Congrats to everyone who participated in the 2020 Art Moore FA 25 & 50K on Jan 4. Photo above shows all the enthusiasm at the start.
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Be sure to follow the Art Moore FA 25 & 50k Facebook subgroup for ongoing discussion of this event and plans for future runs.
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The Art Moore Fat Ass 25 & 50km 2020
(description by Rich Oldrieve, event host)
"The Art Moore FA 25K & 50K has been revived to honor his legacy. Art was a CWRRC member who was an ultra-runner who was legendary throughout the world. In his long career before falling victim to brain cancer, Art finished almost 1000 races that were at least 26.2 miles long. He also had an absent-minded professor air to him. For example, I saw him run several Mohican 100 mile run wearing a professor’s button down white long sleeve shirt, and if you had asked (which I didn’t because I myself was a professor at the time and had worn button down shirts on long runs before), he would given you a long explanation as to why it was the perfect shirt for that day’s weather conditions. Another time, shortly after they put up the fence to keep concrete from falling on runners traversing the all-purpose trail under the Hilliard Road bridge, I saw Art counting his steps, and asked him why. He said, he wanted to determine how much longer the asphalt detour was than the original trail. (And of course I absent-mindedly forgot the distance within minutes of hearing it—and five years later the fence is still there)."
(description by Rich Oldrieve, event host)
"The Art Moore FA 25K & 50K has been revived to honor his legacy. Art was a CWRRC member who was an ultra-runner who was legendary throughout the world. In his long career before falling victim to brain cancer, Art finished almost 1000 races that were at least 26.2 miles long. He also had an absent-minded professor air to him. For example, I saw him run several Mohican 100 mile run wearing a professor’s button down white long sleeve shirt, and if you had asked (which I didn’t because I myself was a professor at the time and had worn button down shirts on long runs before), he would given you a long explanation as to why it was the perfect shirt for that day’s weather conditions. Another time, shortly after they put up the fence to keep concrete from falling on runners traversing the all-purpose trail under the Hilliard Road bridge, I saw Art counting his steps, and asked him why. He said, he wanted to determine how much longer the asphalt detour was than the original trail. (And of course I absent-mindedly forgot the distance within minutes of hearing it—and five years later the fence is still there)."
DETAILS of this training run:
DATE: Saturday, January 4th, 2020
TIME: 7:30 am (at dawn’s early light—24 minutes before sun rise). It's an "FA" so feel free to start earlier or later than 7:30 am.
START, FINISH, and central aide station: Mastick Road parking lot that is about 300 meters south of the Puritas-Mastick road intersection in the Rocky River Reservation.
Help Yourself Aid Station set up by: Rich Oldrieve
95% of the course is on the snowplowed asphalt all-purpose trail. Restrooms located about every 3 miles.
Art Moore Memorial Hill test: Run to overlook at top of Stinchcomb-Groh Memorial Drive
North Turnaround aide station: Scenic Road Park
South Turnaround aide station: South Quarry Picnic Area Parking lot
DISTANCES:
15K if you do Art Moore Hill test and return to Mastick.
22K if you go straight to scenic park and back to Mastick
25K if you do Art Moore Memorial hill test and then do scenic park turnaround plus a bit
28K if you really wanna be Art Moore and thus do the hill test twice
50K if you do Art Moore Hill test once and both Scenic Park and South Quarry stations
DATE: Saturday, January 4th, 2020
TIME: 7:30 am (at dawn’s early light—24 minutes before sun rise). It's an "FA" so feel free to start earlier or later than 7:30 am.
START, FINISH, and central aide station: Mastick Road parking lot that is about 300 meters south of the Puritas-Mastick road intersection in the Rocky River Reservation.
Help Yourself Aid Station set up by: Rich Oldrieve
95% of the course is on the snowplowed asphalt all-purpose trail. Restrooms located about every 3 miles.
Art Moore Memorial Hill test: Run to overlook at top of Stinchcomb-Groh Memorial Drive
North Turnaround aide station: Scenic Road Park
- Help Yourself Aid Station set up by: Mark Brinich
South Turnaround aide station: South Quarry Picnic Area Parking lot
- Help Yourself Aid Station set up by: Mike Ryan
DISTANCES:
15K if you do Art Moore Hill test and return to Mastick.
22K if you go straight to scenic park and back to Mastick
25K if you do Art Moore Memorial hill test and then do scenic park turnaround plus a bit
28K if you really wanna be Art Moore and thus do the hill test twice
50K if you do Art Moore Hill test once and both Scenic Park and South Quarry stations
Course map - Click here or see below
PS: It's an "FA" so everything is just kinda approximate!