Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

Four Bridges Half-Marathon….One of the area biggies these days.

Also Upcoming
Clarksburg 30k with a 20 mile Historic Option

Early registration deadline for CIM is this Monday, October 31, sign-up now and save $10.00.

For future consideration:
June 2006 Comrades Trip Details Coming Early November….
Run the biggest and oldest ultra-marathon in the world and then safari tour in Tanzania’s National Game Parks. Leaving about 12 June and returning about 30 June. Possible option of a layover in Europe on the return? Deposits will be due in LATE November.

It is NOW DARK for Evening Workouts….

The increasingly shorter days have arrived, and the evening light has been passing quickly at Tuesday and Thursday workouts. While it seems light and open at the staging time (5:30 p.m.) of each workout, by the time we are finishing it IS DARK.

Hence…REFLECTIVE UPPER BODY APPAREL is REQUIRED …STARTING NOW!

Wear your SAFETY reflective upper body apparel for both Tuesday and Thursday club workouts….and for any evening or early morning workouts NOW.

SAFETY Running and Biking Publicity Campaign Kicks Off Thursday, 5:30 a.m. from Harrington access to Parkway (off American River Drive) with Media session about safety strategies for sport in the dark times. Watch Channel 3 (perhaps others?) for coverage!

Buffalo Chips Weekly Workout Update

REFLECTIVE APPAREL REQUIRED for CLUB WORKOUTS..

NOTE: We need somebody to help us with “drills” sessions. Volunteer?

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. from 251 Commerce Circle.
Why - Form & Speed
A-D.16(200@1min); 2(1.5)
E-F.12(200@1min); 2(1.25)
G-H.10(200@90sec) ;1.5
SS & FW..steady

Thursday, 5:30 p.m. from University Park.
Why - Base & Development
Base building 3-7 miles on the parkway.

Saturday, 8:00 a.m. from University Park.
Why - Base or Form
Univ. Park or Cross Country-PA USATF John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge

Sunday, 8:00 a.m. at Fish Hatchery (Hazel Ave & Hiway 50)
Why - Endurance & Self-Control big rolling hills.
Rescue or 4 Bridges Half Marathon
Any distance up to about 20 miles or more is an option

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

October 2, 2005 - Sacramento Marathon/Half-Marathon/Relay/5K (Sacramento)
October 8, 2005 - 2005 Landshark Run 5K/10K (Sacramento)
October 9, 2005 - POOCH Classic 5K Run/Walk/Sit (Citrus Heights)
October 16, 2005 - Humbolt Redwoods Half-Marathon (Weott) PA/USATF Road Race
October 30, 2005 - Four Bridges Half-Marathon/Relay (Folsom)
November 6, 2005 - Apple Hill Harvest 8.5M, 3.5M, Kids 1/2 (Camino)
November 13, 2005 - 40th Clarksburg Country Run 20M/30K/Half-Marathon/5K/1M Kids (Clarksburg) PA/USATF Road Race
November 19, 2005 - Davis Turkey Trot 5K/10K (Davis)
November 24, 2005 - Run to Feed the Hungry 5K/10K (Sacramento)
November 27, 2005 - Run to the Far Side XXI 5K/10K (San Francisco)
December 4, 2005 - California International Marathon (Sacramento)
December 11, 2005 - Christmas Relays (San Francisco) PA/USATF Road Race
December 31, 2005 - Midnight Run 2006 (Sacramento)
2006
February 4, 2006 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)

Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

From Linda Hall (Formal results are not up as of 2:15 p.m. on Monday 17 Oct.)
Humboldt Redwoods Half-Marathon and other Options…

First I want to mention that the Super Senior Women's team (Barbara Miller, Linda Hall, and Johanne Christmas) won a $50 team prix\ze for our first place finish at the Heritage Oaks 10k in September. (and Barbara Miller won $500 for her outstanding age graded performance in that same race). Yah team. The supersenior women are again in first place in the USATF series and way ahead of all the others this year

This weekend at Humboldt was a perfect day for the Half marathon. It was sunny and cool. The redwoods were beautiful. We had a great chips turn out and several groups remarked to me about how many chips they saw at the pasta feed the night before and wearing chips gear during the race. I did not have a pen with me so I do not have the times for everyone, but here are some highlights and lists of folks I saw running (apologies to those I missed):

Half Marathon Chips Men:
Dennis Early
Bill Pequinot
Doug Braasch
Joel Contreras
Monty Schacht
Mario Sanchez
Dennis Scott
Mike Schwartz
(at least one other chip male whose name I don't know)

Half Marathon Chips Women
Maggie Ward (age group 5th place medal
Barbara Miller (second in USATF 60-69), first in age group awards (65-69)
Linda Hall (age group 5th place medal.....6:04 faster than last year with a finishing time of 2:08:15.....hurrah, still getting faster)...Sorry I don't have anyone else's times, yet)
Nova Poff
Ann Burkhart
Kate Sutherland
Carolyn Leung
Lesa Halvert
Claire Hanamoto
Johanne Christmas

In addition, this year for the first time (that I am aware of) they had a 5 k race in conjunction with the half and full marathons. Chip Larry White placed first in his age group in that race (and there was more than one person in that age group!). Congratulations Larry! Larry like the rest of us got a great blue shirt with an original flying bird of prey artwork on it. Very cool.

Many of us enjoyed the fresh burritos at the natural foods place in Willets (on the way up and/or on the way home) and a cool orange Foster's Freeze (or a hot fudge sundae for those, like Bill Pequinot, who really worked hard and is trying to qualify for Boston)

Run to the Sun, Hawaii in March…

Herb Tanimoto is heading out for this challenging run in March of 2006, and he is looking for any other Chips that might be interested in taking on this event. It can also be done as a 3 person relay. Contact Herb directly….check the Chips roster or 530 885-3066

In the WORLD RACING Scene…

Haile Gebrselassie set a course record of 2:06:20 at Amsterdam this past Sunday, but while he won by more than 2 minutes, he did not get a new world best time for this distance. He had nobody at all close to him the last 10-15 km, and he did slow in the second half compared to Tergat’s second half at Berlin where he ran UNDER 1:02 for that 21 km. Haile turned the second 21 km on Sunday in a bit over 1:04, so…the best time was missed even if he got a new PR and CR on the day !

Beijing International Marathon…
Two Chinese women dueled it out over the last kilometer to finish only 10 seconds apart with both crossing in the 2:21:xx territory ! The lead male at 2:06 was misdirected in the last kilometer and while recording the victory apparently missed about 800m of the actual course (the women ran the full course).

Buffalo Chips Weekly Workout Update

REFLECTIVE APPAREL SUGGESTED STRONGLY for CLUB WORKOUTS..

Reflective apparel will be REQUIRED for evening workouts in 2 weeks.

NOTE: We need somebody to help us with “drills” sessions. Volunteer?

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. from 251 Commerce Circle.
Why - Form & Speed
Groups A-D - 2, 2(1), 2(800)
Groups E-F - 2, 1, 2(800)
Groups G-H - 2 Mile, 2(800)
SS and FW - Steady

Thursday, 5:30 p.m. from University Park.
Why - Base & Development
Base building 3-7 miles on the parkway.

Saturday, 8:00 a.m. from University Park.
Why - Base or Form
5-8 miles with tempo option.

Sunday, 8:00 a.m. at Fish Hatchery (Hazel Ave & Hiway 50)
Why - Endurance & Self-Control
Any distance up to about 20 miles or more is an option.

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

October 30, 2005 - Four Bridges Half-Marathon/Relay (Folsom)
November 6, 2005 - Apple Hill Harvest 8.5M, 3.5M, Kids 1/2 (Camino)
November 13, 2005 - 40th Clarksburg Country Run 20M/30K/Half-Marathon/5K/1M Kids (Clarksburg) PA/USATF Road Race
November 19, 2005 - Davis Turkey Trot 5K/10K (Davis)
November 24, 2005 - Run to Feed the Hungry 5K/10K (Sacramento)
November 27, 2005 - Run to the Far Side XXI 5K/10K (San Francisco)
December 4, 2005 - California International Marathon (Sacramento)
December 11, 2005 - Christmas Relays (San Francisco) PA/USATF Road Race
December 31, 2005 - Midnight Run 2006 (Sacramento)
February 4, 2006 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)

Buffalo Chips Weekly Workout Update

From Mark Murray...Saturday 8 Oct.

Thank's to all who showed up for the Folsom XC race on Saturday for the 2005 debut of the Chips Mens Masters team. Rich Hanna, racing for River City Rebels, was the overall winner of the Masters race, leading the Rebels to victory over the host Aggies. The Chips masters contingent finished 3rd, just ahead of Fleet Feet. We were led by Brad Lael (15th overall). The key performance of the day for the men had to be Mark Lantz, who just 2 weeks after a 3rd place finish at the Rio del Lago 100, showed some leg speed as the Chips #2 man (20th), followed b yours truly (21st). Dennis Early (24) and John Nichols (28) rounded out the scoring 5. New Chips Andrew Hitchings and Andrew Schooley played key roles, finishing ahead of Fleet Feet's #4 and #5 finishers. By my unofficial scoring, the team finish was: Rebels 23 Aggies 36 Chips 75 Fleet Feet 85 Rebels 'B' 129 (Despite putting 3 runners in the top 10, series leading Excelsior had no other finishers and failed to score. Empire and GVH also had less then 5 guys). The Seniors divisions was super competitive, with some 7 teams battling it out. By my scoring, the Chips seniors led by Arnold Utterback, Bob Fredenburg, and Joel Contreras finished in a tie for 6th with Empire, which would be broken in the Chips favor thanks to the placing of 4th man Dennis Scott.

Oct. 8, Landshark 5/10k...

In the 5k Steve Bond and Gary Lotspeich were towards the top of the list; both are getting back to form after major breaks in their racing. Linda Hall won her division in the 5k.In the 10k, Chris Enfante captured the 50-54 age division with a solid 41 and change.

COMING: This Sunday, 16 October ....Humboldt Redwoods Half-Marathon, PA-USATF

Oct. 9, 2005-Portland Marathon

A number of CHIPS traveled north to Portland for this annual citizen's race. Without prize money, this event has managed to grow to sell-out numbers of 7,000+ and host also a 5 mile run, walk, and kid's event. The mayor and even governor support the race, and the city is not so exploitive that hotel costs are padded.MYRA RHODES was the story of the day, as she re-connected with her Bison buddies and ran the 26.2 miles in the biggest AGE RECORD of the day. Myra turned a 3:59 finish to demolish the 70-74 age record by over 30 minutes, and of course WIN that age division with over a 2 HOUR lead on her next peer finisher. CONGRATULATIONS Myra! First CHIP in was Chris Iwahashi at 3:18 for the FIRST PLACE in the women's 45-49 division only 6 days before she enters another age group entirely ! Nancy McDowell and sister Diane finished together at about 3:31 for their Boston Qualifier, and Kim Swaze crossed in 3:48 to also line up for Beantown next year. Tony Lafferty finished in 3:56 and reports having a "good time through the whole weekend." Over 4 hours were Cynci Calvin and Ann Veling, and it would appear that they will be looking for another marathon before Boston qualifying ends. Race conditions were perfect on race day, and this is a good early marathon for any of the Chip travelers. World Running News...

Chicago Marathon, Sunday 9 October

Chicago is both a large citizen race and also a big prize money event on one of the fastest courses in the world. Deena Kastor was there this year to go for a "sub 2:20," and she was close to that goal for 24 miles. In the last 2.2 miles she slowed dangerously and her lead shrank to a mere 5 seconds at the end (2:21) over last year's women's winner (who produced a PR in pursuit !). Some concerns are being voiced around the internet as Deena had a male pacer the whole way, and he may have been providing significant feedback to Deena as to how close the race was getting ....On the men's side it was an All Kenya Show, as the top 10 men were all Kenyan and the top 5 there were all in the 2:07 and seconds range. The winning time, 2:07:04, was the fastest time produced so far in the world this year !Joyce Pryor, one of our ultra-Chip females, completed Chicago on Sunday ! Jeff Barbier ran a new PR there with his 3:06 finish.

HeartBeat Run Sat 10/15

15th Annual HeartBeat Run and Health Fair, Sat Oct 15 @ UC Davis School of Medicine campus

presented by the UCD chapter of the American Medical Students Association

The HeartBeat Run features a 5K run/walk, a 10K run, a kids' event and a free health fair (including glucose screenings, body fat testing, and more!). The event emphasizes family participation in activities that promote personal health. Both the 10K and 5K courses start and finish at the School of Medicine on the UC Davis campus and run through the UCD's scenic Arboretum, with the 10K also extending through flat farmland roads west of campus. The timing and finish line operations are professionally managed. Persons of all abilities are invited. All proceeds benefit the student-run clinics, providing free health care to the medically underserved in the greater Sacramento area.

You can register by mail, online, or in person at Fleet Feet in downtown Davis. Race-day registration also available. For more information, visit www.heartbeatrun.org or email heartbeatrun@gmail.com

Cross Country News

We had a good showing on a beautiful day at the Folsom race last Saturday, with 19 Chips and 3 teams scoring. (see http://www.pausatf.org/ )

Women's Race, 5K, Chips:
20 Mandy Gina Buffalo Chips 43 20:54
36 Svoboda Meg Buffalo Chips 39 22:37
37 Condon Ally Buffalo Chips 42 22:37
41 Parise Carol Buffalo Chips 39 23:09

Masters Men's Race, 4 Miles, Masters Chips:
15 Lael Brad Buffalo Chips 40 23:45
20 Lantz Mark Buffalo Chips 40 24:03
21 Murray Mark Buffalo Chips 42 24:21
24 Early Dennis Buffalo Chips 49 24:37
28 Nichols John Buffalo Chips 40 25:07
39 Hitchings Andrew Buffalo Chips 41 26:20
41 Schooley Andrew Buffalo Chips 45 26:30

Masters Men's Race, 4 Miles, Seniors Chips:
44 Utterback Arnold Buffalo Chips 59 27:02
53 Fredenburg Bob Buffalo Chips 52 27:56
64 Contreras Joel Buffalo Chips 61 29:18
70 Scott Dennis Buffalo Chips 57 30:21
72 Pequinot William Buffalo Chips 48 30:35
74 Fischer James Buffalo Chips 65 31:29
89 Venditti Bob Buffalo Chips 56 37:59
90 Bommer William Buffalo Chips 59 38:11

(Race winners, just for reference, were:)
1/Men Gilmore Peter Unattached 28 19:48
1/Woman Bergman Dolores Humboldt TC 33 18:50
1/MastersMen Hanna Rich River City Rebels 41 20:54

Upcoming XC: Sat. 10/22, Shoreline/Mtn.View [pre-reg discount by 10/15]; Sat. 10/29, Tamalpa/Marin/China Camp State Park [...by 10/22]; and *Sun.* 11/6 the Western Region XC Championships at Golden Gate Park/San Francisco [...by 10/25, or active.com by 11/1]. ( see http://www.pausatf.org/data/2005/XCSchedule2005.html )

More info: women, contact Gina Mandy; men, Arnold Utterback.

Stampede

Wahoo! If you had not received your Stampede Dri-Release T-shirt on
9/11/05...they are now available at Fleet Feet. Just drop on by and give them your name...and pick up your vibrant new shirt! Again, many thanks for your participation.

Also, for those that volunteered on the course if you have a t-shirt..we have an owner...

"Hi! I ran the buffalo stampede last weekend (great race by the way), and left a t-shirt with one of the persons directing traffic. Is there any chance I might be able to find it It's a white, sleeveless nike t-shirt.

Thanks for doing the race, look foward to hearing from you.

Bruce Bent"

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

October 16, 2005 - Humbolt Redwoods Half-Marathon (Weott)PA/USATF Road Race
October 30, 2005 - Four Bridges Half-Marathon/Relay (Folsom)
November 5, 2005 - Fleet Feet Open XC, 6K(Carmichael)
November 6, 2005 - Apple Hill Harvest 8.5M, 3.5M, Kids 1/2 (Camino)
November 13, 2005 - 40th Clarksburg Country Run 20M/30K/Half-Marathon/5K/1M Kids (Clarksburg)PA/USATF Road Race
November 19, 2005 - Davis Turkey Trot 5K/10K (Davis)
November 24, 2005 - Run to Feed the Hungry 5K/10K (Sacramento)
November 27, 2005 - Run to the Far Side XXI 5K/10K (San Francisco)
December 4, 2005 - California International Marathon (Sacramento)
December 11, 2005 - Christmas Relays (San Francisco)PA/USATF Road Race
December 31, 2005 - Midnight Run 2006 (Sacramento)
2006
February 4, 2006 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)

XC News

XC this Sat, 10/8: Folsom HS: 9/945/1030 AM, W/OM/MM; $10 by 10/1, $15.
see http://www.pausatf.org/data/2005/XCSchedule2005.html
Going Contact Arnold Utterback or Gina Mandy...
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from http://www.pausatf.org/data/2005/XCHOY2005.html

7th Annual Presidio Challenge
Oct 01, 2005

DivPlace || FirstNm LastNm || Bib || Age+Sex || City+ST || Team || Time || Pace

WOMEN
18 Gina Mandy 542 43 F Sacramento CA Buff Chips 25:19 7:08

MASTERS MEN
68 Arnold Utterback 107 59 M Sacramento CA Buff Chips 26:38 7:31
85 Steve Ashe 108 45 M Sacramento CA Buff Chips 29:23 8:17
86 Dennis Scott 109 57 M Sacramento CA Buff Chips 29:44 8:23
89 Ben LaSala 351 61 M Sacramento CA Buff Chips 30:20 8:33
107 Bob Venditti 361 56 M Sacramento CA Buff Chips 36:17 10:14

TOTAL FINISHERS: 47 Open Men, 75 Women, 111 Masters Men
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All Chips XC so far this year: [No Team / Division in brackets]

HAYWARD: Arnold Utterback, Joel Contreras, Ben LaSala, James Fisher
SANTA CRUZ: [Gina Mandy], Arnold Utterback, Robin Rogerson, David Fajen, Bob Venditti, Joel Contreras, Ben LaSala
EMPIRE: [Jeff Adams], [Gina Mandy], Arnold Utterback, Joel Contreras, [Steve Ashe], Ben LaSala, Dennis Scott
GOLDEN GATE PARK: [Steve Ashe], Joel Contreras, Dennis Scott, James Fisher, William Bommer
PRESIDIO: [Gina Mandy], Arnold Utterback, [Steve Ashe], Dennis Scott, Ben LaSala, Bob Venditti

4 Min Mile

I'm sure it has already been done but I wanted to be sure that this weeks Workout message includes a notice that there is a special show on TV Thur about Bannister's four minute mile. It's a two hour movie that runs three times in succession starting at 4PM, 6PM and
8PM on ESPN2.