The Facts Location: Lake Sonoma, CADistance: 50 miles (watch recorded 49), 10,200ft elevation gainDate: April 9th, 2021Time: 9h 16minResult: 8th Female, 2nd Age Group, 29th OverallWeather: Sunny (low 40F, high 75F), some breeze.Course: Trail except the first 2 miles on the road. Mostly single track Support: Aid stations every 5-8 miles with drop bags at […]
Book of the Month: Eat & Run by Scott Jurek
A couple of months ago, DPMR member Kari Brandt was giving away a few running related books. I hadn’t read any of them and thought that they would be great books to have as part of the book of the month series. I will also happily pass them along afterwards! So for this month, I […]
What if running was the focus of your next vacation?
With borders starting to open, the opportunities for travel are coming back. And why not combine it with running? I love running as a way to discover a new city, checking out some of the sights before they get crowded. More and more, my vacations have taken me to places that feature beautiful trails and […]
Book of the Month – A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio
March was Women’s History Month, which is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American History. I decided that Mirna Valerio (@themirnavator), and her book, A Beautiful Work in Progress fit well within that theme. Mirna has focused her life on spreading health awareness and advocating for diversity. On that note, did you know that DPMR […]
DPMR is on The Mile 99 Interview Podcast
Thank you to our friends “down the hill” at The Mile 99 Interview who hosted three members of the board (Renee Elsdon Jacobs, Jack Macy and myself) for a great discussion about the club, its history, its new diversity statement, and plans for 2022. It was a special evening, chatting with Mike Turner, Jessica Harris […]
Book of the Month – Mental Training for Ultrarunning by Addie Bracy
Everyone has heard the adage that “running is 90% mental and the rest is physical”. This book, from professional ultrarunner and coach Addie Bracy, aims at giving you the tools to unlock your potential from these 90%. Like a lot of learnings for successful running, I find that a lot these are also applicable to […]
Book of the Month – The Rise of the Ultra Runners by Adharanand Finn
For the first running book of 2022, I picked The Rise of the Ultra Runners by Adharand Finn. There are a lot of discussions around the quick evolution of ultrarunning as it gains in popularity and visibility. Dylan Bowman on the Freetrail podcast talks about this very enthusiastically, but as many topics, things are rarely […]
Book of the Month – I H❤️te Running and You Can Too by Brendan Leonard
A light read for the holiday season! I really enjoyed this short book full of fun illustrations. Brendan Leonard is in general a really fun content creator to follow (he’s @semi_rad on Intstagram). I would definitely recommend the Paperback, as I am not sure how the illustrations are rendered in Kindle (though I haven’t tried). […]
The snow is here… time to snowshoe
With the recent snow falls, it’s going to be a while until the trails are back to being “runnable”. It’s time to change surface (road vs. dirt), location (roll down the hill to Reno or Auburn). Another option is to try some different gear and switch to skiing or snowshoeing, which both offer fun ways […]
Book of the Month – Running with the Buffaloes by Chris Lear
After a Book of the Month featuring the new publication of Chasing Twilight by Adam Kimble in October, I decided to feature one of the classics of the “running literature” for November. Originally published in 2000, Running with the Buffaloes follows the University of Colorado (CU) cross-country team through one of their seasons. I assume […]
