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 Women's Performances at CIM 25 years of excellence

This 2007 version of the CIM saw new PRs by Chips Kirsten Schneider (2:52) and Jen Hitchings (2:54) joining a tradition of Chips women's impressive times at our hometown marathon and leading this year's herd of female finishers.

In the program booklet for this year, there is a summary of the "top 75" women's times over the history of CIM, and the second fastest on that list is by our own Eileen Claugus (2:40:04) back in 1985.  Third on the history record is another Chip, now living in Hawaii, Jeannie Urness (2:41:08).  The very top listing, Linda Somers, did train some with the Chips and was a Chip for a brief period in her early career before getting signed on for a real "professional support" contract.

However another way to reflect on excellence is not just by the very best single performance (PR), but on the overall continuity of excellent performance, and Chip Women account for 49 of those top 75 recorded female times and of those 49 top times, 22 were produced by just THREE of our club's female icons of distance:

Chris Iwahashi-8 of the 75 with course PB of 2:45:29 and average finish time of 2:53:08

Theresa McCourt-7 of the 75 with course PB of 2:50:10 and average of 2:54:04

Connie Kondo-7 of the 75 with course PB of 2:51:04 and average of 2:57:30

I might further note that the very last listed female on this year's top 75 list...who will be displaced by those super times for Kirsten and Jen...is June Hill-Falkenthal.  June was a "Chip" for all her strong running years, and she also WON the Sacramento Marathon (precursor to "Cowtown") one year with her PR of just seconds over......3 hours.

George Parrott

ATTENTION CHIPS

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.......

Training Run Partner / Help

Hello,

My name is Kenny Lima. I will be in Sacramento this weekend and would like to run the first 20 miles of the CIM course but I have a logistics issue .... transportation!

I can park at the start or end but have no way of getting back.

So, I write to ask, is there anyone who would like to join me on this training run? I hope to run the first 12 miles between 8:30 - 8:15 per mile and the last 8 miles at about 7:30s per mile.

If schedule or time does not permit perhaps I can get someone to meet at 20 mile mark, where I'll park and they can drive me to the start. I'll pay for gas and coffee!!!!

I can be reached via cell phone: 916-716-0942 or of course via this email address kayel17@verizon.net.

Thank You for your time!!

Sincerely,

Kenny Lima
Former Chip!

Awards Committee & Annual Awards categories

Message #1:
We would like you to come forth to be on the Awards Committee. For those of you who are power-hungry, possess a seething desire to affect the self-esteem of friends and foe, and/or been fired, demoted, or reprimanded due to inappropriate displays of a warped sense of humor, then the Awards Committee is right for you! To be part of this elite cadre of the finest Chips, contact Gina Adams at Sparkle71710@yahoo.com.

Message #2:
In search of new Annual Awards categories. Some that have been offered include: "Biggest Cherry-Picker" and "Most likely to stray off course." Don't hold back. All suggestions, no matter how unconventional, will be considered. They don't even have to be running related. Send all suggestions to Gina Adams at Sparkle71710@yahoo.com.

Message #3:
Actively soliciting stories, embarrassing moments, quirky personality traits, or anything humorously shameful or joyful about yourself and/or fellow Chips. These will be held in the highest confidence by the Awards Committee (note the integrity of the Awards Committee by the selection criteria above). Send all emails to Gina Adams at Sparkle71710@yahoo.com.

Invite to Summer Races in Gilroy

I want to invite your club members and local Sac. runners - down to Gilroy for the following summer races;

Run for the Stinkin' Roses 10K (and 5K walk/run/race) Saturday July 14th, 8am
Mt. Madonna Challenge 6K Fun Run and 12K Race, Saturday August 25th, 8am

South Valley Running Club is now managing these races and it would be great to see some of you down here to enjoy it!

Buffalo Chip runners will receive 10% off the registration price (Stinkin" Roses 5/10K Races only), I'm looking into whether we're offering this to the Mt. Madonna Challenge too - will get back to you!
Put your Running Club on the reg. form and mail it in (mail in only). You can also registrer using www.active.com - but no discount.

The forms are at www.svrchome.org.

Stinkin' Roses Races; 5k is flat, out and back along a bike trail. 10k is loop race with one, one mile hill (up & down) along the way.
Mt.Madonna is a true trail race; 1/4mi flat, 20min hill (2.5mi up), 1mi flat, 3/4mi down, 1.5m rolling up, 1.5mi down (or something painful like that!).

Sincerely,

Joe Green (Race Committee Chair); former WVTC ('70's), Aggie (80's), Tamalpa (90's), SVRC (00's) runner.

These should be fun summer training races!

Please say hi everyone!

Post Boston Marathon Chips Dinner

Reservations for dinner have been made. If you have spoken to Monty your reservation has been made accepted.
If not e-mail or call Monty Schacht at monty_schacht@sbcglobal.net Cell Ph# (707) 372-7781
Legal Seafood @ Copley Place
2nd level
on Monday April 16th at 6:00pm
PH: (617) 266-7775