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Fat Dog 120. With Erik Bird
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Fat Dog 120. With Erik Bird

An incredible British Columbia challenge

Fat Dog 120 is set for August 7-9 in Manning Park, BC, and it will be my first crack at this distance!

I’m terrified and excited. A great spot to be.

Erik Bird is the Race Director, and his journey to directing this race is a fun one to hear. His passion for the sport and the area drives him, and the race offers a remote and breathtaking ultra-challenge. Erik is proud of all the work Fat Dog does on the area trails, and it’s gonna be amazing getting to explore them. I can’t wait to run it and I am so excited to share this chat!

This race was eventually cancelled due to wildfires, hear more about that:

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