There aren’t many races in January in Kansas. I think it has something to do with the weather…
Steve wants to run “Coleen’s Frozen Fat Ass” January 13 in Olathe, Kansas. There is a little explanation needed for non-runners. A “Fat Ass” run is a run that is primarily experienced runners. It is a “No Fee, No Awards, No Aid, No Wimp" run. They are not races, they are runs, and generally, you need to know what you are doing, carry your own aid, and not need any volunteers to help you out along the trail. Coleen is an ultra running friend of Steve’s.
This one starts at 8:00 p.m. Friday evening. It’s a 5K loop that you can run as many times as you want in the ten hour time limit, but it’s billed as a 50K.
So how fortunate are we this year? Whitney has a volleyball tournament that weekend. In Topeka, On Sunday. We drive through Lawrence to get to Olathe. Whitney can stay the night Friday with Nate in Lawrence while Steve and I (yes, I’m crazy also, but will probably only attempt to run 25K, 15 miles) run overnight and then we will go to Topeka and get a hotel for Whitney’s tournament. We even get to sleep Saturday before the tournament on Sunday after running all night. So that weekend, what’s not to love? A run with Steve (or the few minutes he slows down when he passes me every third 5K loop or so) a visit with Nate, and Whitney’s first club tournament of the year.
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