Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

Buffalo Stampede/Migration Coming Sept. 11, 2005

This year's best 10 miler is coming this weekend. The Buffalo Stampede/Migration welcomes participants at all levels with the 7 a.m. early start and the 8:10 a.m. Stampede start for those seeking racing awards and paces faster than 10 min/mile. Again, the Migration is for those entrants who will have finish pace averages SLOWER than 10 minutes a mile. This early start allows these participants three hours to complete the 10 miles, but is not part of the scoring for finisher awards. The 8:10 a.m. start (Stampede) has a 2 hour time limit, and awards will be done promptly starting at 10:30 a.m. And there is a kid's half-mile on the track at Rio Americano starting at 10 a.m. The Stampede/Migration is THE 10 Miles for everyone from racer to pacer !All entrants receive a technical fabric shirt with a new and beautiful design and of course, all the course support of three aid stations and about the best/fastest, and easiest 10 miles in the whole country. The weather projections for this coming Sunday are PERFECT for the event, so... let's see ALL THE HERD at Rio Americano H.S. on Sunday !

Mark Lantz Wins Run On The Sly 50 Miles in Record Time Chip Mark Lantz continues his successes on the trail ultra circuit with a new CR and overall win in the ROTS 50 miles. Additional results are NOT available as of this time (Late Monday evening).

World Results 1500m Men Try 5000m on TrackThe top U.S. 1500m/milers both tried the 5000 in Europe this past weekend. Bernard Lagat won with a 12:59 and Alan Webb produced a new PR at 13:10.

Wow !This JUST came in, and it sure fits with the upcoming Stampede... FASTEST EVER 10 Miles on a WR Quality Course On a loop course in the Netherlands on Sunday, Sept 4, a new WORLD RECORD was produced for 10 miles. Passing the 5k split in a flying 13:46 and 10k in 27:35, Haile Gebrselassie powered alone on a warm late summer day toward history's fastest 10 miles ever. Crossing the finish line in 44:24, his time erased a 44:45 by Kenyan Paul Keoch which was set on a less credible point-to-point course in Holland in 1997. Gebrselassie averaged a bit less than 4:27 per mile for the 10 mile distance. By the way the course record for the Stampede is in the high 47 minute range (set by a visiting Brit), and one year, with PA-USATF championship status the Buffalo Stampede produced 6 runners finishing under 50 minutes.