John Nichols Runs Wild!

Masters Chip John Nichols, normally known for ultra running, continues his incredible speedy running streak with a 34:49 run at the Paso Robles 10K on Sunday! (Results not up yet so we don't have any other Chips results.) This comes on the heels of a 16:42 at Banana Chase 5K, and a 59:55 at the Buffalo Stampede 10 miler! Wow! That's about all we can say.
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Do You MySpace?

The Chips has a MySpace profile in case you are curious. You can find it here:

http://www.myspace.com/buffalochipsrunningclub

Mark Lantz is USATF Masters Trail 100K Champion!

(Mark Murray does pretty well, too!)

From the PAUSATF website:

From Hollis Lenderking, PA/USATF Ultrarunning Chair

Mark Lantz (l) and Mark Murray (r) at the 2005 Californai International Marathon Pacific Association's Mark Lantz, 42, was crowned USATF National Masters champion at the Where's Waldo 100K in Oregon on August 18. Lantz, of Folsom, finished third overall among a field of 122 runners, in a time of 10:56:13, less than eight minutes behind the overall winner. The race is conducted annually along single-track mountain trail starting at the Willamette Pass 70 miles east of Eugene, and was serving for the first time as the USA Masters Trail 100K championship.

Two-time defending PA Ultrarunner of the Year Beverly Anderson-Abbs, 43, of Red Bluff, was the runner-up in the women's race, finishing just behind Lantz in 11:09:08 (fourth in overall field).

Lantz was thrilled with his win.

"I was especially proud of the run since I lost 40 minutes because of course [-marking] tampering by some mean hikers."

As a result of this increasingly common problem plaguing backcountry ultras, Lantz was unsure of his location on the course.

"I caught Bev and [PA/USATF runner and third-place USATF] Mark Murray up
the last climb, as Mark explained where I was and told me to put the
hammer down. It was my best performance, period," Lantz exclaimed, "and
that course is soft, shaded, and just a blast to run." Mark Murray finished fifth overall, fourth in the USATF masters men's division and seventh overall(11:15:46).

Source: PAUSATF.org

US Half Marathon

Hello CHIPS!

We are pleased to offer every Buffalo Chip member a $5 discount towards a US Half Marathon entry. (Code: runclub07 when you register online)

The Race will start on Aquatic Park, San Francisco on Sunday November 4th at 7:00 am. The course will take 5,000 runners from Aquatic Park, through historic Fort Mason, into the Marina and across the newly renovated Crissy Field, through the Presidio and across the Golden Gate Bridge. The largest Half Marathon to run across the Golden Gate, the runners will love to see the sunrise on the bay for a perfect running weather, and a grand finish in Aquatic Park.

"What may be the world's most beautiful course" - SF Convention & Visitor's Bureau

Voted “Best of the Bay” in 2004 & 2005 - City Sports Magazine Reader Survey (San Francisco Bay)

Other event highlights include:

• Weekend activities including race dinner, Active Living Expo, and Finish Line Festival with concert

• Personalized race bibs with first names and great awards

• Tech T-shirt for all the participants, even for the kids participating at the Roonwear® Kids Marafun.

• First-class hospitality at four-star host hotels, with discounted rates on lodging and spa packages

• Real-time results through wireless notification and instant online updates

• An active, upscale group of participants ranging from ages 3 to 82

• The largest half marathon to run across the Golden Gate Bridge

• Break the US Half finish line tape with a new course record and pocket $1,000.

We look forward to seeing you in November. In the meantime, if you have any question, please feel free to call us at 415.2US.HALF or visit http://www.ushalf.com

Best,

Ludo Thomasson

Business Development Director

Running Shoe Recycling Drop-Off at Buffalo Stampede Race, Sept. 9th

Dear Chips,

Any of you CHIPS out there that have old running shoes, tennis shoes, or sneakers that have been piling up, please bring them to the Buffalo Stampede race this Sunday, Sept. 9th. Molly Hitchings, a CHIPS family member, manages an athletic shoe recycling program with McClatchy HS classmates, known as “the Sole Patrol”, and they will be collecting your old shoes at the race

What To Bring:
Relatively clean and dry adult size and kid size running shoes, tennis shoes, or sneakers. Please tie the pairs of shoes together so that we can more easily and quickly sort them.

What Not To Bring:
No dress shoes, boots, flip-flops, sandals, hiking boots, or kids’ shoes with lights. No wet or muddy shoes — they cause the other shoes to get moldy.

What Will Happen With Your Old Shoes:
The Sole Patrol will sort the shoes, and donate the clean, re-usable shoes to local organizations that will provide them to homeless and needy people. The shoes that are not reusable will be shipped to a Nike recycling facility via Nike’s Re-Use a Shoe Program. Those shoes will be ground up and used to make athletic surfaces, including tracks, weight room flooring and playground surfaces. If you have any questions, send an email to Molly Hitchings at mollyhitch@sbcglobal.net

Thanks for your support!

Buffalo Stampede

Come help out at one of the greatest Chips events of the running year, the Buffalo Stampede!!

Two or three helpers are needed at Fleet Feet for packet pick-up Friday noon-6, and Saturday 10-6. Help also needed loading the truck around 4 p.m. Saturday at the locker (Hwy 50 and Bradshaw).

Race day is Sunday Sep 9 and we need help with set-up & registraion at Rio American High School at 6:00 a.m. (coffee will be served), course monitoring (6:45-9:30), food prep, and then tear-down & truck loading and then unloading

RSVP to Jamie Frink (989-3035), jamiefrink@yahoo.com or Merie Paddeck (764-1896) letting them when you can make it. Thanks for 1,000 strampeding runners!!