Tuesday Night Workout

With George out of the country (see prior post) I'll be filling in as your Training Director for the evening. This week's workout is:

• Groups A-C 6(400), 6(800)
  
• Groups D-E 6(400), 4(800)
• Groups F-H 6(400), 2(800)

I look forward to seeing you there!
John

Buffalo News from Abroad

Report from Germany...

Dennis Scott, Ben LaSala and Chris Iwahashi finished all 8 stages of the Nordseelauf running series. Each race was staged on an island off the north coast of Germany and the last stage required the runners to run BACK to the mainland while the tide was (supposed to be) out. High winds in the wrong direction kept the channel from completely clearing and runners were forced to go through water in places up to about 20 inches or so deep.

Chris Iwahashi won every stage for the 50 to 54 females and was 4th or 5th overall female at the end of the overall scoring.

George Parrott (from Berlin)

July 4th Free Five Mile Run

July 4th Free Five Miler

Don't forget the epic free race of the year is coming to River Park this July 4th! Of course, to keep it free and wonderful we need your help. Race Director Ed Randolph is looking for volunteers. Set up begins at 6:00 and we're usually cleaned up by 10:00. That will leave you plenty of time for whatever festivities you have planned for the rest of the day. We need volunteers for set-up, break down, and course monitoring.

Email Ed at efr3@yahoo.com to confirm your participation.

More Racing News:

Ed runs races and he runs races! One June 1st, the very same Ed Randolph took on the River City 10K and was first overall finisher in 35:37.


This past weekend, Bisonettes took top honors at the Nike Women's Fitness Festival 5K! Kirsten Schneider was first Chip and first overall in 18:26. Jenny Hitchings took the top 40s spot and 5th overall in 19:13.

Great work Chips!

This Weekend’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon

Live Webcast & TV Broadcast Information For This Weekend’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon

Fans can watch Sunday’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Women's Marathon via a live webcast and also a televised highlight show.

The live webcast will begin on Sunday at 8:00 a.m. ET on NBCSports.com/marathon. NBC Sports commentator Al Trautwig and 10-time NCAA All-American Ed Eyestone will provide commentary for the wire-to-wire coverage.

Additionally, MSNBC will broadcast a one-hour highlights show on Sunday, April 27 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET, with analysis by Trautwig and Eyestone. The one-hour show will be the first episode in a series highlighting a number of Olympic Trials events leading up to the Beijing Olympic Games in August.

The Olympic Trials online and TV broadcasts are a joint production of USA Track & Field, the USOC, Boston Athletic Association, and NBC Sports.

For a list of entries visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-Marathon-Women/

Mary Coordt, Jen Pfeifer and Midori Sperandeo will be competing... the event is Sunday and television info is provided...

Devil's Thumb Aid Station Crew Needed!

The 35^th running of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run is fast approaching and I am recruiting volunteers to work at the Devil's Thumb aid station on Saturday June 28^th. Devil’s Thumb is accessible by car and is located approximately 20 miles past Forest Hill.

The Western States Endurance Run starts at the base of Squaw Valley and climbs to the peak of Emigrant Pass where it winds through beautiful trails in the High Sierra and into deep forests along high mountain ridges. The trail then drops into “The Canyons” (Deadwood, El Dorado and Volcano) while passing through the old mining communities of Last Chance, Devil’s Thumb and Michigan Bluff. Once out of the canyons, most runners encounter night running along desolate trails adjacent the Middle Fork of the North Fork of the American River, crossing the river at Rucky Chucky and emerging twenty miles later at the edge of Auburn and the end of the adventure.

Devil’s Thumb (a.k.a. “The Thumb” “DT”) is one of the best aid stations to view the race due to the spectacular beauty, reasonable accessibility, and superb time of day to work. The Thumb is located on a ridge between two steep canyons (Deadwood and El Dorado) and is at the top of the steepest climb on the course. DT gets its name from a rock formation that looks like a huge thumb sticking out of a sheer canyon wall. The aid station is only one and one-half miles (1600 vertical feet) from the bottom of Deadwood Canyon, one of the most magnificent areas in the sierras. There are lush ferns growing next to fresh water springs flowing out of rocks in the bottom of the canyon. A swinging bridge crosses the river and the trails climb through incredible wild flowers and thick green forests heading back toward the old mining town of Last Chance. We are proud to have our aid station featured in an ad in the December 2006 issue of Runner’s World. Our famous Devil’s Kitchen is prominently shown.

Since the Devil’s Thumb aid station is midway through the race the first runners usually come in about noon and the last runners arrive about 6:30 p.m. Therefore, no one has to get up early or stay late to participate. We like to get volunteers at the station by about 10:00 and we are packed and close by 7:00 p.m. During that time you will be part of a party. The volunteers are friendly; the runners are marvelous to watch; and the scenery is spectacular.

Let me know if you are interested and I will give you more details. Please bring a spouse or friend(s) but animals and small children (probably under 10) have to stay home. Bring a tent and camp If you want to make a weekend of it. A few of us get to the Thumb early and run to Last Chance and back (nine miles) before we set up the aid station A shorter, much less strenuous, option is to run or walk to Deadwood cemetery and back along the top of the ridge.

You will receive a Western States T-shirt, enjoy a memorable day and get lots of thanks for your volunteer efforts. Please feel free to pass this email on to anyone you know who may want to join the fun. If you want to volunteer, send me an email with your name (and the names of those who will volunteer with you) along with your T-shirt sizes. I will forward the directions and further details to you a couple of weeks before the event.

Thanks,

Denis Zilaff

zilaffd@saccounty.net

875-3178 (work)

Chips Fly at AR 50 & Nutrition Fuels

There were Chips a plenty at this past weekend's AR 50. Conditions were perfect and they turned out some impressive times and earned a wagon-load of PRs. First Chip and 2nd overall was Erik Skaden running 5:57 (PR) followed next by Mark Lantz earning 2nd Masters in 6:24. First female Chip appears to be Jamie Frink in 8:22 (PR), followed by Rena Schumann in 8:41.

Other finishers were Mark Murray (6:44 PR), Ed Randolph (6:53 PR), John Blue (7:18 PR), Andrew Schooley (7:25), Ray Sanchez (7:50), Grant Carboni (8:29), John Nichols (8:30), Amy Grafius (8:46), Ernest Takahashi (8:50), Barbara Ashe (9:37), Linda McFadden (9:49), Jose Rodarte (10:11 PR), Tony Lafferty (10:29), Barbara Elia (10:43), Jim Pfost (10:44), Herb Tanimoto (11:19), Becky Johnson Sabin (11:33), Ron Peck (11:51), Diane Vlach (12:13), Eric Ianacone (12:23), and the durable Gloria Takagishi in (12:41)

Nutrition Fuels 5 & 10K

I was remiss last week in not noting Mary Coordt's 1st female finish at the Nutrition Fuels 10K in 37:42. Other notable results were Barbara Miller and Doug Braasch driving up from Modesto to put their usual hurt on the local Super Seniors. Barbara was age group 1st in 48:43, and Doug was 3rd in 47:49.

In the 5K, Po Adams turned in an age group first in 41:16.

Great running, Chippers!

HELP!!!

We're always in need of volunteers, but we have an acute need for a couple of folks to step into some pretty important jobs.

1. Enquirer Editor--It was great while it lasted, but Vicky Boyd can no longer continue in this capacity. If you're interested in taking charge of this important Chips publication, let me know. I'm sure Vicky can help you transition into the job.

2. Buffalo Stampede Co-Race Director--This signature race is currently in need of a co-director. Veteran Race Director Jennifer Rousseve has graciously volunteered but only on the condition we find her a partner in this effort! Please let me know if you can help. It's not rocket science, but it will be a fair amount of work. You will have my undying gratitude.

3. Track Meet Volunteers--This Saturday (3/29), Sac State is hosting a championship meet and can use help for any amount of time you have to offer. In the words of coach Scott Abbott: "The meet will run from about 12-5PM...we can use people for any amount of time they can work. It should be a fun meet (Oregon, Cal, Washington State, Kansas State, Wichita State, Long Beach State)." Again, let me know if you can volunteer and I'll hook you up.

Drop me a line at buffaloblue@sbcglobal.net . Thanks!
John

Post Boston Marathon Chips Party

Location: Legal Seafood Restaurant, Copley Place 2nd Floor
6:00 PM Monday April 21st

Reservations have been made. If you need to confirm email: monty_schacht@sbcglobal.net or Phone (707) 372-7781. Restaurant number is (617) 266-7775

Chips Apparel

Hey Chips!
The new warm-ups and running apparel has arrived, and they look GREAT!  If
you placed an order or you want to make a purchase, please come to Tuesday
Night workout on March 25th!
If you can't make the pick-up/purchase date on March 25.  There will be
other opportunities.
In order to support the BCRC team, we encourage all members to wear the
uniform during a race (and black shorts).
Warm-up Jacket (unisex XS-XL) ­ $34.00
Warm-up Pants (unisex XS-L. They run big) - $20.00
Women¹s Shimmel (S-L. Run small)) - $23.00
Men¹s Sleeveless Crews (S-XL) - $15.00
Men¹s Singlet (S-XL) - $15.00
Women¹s Singlet (S-L) - $15.00
White Short Sleeve Tech Tee ­ (unisex XS-XL) - $11.00
Black Long Sleeve Tech Tee- (unisex SX-XL) - $12.00
Questions?  Ask Jen, runnerjen@sbcglobal.net
Go Chips!

Chip Teams at the Boston Marathon

Boston Bound Chips!

We are allowed to enter teams at the Boston Marathon for no extra charge. Categories are for Open Men and Open Women (39 & younger) and for Master Men and Master Women (40 & older). Ages are as of race date, April 21, 2008.

We need to enter our teams as of April 4.

Please email me: Cynci and let me know your name and age as of April 21, 2008.

Thanks!

Cynci

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Below are the "rules."

Information

• Online team registration will be available solely on the B.A.A. website beginning March 1 and continuing through April 4.
• Changes to team registration and other information cannot be made after April 5.
• Teams must have current membership to USA Track & Field, or the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), or to an equivalent foreign national athletics organization.
• Members must live in the same geographic region in which the club is registered.
• A club cannot enter multiple teams for a particular division, e.g. Atlanta Track Club 'A' and Atlanta Track Club 'B.'
• Only one team manager for each club.
• Team manager will be contacted prior to the registration deadline if the team fails to meet any of the guidelines.
• The Boston Marathon has open and masters division team competitions.
• All members of a masters team must be 40-years of age or older.
• Individuals who recently joined a team in order to specifically aid that team's performance in this competition will jeopardize that teams eligibility.
• Each team member must have submitted an official individual Boston Marathon application and must have been accepted for participation.
• An individual may only be placed on one team.
• A team must consist of either all male or all female athletes, for mens' and women's teams respectively.
• Teams must have a minimum of three athletes and a maximum of 15.
• The top three times (net) determine a team's performance, regardless of start time/wave.
• The lowest aggregate time determines the team champion.
• ChampionChip time will be used for scoring purposes.
• Ties between two or more teams are resolved by determining which team's third scoring member finished nearest to first place.
• Teams finishing with fewer than three registered members will not be scored.
• Official results will be announced upon verification.
• Champion teams and scoring team members will receive awards.

Chips Fly at Way Too Cool 50K

It was a beautiful Saturday in Cool and the Chips came out in droves to run in the Way Too Cool 50K. Trail conditions and weather were superb for fast times and a world class field did not disappoint. At the end of the day, there were 28 runners finishing under 4-hours! A typical year might see ten.

Continuing with his "top Chip" streak was Ed Randalph, running a blazing 3:52 in his trail 50K debut. Erik Skaden was next in a solid 4:00. Mark Murray and John Blue each turned in course personal bests at 4:05 and 4:17 respectively. A quick scan of the results shows: Andrew Schooley (4:30), John Nichols (5:06), Ernest Takahashi (5:24), Jamie Frink (5:36), Miles Burnett (5:54), Jose Rodarte (6:12), Dennis Zilaff (6:32), Diane Vlach (6:57), Herb Tanimoto (6:58), Becky Johnson-Sabin (7:13) and Gloria Takagishi (8:13).

I know there were some other Chips out there I missed here. I apologize if that was you.

Be sure your membership is up to date! It keeps the club afloat and helps us find you in the race results. It also qualifies you for the Run Sac Racing Series. (I send a roster before each race in the series.)

Run Drugs Out of Town 5K (Yuba City) April 26th

The Substance Abuse Steering Coalition in Yuba City is sponsoring their 3rd annual Run Drugs Out of Town 5K on April 26th at 9 a.m. More info is on the Runners Schedule.

They would love for some of the Chips to come up and join them !

Time for some race reports!

As far as I can tell, there were about 10 races this past weekend and the Chips had excellent results at all of them. Here are a couple of highlights:

Napa Marathon
I spotted a few Chips in the Napa Marathon results. On this windy day, the top Chip appears to be Mary Coordt who ran 2:46:30, which gives her another shot at the Olympic trials! (Rumor has it she's going to be rooming in Boston with Joan Benoit.) Next in was Mark Lantz running 2:47:55 (PR!). Other Chips finishers (quick scan) included Ray Sanchez (3:15), Rena Schumann (3:28), Grant Carboni (3:34) and Jeff Barbier (3:36). Great job all!

NorCal 10 Miler
A hearty few of us made the trek to Redding for this beautiful and hilly race. Top Chip credit goes to Ed Randolph running 59:50. Chips High Dunger (John Blue) was next in 1:02, followed by Dan Weintraub at a personal best 1:03. Jenny Hitchings took top masters honors in a personal best 1:03. Carol Parise ran 1:10 and Christine Iwahashi turned in a solid 1:15.

Bidwell Classic Half-Marathon
The top and only Chip appears to be Bob Fredenburg who drove all the way to Chico to win first senior in 1:41. Sacramento phenom and friend of the Chips Rich Hanna ran the rest of the field to the ground for 1st overall in a respectable 1:12.


Natomas Founder's Day 10K
This week's "Cherry Picker" award goes to Eric Johnson for his 2nd place finish at the Natomas Founder's Day 10K. (Also known as the "Run Across the Strip Malls 10K.") I'll let him tell the story:

The day dawned clear and cool, and there was the scent of victory in the air. I drove out to Natomas at about 8am, after having decided that a Chips jersey and shorts would be clothing enough for the light morning breeze. I exited the E-mobile in the parking lot of Qdoba in the Promenada at Natomas, and was promptly subjected to gale-force winds whipping across the vast expanses of asphalt and stubbly trees that were planted fewer than five years ago.

I ran into Clan Paddeck and chatted for a bit, and then headed out for my warm-up. I did the last two miles of the course, and was not at all surprised to find that the last 200 yards have you heading directly into the wind pounding out of the north. There were a grand total of four Porta-Potties, so I frantically stripped off my sweats as I ran over to the starting line after hearing the final strains of the National Anthem while surrounded by beige plastic.

The field quickly disintegrated into two guys about ten yards ahead, and a pack of three of us. Nathan P. tucked in behind me for the first mile (a ripping 6:01), and the third guy was juuuust a bit slower (and shorter) so I couldn't find my stride behind him. Nathan and the guy in white peeled off for the 5k, and the three remaining folks turned north.

Ugh. Ugh, ugh, ugh. I cannot recall a less-pleasant mile of any race. After expending most of my energy simply trying to stay upright, I had lost at least 75 yards on green jersey and run the second mile 26 seconds *slower* than my already-modest first. A PR was obviously not in the cards. Miles three through the end were just boring. Not only was it the windiest race I can recall, it was the least visually pleasant. After the start in the parking lot, we wound through some business parks, and then along a frontage road to I-80. We took a random detour down a side street, and U-turned in the middle just to get in the extra distance. The last half mile took us over a non-ramped curb, through a bike path entrance with all the bollards still vertical, and then across parking lots of Target, Big Lots!, Center Court and other monstrosities. I also got to dodge through hordes of walking 5k-ers. I contemplated using one of the jogging strollers as a windbreak, but what remained of my pride put the kibosh on that.
All this time I'd been losing ground to green jersey, and I came in second at just over 38 minutes. The winner, Brian Janes of Yreka (ringer!), had finished in 36:44, forty seconds slower than I'd run my previous 10k. Disheartening, but not so surprising. The vendor concourse was pretty hilarious also. In addition to the standard bagels and oranges, Qdoba was giving out chips and salsa. BJ's Brewery was giving out beer, unfortunately of the root variety. And some Whoever's Roadhouse passed out pork ribs for those who had gone into protein debt.

I did not stick around for the awards ceremony, although it would have been a cavalcade of Chips domination. In addition to my second place in the 10k, Nathan Paddeck won the 5k outright in 18:44, and Merie Paddeck was second woman in the 5k. I did get a cool little silver medal for my trouble though, in addition to an incredibly unattractive t-shirt and a Frisbee from Gold's Gym. It felt like it could have been a fast (albeit ugly) course. The Exurb Wind was just too much to deal with. Eric's grade: C-.

Chips Uniform & Apparel

Dear Chips,

I have attached pictures of the new official Chips warm-ups and technical tees. All clothing will be in black EXCEPT the short sleeve tech shirt. This will be WHITE.

All clothing is unisex (XS-XL). The warm up pants run big. I recommend women sixes 0-4 get the XS in everything (unless you have a large chest and big biceps!!)

The warm-up jacket will have our signature BCRC logo in the corner and "Buffalo Chips Running Club" written on the back. - $25.00

Warm up pants will have no logo on them - $20.00 (Again, these run BIG..a 5'11" man with a 32-33 waist, is a Med.)

The LS tech tee will be rather plain - just the BCRC signature logo in the corner of the shirt. - $10.00

The SS WHITE tech tee will have "Chips Racing" on the front like our uniform tanks and shimmels. - $10.00

There is no easy way to get everyone's order, so I am going to ask for sizes and do a big pre-order of everything. If you could please e-mail me at, Runnerjen@sbcglobal.net with the apparel you want and your size, I can get this order started and have the Chips outfitted and looking suave by early spring.

******PLEASE NOTE, THE COSTS ARE A CLOSE ESTIMATE!!!!*************

Thanks for getting back to me within the week,

Jenny Hitchings

PS - Let me know if you need the racing shimmel or tank. I also have some white BCRC tanks and shorts from years past ($5.00!)

New Chips Apparel (PDF)

Upcoming race - Resurrection Run

On Saturday, March 22nd, we will have our 3rd annual Resurrection Run/walk. There will be a free 1/2 mile run for kids at 8:30 and a 5K run at 9:00.
The fee is $20 by March 8th and $25 afterwards.
It will take place at Glen Hall Park, at the north end of Carlson Drive, in River Park.
Trophies for fastest man and fastest woman. Medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in age categories (12 and under is a new category and the rest are in 10 year increments). There will be a new award for the team who has the most members to run (not be fastest, but just have the most).
There will be an Easter egg hunt for kids and an Easter bunny. There will also be a raffle for entrants afterwards.
For more info, go to www.kfitness.org or call 457-4726 to talk to Steve or Sherri.
This is being put on by Koinonia Sports & Fitness to aid in the establishment and running of an orphanage for Uganda kids who became orphans by their parents dying of AIDS.
Thanks,
Steve Holmes

Reminder: Chips Annual Prediction Run, Brunch Pot-Luck, and Elections

This is just a reminder to mark your calendars for next Saturday, January 12th! We'll be holding the Buffalo Chips annual Prediction Run 5K, Brunch Pot Luck, and board member elections at the University Park Club House. Coffee and check in starts at 7:30 and we'll run at 8:00. Elections are 9-ish.

Bring your favorite breakfast or brunch item to share.!

Directions to the Club House: Take Highway 50 to Howe Avenue North. Cross the river and turn right into the business park across from Swarthmore. Proceed to the north end of the parking lot (to your left as you enter the lot). Park and walk to the gate at the north end of the parking lot. The clubhouse is just through the gate. Here's a map.

If you are interested in serving on the Board, please let me know soon so we can add you to the ballot.

See you then!

John