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...

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.

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

Upcoming Races

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)

Susan B Womens 5k

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

Running Shoe Recycling Drop-Off at Cowtown Marathon Race this Sunday Oct. 7th.

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 Cowtown Marathon Race this Sunday Oct. 7th. 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 or international relief 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!

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!

Race Invitation

FORWARD MOTION RACE CLUB

CORDIALLY INVITES YOUR RACE CLUB TO A WEEKEND OF FUN COMPETITION

SEPTEMBER 15^TH & SEPTEMBER 16 ^TH

What: Forward Motion Race Club Challenge Weekend

Where: Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, Pleasanton, CA

When: Saturday, September 15^th Back to School 10K

Sunday, September 16 ^th Tri for Real

Forward Motion Race Club cordially invites your race club to come out for a fun day of competition at the run and triathlon races listed above. We are inviting race clubs from all over the Bay Area to join us and we are looking forward to two great days of racing.

Along with participation from your general membership, we also invite you to send your top age group competitors to compete against the Forward Motion Elite Team and other local race club elite members.

Lastly, we would like to invite your race club to an exclusive special event:

"An Evening With Chris Lieto"

Saturday, August 11, 2007, in Danville

C hris is the #9 ranked triathlete in the world and was the #1 American triathlete across the finish line at last year's Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Chris will talk about many topics. And as the #1 question asked of most pro athletes, Chris will discuss his own training and race day nutritional habits. He will also team with Dr. Chapman from Astavita to answer any questions you have about the sometimes confusing world of supplementation.

We hope you will join us for a fun and fast weekend of racing. All necessary information is listed below. And if you have any further questions or would like to attend "An Evening With Chris Lieto," feel free to e-mail us at FMRCChallengeWeekend@Gmail.com . Or call the event coordinator, John Stark at 925-548-5916.

Regards,

The Forward Motion Race Club Challenge Weekend Committee

Race Distances:

Back to School 10K (6.2 miles on path and access trails)

Tri for Real Triathlon is sprint distance (700 Yard Swim, 18 Mile Bike, 4 Mile Run)

General information:

1. Please notify the FMRC Race Weekend Committee via e-mail with you intent to participate by no later than Friday, August 17th. The e-mail is: FMRCChallengeWeekend@Gmail.com .

2. Please notify the FMRC Race Weekend Committee via e-mail with the number of racers your club will be sending to each event no later than Friday, August 31st. The e-mail is: FMRCChallengeWeekend@Gmail.com .

3. For the triathlon clubs who send 15 or more members will get their own rack space that will be reserved for them.

4. For the triathlon, your race club competitors racing against Forward Motion's Elite Team will be the first wave start of the day. All other club members will begin in AG division waves.

5. Registration for the Back to School 10k can be done via Active.com at: http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1462437

6. Registration for the Tri For Real can be done via Active .com at:

http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1397290

Mt. Madonna Challenge - discount

For those of you who love crazy trail races, the race directors of the Mt. Madonna Challenge are providing Buffalo Chips member a 10% discount off of the registration price for pre-registrants. The registration must be mailed in with a notation that you're a Buffalo Chip. Active.com cannot provide the discount.

The Mt. Madonna Challenge will be held on August 25, and is in the Gilroy area. There's a 12k and a 6k, here's a link to the website:

http://www.svrchome.org/mtmadonnachallenge

If you would like to coordinate carpools, send me an email 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!

Upcomming Races from Chips Website

May 19, 2007 - Folsom's Run with Nature 10K/5K (Folsom)
May 19, 2007 - Auburn Rotary Community Day 10K/5K/Kids (Auburn)
May 19, 2007 - Oakdale Chocolate Festival 5K/1M Fun Run (Oakdale)
May 20, 2007 - ING Bay to Breakers (San Francisco)
May 26, 2007 - Kaiser Permanente Modesto Classic 1m/5K/.5m kids (Modesto)
May 28, 2007 - No Excuses 5K (Sacramento)
May 28, 2007 - MarinMemorial Day 10K (Marin)
June 2, 2007 - Roseville City School District Foundation 5K (Roseville)
June 3, 2007 - Don Bowden Mile (Stockton)
June 3, 2007 - River City Run 5K/10K (Old Sacramento)
June 9, 2007 - Sierra Preschool's 1st Annual Family Fun Run (Auburn)
June 10, 2007 - Fleet Feet Women's Fitness Festival 5K (Sacramento)
June 23-24, 2007 -34rd Annual Western States 100M (Squaw Valley to Auburn)
June 23, 2007 - Shriners8K/5K (Sacramento)
July 4, 2007 - Roseville Community Crime Stoppers 4th of July 5K (Roseville)
July 21, 2007 - Eppies Great Race (Sacramento)
July 29, 2007 - Pear Fair 5&10 Mile (Courtland)

2nd Annual Resurrection Run 5k Run/Walk

Just a quick note to let you all know about a local 5k we're doing on April 7th. I don't know if you can get the word out to the Chips in time but we'd sure appreciate any help you could give us in that regard.

Our race, the 2nd Annual Resurrection Run 5k Run/Walk is being held at Glen Hall Park on April 7, 2007. The 5k starts at 8:30 am with a kids 1/2 miler before that. Our race benefits the establishment and support of an orphanage and school in Uganda.

Registration forms can be downloaded from our website: www.kfitness.org or folks can just register on raceday.

Thanks for any help you can give us in getting the word out on the race. I keep running past George on the bike trail and have meant to give him a flyer but just kept forgetting to try to carry one with me.

Again, thanks and have a great day!

Sherri Reese

Race Director

Resurrection Run

Mud Run Cancelled!

NOTICE:

The MUD RUN (a Buffalo Chips Club Only event) scheduled for tomorrow Sat.Feb 10 has been cancelled due to conflict with the Valentine Run.

The MUD RUN will be rescheduled for a later date (maybe next weekend) and will be announced be special e-mail.

Questions call Abe Underwood RD at 638-3900

Upcomming Races - From chips website

February 3 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)

14th Annual Doggy Dash 2K/5K

14th Annual Doggy Dash 2K/5K
June 9, 2007

On Your Bark…Get Set…Go... to the Sacramento SPCA’s 14th Annual Doggy Dash and Pet Fest. Two- and four-legged runners alike are sure to have a barking good time participating in this popular 5K run or 2K run/walk through Sacramento’s beautiful William Land Park. Make sure to STAY after the run/walk for Pet Fest, a morning of festive fun with and about the dogs and other animals we love. For more information, or to register, please visit our website at www.sspca.org or call (916) 383-PETS, ext. 9102 after May 1, 2007.