Saturday December 29th was the 13th running of the Fat Ass 50 held at the Pinckney Recreation Area on the outskirts of Hell, Michigan. 59 people showed up and ran anywhere from 5 to 50 miles. The temperatures were in the lower 30s, the trails were icy - in other words the conditions were perfect for a fat ass run along the Potawatomi trail. Runners were treated at the finish line to hot coffee and baked goodies.
First place male and female 50k finishers each won a "lunch is on us" gift certificate from the Ann Arbor Brewing Co.
First place 50 mile finisher received a pound of Fat Ass Roast Coffee.
John Nichols who drove in from Ohio was the only person brave/crazy enough to run the 50 miler. Fifteen people completed the 50k in times ranging from 5:46 to 8:15. The rest of the folks (including me) ignored the no wimps rule and ran anywhere from 5 to 22 miles.
We collected $70.00 for the John Rogucki Memorial Fund.
Your donations support several youth running programs in SE Michigan. If you want to make a donation but did not have an opportunity at the Fat Ass you can mail a check payable to: The Ann Arbor Track Club, Memo - JRMF. Send to:
JRMF
Joanie Rogucki
8150 Kimble Drive
Pinckney, MI 48169
Here are the results (please contact me with any corrections, additions):
John Nichols 50M 10:30
Harold Curley 50K 5:46
Jim Ulrey 50K 6:04
Dillon McCormick 50K 6:17
Rick Abbott 50K 6:20
Rob French 50K 6:29
Scott Goldstein 50K 6:34
JR Yost 50K 6:34
Rachel Post 50K 6:41
Jeff Leigh 50K 6:48
Al Durham 50K 7:05
Phil Stapert 50K 7:05
Tony Mazur 50K 7:50
Dave Ostafinski 50K 7:50
Mike Ward 50K 7:59
Tony Hanks 50K 8:15
And the wimps:
Brian Barr 5 1:30
Tyler Barr 5 1:30
Tim Griesbach 9.8 1:34
Tim Looney 11 2:22
Ktea 11 2:25
Vicki Norfleet 11 2:25
Carol Swaney 11 2:40
Nancy Y 11 2:40
Elisa Torres 11 2:42
Rich Bazzy 13 2:04
Gail Bazzy 13 2:04
Matt Bedford 13 2:04
Paul Hoke 13 2:19
Roman Krzyzanowski 13 2:19
Ken Castle 13 2:45
John Swanson 13 3:21
Donna Swanson 13 3:21
Roseann Marsh 13 3:28
Doug Goodhue 13.1 2:04
Dean Johnson 13.1 2:40
Ron Dober 14 3:30
Julie Bedford 15 3:00
Terese Grondn 15 3:00
Mark Norfleet 15 ?
Kathy Amerman 17.5 3:50
Dave Dysert 18 2:45
Ken Siersma 18 2:45
Anna Weisbrodt 18 2:45
Renee Jackson 18 3:05
Peter Healey 18 3:05
Chris Cregner 18 3:05
Aaron Cregner 18 3:05
Chris Holzer 18 3:24
Jaime Michelson 18 3:29
Steven Campbell 18 3:43
Paul Mingo 18 3:50
John Sotin 18 4:20
Dick West 18 4:42
Carol Wyson 18 7:15
Anthony Paluch 18 ?
Connie Fellman 18.5 5:20
Shawn Jyawook 18.6 5:19
Beth Gilday 22 5:15
5 comments:
Ah, I wish I could have been there, but a snow storm up by Saginaw kept me at home. I did make it down to Pinckney for a run on Sunday. Ouch, those hills always seem to catch me off guard. I completed two 18 mile loops, but was slowed to a walk by a tight ITB by the end of the second loop so I called it quits and headed home. I hope to be there next year!
Thanks Tim for a great time had by all. I am glad I wore my ice trackers. The parking lot was the iciest place. Going down some of the icy hills were a little tenuous. There was a great turnout. It was unbelievable so many people were really brave to show up for ify terrain.
Carol
Thanks Brian. Congrats on you 36 miler. Hope your IT band has recovered.
Carol - it's always a pleasure to see you on the trails. It was also nice seeing you and Mike for New Years Eve.
hey looney4trail
get a hold of me
esky1975@gmail.com
been running winter trails here
in the Cannonsburgh area mostly
at Pickeral lake cool weather and
snowy hills to run up are fun
Nichols is a stud. He has run a 13 hour 100 before. Now he just enjoys the trail. John is one of my ulra running heros.
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