I’ve known Jesse Ellis throughout my competitive running life – like most of us, my first encounter with Jesse occurred as I was turning a particularly aesthetic corner 2/3 of the way through some race with my HR pinned at something like 180 BPM. Somehow, Jesse snapped a photo that made everything look awesome, and […]
At-Home Sanity Workouts
Hello Donner Party Mountain Runners! In light of the reality that we’re all limited on what training tools we have access to, I wanted to offer a few bodyweight workouts that will help keep our fitness up, elevate our moods a bit, and put us all in a better position to hit the ground running […]
2019 Lake to Lake Pub Run
After years of trying, we successfully captured the Donner Party “brand” in a season-ending group run. A couple years back someone almost got lost in the woods. Another year it snowed the day before our run. One time Steve Bulena got hungry and took a bite out of Adam Kimble’s arm (okay, I made that […]
DPMR’s 3rd Annual Casual Season-Ending Pub Run, October 27th at 9 AM
You’re probably going to run in the rain and drink beer this weekend anyway – you might as well do it with us. Donner Party Mountain Runners presents our 3rd annual season-ending pub run on October 27, 2018. We’ll be running from Tahoe Mountain Brewing Company in Tahoe City to the Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. – Truckee Brewery, Barrel Cellar, […]
April Social Event Recap
Thanks to everyone that made it out to the Season Kickoff social at Marg’s in Truckee! We had a blast catching up with all of you. It was a treat to meet so many new faces, reconnect with some members who’ve spent the winter skiing, and chat about all the big scary goals we all […]
DPMR Season Kickoff Social at Marg’s
Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 from 6 PM to 8 PM DPMR Season Kickoff Social at Marg’s Taco Bistro in Downtown Truckee, CA FREE and open to everyone! DPMR will be providing light apps / snacks for attendees, and Marg’s will be providing special/unique to DPMR drink specials on margaritas and beer. The goal of this event is […]
DPMR presents a Garmin and Suunto Showcase Night at Tahoe Mountain Sports
Monday, June 19, 2017 DPMR presents a Garmin and Suunto Showcase Night at Tahoe Mountain Sports 6 PM til 8 PM FREE and open to all, DPMR memberships will be available should you want to join the club and aren’t yet a member ~ So many of us have invested in a high-end GPS watch […]
90 Day Distance Running Injury Prevention Workshop – Bombproof Your Body
Hello Donner Party Mountain Runners! At the demand/request of our running community, I’ve created a 90 day workshop focused on developing fitness and strength and mobility and skills to get everyone bombproof for the summer/fall distance running season. NOW is the time to build the foundation, so we start running on a stable platform and […]
UNAFRAID shirts going fast
DPMR shirts are going fast. Not as fast as Peter Fain’s beer mile at this year’s member appreciation picnic, but that’s understandable. Do you have your 2016 DPMR shirt yet? Is there a runner on your holiday shopping list? Click here to visit the online store now. Don’t miss the chance to wear a part […]
Mellow to Mellow, a mellow season-finale group run (50k)
Saturday, October 22 at 9 AM You’re probably going to run in the rain and drink beer this weekend anyway – you might as well do it with us. Donner Party Mountain Runners presents our INAUGURAL season-finale pub run. We’ll be running from Mellow Fellow Kings Beach to Mellow Fellow of Truckee and socializing there to finish […]
