Where: Parking Area, Ice Lakes Lodge, 111 Soda Springs Rd, Soda Springs, CA 95728 When: Sunday, October 5, 8:30 a.m. What: Final trail work day of the season in the high sierras. If you want to knock out your hours for next year’s 100, now’s the time. Besides, it’s more fun to give back to the trails […]
DPMR Aid Station at Tahoe 200
I’m not exactly sure what it takes to run 200 miles (ultrarunners are sooo crazy), but I have a pretty good idea now of what it takes to handle a 48-hour aid station during a 100-hour race. It takes a solid group of enthusiastic, untiring, caring ultravolunteers and a kick-ass Aid Station Captain. The Donner Party […]
Educational Series #1 – September 23
Education Series #1 hosted by Donner Party Mountain Runners Moody’s Parlor Room inside The Truckee Hotel (10007 Bridge Street, Truckee, CA 96161) Tuesday, September 23, 2014. 7:00pm Appetizers provided, no-host bar Cost: Free to members, suggested $5.00 donation for non-members Featuring DPMR Board Member Sam Skrocke, with tales of his recent annihilation of the FKT for […]
Trail Bars w/ oats, nut butter, & honey
Energy Bars 1.5 cup honey 1.5 cup peanut butter or other nut butter Heat in saucepan, while stirring, until melted together Then stir in: 4- 4.5 cups rolled oats Half cup coconut flakes Half cup shredded carrots Optional, stir in your own combination of chopped nuts, chocolate, dried fruits or seeds. Suggestions: -shredded apples, raisins, sliced […]
Castle Peak 100k
The Castle Peak 100k Endurance Run run is a minimally supported FREE run for Donner Party Mountain Runners members only. The point-to-point course starts at the Stampede Reservoir Boat Ramp and ends at Donner Memorial State Park, featuring plenty of single track and some dirt roads. The course is very challenging and features the most scenic trails that Truckee / […]
Adventures with the Boopstinator
Saturday morning, 4:00 a.m., JP, the kids, and I headed to Squaw to hike up Mountain Run to see the start of the Western States 100. The excitement was electrifying, and I was super proud of Stephen and Avian (8 years old) for charging up (in the dark) 2 miles with over 1,000 ft of climbing, to cheer […]
