{"id":11087,"date":"2017-11-14T13:16:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T19:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winddrinkers.org\/trailhead\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=11087"},"modified":"2025-12-12T09:34:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:34:17","slug":"bswd-fat-ass-50k","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/winddrinkers.org\/trailhead\/event\/bswd-fat-ass-50k\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Fun Run: New Year&#8217;s Resolution Run, a Fat Ass 50K event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>** Note new start time!\u00a0 Run will begin at\u00a0<strong>10 AM,<\/strong> not 9 AM as in past years! **<\/p>\n<p>5K loop &#8211; do as many laps as you want, all the way up to 50K.\u00a0 10:00 AM start at Headwaters State Park, in the picnic area (just before reaching the bridge over the Gallatin River).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapmyrun.com\/routes\/view\/5346795139\">Course map<\/a>\u00a0(there&#8217;s only one course this year!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--\n50K (one 5K loop at a time). 9:00 AM. Headwaters Park Start in the parking lot by the restrooms.\n\nRun as many 5Ks as you want (or the weather allows) with road &amp; trail options available. Self timed; if you finish after 3:00 pm, you will need to report your time to the club.\n\nFree hot and cold drinks. Free entry. Free company. Top five entrants get free entry next year.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/QJRtK7dDgdsYWpJ29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 Photos<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/winddrinkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/P1050684.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-featured wp-image-4586\" src=\"https:\/\/winddrinkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/P1050684-1500x430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a>\n\n\n<p class=\"Default\"><b>\u201cNo Fees, No Awards, No Aid, No Wimps\u201d<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Default\"><b>A brief history of the \u201cFat Ass\u201d run.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Default\">The philosophy of the Fat Ass run spans both coasts. The idea of a \u201cno frills\u201d unsupported run started in 1974 when <a href=\"http:\/\/trailandultrarunning.com\/the-fat-ass-ultra-a-history\/\">Gordy Ainsleigh<\/a> ran the Western States 100 course unaided after his pack horse was injured. His feat was repeated in 1975 by Rob Kelly, and again in 1976 by Ken Shirk. By 1977, this \u201clow-key\u201d skeleton crew ultra had gained a following of 16 racers \u2014 no entry fee, no race shirts, no awards \u2014 and was followed by the Leadville 100 in 1983 and the Vermont 50 in 1993. The term \u201cFat Ass\u201d was coined by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolrunning.com.au\/fatass\/hq\/index.php?title=Joe_Oakes\">Joe Oakes<\/a>, who founded the original \"Recover from the Holidays Fat Ass 50\" in <span lang=\"PT\">Santa Cruz<\/span>, CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Default\">The idea behind the Fat Ass is that it is an ultra race that requires minimal bureaucracy. There are no fees, no aid stations, and very little guidance at all (except, of course, the support of your fellow running community). As trail racing grows in popularity and the courses get more and more challenging, the record holders more inhuman and the fees increase, there remains a tradition of running for running\u2019s sake in the presence of other likeminded runners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Default\">\u201cThe truth is, and always has been, that you have a choice. You can run the race you\u2019re hoping for, a different race, or create a race of your own. The beauty of Fat Ass runs is that they help create and\/or enhance your own personal ultra-community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Default\">\u2014 Sherpa John, <span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/trailandultrarunning.com\/\">trailandultrarunning.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Default\">The Wind Drinkers are proud to join this longstanding national tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50K (one 5K loop at a time). 9:00 AM. Headwaters Park Start in the parking lot by the restrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Run as many 5Ks as you want (or the weather allows) with road &#038; trail options available. Self timed; if you finish after 3:00 pm, you will need to report your time to the club.<\/p>\n<p>Free hot and cold drinks. Free entry. Free company. 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