:30	1+1*
Erik	Jackson	11km	2:52:30	1 +1*
Claudia	Bullington	15km	3:33	2+1*
Sibylle	Tinsel	15km	3:33	2+1*
Craig	Moore	11km	1:33	2+1*
Linda Leigh	Jackson	11km	2:20	1
Johanna	Jackson	11km	2:20	1
*garbage
Lori	Moody	11km		-1

 

5Peaks Buntzen Lake Warm Up - Results

30 August 2009:  Starter Photo - 33 Starters

Report: It was a perfect day for a run in the mountains. The morning dawned clear and fresh and the temperatures soon reached the mid twenties.

This was the first Club Fat Ass hosted orientation run for a 5Peaks race.  Response was overwhelming from both run leaders and participants, especially for the short notice runners were given.  Thanks to everybody who made this a success.

Quite a few runners switched their shoes to take advantage of the Salomon shoe demo before heading out on either the 11km Sports- or the 15.5km Enduro course.  Run leaders soon fell into a pace with their respective charges and enjoyed the vistas. With a leader/runner ratio of 1/3 everybody was well taken care off.

After keeping up with the fast dogs for a few meters I soon fell to my spot at the back of the pack to run sweep on the 11km course following the Bunzten Lake trail.  My little group with Claudia, new member Jackie and beginner runner Aida enjoyed the vistas and quite a few times felt compelled to jump into the cool, clear and calm waters of Buntzen Lake.  Aida, who ran the 5km 5Peaks race in Whistler the week prior, is a beginner runner, who has only trained on a treadmill.  Considering her non existent trail experience, she did an outstanding job negotiating the roots and rocks and ups and downs.  She now is motivated to join a clinic to expand her running and learn about pacing ;-) 

When we arrived back at the gazebo, fast boy, Tom, and fast girl, Alison, who had whipped around the lake with the faster groups, were already waiting for us.   Soon, the 15km runners with their leaders Ward, Duncan, Christine and John started to trickle in.  Some were surprised by the challenging terrain, some blown away by the amazing views from the Diez Vistas trail, but all were happy with their accomplishments and ready to tackle the 5Peaks race in 3 weeks.

Photos of the day are posted here.  If you have more photos of this event, please upload them to Flickr, add them to the Club Fat Ass Flickr Group, tag with 5PeaksBuntzenLakeWarmUp2009 5PeaksBunztenLakeWrmUp and ClubFatAssEvents and they will automatically appear in the slideshow and in the Members In Action section on the right.

Survey: Please take a moment to fill out the post event survey.

Note: 5Peaks and Club Fat Ass already are planning training runs for the 2010 5Peaks BC series.  Details will be posted here once dates are set, so stay tuned.

Results: (please note this was an orientation run with an emphasis on staying together and we did not keep times)

First Name	Last Name	City	Event
Alison	Calder	West Vancouver	Enduro - 15km
brent	davidson	maple ridge	Enduro - 15km
Dave	Fouchard	Maple Ridge	Enduro - 15km
Marianne	Fouchard	Maple Ridge	Enduro - 15km
Bill	Hotzdki	Maple Ridge	Enduro - 15km
Sylvia	Lee	Vancouver	Enduro - 15km
Mark	Magnusson	Port Moody	Enduro - 15km
DarbyKai	Standrick	Mission	Enduro - 15km
Ian	Togerson	Coquitlam	Enduro - 15km
Todd	Ulriksen	Maple Ridge, BC	Enduro - 15km
Colin	W	vancouver	Enduro - 15km
Phil	Waters	Vancouver	Enduro - 15km
Craig	Baber	Chilliwack	Sport - 11km
Anders	Bergman	North Vancouver	Sport - 11km
Trevor	Bowkett	Whiterock	Sport - 11km
Claudia	Bullington	Richmond	Sport - 11km
Shauna	Burns	Port Moody	Sport - 11km
John	Graham	Maple Ridge	Sport - 11km
Phil	Green	New Westminster	Sport - 11km
Emily	Kerr	Vancouver	Sport - 11km
David	Montgomery	Vancouver	Sport - 11km
Jackie	Montgomery	Vancouver	Sport - 11km
Aida	Rodriguez	Maple Ridge	Sport - 11km
Pete	Smith	Abbotsford	Sport - 11km
Fran	Topp	Port Moody	Sport - 11km
Tom	Craik	Vancouver	Run Leader 11km
Alison	Jones		Run Leader 11km
Eric	Lorenz	Vancouver	Run Leader 11km
Sibylle	Tinsel	North Vancouver	Run Leader 11km
Ward	Beemer	Vancouver	Run Leader 15km
Duncan	Coo	Vancouver	Run Leader 15km
John	Jones	Coquitlam	Run Leader 15km
Christine	Rybak	North Vancouver	Run Leader 15km

2008 Fluffy Bunny - Year 4

The fourth running on the Fluffy Bunny is now in the books and once again a good time was had by all. Mild and cloudy weather made for excellent running conditions, but unfortunately the stunning views from the Diez Vista trail were obscured by the clouds. Thanks to all who came out and I hope to see you all next year!

Name	Distance	Time	Points
David Jenkins	12.29km	1:31	2
Betty Weins	12.29km	1:31	2
Carrie Graham	11km	1:31	2
Cheryl Johnson	11km	1:35	2
Matt Sessions	15km	1:36	2
Ryan Conroy	15km	1:43	2
Geoffrey Palmer	15km	2:01	3*
Desmond Mott	15km	2:01	3**
Chris Benn	15km	2:01	2
Ryne Melchner	15km	2:01	3**
Monty Watts	15km	2:46	2

 

* Bonus Event Host Point

** Bonus Garbage Collection Point

2007 Fluffy Bunny - Year 3

4 August 2007 - Starter Photo

Thanks to all who came out.  The Fluffy Bunny was as spectacular as ever.  Congrats to all who did the 25km... a solid day indeed!
I look forward to seeing you all at next year's run. 

More photos are posted here. If you have photos of this event, please upload them to Flickr, add them to the Club Fat Ass Flickr Group, tag with FluffBunny2007 and ClubFatAssEvents and they will automatically appear via this link and in the Members In Action section on the right.

Please take a moment to fill out the post event survey at: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB226S478KY8B

Name	Distance	Time	Points
Ean Jackson	25 km	5:54	2
John McGrath	25 km	5:54	1
Rob Ruff	25 km	6:00	1
Elke Bauer	25 km	6:00	2
Desmond Mott	15 km	2:04	2
Kim Taylor	15 km	2:37	2
Kathy Banks	15 km	3:28	1
Geoff Palmer	15 km	3:30	3**
Paige Oliver	15 km	3:30	2
Cheryl Johnson	15 km	3:30	2
Kelsey Mauch	15 km	3:30	2
Cynnimon Rain	15 km	3:30	1
Sibylle Tinsel	11 km	2:20	3*
Johanna Jackson	11 km	2:20	2
Erik Jackson	11 km	2:20	2
Baldwin Lee	11 km	2:21	2*

*   Bonus Point point for garbage collection
** Event Host Point

2006 Fluffy Bunny - Year 2

2005 Fluffy Bunny - Year 1

Fluffy Bunny Trail Run 2005 Race Report

Or

How an event host can get lost on his own route!

I don’t throw the title “hard ass” around loosely, but to call Carlos Castillo Sr. a hard ass would be an understatement. 8 hours and 19 minutes after starting the Fluffy Bunny Trail Carlos emerged from the trail tired, sweaty and covered in blood.

The day began innocently enough. The warm temperatures and clear skies made for ideal running conditions for the 14 runners of the inaugural Fluffy Bunny Trail Run. Shortly after 8:30 the race began with 2 runners planning on doing the 35 km route, 1 planning on the 25 km route, 9 doing the 15 km loop and 1 doing the 8 km loop.

For most of the runners, the run began on the Diez Vista trail. After a moderate climb, the runners were treated to some spectacular views of Deep Cove and Indian Arm. The trail was particularly tough for trail running beginner Adam Shih. Despite his lack of experience on the trail, he was able to keep a brisk pace and said the views were well worth the climb.

After the Diez Vista Trail most runners headed back while 2 headed for the Dilly Daly trail: myself and Carlos. Ken Hardinge-Rooney was also on the DD trail as part of the 25 km run.

The trail began with a climb; a LONG climb. Unfortunately about ¾ of the way up a different trail broke off from the main trail. Not having noticed this turn off on any previous trip up the trail I was not looking for it and for whatever reason we headed down the wrong trail. I didn’t know it at the time but Ken had also headed down this wrong trail about 2 hours before we arrived there. We soon arrived at a boulder field. I knew at this point we were on the wrong trail because I didn’t remember this from any of my previous trips on the trail but I figured that because the trail was well marked it was simply an alternate route to the summit of the trail. We decided to continue across the boulder field. At this point Carlos took a bit of a spill and hit his head on one of the sharp granite rocks. It only took a few seconds before his face and arm were covered in blood. Luckily after a sitting for a minute the wound healed enough to continue. This happened about 3 and a half hours into the trail. So we continued on the trail we thought would reach the summit. The trail did hit the summit alright… the WRONG summit. Once at the wrong summit we decided to turn around and retrace our steps. About 2 hours and 8 km after missing the trail we made it back to the split point and this time headed down the correct trail. Ken eventually turned around and made it back to the trail split point over 3 hours after going down the wrong trail. So finally on the correct trail, Carlos and I headed to the summit. At an elevation of 1270 meters the views were amazing in all directions. Along the way we passed several hikers all wondering how a guy whose face was covered in blood could still be running. We eventually hit the upper lakes and soon after began the long run down back to the car. About 5 hours after hitting his head, Carlos was finally able to clean his wound.

I would like to congratulate all those who ran all the distances. I’m sure there were many stories from the run and I invite all those with good stories to post them on the website. I hope to see you all again next year.

Here are the official times:

 

Fluffy Bunny Trail Run	35K	Time	Points
Carlos	Castillo Sr.	8:19*	2
Geoff	Palmer	8:19*	3
Ken	Hardinge-Rooney	7:35*	2
Whoa Nelly Run	15 km
Desmond	Mott	2:04	2
Guillaume	Zahnd	2:04	1
Adam	Shih	2:30	2
Sarah	Goring	2:36	2
Tuiber-Abramsen**	Myka	2:36	1
Doug	Bodnar	2:45*	1
Patricia	Barry	4:04	3***
Schuller	Rhonda	4:04	2***
Sibylle	Tinsel	4:04	3***
Cheryl	Johnson	4:10	3***
Extreme Punishment Run	8 km
Baldwin	Lee	1:16
* Ran longer than posted distance
** Sorry about the poor spelling of the name!
*** earned 1 point extra for picking garbage off the trail

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Course - Buntzen Lake - 9.5km

Fast Time	Be prepared for up to 2 hours of running without access to water	km
08:30	Reference Point - Buntzen Lake Beach – Start / Finish. Go to the farthest parking lot and park as close as you can to the beach.  There's lots of free parking and washrooms are on the beach. Run distances measured from the beach end of the parking lot.
09:00	Start. At the beach, north end of parking lot.	0.0
	1. Buntzen Lake Trail (#4) - East Side. This section takes you around the east side of Buntzen Lake and finishes at a suspension bridge. -Head towards the far east washrooms. Behind them there is a small wooden bridge. Cross and turn left, and stay left. There will be an access to the dog park around there. You are now on the east side of Buntzen Lake.
	- Run north on the Buntzen Lake Trail (rolling terrain) keeping the lake on your left until you pop up onto a gravel road. Stay left along the fence, and over the small incline in the road. There will be a another trail that drops down on your left after the fence. Don't follow the gravel road down.
	-At the bottom you'll see a water outlet (often raging). Trail heads west. You'll come out to the North Beach. Continue west. You will find the suspension just before another access to the road. It's hiding behind a signboard. Cross.
	-You are now on the west side of Buntzen Lake.
	2. Buntzen Lake Trail (#4) - West Side . This section takes you back to the start along the west side of Buntzen Lake.
	- Very shortly (heading southwest now), you will reach a fork in the trail. Stay left (straight is for Lakeview Trail and it goes up up up). Keep the water on your left hand side. Terrain is up and down.
	- The trail will end with a gravel road, called Pumphouse Rd. Continue south (straight) along this road until you see the "floating bridge" on your left hand side. Cross.
	- Go left, then take every left (you'll end up on the 'Energy Trail') you come to until you reach the south beach again! You're done!

 

Course - Lakeview - 14km

Fast Time	Be prepared for up to 2.5 hours of running without access to water	km
08:30	Reference Point - Buntzen Lake Beach – Start / Finish. Go to the farthest parking lot and park as close as you can to the beach.  There's lots of free parking and washrooms are on the beach. Run distances measured from the beach end of the parking lot.
09:00	Start. At the beach, north end of parking lot.	0.0
	1. Buntzen Lake Trail (#4) - East Side. This section takes you around the east side of Buntzen Lake and finishes at a suspension bridge. -Head towards the far east washrooms. Behind them there is a small wooden bridge. Cross and turn left, and stay left. There will be an access to the dog park around there. You are now on the east side of Buntzen Lake.
	- Run north on the Buntzen Lake Trail (rolling terrain) keeping the lake on your left until you pop up onto a gravel road. Stay left along the fence, and over the small incline in the road. There will be a another trail that drops down on your left after the fence. Don't follow the gravel road down.
	-At the bottom you'll see a water outlet (often raging). Trail heads west. You'll come out to the North Beach. Continue west. You will find the suspension just before access to the road. It's hiding behind a sign board. Cross.
	-You are now on the west side of Buntzen Lake.
	2. Lakeview Trail (#4) - West Side . This section takes you back to the start along the west side of Buntzen Lake, but on a slightly higher trail.
	- Very shortly (heading southwest now), you will reach a fork in the trail. Stay right/straight and up for a few minutes. Next intersection go left (straight is Old Buntzen Lake Trail). There is a weathered 4x4 nailed to a tree engraved with "Lakeview Trail". Go up! There are a few good climbs, and it goes up and down alot. At one point it parallels the Buntzen Lake trail and you'll beable to see it on your left, but then you climb back up again! One nice viewpoint at the powerlines.
	- The trail will end with a gravel road, called Pumphouse Rd. Continue south (right) along this road, past the "floating bridge" on your left hand side. Do not cross! Continue to the end of the gravel road where it almost meets the main road to Buntzen Lake. There's a paved pathway on the left before the yellow gate. Take that, which shortly crosses the entrance roadway to the trail on the other side. You are now on the Academy Trail.
	3. Academy Trail (#9)  Parallells the roadway into the park. Shortly after crossing the road, you'll cross another backroad. Continue straight, and it heads uphill slightly. Don't deviate from the trail, and you'll head down again. Pass by the Equestrian parking lot (not through). You'll reach an obvious fork/t-intersection. Take the left over the wooden bridge.
	- Continue on this trail until it hits a gravel road. This is part of the Powerhouse road. Go right. At a right-turn bend in the road, stay straight down a rocky trail. Come out from behind the washrooms and you're done!!

 

Course - Diez Vista - 27km

 

Fast Time	Be prepared for up to 5 hours of running without access to water	km
08:30	Reference Point - Buntzen Lake Beach – Start / Finish. Go to the farthest parking lot and park as close as you can to the beach.  There's lots of free parking and washrooms are on the beach. Run distances measured from the parking lot.
09:00	Start. Beach (north) end of parking lot.	0.0
	1. Buntzen Lake Trail (#4) - East Side. This section takes you around the east side of Buntzen Lake and finishes at a suspension bridge. -Head towards the far east washrooms. Behind them there is a small wooden bridge. Cross and turn left, and stay left. There will be an access to the dog park around there. You are now on the east side of Buntzen Lake.
	- Run north on the Buntzen Lake Trail (rolling terrain) keeping the lake on your left until you pop up onto a gravel road. Stay left along the fence, and over the small incline in the road. There will be a another trail that drops down on your left after the fence. Don't follow the gravel road down.
	-At the bottom you'll see a water outlet (often raging). Trail heads west. You'll come out to the North Beach. Continue west. You will find the suspension just before another access to the road. It's hiding behind a signboard. Cross. -You are now on the west side of Buntzen Lake.
	2. Lakeview Trail (#4) - West Side . This section takes you back to the start along the west side of Buntzen Lake, but on a slightly higher trail.
	- Very shortly (heading southwest now), you will reach a fork in the trail. Stay right/straight and up for a few minutes. Next intersection go left (straight is Old Buntzen Lake Trail). There is a weathered 4x4 nailed to a tree engraved with "Lakeview Trail". Go up! There are a few good climbs, and it goes up and down alot. At one point it parallels the Buntzen Lake trail and you'll beable to see it on your left, but then you climb back up again! A nice viewpoint at the powerlines.
	- The trail will end with a gravel road, called Pumphouse Rd. Continue south (straight) along this road until you see the "floating bridge" on your left hand side. TURN RIGHT UP DIEZ VISTA TRAIL.
	3. Diez Vista Trail (#6). This section takes you straight up and down the famous Diez Vista (10 views in Spanish) Trail and finishes at the north end of Buntzen Lake.
	- Go right and uphill on the Diez Vista Trail. After about 2K, you will come to intersection with Horseshoe Trail.  Continue straight.
	- At the 3-way "saddle" to Sasamat Lake (which is left), go straight and under power lines
	- after about 1K, you will reach a junction.  Go left.  (Right will take you to same place, but steeper climb)
	- at junction near top, go right towards Punta del Este.  Stop at Punta Aprecio and check out view of Sasamat Lake and SFU.
	- in about 250M, you will come to Punta del Este (550m).  If the clouds allow, look down on Buntzen Lake South Beach where you started.
	- stay right and uphill.  Pass Cima Amanecer (570m).  There is a bit of up and down in this section. Vista #1 looks out over Deep Cove.
	- Vista #2 is in about 500m.  #3 looks out over Second Narrows bridge.  Other vistas follow (#4 is of Mt Seymour, #6 is of a remote cabin on Indian Arm.)
	- you will eventually begin a steep downhill section, followed by about 100m of flat with a "T" intersection.  Go left.
	- you will intersect a dirt road. Go right, and follow the road under the power lines
	- turn right onto the Old Buntzen Lake trail at the clearing.  Stay straight at any intersections until you get down to the lake again. You have been here before! Go Right.
	4. Buntzen Lake Trail (#4) - West Side . This section takes you back to the start along the west side of Buntzen Lake.
	- The trail will end with a gravel road, called Pumphouse Rd. Continue south (right) along this road, past the "floating bridge" again on your left hand side. Do not cross yet again! Continue to the end of the gravel road where it almost meets the main road to Buntzen Lake. There's a paved pathway on the left before the yellow gate. Take that, which shortly crosses the entrance roadway to the trail on the other side. You are now on the Academy Trail.
	5. Academy Trail (#9)  Parallells the roadway into the park. Shortly after crossing the road, you'll cross another backroad. Continue straight, and it heads uphill slightly. Don't deviate from the trail (ie. there's a sharp right up to Eagle Ridge-no!), and you'll head down again. Pass by the Equestrian parking lot (not through). You'll reach a fork. Take the left over the wooden bridge.
	- Continue on this trail until it hits a gravel road. This is part of the Powerhouse road. Go right. At a right-turn bend in the road, stay straight down a rocky trail. Come out from behind the washrooms and you're done!!