IT IS STILL NOT TOO LATE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL BUFFALO BASH. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY MADE YOUR RESERVATION OR ARE "THINKING ABOUT GOING" YOU CAN STILL JUST SHOW UP AND JOIN THE PARTY. THE PRICE IS $15 AT THE DOOR FOR A FUN EVENING OF ALL YOU CAN EAT FOOD AND END OF YEAR ENTERTAINMENT. THAT'S AT THE RIVER FRONT CENTER ON THE CSUS CAMPUS. THE NO HOST SOCIAL HOUR STARTS AT 5 PM WITH DINNER AT 6 PM.
COME AND WATCH ALL THE CIM FINISHERS WALK FUNNY.......
John, here is some information for posting to the Chips email on the results of the National Qualifying Meet this past weekend in Fresno's Woodward Park:
On November 25th at the USATF Region Qualifying meet for the National Junior Olympic XC Championship this December in Kansas, the Buffalo Chips Youth Running and Racing Team had the best results in the history of this storied program. Of the 5 Teams we took to the competition we had the following results, with the top 3 teams qualifying to the National Championships (Note: our region is one of 15 in the US and encompasses Northern and Central CA and Northern Nevada):
Midget Girls (11-12 yrs. old) 2nd Place Team (3 in the top 20)
Youth Girls (13-14 yrs. old) 1st Place, Regional Champions (5 in the top 14)
Youth Boys (13-14 yrs. old) 1st Place, Regional Champions (7 in the top 19)
Int. Girls (15-16 yrs. old) 2nd Place Team (8 in the top 15)
Young Women (17-18 yrs. old) 1st Place Regional Champions (8 in the top 13)
Additionally, we had 2 youth place 1st in their age divisions 3 place 2nd and a total of 11 runners finish in the top 5 positions. With the top 20 finishers and top 3 teams earning a berth to the National Championships, and the top 20 finishers earning medals, the Chips Youth garnered a total of 39 individual medals, 3 Region Champion Plaques and are taking a total of 46 youth to the National Championships. (3 additional youth qualified but will not be making the trip).
Congratulations YOUTH CHIPS!!
December 2, 2007 - 25th California International Marathon (Sacramento)
December 16, 2007 - Fleet Feet FREE Holiday Classic (Sacramento)
December 31, 2007 - New Year's Eve Run 2M (Sacramento)
January 1 - Resolution Run 10M/10K/5K (Auburn)
February 2 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)
August 13-14, 2008 - Women on the Move Conference & Retreat (South Dakota)
Run to Feed the Hungry, 2007
A good hunk of the herd turned out to support this year's annual Thanksgiving Day race. First Chip home in the 10K(36:09) was High Dunger, Mr. Blue. Mary Coordt was our first female over the 10K (37:14) finish line. Thanks also to the many volunteers who helped make this event a great start to the holiday.
CIM, 2007
Ready, set, go? Best wishes to all those running this weekend's 25th annual CIM. If you're NOT running but want to partake in the action, consider volunteering at the Chips' booth on Friday or Saturday, or assisting at the aid station on Sunday. Contact John Blue <BuffaloBlue@sbcglobal.net> or Jamie Frink <jamiefrink@yahoo.com> if you're interested in helping.
Club News….2008 Buffalo Chips Club Running Trip….
Our sister club in England, the Stockport Harriers, have picked out an event for June 2008 that they want us to join with them in an international travel experience. This running holiday allows participation by runners/walkers of every level of fitness and racing inclination, as it is ….
The above names are the eight small towns that host individual stages of this race series which involves a running/walking event EACH DAY from 6 June to 14 June. The small towns represent a sequence of villages along the North Coast (NORDSEE) of Germany !!! Two of the venues involve being transported out to island villages to run courses those days on these off-shore islands !
General outline: We will have 8 days of running events from 6-14 June; entrants may do all of the events (ranging from 5k to 14 km in distance) or select some subset if they do not want or cannot do them all. We plan to arrive in Germany and transport to the race area to join with our British sister club travelers and probably 2-3 Swedish runners on or about 4 June. On 15 June we will leave the race venue hotel to travel to Berlin (3 nights) and then to the Bavarian Alps (2-3 nights) to enjoy the real beauty of the “Sound of Music.” We will spend our final couple of nights near Frankfurt before our return to Sacramento. Projected travel time: 16 nights; air, bus and train transfers and hotels with breakfast daily; dinners included for about 10 nights. Total cost ESTIMATED at about $3500/person double occupancy, race entry additional depending on how many of the stages one selects. E-mail Parrott (gparrott@csus.edu) to reserve a spot. I will need expressions of interest by February with first deposits by 15 March ($500/person initial deposit). Final exact costs will be confirmed by 15 February so that all may plan accordingly.
Our upcoming training program
| Tuesday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 251 Commerce Circle | Panera(901 Howe Ave) | Check Below |
| 5:30 p.m. | 8 a.m. | 8 a.m.. |
| 27 Nov. | 1 Dec. | 2 Dec. |
| Groups..A-F 2,1 At marathon pace | Tempo run of 3-5 miles or base building of 7ish (marathoners REST and stay off your feet) | Cal. International 26.2 or Chips aid station help. |
| 4 Dec. | 8 Dec. | 9 Dec. |
| Grps: A-E 2,2(1) F-H..2,1 | Tempo run of 4 miles on Univ. Park course or bike trail | Bella Bru or Honolulu 26.2 ?…2 hours on bike trail |
| 11 Dec. | 15 Dec. | 16 Dec. |
| Grps:A-E 4(1)F-H..3(1) | Tempo run of 4 miles on Univ. Park course or bike trail | Panera or Xmas Relays in SF; 2 hrs on bike trail or ? |
| 18 Dec. | 22 Dec. | 23 Dec. |
| Grps: A-C 8(1000)D-E..6(1000)F-H..4(1000) | Tempo run of 3-5 miles or steady state on bike trail. | La Bou, W. El Camino and Truxel for bike trail from Discovery Park to ? (CSUS max). |
| 25 Dec. | 29 Dec. | 30 Dec. |
| Sorry, but Xmas has priority over club workout. Arrival of Tatch and Meiko Murumatsu from Japan (WS 100 and international ultra runners) | Tempo run of 3-5 miles or steady state on bike trail. | Rescue, Cameron Park Dr and Green Valley Road, 6-18 miles of rolling hills perfect for marathon prep. 8 a.m. |
30 Dec. Rescue Run is a kind of “club tradition” to finish off the training year with a solid hill workout on the last club workout of the year. Join in the “tradition.” Distances from 6 miles to 20 are available on measured and marked courses.
REFLECTIVE APPAREL IS REQUIRED FOR EVENING WORKOUTS!
Hi!
I have a box full of old copies of the Buffalo Enquirer from the 90's to 2000's. Please contact me if you're interested in receiving them:
Susanne Cook
stamcook@yahoo.com
The deadline for the winter Buffalo Enquirer is Dec. 15. Please send any articles and photos of events, such as CIM and the Buffalo Bash, to Enquirer editor Vicky Boyd at vlboyd@att.net.
| Tuesday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 251 Commerce Circle | Panera(901 Howe Ave) | Check Below |
| 5:30 p.m. | 8 a.m. | 8 a.m.. |
| 20 Nov. *** | 24 Nov. | 25 Nov. |
| Grps: A-C.4(1.5) D-E.3(1.5) F-H…2(1.5) | Tempo run of 3-5 miles or steady state on bike trail. | Panera, 901 Howe Ave, out and back 2.5 hrs negative split, 8 a.m. start |
REFLECTIVE APPAREL IS REQUIRED FOR EVENING WORKOUTS!
Arnold sez:
This Sunday is last chance for chips to show their cross country racin' stuff!
Get the details here. Let's try not to let it just be Arnold and Joel! (Not that there's anything wrong with them, but two doesn't make a team.)
John
The Buffalo Chips Youth Running and Racing Team will once again be sending a large contingent to the USATF Jr. Olympic National Championship on December 8th in Lawrence Kansas. (The famous Rim Rock Farm XC Course). This year we are sending nearly 50 youth, with an additional 75 or so adults and 4 coaches. The parents and coaches will spend over $65,000.00 in travel expenses for this years competition. These youth have represented the Buffalo Chips Club well over the past 7 years with 10 National Champion Teams, an additional 12 top ten team finishes, and over 75 All Americans (Top 25 finisher in the Nation). Many of the Chips Youth have gone on to great college running teams and are constantly in the top finishers in NCAA Division I, II and NAIA National Championships. Most of our current youth are in the top 5-10% of State youth and High School runners.
One of the great traditions, and also of great community pride, is that the Buffalo Chips Club members have donated funds that have provided travel grants, for several years, to those individuals who have helped the teams achieve great success but, lack the financial capability to make the trip. The Youth Team coaches contribute hundreds of hours in training and preparation, thousands of dollars out of their pockets and great love of these kids and their sport to help these youth achieve what many can only dream of.
This year The Chips youth team is looking to raise approximately $2,000.00 in funds to award grants to assist 4-6 in making this trip to the national championships. If you can help in this endeavor, your tax-deductible donation can be sent in care of the Youth Chips Fund to the Club Treasurer at Buffalo Chips Running Club, P. O. Box 19908, Sacramento, CA 95819-0908. You can also contact the Buffalo Chips Head Youth Coach, George Paddeck, for additional information at (916) 960-6384.
The Youth Chips Running and Racing Team thanks you from the bottom of our hearts for your continued support of this worthwhile program.
The Chips were out in force this weekend for a shot at this classic, autumn run. The rain stopped and the air was crisp and cool--ideal weather conditions for a long run. Clarksburg seems to be suffering from "event creep" and it seems like there are about a dozen different races going on at the same time now, but the course improvements (namely no out and back on the levee) really seemed to make the run more pleasant and a bit easier on the body.
Before I get to Clarksburg, I need to make note of some spectacular race results from the prior weekend.
First off, Eric Johnson went to the My Sisters' House 5k with a mission to break 17:00. Unfortunately, he came up a few seconds short but still ran away with an overall win! His 17:04 is even more impressive considering he was running all alone since the second place runner was a full 25-seconds back! The next Chip in looks like Ernest Takahashi, running just over 21-minutes and finishing first Super Senior.
Secondly, Mark Lantz tried out the short 30K distance at the Helen Klein Ultra Classic and found it to his liking. He ran a swift 1:59, earning first place and setting a new course record in the process! Meanwhile, in the longer 50 mile race, Rena Schumann showed us she knows how it's done by running a solid 7:49 and finishing 2nd female! The next Bisonette in appears to be Barbara Ashe (9:12), followed by Barbara Elia (9:47). Jose Rodarte finished what I believe to be only his 2nd 50 miler (10:19) while co-worker Diane Vlach probably finished her second 50 miler of the week (10:30). There are rumors of Western States 100 applications being filled out and rushed to the post office...
Finally, at Apple Hill John Nichols dug deep for a 4th place overall finish in 52:41 on that hilly course, scoring another credit in the ongoing Nichols/Murray running and smack-talking competition. Murray was the 2nd Chip in at 56:59, followed by Bruce Aldrich in 58:50.
There were a number of tremendous runs out there--Great Job Chips!Sunday December 2, 2007 is the California International Marathon. If you are not running we would love to have your help at the Chips aid station located at El Camino and Fair Oaks Blvd. There will be plenty of coffee and donuts for the helpers, plus it is a great way to cheer-on fellow chips and others running the race. If you are able to help please contact Jamie at jamiefrink@yahoo.com or call me 989-3035.
Dear Chippers,
You know the old saying "The early bird gets the worm?"...The Susan B Womens 5k race committee knows that in order to get the biggest and fattest worms (goodies, sponsorships, food), you have to make some plans before the start of the new year so we are making plans for a meeting before the holidays when everyone falls off of the planet.
Are you interested in one of the following?:
1) Being on the planning committee that meets once per month starting in January to make decisions and divvy up race duties.
OR
2) Helping out with various race-associated tasks without having to attend meetings.
If so, email Carol Parise at cappp@comcast.net and be a part of Sacramento's BEST women's only race (bias? NOT!)
Thank you
Carol Parise
Race Director, Susan B Anthony Women's 5k and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Kids 1/2 Miler
