UPDATES ... NUMBER OF RUNNERS JOINING FAT ASS & FAT ASS SHIRT

Happy Holidays folks!

We are happy to announce that as of 29 December 2010, 5:05PM, there are 134 runners who have registered for Fat Ass! 52 for 24 hours, 60 for the 12-hour event and 22 for the 6-hour category and counting. The biggest count so far and the numbers are something we did not anticipate. This is getting exciting. So, we only have 16 slots open. Final list will be posted on or before 03 January 2011 or as soon as the 150 slots are taken.

2011 UTMB REGISTRATION IS STILL . . . OPEN!

Folks, disregard the post below. It was a technical error on the UTMB website and I was able to pre-register and pay! Yehey! Yehey! I hope my registration will be approved. Don has pre-registered as well. If this is meant for us, our applications will be approved. Don and wife, Trina, thank you for your help! 2011 is shaping up for another exciting ultrarunning year.

Double cheers!

Jon (keeping his fingers crossed)

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PRE-RACE THOUGHTS ON BDM160 and BDM102 RACES

Remember these words during BDM102/160 or any ultra 100k and beyond for that matter:

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Kahlil Gibran


Bataan Death March (BDM) 160km will be one of my goal races for 2011 aside from UTMB. We might as well run/race while we are still relatively young (My golly I will be 41 by 06 January 2011). FAT ASS though will always hold a special place in my heart. It is not because I am one of the organizers but because it is the only running event where it is so relaxing to log in ultra distance and NOT feel drained or exhausted afterwards. The camaraderie is top notch as well. Unbelievable bonding and yet there was the subtle competition among the participants. My main concern now is the same which can be found in this post. To quote the pertinent portion:

2011 FAT ASS SHIRT, PARTIAL LIST OF RUNNERS, ETC.

Folks, some latest updates but at the outset, let me share to you the news courtesy of Francisco "Isko" Lapira, Jr. (pioneer of FAT ASS and 24-hour entrant for 2011) that FAT ASS appeared on the newspaper, page A32 of Philippine Daily Inquirer  issue last 17 December 2010, Friday and will appear in its subsequent issues. We will post it here once the dates are set. My apology for the error in the earlier date. Thanks Isko!

Updated FAT ASS 2011 ... Registration and Details

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FOREWORD

Alright, this cannot be postponed any longer. FAT ASS 2011 will be held early next month. The news seems to have travelled far and wide. For instance, my runner (Bles) and I (as pacer) during yesterday's Quezon City International Marathon overheard a group of runners talking about FAT ASS while they were running unmindful that one of its organizers was around :) They thought it is a 2-day event and all that stuff. We chuckled.