FAT ASS REVIVAL
Where experienced runners run in no-fee events, with no prizes, no aid and no wimps. That’s the opening line of the fat ass world website.
Back in the day, fat ass ruled trail-ultra. It had a vibe of an underground movement and spawned ultra-runners from a hotbed of tough love.
A few years ago, the trail running scene changed. A tsunami of new, fee-paying events increased access the sport.
The 22-kilometre 'ultra' entered people's vernacular, and fat ass faded into obscurity.
But lately, whispers are again carrying the fat ass ideology around the trails. Burgeoning race fees and a craving for simplicity seem to be fuelling the resurgence.
Runners want to leave behind the marquees, muffins and merchandise of modern racing. They want to purge the addiction to bling and get back to the roots of trail running's true spirit.
Fat What?
Fat ass. Best said with a twangy New Yorker accent. Be careful there are
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