Chips Board

Arnold Utterback, President

A Chip since 1991 and a Board member since 2009.  As race director of our cross country event at Willow Hills in Folsom, Arnold helped the Chips bring competitive XC      at the Open and Master level back to the Sacramento   area. Along with XC and   road racing, from the mile through    the marathon, he has been known to put on a pair of spikes and  compete on the track   as a national     medalist in the steeplechase.  He may  not be the      fastest runner, but as a super-senior it’s more about showing    up and having a good time.

Steve Davis, Vice President

Steve was a casual runner in his 20s and early 30s but took a 10-year hiatus from running before training for and finishing his first-ever race, the Shamrock’n Half Marathon, in 2007.  Once bitten by the running bug, he’s been running ever since, and he ultimately decided to join the Buffalo Chips.  Steve mostly races at distances of 5K to half marathon, with two marathons under his belt so far.  Some day he would like to run an ultramarathon.  Steve is an attorney and father of three children.

Tony has enjoyed running from short distances up to 50 miles. The Davis Mile was a surprising experience, as he didn’t think a one-miler would be that much fun to watch
or to run; but it was. Tony has run a few Marathons, the most notable being Boston and Catalina Island, and he   did finish the American River 50, “first 50 at age 60″.  But the calf muscles can’t handle the distance anymore, so now it is one-mile only. But that gives him time for the grandchildren, for hiking and traveling, and for
volunteering at races. Running has been good to Tony!

Chris Malanab, Member-At-Large

Chris was born, raised and currently lives in Sacramento, CA. A soccer coach by day and marathon / fitness junkie by night, he is the founder of Malenab Soccer and currently Executive Director of Coerver Cal North, LLC. Christopher took a chance while in college to start his own soccer training company while finishing his degree with a Bachelors in Sociology at CSU Sacramento. Soccer has allowed Christopher to explore and travel the world, having coached games and instructed camps in 9 different countries. He has completed 11 marathons and 17 half marathons. When he isn’t on a soccer field or running he is busy blogging on his website (www.marathonliving.com), Tweeting @chrismalenab, or posting photos on Instagram @chrismalenab.

Abe is the founder of the Chips and has been around the club since it started in 1974 with seven members.  He also created the Buffalo Stampede 10 Mile Run and the Jedediah Smith Ultras.  Abe has participated in races    from 1 mile to 100 miles and continues to show up at races when the mood strikes him. He hopes to keep running and helping out at BC events as long as he can stay up on all fours.

Kendra never ran more than a mile until after college, when a roommate asked her to join in a 5k. Since that didn’t kill her, she decided to start running and quickly became addicted. After a few years of racing shorter distances, Kendra ran her first marathon in 2010 (CIM), and fell in love with the distance. In addition to two CIMs, she has run the Napa, Rome, and San Francisco marathons. When she isn’t running, Kendra can be found rock climbing and blogging about fitness, food and sustainability at kbrunning.blogspot.com.

Jennifer Rousseve

Jennifer joined the Chips in the mid-1980s as a spry little thing, shortly after starting her running career. Over twenty-five years later, she is still an active member of the club, even if she is not as spry or  active a runner as she was once. Currently serving as Enquirer editor, Jennifer has participated on the board as Scribe, Vice High Dungeress, and co-director of the Buffalo Stampede.

Gen moved to Sacramento in 2005 and became a Buffalo Chips member in 2008.  “Joining the Chips has been one of the best things I’ve done for myself. Through the Club, I’ve made great friends and really look forward to the group training. This may sound simplistic, but truly, being part of the Chips makes me happy.  It’s an honor to be elected to the Board and as the Volunteer Coordinator, my goal is to make sure that our members are well informed, appreciated, and enjoy the experience.

Mark Lantz

Compulsive Ultrarunner.

For the past few years Maggie has enjoyed her association with the Chips, having run many races, ranging from 5 K’s to marathons.  When she is not running, Maggie has enjoyed being a volunteer at Chip events; her favorite is working at the Susan B. Anthony race.  Like many of her fellow Chips, Maggie plans to keep running until her body gives out.  Currently, Maggie is the coordinator for Chips social events and apparel.

John Blue has been running since 1976 when he and a friend were trying to impress some girls that were visiting a neighbor in his hometown of Santa Rosa, California. Unfortunately, the site of John and his  friend repeatedly running past the house while wearing cut-offs and knee-high tube socks did not produce the desired effect. Even though this didn’t lead to a love affair with a girl visiting from  Nebraska, it did lead to a love affair with running.  While the tube socks and  cut-offs have come and gone, John has been running in Sacramento since moving there  in 1981. In that time, he’s raced every distance from 800 meters to 100 miles. He joined the Buffalo Chips in 2000 and has served as a   Board member for six years. John also runs the local running news website www.Sacramentorunning.com.

Carol Parise

Carol has been a member of the Buffalo Chips since 1987. She was the Race Director of the Buffalo Stampede from 1995-1997 and has been the Race Director of the Susan B. Anthony Women’s 5k since 2004. She races 5k through 1/2s and cross country. Carol also competes in triathlons and time trials in the summer months.

After avoiding any kind of exercise for the first 25 years  of his life, Kynan took up running in 2009 to accompany    his wife in training for a marathon. He soon caught the    bug and has been exploring how running can enhance    life ever since, mostly intrigued by increasingly longer distances. His favorite place to be is in the forest, hopping over rocks and creeks, splashing in puddles with good friends and making new ones.

In 2009 Laura began running and enjoys being involved in all facets of the Sacramento running scene. When she’s not running the Chips’ website, she is setting her sights on running in new places and at new distances.

Teddy Morris, Scribe

I became a runner because I am basically just a simple guy and all of the other sports seemed too complex for me.  Look at golf–you have to try to figure out the right club, iron or putter to use.  Bicycling is not much better when dealing with all of those different sprockets and gear combinations.  Tennis or bowling?  Who knows how to keep score in either of those sports—not me.  But with running, all you need to do is put on your shoes, head out the door, and go forward.  It doesn’t get any easier than that!