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

Buffalo Chips Weekly News Update

Aging Chips Lose Starting Line of XC Race....

This is a "good news....bad news" type report, so read on at your own risk. Basically the "Good News" is that our Super Senior group has had and continues to have the BEST PARTICIPATION and visibility in the regional PA-USATF cross country series. Our Super Senior Women continue to score regularly and with distinction, thanks to the team leadership of Linda Hall, and our 60+ men have enjoyed great camaraderie with Arnold Utterback and Bob Vendetti working to get the guys organized. And this past weekend's XC race at Santa Cruz found the Chips in solid evidence as the teams arrived on site and appeared in their club uniforms, but the CHIPS MEN were missing two of their traveling BISON as the gun sounded and the guys took off to race cross "hill and dale." Two of our MALE BISON had taken a warmup run and disappeared, or so it seemed. Kidnapped, victims of a terrorist plot Their team buddies were completely stressed as the race started missing these two CHIPS. Just after the first runners had FINISHED, our wayward CHIPS appeared at the starting line and began their personal "race" over the course. They had been doing a "warmup run" and gotten.....LOST !!!! They could not retrace their path to the starting line !Age, at least, had not dimished their athleticism or their enthusiasm. Notice I have not "named names," but perhaps the legend of the lost Bison" will resonate more thoroughly through the herd And they did finish the race, albeit in a significantly slower time than they would have received had they started with the rest of the field; they scored for the team, and that certainly shows their "team spirit" if not their sense of direction !!!!

Big CHIPS Saturday and Sunday Club Workout Groups !

This past weekend both the Saturday and Sunday workout gatherings were the biggest they have been in MANY, MANY weeks. About 20 or more showed up for the University Park Saturday session, and at least that many gathered at the Fish Hatchery for the Nimbus Lake long workout. In both these weekend sessions the distance covered is always a personal choice, and options from 4 or so miles and up are easily selected. Don't be shy... get company and go FARTHER than you might for your weekend runs with the HERD.

Buffalo Stampede/Migration Coming Sept. 11 !

The club's biggest general participation event, the Stampede/Migration 10 Miler is coming this September 11. Starting and finishing at Rio Americano H.S., the course is about the easiest, best supported and most attractive 10 miler in the whole country. Don't miss this wonderful club presentation ! Run it or volunteer but be THERE on Sept. 11 !

Headlands 50K US National 50k Championship

Report courtesy of Mark LantzMark Murray Breaks Ultra SilenceAugust 27, 2006 Mark Murray took top Chips honors at the 2005 National 50K Trail Championship. In his first ultra marathon in over three years, Mark finished the very challenging Marin Headlands 50K on Saturday in 4:33 which earned him 15th place overall. Mark focused his training on this Marin coastal course and participated in team tempo runs to prepare. Mark started the race strong and never faltered off pace by staying with the same lead group from mile 5 to the finish. The championship race was run under ideal weather conditions and was very well attended by almost 180 athletes from around the country. Ten out of the top 20 places went to out-of-state runners from as far away as Alaska, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Alabama. The overall winner was Dave Mackey from Boulder, Colorado. Dave set a new course record in 3:49, and he is also currently the US National 50-Mile Champion. Mark Lantz was the second Chip finisher in 4:46. Rena Schumann ran a smart race and finished 7th overall woman in 5:30. Other chips finishers include John Nichols in 6:18 and Molly Pelton in 6:25. Rounding out the Chips team includes Barbara Ashe; Linda McFadden; and Barbara Elia. Unfortunately, not all of the results are yet available and we were unable to get the times on all of the Chips finishers. NO further RESULTS as of "press time" at 8 p.m. on Monday...Sorry !

Chips welcome a NEW arrival to Sacramento!

Emily Sue Schwandt

A recent addition to the Chips' ultra endurance team division, Emily Sue Schwandt made her debut after 30+ hours of labor. Weighing in at 8 lbs 5 oz and sizing up to 19 ¾", she'll be stiff competition in the neonate category. Emily Sue posing with her proud sponsors (Dad and Mom), Andy and Kelly Schwandt

World Running News:

The Sacramento Bee picked up the new WR for men at 10k: 26:17 reporting Bekele who broke his own 26:20 from last year in Brussels. The Bee did not pick up that the 3rd place finisher in that race produced a new World Junior Record of 26:41 as an 18 year old !!!! And the next night in Reiti (Italy) Allan Webb turned a 3rd overall in the 1500m with a 3:32 finish. Webb has produced some great times, but this race he chased naturalized Bernard Lagat who turned a new AMERICAN 1500 Meter Record of 3:29 !!!!!

Buffalo Chips Weekly Workout Update

NOTE: Wednesday Run meeting has returned to the MID-morning.
ALSO NOTE: Earlier Times for Weekend Workouts in these WARM days !!!!

When	5:30 pm Tuesday	10:15 am Wednesday	5:30 pm Thursday	7:30 am Saturday	7:30 am Sunday
Where	251 Commerce Circle	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave	Univ. Park	Univ. Park	Panera 901 Howe
What	Grps: A-D.5(1) E-F.4(1) G-H.3(1) SS & FW..steady	5-7 miles conversationally along parkway	Base building 3-7 miles on parkway	5-8 miles with tempo option.	1-2 hours of control pace running
Why	Form and Speed	Recovery	Base and development	Base or form	Endurance and mental toughness

Upcoming Races - From Chips Website

September 4, 2005 - Run on the Sly 50M/50K/20M/8M (Pollock Pines)
September 11, 2005 - Buffalo Stampede 10M/Kids (Sacramento)
September 17, 2005 - Zoo Zoom 10K/5K/Kids (Sacramento)
September 18, 2005 - Jamba Juice 5K (San Francisco)PA/USATF Road Race
September 18, 2005 - Lodi Grape Stomp (Lodi)
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)

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