Western Washington Fat Ass 50 Tiger Mountain, Issaquah, WA Trails January 6, 2001 50 Km, Two Mountain Loops, 7,3400 ' Elevation Gain Bryan Postma blasted the course record in winning the 10th Annual Western Washington Fat Ass 50K with an incredible 4:35. Bryan was alone from the start as he made easy work of this tough course. Karen King ran a very solid 5:42 to capture the women's side, finishing just 3 minutes behind Kate King's 1999 record. A record number of runners showed up for the 2001 Fat Ass. There were thirty-two 50K runners and forty-nine for the 25K (one loop). The turnout continues to be amazing for this "Non Event" held within the Fat Ass rules of no entry fee, no aid, no awards, no t-shirts and no wimps. Keeping with tradition, 13 runners showed up the week before to mark the course, where possible, with left over Christmas ornaments. The runner decorated Christmas Tree located 2/3 of the way through each loop is a cheery greeting before the mile climb up the Boot Leg Trail to West Tiger Mountain. Weather conditions were excellent with the course free of snow; some sun on the south side and fog on the north side and at the halfway point. The variety of conditions made for a very pleasant run. The 2001 running of the Western Washington Fat Ass was a great success and provided an excellent opportunity to recover from the holiday over indulgences. A special Thanks to Lynn Yarnall, Janine Duplessis and Lary Webster for starting early and doing an excellent job of marking the critical junctions on the lower course. A second special Thanks goes to Leon Draxler for sweeping the last lap and providing the report that the course was free of any succumbed bodies. 50K 1. Bryan Postma 4:35 ! 2. Don MacLane 5:02 3. Scott Boettcher 5:12 4. John Wagner 5:36 5. Karen King F 5:42 6. Dave Dutton 6:17 7. Fred Stafford 6:38 Jim Kerby 6:38 9. Earl Boyd 6:42 Glenn Tachiyama 6:42 11. Brent Spilsbury 6:43 12. John Bauer 6:52 13. Sally Marcellus, BC F 6:56 Rob Lang, BC 6:56 15. Gail Bazeley, BC F 6:57 16. Bruce Grant, BC 7:02 17. Ron Nicholl 7:22 18. John Bandur 7:23 19. David Hitchner 7:25 20. Jamshid Khajavi 7:31 21. Steve Burgess 7:40 22. Tim Lofton 7:41 23. Tony Covarrubias 7:57 24. Cheri Gillis F 8:15 25. Mel Preedy 8:22 26. Jim Boyd 8:23 27. Janine Duplessis F 8:40 * Lynn Yarnall F 8:40 * 29. Leon Draxler 8:46 ** 53 Km, Mountain Loop + Bicycle Path 1. Mark Hartinger 5:29 2. Eugene Trahern 5:54 3. Scott Krell 6:42 25 Km 1. Tony Young 2:09 2. John Ohearn 2:13 3. Paul Abdaua 2:21 4. Dave Westlake 2:27 5. Andy Lyle 2:33 6. Eric Aarrestad 2:42 7. Scott Jurek 2:45 8. Elliott Waldron 2:50 9. Ian Goepferd 2:50 10. Kevin Pazaski 2:50 11. Mike Britt 2:55 12. Roy Seliber 2:59 13. Audrey Baldessin F 3:00 14. Bill Emerson 3:00 15. Dick Decker 3:01 16. Brian Decker 3:02 17. Laura Baird 3:04 18. Steve Collins 3:05 19. Laurie Leonetti F 3:06 20. Tom Houzer 3:07 21. Bailey Bazeley, BC 3:10 22. Princess Maia F 3:10 23. Rebecca Wallick F 3:10 24. Doug Weber 3:11 25. Breit Amrine 3:11 26. Lester Soule 3:11 27. Max Meixsell 3:11 28. Mark Warner 3:15 29. Steve Frederickson 3:15 30. Al Schuehle 3:17 31. Bob Maxwell 3:28 32. Kendall Kreft 3:28 33. Martha Grant, BC F 3:29 34. Robin Cross 3:30 35. Skip Hughes 3:30 36. Frank Fleetham 3:32 37. David Olsho 3:33 38. Lynne Werner F 3:33 39. Michael Lacombe 3:36 40. Marlis DeJongh F 3:41 41. George Forshaw, BC 3:51 42. Pat Warner F 3:53 43. Ron Warner 3:53 44. Alex Williams 4:00 45. Bonnie Lochner F 4:00 46. Jamie Gifford 4:00 47. Stuart Lochner 4:00 48. Randy Elliott 4:08 49. Lary Webster 4:26 * 84 Starters * First Lap Lower Course Marking ** Sweeper Ron Nicholl, RD ================ ronn@wolfenet.com Ron Nicholl Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 20:31:57 -0800