June 15 Update: We are starting weekend group runs again, but please be mindful of adhering to physical distancing guidelines. Only participate if you are healthy and feel comfortable doing so. Check the calendar for locations. We will resume Tuesday night and track workouts at a later date.

A Little History

The Buffalo Chips hasn’t always been the biggest running club in the state capital. It all started with several running buddies hoisting beers at the Buffalo Club in midtown Sacramento in early 1974. They decided to enter the Camellia 100-Mile Relay as a team and asked the bar to sponsor them. The Buffalo Club gave them 10 yellow singlets with the logo on the back and the Chips ran as a team at the 10-person relay race from Sacramento to Marysville and back. It’s still a little fuzzy where the Chips came from. Though early sponsors for the Buffalo Stampede did include not only the Buffalo Club, but the Buffalo Potato Chip Company, and the Buffalo Brewing Co. And while the bar, potato chips, and brewery are no longer in business, the Buffalo Chips are still running strong.

Mission Statement

The Buffalo Chips Running Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public participation in running and walking as recreational activities and healthful exercise, and to providing opportunities for competition in the sport of running by organizing running-related events and activities in the community.