Club Elections, Prediction Run and Annual Potluck Brunch

14 January, Sunday, University Park Clubhouse

Here's what it is:

This is a fun, free, club-only 5k race that anyone can win. When you register, you put down your predicted time and surrender your watch. Whoever finishes closest to their predicted time wins!

Here’s the schedule:

Registration and food drop-off: 7 am to 7:50 a.m.
5k Prediction Run: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Potluck Brunch: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Club Elections: 10-10:15 a.m.
Cleanup of clubhouse: 11-11:30 a.m.

Here are the directions:

Off Howe at Swarthmore enter parking lot of office building, turn left/north to end of parking area…enter through gate to clubhouse for registration and food drop-off.

Board Election Details

Have you wanted to help keep the Buffalo Chips the best club in Northern California? Have you noticed my eyes glaze when you suggest the club could do something better? Here’s your chance to step up and make something happen. Be a part of the “sausage making” that is the management of the club. We’ll be holding elections for the Board of Directors after the Prediction Run this January 14th. You must be there to vote, but you needn’t be there to be elected. Send me a note if you want to put your name on the ballot!

John Blue, High Dunger

PS: I know it says January 6th in the Buffalo Bible but we couldn't use the clubhouse on that date!

Weekly News Update

Coming….Xmas Relays…The BEST way to get your workout in for this coming weekend is to join with a group of friends and run 4.4 miles around Lake Merced! This is one of THE oldest and most traditional events for runners in all of Northern California. It originally was sited along Hiway 1, but then was moved for safety concerns to the Lake Merced setting where it is on sidewalks and mostly free from cars.

Four person teams with various age and gender combinations are required for team competition scoring. It is great FUN !

Past Weekend…Honolulu Marathon

Men’s winner 2:13; women’s winner 2:27…new COURSE RECORD and a $67,000 total payday for that racer ! And she was not in the “invited runner” group, as she decided to do the event after all the funds for such athletes were distributed, so she paid her own way there and covered her own expenses…easily with those prize winnings !

Honolulu is about the most enjoyable that any 42km challenge can provide. It is almost always too warm for ideal racing, but …who cares….you ARE running “in paradise.”

Be sure and put the Honolulu Marathon on your “to do” list. 17,000 out of the field of 28,000 were visiting Japanese, so clearly they KNOW where the “fun” is.

NOTE: It was a small, but dedicated group that showed up this past Sunday at the Fish Hatchery ! What has happened to many of you? Rain “trauma?”

Weekly Workout Update

Reflective Upper Body Apparel at all evening club sessions !

Week of Dec. 11-17

Tues. 5:30 pm	Thurs. 5:30pm	Sat. 8 a.m.	Sun. 8 a.m
251 Commerce Circle off Expo Blvd.	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	Bella Bru, Arden & Fair Oaks
Groups: A-D:4(1.25),1 E-F:3(1.25),1 G-H:2(1.25),1	Track type sharpening session on Kadema 8(200), 4(400) 100m; jog recovery	Option: Base Building of 5-7 mi. or Tempo run of 4-6 miles	Any distance from 5-6 miles to 18 miles.

Week of Dec. 18-24: Note that from University Park, there will be a warmup jog to CSUS parking garage near the tennis courts and the workout will be INSIDE THE PARKING GARAGE with lights and no weather issues while there !!!!!

Tues. 5:30 pm	Thurs. 5:30pm	Sat. 8 a.m.	Sun. 8 a.m
251 Commerce Circle off Expo Blvd.	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	Rescue
Groups: A-D:4(1.5) E-F:3(1.5) G-H:2(1.5)	Track type sharpening session in CSUS parking garage 14x 2 straights, 1 straight jog recovery	Option: Base Building of 5-7 mi. or Tempo run of 4-6 miles	NEW COURSE, Any distance from 5-6 miles to 18 miles.

Week of Dec. 25-31

Tues. 5:30 pm	Thurs. 5:30pm	Sat. 8 a.m.	Sun. 8 a.m
251 Commerce Circle off Expo Blvd.	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	Fish Hatchery, Hazel
Groups: A-D:5(1) E-F..4(1) G-H..3(1)	Track type sharpening session in CSUS parking garage 20 x 1 straight @ 1 min. See previous week for venue details.	Option: Base Building of 5-7 mi. or Tempo run of 4-6 miles	Any distance from 5-6 miles to 18 miles.

Upcomming Races

December 17, 2005 - Christmas Relays (San Francisco)
December 31, 2006 - Midnight Run (Sacramento)
January 1 - Resolution Run 10M/10K/5K (Auburn)
February 3 - Jed Smith Ultra Classic 50M, 50K, 30K (Sacramento)

USATF Officiating is Fun!

by Ann Gerhardt

Anyone interested in becoming a USATF certified official has a chance to learn how on January 13 at American River College or January 20 at UCDavis Hickey Gym.

Go to www.pausatf.org and click on Officials, then calendar, to get more details.

You DON”T HAVE TO KNOW ANYTHING about officiating. They teach you all that. All you need is a desire to give back to sport and some time to donate.

I’ve been an official for almost 10 years. It’s fun to get to know the area T&F coaches and officials, who are uniformly great people, if sometimes quirky. One can specialize in a particular event (mine are racewalk judging and horizontal jumps), or do some of all of them. The coaches always need officials for local track meets and show their appreciation, at least with a sandwich and chips for meet-day lunch.

Athletes need competent officials in order to keep competition fair and results accurate. It’s impressive to see the growth of athletes as they learn the respect for rules and discipline to follow them, as they mature from rather unruly high schoolers to collegiate stars. We contribute to that growth. We level the playing field so that it is fair for all. You, too, could be a part of it.

Rumors circulated in 2000 that many Chips were going to become certified so they could officiate at the Olympic Track and Field Trials. Most didn’t follow-through and missed a great experience. Actually, becoming certified in January 2000 didn’t qualify anyone to officiate the Trials by summer. It might have qualified someone to be a marshall or to escort athletes to the pee station.

But by 2004, after 4 years of officiating, I was asked to be part of the field event set-up group: You know, the ones who laid the (perfect) white-tape arcs for the hammer, discus, shot put and javelin. Pretty cool being on the field and getting to hang out in the official’s tent, watching competition on closed-circuit TV when it was too hot to sit on the complementary athletes bleachers.

ASICS World Distance Summit

The ASICS World Distance Summit may be of interest to our Buffalo Chip members. It is scheduled for Thursday, December 7, 2006, 6 to 8 pm at the Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf, 550 North Point St., San Francisco, CA 800/942-7348. Some of the top speakers on running are featured at this event: Steve Scott, US Mile record holder at 3:47, current coach at Cal State San Marcos; Dr. Armando Siquieros, past winner of Warf to Warf race, coach at Mission Prep HS in San Luis Obispo which Jordan Hasay, defending Footlocker Nation Champion runs; Jim Spivey, Former Women’s coach at Vanderbilt University and 3:50 miler; Dr. Joe Vigil, 1988 US Olympic Coach and 2004 Olympic coach for marathoner Deena Kastor; and Mike Fanelli, Moderator and commentator on the history of competitive distance running and physiology of training.

This event is absolutely free as a Christmas present from Asics to the coaches and fans of distance running in California. More details can be found at the California Track & Running News website.

San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park will also host the Club Cross Country National Championship Meet on Saturday, December 9, 2006 just east of the polo field. The scheduled start times are: 10:30 am for the Masters Women, 11:30 for the Masters Men; 12:45 pm for the Open Women; and 1:30 for the Open Men. This is a great venue for cross country running. A lot of hard work goes into putting a meet like this together so we are fortunate to have a couple of top quality events for runners and fans in Northern California.

Joel Contreras

Buffalo Chips' Western States Entry

It's that time of year again! Because the Chips run an aid station at the Western States Endurance Run (Devil's Thumb), we have one entry to give to a club member. This year, the Buffalo Chips Board slightly re-jiggered the criteria the 2004 Board adopted and will be using these to select our lucky entrant.

If you are a current member of the Buffalo Chips and are interested in this Western States entry, please read the following carefully.

Buffalo Chips' Western States Endurance Run Entry Prerequisites

The Applicant Must:

1. Be a current member of the Buffalo Chips Running Club in good standing.

2. Be a current member of USATF and have #104 (Buffalo Chips) as their club.

3. Have represented the Buffalo Chips in a USATF race during the calendar year.

4. Have met all of the criteria for Western States Endurance Run (WSER) entry and have entered the regular WSER lottery, and not been selected during the regular drawing.

5. Have exhausted all other "special consideration" opportunities as prescribed by the WSER Board of Directors.

6. Notify the Buffalo Chips Board of Directors, either by email or phone, within three days of the WSER lottery to express their intent to request the Buffalo Chips’ entry.

7. Submit a résumé describing their contribution to the Buffalo Chips and their relevant racing history. (Keep it short. We're slow readers.)

Additional Selection Considerations:

When more than one qualified member requests the Buffalo Chips WSER entry the following guidelines should be employed:

1. First consideration should be given to club members who have contributed significant time to the club during the current or prior year as determined by the current board. Club members such as the Enquirer editor, club Race Directors, Board Members and others who volunteer significant amounts of time to the betterment of the club, and the running community, should be considered in this group.

2. Second consideration should be given to those who have requested Buffalo Chips entry in prior years and have been denied. Also, if all other aspects are deemed equal and one or more applicant has used the exemption in the past, then the member that hasn’t used the exemption previously would have priority.

3. Third consideration would be past WSER performances. The Buffalo Chips Board will consider the likelihood of the applicant finishing the race or scoring USATF points for the club. Also, if an applicant needs a WSER finish to achieve a major milestone, such as a tenth finish, they may not qualify for an automatic entry through the WSER Board of Directors but should be considered for the Buffalo Chips entry.

4. Fourth consideration would be "The good of the Sport." Would granting a certain applicant the exemption enhance the WSER event as well as promote the Buffalo Chips?

5. At its discretion, the Buffalo Chips Board of Directors may select multiple club members as being qualified (i.e., create a "short list") and draw the final name at random.

Good Luck!

John Blue, High Dunger

Weekly News Update

Upcoming THIS WEEKEND !!

California International Marathon, Folsom to Sacramento, Sunday 3 December

Buffalo Bash, Club Party and Awards Banquet, 5-9 pm Sunday, 3 December

CIM EXPO, Friday PM and all day Saturday, Downtown Convention Center

Whew ! One gets tired just thinking about all this “action.”

Quad Dipsea, Saturday, 25 November

Doug Arnold, showing that turning 60 is not a real burden to the inspired, finished with distinction the QUAD DIPSEA this past weekend. Also in the finisher’s column was the ever young 73 year experienced Lee Rhodes. Congratulations to all finishers there and especially to our senior inspirations !

Run To Feed The Hungry, 20,000 and more each year !

The 2006 edition of this wonderful event was staged in perhaps an almost IDEAL Fall day. If you were one of the perhaps dozen or so Sacramento area runners NOT there you missed a most incredible morning group workout.

The men’s event was highly contested and the order of the final paychecks was only decided at the finish line by a 2 second margin between first and second for the men. It had been a solidly contested battle from the second mile onward in that front of the pack group in the 10k. For women, it appears that the general order of finishers was probably decided by the end of the first mile with out-of-towners Kristen Anderson (first) and Heather Gibson (second) taking solid claim to those pay totals, but local CHIP MARY COORDT put her claim in for 3rd quite early in the distance and turned a solid 37 minute effort into that payday for 3rd woman.

Master’s Chip female Jenny Hitchings broke 40 minutes for the VERY FIRST TIME to claim the 40-49 best effort with another impressive Chippee in Angela Tanghetti finishing at 6:53/mile in her first race in a couple of years ! Welcome back Ms. Tanghetti! Diane Kato and Linda Hall also placed well in their respective divisions.

On the men’s side, High Dunger John Blue WON the men’s 40-44 with the creative John Nichols close behind in 3rd for that division. Dennis Early took a 3rd in the 50-54 divison and the 55-59 age group was WON by Chris Enfante. Craig Newport was 3rd in the 60-64 age set with the legendary Gordon Hall claiming 3rd in the 70-74 group. Congratulations to all finishers, of course.

In the fast field 5k, Kirsten Schneider was 2nd in the 35-39 division; Florence Fong was 2nd in the 65-69 and Po Adams WON the over 80 age range. On the men’s side Roger Fong WON the men’s 70-74 and Tim Jordan and Don Spickelmier went 1-2 in the 65-69 set as they continue to duke it out with no clear pattern yet resolved as that battle goes back some 35 years !

Congratulations, of course to ALL FINISHERS!

Reportedly the BIG WINNER on Thanksgiving was the Sacramento Foodbank with around $500,000 generated from this wonderful event for their programs.

THANK YOU SACRAMENTO !

Weekly Workout Update

Remember: Reflective Apparel at ALL club evening workouts !

Tues. 5:30 pm	Thurs. 5:30pm	Sat. 8 a.m.	Sun. 8 a.m
251 Commerce Circle off Expo Blvd.	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	CIM 7:05 a.m. Folsom to Sac.
Groups: A-H 2 mi, together A-F, then1 mi G-H.2(800) SS & FW steady	Short tempo session on Kadema 20 x 100m	Option: Base Building of 5-7 mi. or Tempo run of 5 miles	The Marathon, Marathon relay, Or VOLUNTEER

We can't have an Enquirer without your contributions

It's that time of the year again...please provide your contributions to the Winter 2007 Buffalo Enquirer issue by December 15. We accept articles, photos, your PRs, etc. Also, if you are or know anyone who is interested in advertising, please let us know and we can provide rates.

Thank you - We can't have an Enquirer without your contributions.

--Susanne & Sara

Weekly News Udpate

Coming this week…Run To Feed The Hungry 5k/10k – Thursday 23 Nov.

Be there or be square. This is THE event in Sacramento’s fitness and fund raising calendar. The morning of Thanksgiving Day we all have the chance to work off a few of those calories that we will be adding when we feast later than afternoon. The Run To Feed The Hungry generates over a $500,000 for Sacramento area programs to feed the homeless and poor. Enter, run and support those less fortunate than ourselves as the holiday season approaches. You can still enter at Fleet Feet 2311 J for the timed category !

Are YOU running the California International Marathon?

Then you SHOULD “race” the Run To Feed The Hungry as part of your final sharpening for this upcoming marathon effort. Getting that final sharpness and experience at full racing effort is a solid PLUS for your upcoming marathon success.

Buffalo Bash Confirmed for the Evening of 3 December

All Chippers and their support crew will be converging on CSUS and the River Front Dining area on the evening of 3 December for the club’s BIG GALA—The Buffalo Bash returns ! Costing ONLY $10/person for your dinner and festivities this event gives the morning marathoners a chance to show off their battle scars and successes, and the program will include the annual club awards and recognitions. Sign up NOW at workouts or directly with club officers, pay your $$, and join the PARTY .

23 November, Sacramento—Run To Feed The Hungry ! Get your entries in NOW !

3 December, Sacramento--- California International Marathon and Relay !

Weekly Workout Update

Remember: Reflective Apparel at ALL club evening workouts !

Tues. 5:30 pm	Thurs. 8 am	Sat. 8 a.m.	Sun. 8 a.m
251 Commerce Circle off Expo Blvd.	Run To Feed The Hungry	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	Panera, 901 Howe
Groups: A-D.. 3(1.0),4(800) E-F.. 3(1.0), 2(800) G-H.. 1.0, 2(800) SS & FW.. Steady	Support our local foodbank and programs for the needy.	Option: Base Building of 5-7 mi. or Tempo run of 5 miles	Final marathon sharpening: 70 minute workout with 15min. warmup 40 min 10 mi race pace 15min cooldown

Buffalo Bash and Annual Awards Party

This is a special Membership - Wide email alert for the Buffalo Bash and Annual Awards Party.

The Annual Bash will be held at the Sacramento State University River Front Center (The same place as the last two years--about 200 meters from the foot of Guy West Bridge).

Schedule of Events:

• 5 PM to 6 PM No-host cocktails & social hour
• 6 PM to 6:45 Buffet Dinner by Kung Fu Fats (vegetarian, non-vegetarian and vegan options will be available)
• 6:45 PM Buffalo Bash Program, including videos, awards & lots of laughs!!!

We'll also be signing folks up for PAUSATF and Buffalo Chips membership renewals as well as selling the latest in Chips gear so bring your wallet or check book!

Please complete following and turn in with check to BCRC at Tuesday night workout or send to:

Abe Underwood, 11406 Gold Hill Court, Gold River, CA 95670 (638-3900)

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Yes, I want to graze with the herd! Please reserve _________ places for me at the Buffalo Bash. Reservations are a measly $10 per-person ($5 for child under 12) before December 1st. The cost is $15 at the door. Please reserve early!

Total enclosed: $___________________

Name (print clearly)____________________________________________________________________ Phone___________________________________

Be Some Buddy!

Be Some Buddy! Girls on the Run of Greater Sacramento is looking for female volunteers to run or walk with a Girls on the Run participant during the maraFUNrun Sunday, December 3, 2006.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Call 916-206-8699
or
info@gotrsac.org

Thanks!

Tuesday Workout Attendees....

Please RETURN the distributed sports history questionnaire at this coming Tuesday night workout. Thanks for your assistance in this graduate student project at CSU, Sacramento.

Nick Herald, research student
George Parrott, research supervisor

TIA,
George

Art Show at the Capital Athletic Club

I was wondering if you could assist me by sending the attached pdf to the Buffalo Chips mailing list. I am the designer who created the Buffalo Chips Club logo. My good friend Sally Edwards (see below) suggested I contact you she is out of the country and is not able to facilitate her idea to send this invitation to the Club's mailing list. Have a look and let me know. The show is free, fun, and attended by fit folks at a fitness club! Refreshments. Thank you in advance for considering my request.
namaste
ardis

www.ardisbow.com

We can only learn to love by loving.
-Iris Murdoch

Oops! I wasn't paying attention when this post came to me. So, to set the record strait ...

The designer of the Logo most of us are familiar with and see on all of the clubs literature and mailings was designed by Laura Yasso (Kulsik) back in 1991/1992.

Weekly News Update

Clarksburg 30k and 5k and Half-Marathon and 20 Miler

Wow, what a set of alternatives! While I am the biggest “fan” of the 20 mile distance at Clarksburg, since it is the original “long road race” in all of Northern California, I would encourage Chips to run the 30k as it is the PA-USATF championship event. ONLY the 30K distance scores runners for team and individual awards in the Grand Prix series as Linda Hall also notes in her report….

The Clarksburg series of races had one of the largest turnouts that I remember probably because they offered so many options this year:

5k, half marathon, 30 k (the PAUSATF race), 30 k relay, and 20 miler. The day started sunny and cool and never really warmed up making it perfect long distance running weather. This year's shirt was a technical fabric T shirt and those who signed up in advance, were able to get their preferred sizes while the procrastinators were swimming in the larger sizes.....a real reason to register early.

Chips participated in most or all of the races. It’s just too bad that those who ran the 20 miler, didn't just run the 30 k and then add on 1.4 miles at the end so that we could count them for team scoring...Oh wel,l maybe next year.

While the race went very well for some of us, there was a group of us who turned the wrong way just after the 20k mark due to a negligent course monitor. We went 1 mile or more in the wrong direction before a firetruck came by to tell us we were going the wrong way and to offer us a ride. Guessing that taking a ride would be against USATF rules, we all turned around and went back past the monitor who allowed us to go the wrong way. We had some choice words on the way back for the monitor who claimed he "did not see" us.....

When we complained to the race director at the end, he said: "How could you go wrong, it is an out and back course!" I don't know about the others, but I was just keeping my eyes on the folks ahead of me, trying to stay with them or catch up. Besides, I remember running by open fields and ditches filled with green water and those were also found on the "wrong way" course. Anyway, the good news is that we all still finished and were able to add 2 unexpected miles to our log books at the end of the day!

The Chips I saw were:

30 k Women
Jenny Hitchings (1) 2:05:28
Liz Ware (13) 2:39
June Montuori (2) 2:46:17
Chris Wellins (ageless.....come on Chris, you have to tell them your age so we can score you!)

And a super senior women's team of
Barbara Elia (1) 2:49:17
Cynci Calvin (2) 2:58:24
Linda (wrong way) Hall (5) 4:00:26

30 k Men:
Mark Murray (11) 2:03:00
Dennis Early (9) 2:12:16
John Nichols (16) 2:09:22
Ernie Takahashi (5) 2:19:04
Tony Alvarez 3:07:59

5k
Nova Poff (age group 1st) 26:29
George Billingsley (age group 1st)
Half marathon
Lindsay Pears Dickson (8) 2:07:39 (a significant PR for her!)
Mike Schwartz (14) 2:07:40 (looks like Lindsay out-sprinted him at the end!)

20 miler:
Sharon Lindeque 3:04:24
Frank Slachman 3:22:20
Mike Villierme 3:52:02
Art (wrong way) Smith 4:25:31
Ron Adams also ran, but I don't know which race. I know there were others that I missed. Sorry.

23 November, Sacramento—Run To Feed The Hungry ! Get your entries in NOW !

3 December, Sacramento--- California International Marathon and Relay !

Weekly Workout Update

Reflective upper body apparel required at all evening club workouts (Tues. &Thur.)

Reflective Apparel at all evening workouts...

Come on Chips, we are trying to rebirth the Thursday evening sharpening sessions. Come out and sample some of the fun of shorter high-speed work.

Tues. 5:30 pm	Thurs. 5:30pm	Sat. 8 a.m.	Sun. 8 a.m
251 Commerce Circle off Expo Blvd.	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	Univ. Park on Univ. Ave.	Rescue
Groups: A-D..2(2),2(800) E-F..2(2) G-H..2, 800 SS & FW.. Steady	Track type sharpening session on Kadema 10(300), 100m jog recovery	Option: Base Building of 5-7 mi. or Tempo run of 4-6 miles	Rolling hills for great CIM prep.

Buffalo Bash--December 3rd

We've finally secured the location of the Buffalo Bash! It will be held the Sunday evening after CIM at the same location as the last two years (Sac State: Kung Fu Fats) and prices will be $10/person in advance or $15 at the door. We will be collecting at workouts, or you can send a note ( Please indicate who and how many.) and a check made out to BCRC to:

Abe Underwood
Attn: Buffalo Bash
11406 Gold Hill Court
Gold River, CA 95670

Menu details are still being finalized and will be available after Monday next week. See you there!
John

Volunteers Needed for CIM Expo

We're looking for a few good Chips to staff the Buffalo Chips booth at the CIM Expo for a few hours on the Friday and/or Saturday morning before the race. If you are available, please contact Jamie at jamiefrink@yahoo.com.

Thanks!