Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

Your regular columnist is “out of town,” so the news here will be just some recapping of CIM ….

From Mark Murray…

There were some really awesome chip performances at the CIM this year. Overall, Mark Lantz did a great job of channeling his Western State’s lottery disappointment from Saturday into an outstanding top chip performance. Mark ran virtually even splits and made up a full two minutes on yours truly. Dennis Early ran solid as always with nearly even splits. There were several great ‘comeback’ performances, including Jen Pfeifer, Chris Enfante, and Chris Iwahashi. Erik Skaden put in a solid ‘back from injury’ training run as he looks ahead to Western.

But in my book, the three top performances were: Kal Lowden (who has he been training with?) who ran the fastest 2nd half among the Chips, and one of the biggest ‘negative splits’ among anyone in the top 200; Ed Randolph who smashed his ‘sub-3’ goal with a 1:26:24 2nd half marathon (is that a ½ marathon PR?); and Jenny Hitchings, who overcame a mid-year injury to break three hours with another nearly perfectly even split performance.

Congrats to all.

With the introduction of the half marathon chip timing, I thought it might be interesting to look at how folks ran their 2nd half compared to their first half. I looked at the top 200 plus finishers, and fully 30% ran a negative split. Kal and Ed were the big negative split Chippers, along with Jen Pfeifer and Chris Iwahashi. As the list below indicates, both John Nichols and I may need to look at our pacing.

	1st	2nd	Fin	Dif	Neg. split
Mark Lantz	1:25:32	1:25:58	2:51:30	0:00:26
Mark Murray	1:23:40	1:27:52	2:51:32	0:04:12
Kal Lowden	1:28:34	1:25:12	2:53:46		0:03:22
Ed Randolph	1:28:41	1:26:24	2:55:05		0:02:17
Dennis Early	1:28:25	1:28:48	2:57:13	0:00:23
Jen Pfeifer	1:29:05	1:28:22	2:57:27		0:00:43
Erik Skaden	1:28:27	1:29:30	2:57:57	0:01:03
Jenny Hitchings	1:29:00	1:29:15	2:58:15	0:00:15
John Nichols	1:30:11	1:40:31	3:10:42	0:10:20
Chris Enfante	1:34:27	1:36:16	3:10:43	0:01:49
Chris Iwahashi	1:36:22	1:35:26	3:11:48		0:00:56
Rena Schumann	1:34:41	1:39:07	3:13:48	0:04:26

Thanks for a most thoughtful analysis. Even pacing and the slight negative of the four “smarter” Chips indicates the best race day implementation of their weeks and months of training. (George Parrott’s two cents here)

Buffalo Chips Weekly Workout Update

REFLECTIVE Apparel REQUIRED in ALL CHIPS evening workouts!!!

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. from 251 Commerce Circle
Why - Form & Speed
A-D…2 sets of (1, 1200, 800)
E-F….2 sets of (1, 1000, 600)
G-H…2 sets of (1, 800) recovery through middle would work here
SS & FW….steady, of course

Thursday, 5:30 p.m. from University Park on University Ave.
3-7 miles on University Park road course. IF it is ugly raining, then jog over to CSUS PARKING RAMP for inside workout there.

Saturday, 8:00 a.m. from University Park on University Ave.
Workout OPTION:
a. 2-3 mile warm-up then tempo run of 3-5 miles, then cool down
b. Steady state base building of 5-8 miles

Sunday, 8 a.m. Panera Bread Co. at 901 Howe Ave.
Workout of 2 hour run, 65 minutes “out” and faster back, e.g. 55 minutes back !

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

December 11, 2005 - Christmas Relays (San Francisco) PA/USATF Road Race
December 31, 2005 - Midnight Run 2006 (Sacramento)
2006
January 1, 2006 - Resolution Run 10M/10K/5K (Auburn)
January 8, 2006 - California 10 (Stockton)
February 4, 2006 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)
February 5, 2006 - Davis Stampede Half-Marathon/10K/5K (Davis)
March 4, 2006 - Norcal John Frank Memorial 10M/3M (Redding)
March 5, 2006 - Bidwell Classic 30th Annual Half-Marathon/Relay/5K (Chico)
March 11, 2006 - ShamRock'n Half Marathon/5K (West Sacramento)
March 11, 2006 - Way to Cool 50K (Cool)
April 1, 2006 - American River 50M (Sacramento to Auburn)
May 20, 2006 - 23rd Annual Run with Nature 10K/5K (Folsom)
June 24-25, 2006 - 33rd Annual Western States 100M (Squaw Valley to Auburn)

CHIPS 5K Prediction Run and Board Elections!

Saturday, January 7th 2006 at 8:30am
University Park Clubhouse(directions to follow at later date)

Chips Mark your calendars and Leave your watches at home! Please join us for the annual 5k prediction run. It is a fun event and was actually won last year by the High Dunger (can you predict your time within 2 seconds like Tony did?). This includes a light breakfast (yes coffee included!), prizes for those closest to their time.

The other important function that day is to hold elections for the 2006 Buffalo Chip Board. Being on the board presents an opportunity to become involved in the club and the Sacramento Running Community. If your interested in being on the board please send an email to Tony Lafferty at poidog38@yahoo.com by Friday January 6th to be included on ballot (we will allow write in candidates as well). Those in attendance at the prediction run get a chance to meet and vote. Need not be present to be elected to the board. There will be a brief meeting of new members following the vote.

I want to thank you all during my year as High Dunger and wish all of you the best during this holiday season.

Tony Lafferty
High Dunger

Out of Town

Sorry I've been out of town on a business trip. I'll post the news items that I missed even though they are a little old now.

Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

CIM 2005 A Big Success

The 23rd annual California International Marathon produced slow times up front with the winners crossing in 2:18 and 2:37, but the competition level was high with the lead changing over the last 500 meters for the women and in the last 3 miles for the men. Gabe Jennings back to Sacramento after his second place finish in the Run To Feed The Hungry had to settle again for a second place payday as his long breakaway effort eroded by mile 23. Gabe hung on for a 2:19 finish, which is still not too shabby for one’s “first marathon.”

For the Chips, the Western States team of Mark Lantz and his pacer there Mark Murray were out front for the whole race with Mr. Murray leading Senor Lantz right up to about 100 meters from the finish line. The final order was Lantz then Murray with one second between them and Mark L. turning about a FIVE MINUTE PR to be first Chip across the line. Under 3 hours also was Ed Randolph (2:55, mega PR), Erik Skaden, Jen Pfiefer (3rd in her division) and Jenny Hitchings (3rd in her division and a BIG PR, 10 minutes?), and Dennis Early.

Winning her division with her best marathon time in the last 2-3 years was Chris Iwahashi with a “chip time” of 3:11:48. Pam Goodley had a great finish at 3:33 (PR) and Beth Ware arrived just a bit over 3:42?. Getting her BOSTON QUALIFIER was Cynci Calvin, and keeping their CIM strings intact were Dennis Zilaff, Steve Polansky, Ernie Takahashi and Mike Sullivan.

Another impressive debut was Eileen Yamada at 4:06, but there were MANY other impressive stories of success on a day when the winds were quiet and the skies sunny.

And there were other marathons all over the world on Sunday including Las Vegas with fast times and similarly highly competitive fields. WOW !

Plus many Chips participated via the RELAY option including the team of Luis Alvarez, Virginia Hawes , Mike Grassinger, and Larry White.

Buffalo Bash a GREAT PARTY…

Following in the tradition of holding the club’s annual award and social event the evening of the CIM, CSUS hosted this year’s gala. With wonderful food, and the spirited commentary of MC Mike Grassinger, the program went along most smoothly and all awards were completed and the clean-up done by 9 p.m. Thanks again to our support from Ruedi Egger, the annual party was enjoyed by all.

COMING THIS WEEKEND: Christmas Relays, 4 person teams

The Xmas Relays are one of the really fun events of the Northern California running schedule and they complete the PA-USATF team scoring season. Teams are ideally age and gender based in the typical age groups, and each runner does one loop of Lake Merced (4:46 miles) in the SF area. It is a beautiful course, and it is rolling with all pavement. Linda Hall is helping to coordinate teams, and individuals can participate on mixed gender and mixed age group teams, but those simply cannot count for PA-scoring ! Contact LINDA HALL.

Buffalo Chips Weekly Workout Update

REFLECTIVE Apparel REQUIRED in ALL CHIPS evening workouts!!!

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. from 251 Commerce Circle
Why - Form & Speed
A-D...2(1), 4(800), 1000 1
E-F....2(1), 4(800)
G-H...1, 3(800)
SS & FW..steady

Thursday, 5:30 p.m. from University Park on University Ave.
3-6 Miles on University Park Street Course.

Saturday, 8:00 a.m. from University Park on University Ave.
Options: 3-4 mile tempo run after a 2-3 mile warm-up OR…
Steady state, base-building run of 5-7 miles.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Fish Hatchery, Lake Natomas “loop” starting at the Fish Hatchery or XMAS Relays in SF.

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

December 11, 2005 - Christmas Relays (San Francisco) PA/USATF Road Race
December 31, 2005 - Midnight Run 2006 (Sacramento)
2006
January 1, 2006 - Resolution Run 10M/10K/5K (Auburn)
January 8, 2006 - California 10 (Stockton)
February 4, 2006 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)
February 5, 2006 - Davis Stampede Half-Marathon/10K/5K (Davis)
March 4, 2006 - Norcal John Frank Memorial 10M/3M (Redding)
March 5, 2006 - Bidwell Classic 30th Annual Half-Marathon/Relay/5K (Chico)
March 11, 2006 - ShamRock'n Half Marathon/5K (West Sacramento)
March 11, 2006 - Way to Cool 50K (Cool)
April 1, 2006 - American River 50M (Sacramento to Auburn)
May 20, 2006 - 23rd Annual Run with Nature 10K/5K (Folsom)
June 24-25, 2006 - 33rd Annual Western States 100M (Squaw Valley to Auburn)

Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

Run To Feed The Hungry, Thursday, 24 November

Be there or be square….The RTFTH is “the” Fall event for all runners, walkers and everyone. A new start should ease the congestion previously experienced and starting “chip mats” will give all runners a personal “chip time” as well as a total “gun time.” See you THERE.

Buffalo Bash is Coming….
Get your reservations in NOW

The annual highlight of Sacramento running and high society is coming the evening of 4 December at the Riverfront Dining area on the CSUS campus. The BUFFALO BASH will feature a retrospective of the 77-78-79 XC teams that placed 6th, then 4th, then 2nd in the U.S. in Division II XC. Several of the CSUS athletes went on to run 2:15 and FASTER in the marathon after their college careers on campus. Join us to honor these incredible early inspirations in Sacramento running…

Send your reservations to:

Abe Underwood 11406 Gold Hill Ct, Gold River CA 95670
E-mail: ajunderwood@comcast.net

Thanks, Abe

We MUST have a head count for the food planning. Desserts to share are ALWAYS welcome after a marathon !!!!

WOW…Chips Run Strongly at the Davis Turkey Trot 5k/10k,
Saturday 19 November

(From Linda Hall)

Another ideal day for running in Davis at the Turkey Trot 5 and 10 k races. Many from the herd were running in the crisp sunny weather with leaves falling like snow flakes at times!

Here are the chips I saw (I am certain I missed some... my apologies). Many won prizes (as indicated by the age group place in parenthesis). Prizes were very nice blue technical shirts for 1st place winners and (I think) warm caps for second place folks:

5k
Nova Poff (1)
Joel Contreras (2)
Jim Fischer (2)
Karen Fischer
Gail Gutterman

10 k
Maggie Ward (1)
Linda Hall (2) (two minutes faster than last year and a new Sac PR!)
Mike Schwartz
Larry White
Lindsay Pears Dickson (a 10 k PR)
Lillian Shek
Nancy Mitchem

Congratulations to everyone. Apologies to any missed !

Final California Marathon Peaking….

Many of the marathon intent were at Rescue for a last long and hard run, and most had a very encouraging experience over the hills and challenges there. Remember that “Rescue” plus 60-65 minutes is a good “predictor” of your full marathon time at the CIM course.

This coming weekend’s longer run will be a final sharpening effort for the marathon trainers: A 10 mile session from Panera, with the middle 6 miles run at 10 mile RACE PACE or even a bit faster. This should be a super solid “10k” type “time trial” and should give you a final edge for your more comfortable marathon race pace the following weekend. Athletes NOT running the full marathon can still greatly benefit from such a workout as it is the core of even half-marathon training and it even helps support racing at distances down to the 5km territory. Come one, come all for the SUNDAY workout from Panera this week.

CIM Volunteer Options….
from Club President, Tony Lafferty…

The California International Marathon is coming soon to a town near you (yes, Sacramento).

Many club members will be running that day. Even if you are not planning on running it is a great event to get out and support in a variety of ways.

First, the Buffalo Chips will be having a information table at the CIM Expo. We are looking for Club Members interested in answering questions and spreading the word about the club at this event. For those that have never done "booth duty" it can be a lot of fun talking with folks and supporting the club.

Second, The Chips volunteer to work at an Aid Station each year. It is always fun and a welcome site to see you all when often times the wheels are coming off for me. We can use a slew of Chippers to encourage runners there.

If your interested in helping in these first two items contact Tony Smith (Chip Volunteer Coordinator at... uniquesmith23@hotmail.com)

Third: Long Time Chip Wayne Miles is also doing his part and has a special message to share as well... Wane is the CIM Finish Area Manager. Wayne is looking for a variety of duties and promises that it is a rewarding and fun experience.

You can volunteer by emailing Wayne directly at
wpm10k@hotmail.com or visiting www.runcim.org

CIM is a Big event for Sacramento and the Chips. I hope to see you all out on the course!!

Club Western States 100 Important News:

Buffalo Chips Western States 100 Entry Lottery

It is that time of year again. The Western States 100 will soon be holding the annual drawing to determine who gets the chance to participate. Nearly half of those entered in the draw do not get to run in this most challenging distance race in northern California.

The Buffalo Chips Running Club is awarded one coveted spot each year to be used by a club member. This year we will hold our own WS drawing. The intent is to select the winner at the Bash Sunday December 4).

Requirements to enter this lottery are simple:

1)Must be a Buffalo Chip Club Member.
2) You must have qualified and have a valid, paid registration for the
Western States 100 mile Endurance Run 2006.
3) Submit a request to Tony Lafferty (poidog38@yahoo.com) by Friday December 2 to participate in the Buffalo Chips WS Lottery.

Selection Process:

1)Board will review selection list from the Official WS Lottery to be held December 3. Those Buffalo Chip Runners that where not selected in the lottery will be entered into the Buffalo Chip Lottery Draw.
2) One name will be selected randomly and notified of selection.
Questions can be directed to Tony Lafferty.

Comrades 2006 Club Trip…Deposits DUE!

Interest deposits ($500/person) are due NOW for those interested in joining the club group trip to the Comrades Marathon in South Africa (12-29 June 2006) and the safari/Kilimanjaro experience after. Checks made out to George Parrott by 4 December. Further payments in early February and then final payment in late April with final amount expected to be about $4700/person. Please see the club website for further trip details.

Buffalo Chips Weekly Workout Update

REFLECTIVE Apparel REQUIRED in ALL CHIPS evening workouts!!!

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. from 251 Commerce Circle
Why - Form & Speed
2 Sets of:
A-D...2, 1.5, 1
E-F....2, 1, 1
G-H...2, 1
SS & FW..steady

Thursday, 8AM - Run to Feed the Hungry, CSUS & J Street
Why - Race & DONATE - and get negative calories for the eating later!!
Run to Feed the Hungry 5K/10K Options

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

Sunday, 8:00 a.m. from Panera Bread Co, 901 Howe Ave.
Why - Final race sharpening for CIM in ONE WEEK!
Recommended - 2 mile warmup to 8.5mi mark on the bike trail, followed by a 6 mile HARD temp with turn at 11.5mi mark. Then 2 mile cool down.

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

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
January 1, 2006 - Resolution Run 10M/10K/5K (Auburn)
February 4, 2006 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)

Buffalo Chips Western States 100 Entry Lottery

It is that time of year again. The Western States 100 will soon be holding the annual drawing to determine who gets the chance to participate. Nearly half of those entered in the draw do not get to run in this most challenging distance race in northern California.

The Buffalo Chips Running Club is awarded one coveted spot each year to be used by a club member. This year we will hold our own WS drawing. The intent is to select the winner at the Bash Sunday December 4).

Requirements to enter this lottery are simple:

1)Must be a Buffalo Chip Club Member.

2) You must have qualified and have a valid,paid registration for the
Western States 100 mile Endurance Run 2006.

2) Submit a request to Tony Lafferty(poidog38@yahoo.com) by Friday December 2 to participate in the Buffalo Chips WS Lottery.

Selection Process:

1)Board will review selection list from the Official WS Lottery to be held December 3. Those Buffalo Chip Runners that where not selected in the lottery will be entered into the Buffalo Chip Lottery Draw.

2) One name will be selected randomly and notified of selection.

Questions can be directed to Tony Lafferty

IT'S BUFFALO BASH TIME

IT'S BUFFALO BASH TIME - SUNDAY, DEC. 4 - 5 PM

What: Annual BUFFALO BASH and AWARDS DINNER

Where: CSUS Campus at the River Front Center in the new Kung Fu Fat's Buffet. Same place as past years (behind the Book Store).

When: 5:00 pm no-host Social Hour - 6:00 pm Dinner

What Else: The program for the evening will include the annual performance awards, special recognition awards, a tribute to the CSUS X-C program and some other fun surprises.

Make your reservation early. The cost is $10 in advance before Dec. 1st. $15 at the door and kids are $5. Mail you checks and reservations to: Abe Underwood, 11406 Gold Hill Ct. Gold River, CA 95670 (916)638-3900 ajunderwood@comcast.net

New Newsletter Editors!

Well it appears Nancy was able to find people to relieve her of the Newsletter editor duties. Please welcome these two people and update your address books.

Please email your stories, articles and photos to Suzanne Cook at stamcook@yahoo.com and/or Sara Heintz at rosiedane@hotmail.com.

Volunteers Needed for Chips CIM Aid Station

Volunteers are needed for the Buffalo Chips CIM aid station at the corner of El Camino and Fair Oaks (mile 15.5) in Carmichael. Come out and show your support the for the club and for all of the chips participating in the biggest running event in the area. The race will be held on December 4 and volunteers are needed from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Please contact Kate Anthony by e-mail at Kanthony@surewest.net or by phone at 916-283-6108.

YOUTH CHIP XC TEAM SEEKING DONATIONS

The Youth Chip Cross Country Team is seeking any and all donations to aid in their trip to the National Championships In Providence, RI on December 10, 2005. Based on the seasons accomplishments thus far, it looks like the team will once again boast over 40 area youth representing the Buffalo Chips at the Junior Olympic National Championships. The Chips Intermediate Girls (15-16) are three time defending National Champion Team, the Chips Young Women (17-18) are two time defending National Champion Team, and the Midget Boys (11-12) are three time defending Association and Region 14 Champion Team. For the first time in the youth's history we are excited to have a young boys team that will be a top contender for a National Championship. Our top five 12 year old boys had a spread of only 21 seconds while running at a 5:41-5:51 mile pace and sweeping the last PAUSATF XC race of the season 1-2-3-4-5. Our sixth and seventh! runners were only 20 seconds back!! Four times this season the boys have swept XC races 1-5 and twice 1-7. Combined, they have also set 8 new course records this year!

While the team receives approximately $2,000 from the Chips Board each year, and has raised over $1,600 on their own, the money raised only scratches the surface of the total team costs. With travel, hotel and food costs of about $600 per athlete, our cost for the team this year will top out over $24,000. The Chips Youth parents bear the brunt of the costs. However, this year we also found ourselves in need of several new uniforms to replace aging ones, new equipment, and other unexpected costs. We have 4 talented youth that would like to go to the National meet but, their parents lack the financial ability to cover the costs. The youth coaches (2) and assistant coaches (3) combined donated and paid expenses of over $5,000 this year for the team but, we cannot personally afford any additional donations this year.

So, we are desperately seeking donations to help gifted young runners represent the Buffalo Chips this year. All donations are tax deductible and will receive a receipt acknowledging your wonderful donation. Donations can be mailed to BUFFALO CHIPS RUNNING CLUB, YOUTH DONATION, P.O. BOX 19908, SACRAMENTO , CA 95819-0908, or a new on-line donation link has been established at: http://eteamz.active.com/buffalochips/index.cfm?showdonate=1

Any assistance you can provide to this worthy cause will be deeply appreciated.

George H. Paddeck
Youth Coordinator, Head Coach

Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

Clarksburg Classic Races, 5K, half-marathon, 30K, 20M

(From Linda Hall)It was a perfect day for running in Clarksburg 30k (along with the 5k, half marathon, and 20 milers) and there was a lot of the herd out and running. There was a very nice new long sleeve T shirt design this year representing the lovely vineyards that line much of the way.

For the 30k (the one for the USATF team scoring) I saw:

For the Men:
Mike Maguire 2:04:47
Dennis Early 2:06:39
Young Joe Krtil 2:14:51
Bob Sharman 2:17:46
Doug Braasch 2:17:53 (won third place in his age group)
Chris Enfante 2:17:53
Ernie Takahashi 2:22
Arnie Utterbach 2:28:53
Bill Pequinot 2:32:21
Mario Sanchez 2:42:37
Joel Contreras 2:43:37
Jim Fischer 2:44:07
Jim Yee 2:59:57
Tony Alvarez 3:12:45

For the women:
Jenny Hitchings 2:07:28 (second in age group)
Gina Mandy 2:22:40
Barbara Miller 2:32:32 (first in age group)
Elizabeth Ware 2:37:42
Barbara Elia 2:59:54 (second in age group) (outkicked Jim Yee at the finish so that she would get under 3 hours.....great work by both Barbara and Jim)
Anne Veling 2:48 (fifth woman 50-59)
Cynci Calvin 3:05:35 (the Impalas noted her time and are now really worried about when she will join the Super Seniors team!!!)
Linda Hall 3:18:37 (11 minutes faster than last year!)
Lesa Havert 3:43:15

For the super senior women's team we will score Barbara Miller, Barbara Elia, and Linda Hall. This guarantees us another first place finish and first place overall for the PAUSATF grand prix for road racing. Hurrah and thanks to all the super senior women who have participated this year!

I am sure I missed a few, because there were other chips singlets out there. I just missed their names on the score sheets.

Some chips race the 20 miler so we cannot score them on the USATF teams.....maybe next year, they could run the 30 k and just tack a 1.4 mile on before or after the race. Here are the 20 milers I saw:

Shanna 3:14:13 (who lead the group of 3 to the finish)
Mark Murray, 2:12, FIRST OVERALL !!!!!!!

(From Mark Murray…)
It was Nichols wise (cherry picking) advice that prompted me to jump in the 20 miler. I was mostly pleased that I stuck with my ‘training run’ plan and went out at 6:40-45’s for the first 10, and then 6:30’s for the return. It helped that I needed to make up a full 2 minute gap at the turn around on first. It also helped that it was my birthday—43.

Please forgive me for another one of my nostalgic lapses…

Twenty seven years ago, having just recently moved to California as a high school sophomore from New York, I was persuaded by my new best friend—Dave Hamer—to enter what would be my first road race, the Pepsi 20. I had just completed a very unmemorable debut cross country season as a mid-packer on the JV team at San Juan. And I’m guessing my longest run at that point was maybe 12 miles. Dave’s brother Chris was our driver. It was a very cold and rainy day, and as I recall, my ‘sweats’ were a pair of wrangler jeans. As the race started, I foolishly tried to stay with Dave, and soon after the turn around, I was toast—very cold and wet toast. At some point on my jog/walk back to Clarksburg, a nice woman in a 280 Z (that was considered a cool car back then), took pity on me and drove me to the finish. So my road race debut was a DNF. I came back the next year, as a HS junior, and ran sub 2 hours (for 20). I’d certainly love to have those legs back.

Tony Lafferty, 2:45
Rhonda Holden, 3:00
Mike Schwartz 3:14:18
Chris Wellins 3:14:41
Harry Criswell 3:21:53
Dennis Scott 3:22:33
Ron Peck 3:32:17
Lillian Shek 3:4801
Po Adams

In the 5 k, I saw: Roger and Florence Fong and Nova Poff.

Barbara Elia and her significant other have the right idea for after the races.....they were seen enjoying a wine and cheese and chips tail gate party! I think we should make that a Chips tradition after Clarksburg!

Tortoise and Hare 10k, Ann Arbor, MI.

Chris Iwahashi led the small Chips contingent at this classic Fall event with a first masters, 5th overall finish (about 43:xx) in the women’s division. Warren Lockette turned a solid sub 50 minute 10k while harassing several University of Michigan current athletes (swimmers) who were also in the race. The conditions were good and there were probably 600+ participants in a 5k and then 10k and also “iron-combo” race morning.

Coming soon….California International Marathon…and relay option…

Also Chips BUFFALO BASH ANNUAL CLUB PARTY…Evening of 4 December about 5:30-9 p.m.

Buffalo Chips Weekly Workout Update

REFLECTIVE Apparel REQUIRED in ALL CHIPS evening workouts!!!

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. from 251 Commerce Circle
Why - Turnover & Form
2 Sets of:
A-D...1, 1200, 800
E-F....1, 1000, 800
G-H...1, 800
SS & FW..steady

Thursday, 5:30 p.m. from University Park on University Ave.
Why - Endurance & Base
3-7 miles negative split or ? on Univ. Park Course of Streets.

Saturday, 8:00 a.m. from University Park on University Ave.
Why - Base or running efficiency
Out & back, 6 mile social run or temp run after 2 mile warmup.

Sunday, 8:00 a.m. from Rescue
Why - Strength & mental toughness
Rolling hills of 10-18 miles of perferct marathon prep.

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

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
January 1, 2006 - Resolution Run 10M/10K/5K (Auburn)
February 4, 2006 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)

XC Year-End Wrap-Up

Cross Country season results are in, on the PA/USATF website at http://www.pausatf.org/ , and our Seniors Men once again finished the year as mid-pack as can be: 6th of 11 teams in one of the most competitive divisions in the Pacific Association XC Grand Prix series: See http://www.pausatf.org/data/2005/XCTeamStand2005.html#menSENIORS

While our Masters Men showed up for only one race, Folsom, they finished the season ahead of at least one other club: See http://www.pausatf.org/data/2005/XCTeamStand2005.html#menMASTERS
Masters, see Steve Ashe for next season...

And our Super-Seniors Men had complete teams at only three races this year; that at least put them on the boards. But they were represented by at least some of their fold at EVERY race this year; and that helped us out, a lot, in completing short Seniors teams at EACH of the races where the Super's didn't have a full team of their own: Empire, Presidio, Folsom, Shoreline, Tamalpa, and the Championships last Sunday. Thanks, guys; our Seniors team couldn't have done it without you! See http://www.pausatf.org/data/2005/XCTeamStand2005.html#menSUPER-SENIORS
Super's, see Ben La Sala or Joel Contreras for next year...

A few of our Chips women showed up at some of the XC races this year, most notably Folsom. But, sadly, even there they were one runner short of a full team. Now's a good time to start building [uh, recruiting?] for next fall; see Gina Mandy...

-Bob Venditti, 916-972-1665, venditti@csus.edu

Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

Coming…Clarksburg Classic 30k/20 Mile Paul Reese Memorial

The Clarksburg Classic is the continuation of the oldest long distance running race in the whole of Northern California. Formerly the “Pepsi 20,” this was started by Paul Reese to give runners throughout the region a chance to test their training and motivation at a distance not quite a marathon, but still significantly long. Paul had run marathons in Southern California…and throughout the U.S., but here in the whole of the north state, we had nothing over about 10 miles as an option. Paul was one of the “fathers” of the long distance running boom, and this race was his treasured child.

For the last 18 years it has been a 30km to promote our evolution toward metric measurement (encouraged by PA-USATF coordinator John Mansoor), and it has also been a regional PRIZE MONEY race on the Grand Prix circuit.

The course and setting is virtually unchanged from it’s first hosting in Clarksburg, which was it’s third actual venue (earlier closer to Sacramento, but street safety….). Relive our running history by SUPPORTING and participating in the Clarksburg event this weekend.

Cross Country Finale in San Francisco

Undoubtedly several of the dedicated herd made their way to the city for the last race of the PAUSATF series? Results, unfortunately, are not yet available!

Apple Hill Runs…Coordt and N. Frazier Fly!

Another wonderful jewel in our local running was hosted this past weekend with the Apple Hill Runs. For well over 20 years this setting has seen upwards to 1000 runners migrate past the orchards and enjoy the home-grown products of this beautiful area.

Though the finishing half-mile of this course challenges the deepest elements of our training strength, runners are justly rewarded with great post-run goodies and the chance to further savor the food and drink of the area.

Susan Frazier (11) won her division and MARY COORDT won the race with a 54:00 finish (4th OVERALL) in the 8.5 mile distance. Cindy Scott (50) won her division, Judy Shipman was 2nd in the 60-64 group (? How did she run this AND the Helen Klein? WOW !!!!). Kal Lowden was 3rd in the 30-39 and 3rd OVERALL; John Nichols a closing 4th in the 40-44; Howard Ferris 2nd in the 60-64. In the 3.5 mile distance NATHAN FRAZIER (age 15) was the OVERALL WINNER in 19:41. Great Job to all finishers and especially to the FRAZIER family for superb group showing (Mom Linda was 11th of 84 in the women’s 40-49 division).

Helen Klein Asks More From Us @ 30k, 50k and 50 miles

Since runners have developed even more passionate dedication to their sport, there are many for whom 5 or even 9 miles of effort is only a warm-up. Helen Klein, even in her 80’s is one of these legends, and on Saturday her eponymic event was staged along the American River Parkway. Starting and finishing these days at the Cabot School (near Roseville) and coming all the way down to near the Guy West Bridge area, 112 finishers completed the full 50 mile challenge.

Chips were led by Mark Lantz (6:39:37) followed by Rena Schumann (6:55) and Erik Skaden (7:05). Amy (7:44) and Dee Dee Grafius showed up for a mother-daughter duo. Barbara Elia turned another solid 9:08 for this demanding distance and Becky Johnson finishes strong with a 10:38!!

At the 50k, Helen Hull ran 5:06, Ron Peck 5:56.

At the 30k, Steve Polansky (2:51), Shalako Wengronowitz and Mike McKee finished together (3:15), Dan Cox (3:16), Helen Klein and Lilian Shek together at 3:43, with Judy Shipman, Ron Adams and Glenn Millar also solid finishers at this smarter distance.

Congratulations to all and apologies for any missed.

Buffalo Chips Weekly Workout Update

REFLECTIVE Upper Body Apparell REQUIRED in all evening club workouts!!!

NOTE: We need somebody to help us with 'drills' sessions. Volunteers?

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. from 251 Commerce Circle
Why - Form & Speed
A-D...6(1200), 800
E-F....4(1200), 2(800)
G-H...3(1200), 2(800)
SS & FW..steady

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

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

Sunday, 8:00 a.m. from Fish Hatchery, Hazel (Off Highway 50)
Why - Endurance & self-control on rolling hills
Any distance up to about 20 miles or more is an option. Easy out and faster back.

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

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
January 1, 2006 - Resolution Run 10M/10K/5K (Auburn)
February 4, 2006 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)

Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

10th Annual John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge

A core group of cross country devotees made their way across the bay to the penultimate race in this year’s series. The women were led by Gina Mandy, our most consistent harrier-ette on the trail, with a sizzling time of 28:59. Also running to complete a distaff team were Meghan Schwartz, Meg Svoboda, Carol Parise and Pam Goodley. Representing the Chips on the men’s side were Dennis Scott, Joel Contreras and Bob Venditti.

Mary Coordt Leads Chips at Four Bridges

Finishing 9th overall in 1:21, Mary Coordt led ALL the Herd at this year’s Four Bridges Half-Marathon. With almost 1400 individual finishers and another 49 teams, the race was held under near perfect conditions for racing.

Following closely and leading the male bison was Kal Lowden (1:22) then Erik Skaden (1:23). Dennis Early was 2nd in the 45-49( 1:25) division and Jen Pfiefer was first in her division at 1:26.

Arnold Utterback (1:35) led Ernie Takahashi (1:35) to the line, but it was Ernie with a 2nd in the 60-64 division that got the bragging rights, and John Nichols was right behind Ernie still in the 1:35 zone.

Other Chips quickly noted in the results: Dave Michel, Steve Polansky, James Yee, Chuck Honeycutt, Barbara Elia, Maggie Ward, Tony Alvarez, Gordon Hall, Fred Kaiser, Tom Kuzmich, Ron Hall, Jon Thomas, Cammy Thomas, Stuart Sargisson, and probably MANY others that my quick perusal missed. Congratulations to all finishers and apologies to those I missed.

Lost: A Chips Friend, 1957-2005

Phil Whitehead, Zimbabwe

Very sobering news arrived on Sunday morning as an e-mail from our host club and club director in Zimbabwe informed that PHIL WHITEHEAD, age 48 died (30 Oct.) at the 9km mark of a half-marathon he was running in outside of his home area of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Phil was the organizer of the CHIPS local social with his Bulawayo running club when we visited there in June of 2000 (?). He was an enthusiastic participant in the Comrades Marathon and had many sub 10 hour finishes to his credit. He leaves his wife Sandy and four kids ages 13-23. He will be greatly missed by his clubmates in Bulawayo, and by all of his contacts around the world as he was a conduit for current political news from this strife torn country.

He was an international figure in Rotary, and a corporate managing director of a concrete plant there in Bulawayo and also a director of the Dunlap tire production facility in Zimbabwe. He supported webpages for news, running details, and even the engineering graduates of his nation’s university. His was a life of service, and his passing will be missed in so many venues.

Coming Soon….Clarksburg Country Run, 30k/20 miler, PA-USATF Championship Event for Individuals/Teams

13 November, 2005

Who was Paul Reese?

This year’s Clarksburg event is identified as the “Paul Reese Memorial…”

Paul was the founding race director of the Clarksburg event and for it’s first 15 or so years it was a 20 miler. Originally called the “Pepsi 20,” this was the FIRST long road race in Northern California. It precedes ALL the northern California marathons. Paul personally supported the race through its formative years, and he also started the Lake Tahoe 72 Miler (an ultra-marathon around Lake Tahoe all on roads), and the Sunkist 2 day 100km event. More recently he had hosted and directed a marathon event run ON THE TRACK at American River College and then until his last years a 10k road event. Paul was a founding figure of the Buffalo Chips Running Club, and he was one of the best and toughest 50-59 age group runners to EVER tie on a pair of shoes. He ran in the 2:36 territory as a 55-56 year old, and he turned a low 13 hour 100 miler when he was in his 50’s. In his middle 60’s he organized a group run exploring the Western States 100 Mile course from Squaw Valley to Robinson Flat, and that was the beginning of many “real runners” signing up for “Western.”

In his retirement when he was 70-something, he and George Billingsley ran across the whole United States for a summer “fun run.”

He was a retired Marine Corps Colonel, and he then was a high level administrator with the Sacramento City School District until his second retirement. Paul passed away a couple of years ago, but his legacy of inspiration will never be forgotten.

Buffalo Chips Weekly Workout Update

REFLECTIVE APPAREL REQUIRED for CLUB WORKOUTS..

NOTE: Parrott has 2-3 new reflectorized and led lighted safety vests, one size fits most at $17 each.

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. from 251 Commerce Circle
Why - Turnover/form
A-D...3(1.5), 1
E-F....3(1.5)
G-H...1.5, 1
SS & FW..steady

Thursday, 5:30 p.m. from University Park
Why - Base
Base building 3-7 miles on the streets of Univ. Park 5-10K course

Saturday, 8:00 a.m. from University Park
Why - Form, efficiency, base
Base Building 4-6 miles or tempo run of 4-5 miles

Sunday, 8:00 a.m. from Panera Breads 901 Howe Ave.
Why - Mental Toughness, form
Bike trail out and backof 75 min out, faster back.

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

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

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.

Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

25th Anniversary of Tuesday Night Planned Club Workouts!

Tonight is our celebration of the first and continuing organized and planned Tuesday night club workouts.  Originally these sessions were ONLY for club women, and there was a participation entry standard of....being able to run 10 miles under 70 minutes.  Within a couple of years that "entry standard" had disappeared, and over the last 10 years the Tuesday night sessions have evolved to include regular "steady state" and base building subgroups as well as a variety of speed levels and all are COED.  These sessions, in an organized and programmed format, are FREE to all club members.  Many clubs with training programs of this nature charge up to $30/month/member to participate.  NOT THE CHIPS !While the original goal of the Tuesday workout was to support a group of fast club women to become even faster, the current program offers support to all levels of fitness participant and to both genders.Parrott started this format, and the related Thursday (sometimes track format session), the Saturday base and tempo runs and the Sunday endurance developing road course out at Rescue in 1980.  The purpose was to provide a range of training options and elements to support club participation in all distances from the 5k to the marathon...and beyond.   Twenty-five years later, we seem to still be going strong and serving now a solid ultra community and perhaps more importantly a YOUTH CHIPS subcomponent.The YOUTH CHIPS formal program evolved from the participation of three young girls who ran with the adult workouts back in the middle 1980's.  Sara Pope, Shannon Reed, Jennifer Siragusa, and Dawn Cabitec were the "original youth Chips" at ages 9, 10, and 11 when they began.  The club's formal youth program was evolved from Parrott and Iwahashi's experience with the British Stockport Harriers in 1992-93, and Steve Picanco was our first formal "youth coach."To all who have run with us, to those who have been with the club since those early years in the 1970's, we have seen many changes, and the breadth of participation observed today speaks well that we are here to "support fitness at all levels and toward all possible personal goals." Rena Schumann PR's at Rio Del Lago  (report from Mark Lantz)Rio Del Lago 100 mile Endurance runDid anyone know that John Nichols can not only win his age group in the same day in back to back 5k-10k races, but John can also speak to animals!  Yes, I witnessed it, John is a Skunk Whisperer!  He proved it to me at about mile 94 during RDL as John suddenly stopped and said, "I am from Kansas and I know that waddle anywhere!"  I thought he was referring to the way I was running, but it was actually a cute little skunk in the middle of the trail with his tail up!  Fortunately, John began talking to the skunk and then after chasing it wildly with flashlights and headlamps waving, the skunk finally left the trail.  As far as the race, the weather was warmer than last year, but that did not stop the course record from being broken by both men and women.  The chips had good results with Rena at 20:02 (PR'ed by over two hours! and 2nd woman), Mark Lantz in third overall and Barbara Elia and Linda Mcfadden also completed the challenging course. 

Heritage Oaks 10k, Paso Robles, PA-USATF and NATIONAL MASTER"S Championship

The best overall performance of the day at the regional and national 10k Master's Championship was Colleen De Reuck producing a 10th OVERALL 33:33 time.  Way to go.  Top CHIP performance was an age group win and age graded BONUS $500 for Barbara Miller!  Doug Braasch turned a 43 and change, and the women's team scoring should include Linda Hall and Johanne Christmas with Carolyn Leung there in support.  Top OVERALL FEMALE CHIP performance was Gina Mandy at 40:46 in the master's, but Bob Fredenburg was in just a few seconds ahead of Gina in the men's 50-54 division.

Berlin Marathon Produces New Asian Women's Record:  2:19:12

In a seriously warming day, unusual for the Berlin setting, runners faced temperatures of 70+ degrees by the half-way point on the course.  Serious racing for new WR's was compromised, but Mizuki Noguchi was not intimidated by the conditions and was out to run in the 2:18 range.  She slowed a bit in the heat of the second half, but still turned the FASTEST ever time by a Japanese woman...or any Asian woman.  Only Radcliff and Ndereba have run faster.  The men's race was won in 2:07, but Noguchi got both the first prize $$$ and BONUS $$$ for a new CR.  Japanese women have won this race the last 6 years !!!

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

October 2, 2005 - Sacramento Marathon/Half-Marathon/Relay/5K (Sacramento)
October 8, 2005 - Chevy's Fresh Mex Run (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 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 30K/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)PA/USATF Road Race
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)

Important letter from Gail Hart

Dear Friends and Family,

I am writing this letter to all of you on behalf of a good friend of mine, Lynn Keane. Lynn will be competing the Janus Charity Challenge at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii next month to raise month for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Lynn is a ˜full-time" Mom of 2 boys (Ian, 9 and Ryan, 12), wife of Kevin (endodontist and great triathlete), and AMAZING triathlete (in her spare time!!!). Lynn has been racing since 1987. She did take the years off that she gave birth to the boys, but she was " "out there" supporting Kevin while he carried on the Keane triathlon tradition.

Next month she is competing in her 8th Ironman distance race and "6th" Ironman in Kona. For those of you not familiar with the Kona Ironman - this is the Championship of all the Ironman races for the year. Only triathletes can come who have qualified by winning their age group, at a qualifier Ironman. This is the elite of the elite. This is THE RACE. Lynn has qualified for this race 6 times. That's an incredible feat of athleticism. In addition to being just an all time great athlete she is the nicest person. She is always smiling when she's training. She's always got an encouraging word for her those of us "back of the packers". She's got a great sense of humor. (Here's a little snippet of her humor) ------- Last year she was coming back from a serious injury that had sidelined her for months. She came back to "win her age group" at the Cali-Man Half Ironman and was interviewed at the finish line. The interviewer very seriously inquired about her running/cycling injury and she replied that "She had been dropped during a difficult stunt during a Cirque du Soleil performance". I think the interviewer was stunned.

So - why do I write to you about Lynn. Because this year Lynn wanted to "GIVE BACK" to an organization that is near and dear to her heart, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Lynn's sister, sister-in-law, and her dear friend and next door neighbor, are battling breast cancer. Lynn will be competing in the Janus Charity Challenge at the Kona World Championships in October to raise money for the Komen Foundation.

Please, please, please, take a moment to go to her website www.faithhopecourage.com to read her story and the stories of her loved ones that she is raising money for. Every $$$ helps her fund raising effort, the people who have breast cancer, and the ones who are yet to be diagnosed. They will all benefit from every research dollar.

I know Lynn will have a great race because this year she is swimming (2.4 miles), cycling (112 miles), and running (26.2 miles), with so many of us sending her so many good vibes. Please send your dollars as well.
Health to you all,
Gail Gutterman Hart

www.faithhopecourage.com

Board Position Opening and Editor Position

Fellow Chips: We currently are looking for one or two individuals that would be interested in working with the board on two important areas.

The first is the membership coordinator: This position assists the board on keeping membership information current. Provides mailings to new and existing club members regarding membership status and renewals.

The second position is for the Editor of the Buffalo Chips Enquirer. This is a role for a creative individual with much better writing skills than I. Works with board and chip members to provide fun and interesting content for quarterly newsletters.

If your interested please contact Tony Lafferty at poidog38@yahoo.com

Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

Twenty-Five Years Is A Long Run-Nostalgia

This month, and somewhere here towards the end of the month marks the 25th Anniversary of our Club's Tuesday Night Workouts in the format we now enjoy. In the very early days of the Chips, there was a group of really, really, hardcore guys who met for a workout session on Tuesday evenings. While not a "closed club," it was only for the very fast and serious, as their warmup sessions were usually faster than 6:30 min/mile and their actual workouts the result of the most persuasive talker that night and what he wanted to do. In those early days, the slowest guy attending such workouts was running sub 2:40 for the marathon, so...clearly there were no women, and the sessions were very intense.Parrott had tried one of those meetings, after he was regularly comfortable at a "sub 3 hour" marathon finish, but he never did find out what the group ran for it's workout, as he was dropped in the warmup.In the summer of 1980, Parrott had been working with Heike Skaden (then still in high school) when she chose to switch clubs and run for a new elite group that was forming. Parrott and Bill Stainbrook decided to begin a formal "women's marathon group" with the Buffalo Chips. Bill Stainbrook was a low 2:40 marathoner and he was just finishing his teaching credential. He had been working with Bev Marx in her training, and there were 3 or 4 other "Chip women" who all wanted to run new PRs in the half to full marathon and who were all running solid mileage on their own. A "entry standard" was set for the women's group of being able to "run 10 miles under 70 minutes," and the first sessions were planned for middle or late September, 1980.Just as the Fall school term was starting, Bill took a full-time teaching position, and he decided he did not have the time to be actively involved in coaching with the women's group, and thus the new "Tuesday Night Training Program" became George Parrott and about 6 of the then fastest women in Sacramento.In that first year, only about three of the women could make the 5:30 p.m. workout start, so Parrott would run their session (often 3 x 1 mile) and then return to the "Graduate" (now gone, but near the Guy West Bridge on University Avenue) and meet the remaining 2 or three for a second session. It was also great training for Parrott's speed work.In that early group, we had Heidi Skaden (Heike's mom), Joan Reiss, Eileen Claugus, Bev Marx, Debbie Bispo (who won several of the local marathons in that time), and Nancy and Bill's sister, whose full names I currently cannot remember. The group goal was the "sub 3 marathon." We had every quarter mile marked on University Ave. and American River Drive...and still maintain most of those marks, and after the Tuesday night sessions got infiltrated by males and made formally "coed," we had up to 130 attendees during some of the Fall CIM buildups.Jeff Hayes, who still runs for the club and can be seen running along the American River Parkway, was one of the first males to join with the women's group, and was the regular training partner for Eileen Claugus, since both of them were about the same (super) speed.In the second year of the group, Kathy Pfieffer was recruited to join, and though she was still in college (later at CSUS), she elected to run road races regularly. Kathy went on to set the CSUS women's 10k record which stood for about 10 years, and she is still our club record holder for the 10k, as she turned a 32:59 on the track running later as a fully sponsored Reebok athlete.Eileen Claugus is still the club record holder for the marathon with several sub 2:40 finishes, and a 2:37 PR. Eileen won the Mexico City, Honolulu, and SF Marathons during her racing career and was first American and 3rd overall at Boston in 1982.Joan Reiss and Bev Marx also went on to "break 3 hours" in the marathon, as did Kathy Pfieffer and many later arriving regional women. In 1984 or so, Karen Coe was about our fastest female then competing (around 2:55 territory), and she won the October Sacramento Marathon while being chased closely in the first 15 miles by a Davis resident, Christine Iwahashi. Karen ran "sub 3" that day, and Chris finished some 20 minutes back, but appeared in late October at a club workout after a personal recruiting pitch by Parrott.During the time 1982-84, we also had a small set of really fast males at workout, perhaps because we had attractive, single, fast women there Jim Howard set the club's marathon record which stood for about 15 years with a 2:18:06 at the Avenue of the Giants, and Chris Turney went on to win the Napa Marathon (2:26). Howard, in a 3 month period as a Chip, won the AR50, the Avenue of the Giants Marathon, and intentionally tied for the win at the Western States 100, and 2 weeks after the 100 miler ran a 2:19 marathon at the SF Marathon (Parrott tried to keep him for doing this last race).In those early days, with the strong core of dedicated women racers, Parrott was running up Heartbreak Hill at Boston when he heard a bystander remark, "Look, there is a man in a Buffalo Chips singlet, I thought it was ONLY a women's running club!" Our women's open group has WON the Boston women's TEAM title THREE TIMES, the master's title at least once, or was it twice We have also won NATIONAL marathon championship Women's Open Team, and our club teams have won multiple national 100km awards in all divisions.Frequently during the early 1990's we would have the American record holder at 100 miles and 24 hours (Rae Clark, long time club member) and the U.S. 10k road and track record holder (Mark Nenow, still holder of the U.S. road record) both at Tuesday night workout at the same time. We have hosted several U.S. female international team members at Tuesday workouts including Robin Root, Linda Sommers, and Eileen Claugus and currently Jen Pfeifer has been a recent U.S. team member of the 100k squad, as, of course, has Rich Hanna.And it all started back in 1980, and we have grown with the times, expanded to be open to all levels of participants, and to be most PRO-active for runner safety on a year round basis. SPECIAL TUESDAY NIGHT WORKOUT-CELEBRATION SEPTEMBER 27th!September Marks the 25th Anniversary of the Tuesday Night Workouts.We would like to see as many Chips come out that evening to mark this occasion. Those that participated during the inaugural season are encouraged to attend and share a story or two. We will have some refreshments and desserts. Of course you are all welcome to run prior.

Zoo Zoom a Big Reward For Chips-John Nichols Doubles

John Nichols is THE story of this year's 5/10k races at the Zoo Zoom. Since these events go off sequentially rather than simultaneously, John opted to run, to run both and WON his age division in BOTH RACES ! His report is that he will do anything for a Aardvark trophy! Good Job, John !Other great performances in the 5k, Cindy Scott and Helga Miles both claimed division recognitions. For men, Andy Hitchings and Gordon Hall got called to the podium.For the 10k, Jenny Hitchings was third overall (1st 40-44), with division awards noted for Aaron Ferguson, Chuck Nichols, and Ron Peck, in addition to "greedy" Nichols.

Jamba Juice 5k, PA-USATF Championship Event, SF

Doug Braasch, William Pequinot, Barbara Miller, Joel Contreras, Jim Fischer, Roger Fong (1st 70-74 division), Bill Bommer, Lindsay Pears-Dickson, Linda Hall, Kate Sutherland, Karen Fischer, Claire Hanamoto, Carolyn Leung, and Johanne Christmas represented the herd at this event.

Coming-Paso Robles 10k, PA-USATF Scoring Race-Sept. 25

While this is a long drive, the 2005 hosting promises more prizes to all entrants, including random $$$ at the finish line. This is a true PR quality course, and it is a good venue for a new personal best effort. Check with Linda Hall about further race details and travel options.

National and International Running News...

Denna Kastor continues her pursuit of a sub 2:20 marathon, which she is hoping for at Chicago next month. In Philadelphi on Sunday, she set a new American Half-Marathon record (1:07:53) and turned the fastest ever female time run in this country ! Way to go Deena!A 59:05 won the Great North Run (Half-marathon) in the U.K. this past weekend, for a $10,000 new CR bonus ! YOU compute that pace!

Christopher Calfee Sets Endurance Run Record: 318 Miles !

Finishing on Sunday, Sept. 18, Chris Calfee of Virginia set a new standard for the sleep deprived of ultra-running. He turned 318+ miles nonstop to wipe out Pam Reed's 301 mile distance of this past Spring.

Calfee apparently ran this with the support of many in the Virginia ultra-running community on a loop course of 12 or 13 miles (unclear at this time), but the AMAZING detail is that his last 3.1 miles were run in a local 5k RACE where he turned a 19:15 finishing time and won his age division !!!!

Calfee has completed numerous regional ultras and is a math teacher in the school system there in Midlothian, VA.

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

September 17, 2005 - Zoo Zoom 10K/5K/Kids (Sacramento)
September 18, 2005 - Jamba Juice 5K (San Francisco)PA/USATF Road Race
September 24, 2005 - Mather Mud Run 5M/2M (Rancho Cordova)
September 25, 2005 - Heritage Oaks Bank 10K (Paso Robles)PA/USATF Road Race
October 2, 2005 - Sacramento Marathon/Half-Marathon/Relay/5K (Sacramento)
October 8, 2005 - Chevy's Fresh Mex Run (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 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 30K/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)PA/USATF Road Race
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)

FOUND AT STAMPEDE

FOUND AT STAMPEDE ON 9/11/05- A set of keys for a Toyota. Please contact Shanna Fanning at Tuesday night workout or 916-752-8399.

Stampede Volunteers Needed!!

We have a special raffle for you!!

If you are not running in the Stampede or Migration this Sunday, we need your help with course monitoring and set-up at this Buffalo Chips tradition. Plus, you get a T-shirt and a chance in the volunteer only raffle. Please call Race Co-Director Shanna Fanning @ 444-8548, or Tony Smith @ 366-7475 and let us know you will pitch in. (That way we don't have to call you). THANKS......

Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

Buffalo Stampede/Migration Coming Sept. 11, 2005

This year's best 10 miler is coming this weekend. The Buffalo Stampede/Migration welcomes participants at all levels with the 7 a.m. early start and the 8:10 a.m. Stampede start for those seeking racing awards and paces faster than 10 min/mile. Again, the Migration is for those entrants who will have finish pace averages SLOWER than 10 minutes a mile. This early start allows these participants three hours to complete the 10 miles, but is not part of the scoring for finisher awards. The 8:10 a.m. start (Stampede) has a 2 hour time limit, and awards will be done promptly starting at 10:30 a.m. And there is a kid's half-mile on the track at Rio Americano starting at 10 a.m. The Stampede/Migration is THE 10 Miles for everyone from racer to pacer !All entrants receive a technical fabric shirt with a new and beautiful design and of course, all the course support of three aid stations and about the best/fastest, and easiest 10 miles in the whole country. The weather projections for this coming Sunday are PERFECT for the event, so... let's see ALL THE HERD at Rio Americano H.S. on Sunday !

Mark Lantz Wins Run On The Sly 50 Miles in Record Time Chip Mark Lantz continues his successes on the trail ultra circuit with a new CR and overall win in the ROTS 50 miles. Additional results are NOT available as of this time (Late Monday evening).

World Results 1500m Men Try 5000m on TrackThe top U.S. 1500m/milers both tried the 5000 in Europe this past weekend. Bernard Lagat won with a 12:59 and Alan Webb produced a new PR at 13:10.

Wow !This JUST came in, and it sure fits with the upcoming Stampede... FASTEST EVER 10 Miles on a WR Quality Course On a loop course in the Netherlands on Sunday, Sept 4, a new WORLD RECORD was produced for 10 miles. Passing the 5k split in a flying 13:46 and 10k in 27:35, Haile Gebrselassie powered alone on a warm late summer day toward history's fastest 10 miles ever. Crossing the finish line in 44:24, his time erased a 44:45 by Kenyan Paul Keoch which was set on a less credible point-to-point course in Holland in 1997. Gebrselassie averaged a bit less than 4:27 per mile for the 10 mile distance. By the way the course record for the Stampede is in the high 47 minute range (set by a visiting Brit), and one year, with PA-USATF championship status the Buffalo Stampede produced 6 runners finishing under 50 minutes.

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

September 11, 2005 - Buffalo Stampede 10M/Kids (Sacramento)
September 15, 2005 - POOCH Classic 5K Run/Walk/Sit (Citrus Heights)
September 17, 2005 - Zoo Zoom 10K/5K/Kids (Sacramento)
September 18, 2005 - Jamba Juice 5K (San Francisco)PA/USATF Road Race
September 24, 2005 - Mather Mud Run 5M/2M (Rancho Cordova)
September 25, 2005 - Heritage Oaks Bank 10K (Paso Robles)PA/USATF Road Race
October 2, 2005 - Sacramento Marathon/Half-Marathon/Relay/5K (Sacramento)
October 8, 2005 - Chevy's Fresh Mex Run (Sacramento)
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 30K/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)PA/USATF Road Race
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)

Cross country News

The season is on and the Chips have been flying. Gina Mandy lead the master's women at Empire last saturday with a solid 6th place finish. Men's master's division was represented by two first timer XC Harriers, Jeff Adams and Steve Ashe. Although taking a minor spill in the first loop, Steve managed to re-group and have a solid finish. Men's senior and super-senior "usual suspects": Dennis Scott, Joel Contreras, Ben LaSala, and Arnold Utterback. Next Saturday is one of the big ones! Golden Gate Park, classic cross country for the uninitiated and a great venue for anyone who has run the course. We need a strong turn out of Chip runners this Saturday...Everyone is welcome. Let's run some XC, have some fun and show off our talent. USATF PA card needed and willingness to run with the team.. and we will get you there. Call Arnold 444-2506 (work 485-4193) or Gina