New Year Fatass
The New Year Fatass is our annual run to kick off the new year.
Date
Location
Valley Falls Park
300 Valley Falls Rd, Vernon, CT
Description
Ring in the New Year with the traditional Shenipsit Strider fat-ass style event! Once again we’ll be meeting at Valley Falls park in Vernon.
Fat ass events are very low key. It’s not a race, it’s a social extravaganza! The event is held for 6 hours on New Years Day from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. There will be a ~4km course marked with Strider flags for you to follow. Show up at 8:00 AM or any time after, and run and/or hike for as much or little as you like. The event is entirely self-timed and there will be a sheet for all participants to track their laps.
Keeping with the traditional fatass event rules, there is no entry fee. There is also no official support on the course, but we encourage everyone to bring a treat to share.
Course
Fat-ass events are very low-key. It’s not a race, it’s a social extravaganza! The event is held for 6 hours on January 1 - from 8:00 AM to 2:00PM. There will be a 2.5 mile course marked with Strider flags for you to follow. Show up at 8:00 or any time after, and run and/or hike for as much or little as you like. The event is entirely self-timed and there will be a sheet for all participants to track their laps.
Awards
The satisfaction of showing up for a run on New Year Day is all the reward a runner really needs.
Weather Policy
None
We will be there, regardless of any weather conditions that fortune shares with us!
2023 Results
Results found at: http://shenipsitstriders.org/results/2023/new-year-fatass.html
Registration
Register online at Facebook.com
Join our event page on Facebook to be kept up to date. No registration is required - show up when you want!
Entry Fees
Zip, zilch, nada.
Keeping with the traditional fatass event rules, there is no entry fee. There is also no official support on the course, although there’s a good chance that there will be some water, gatorade, and other goodies. We encourage everyone to bring a treat to share.