Chips race alert: Helen Klein 50/50

The upcoming Helen Klein Ultra Classic is a key race and if we can score teams we may be able to win the PAUSTFA ultra championships for Men, Women AND Mixed teams. (Look here for details: http://www.pausatf.org/data/2006/umstandt2006.html )

To this end, we want the Chips to field as large a team as possible and we're offering to reimburse you for up to $50 of your entry fee for the Helen Klein 50K or 50 Mile race (not the 30k). (If I had done my homework, I'm sure we could have gone for $60--the price until 11/3.) The race is November 4th. But enter ASAP before the prices go up! See http://www.ultrarunner.net/hkmain.html for details.


The rules:

* You must be a Buffalo Chips member in good standing on race day;
* You must be a USATF member with the Buffalo Chips (club 104) as your club affiliation on race day ( http://www.pausatf.org/data/membership.html );
* During the race, you have to be identifiable as a Chip (i.e., run in a Chips jersey);
* You have to actually start the race (We understand that ultras have a significant DNF risk.).
* You pay and request reimbursement.
* We've set aside a limited (but substantial) amount of money for this, so it's first come, first served.

We're also doing this for the Christmas Relays so start putting your teams together! Details will follow, but basically we'll pay for any Chips teams (four runners each) that participate in the relay.

See you on race day!
John