On Wednesday, August 2nd at precisely 6:07AM, I pulled my right calf. Yes, I know the exact date and time because I was running with my friend, Cortney and we were heading up a hill just outside of the Donner Picnic Site to meet more friends, Audrey, Tiffany and JP, for a run on Drunken […]
Two Days, Two Tris
The Donner Triathlon Events take place over two days in July with a Sprint distance triathlon, Open Water Swims and Kids triathlons taking place on Saturday; and the Olympic and Half Ironman distance triathlons and Aquabike events taking place on Sunday. This year, I had the pleasure of competing in two of those events – […]
Burton Creek Half Marathon – June 18, 2017
The Burton Creek Trail Runs are part of the Tahoe Trail Running Series put on by Big Blue Adventure and include three distances which appeal to all abilities on the running spectrum – 6K, 12K and a Half Marathon. This year, Burton Creek took place on Father’s Day. I had signed up to run the […]
Waddle Ranch Half Marathon Course Recap
The Waddle Rach Half Marathon took place on June 4th, 2017 and is part of the Truckee Running Festival and the Tahoe Trail Running Series put on by Big Blue Adventure. If you’re a local Truckee runner, you have likely “explo-run-ed” Waddle Ranch. If you haven’t, you should as it’s one of the many local trail […]
CIM 2016
My CIM weekend was a solo mission this year. In years past, my husband Abe and daughter Sawyer have come with me to Sacramento for race weekend. Sawyer is clearly a Truckee kid as evidenced by her enthusiasm for exotic contraptions such as stop lights, flashing cross walk signs, elevators, and escalators so the opportunity […]
Workout of the Month – Salute the Sun
If you’ve been to a “Vinyasa” or “Flow” yoga class before, you’ve likely performed this sequence. It’s a fairly typical warm-up sequence for most classes and will be very familiar to those who have a regular practice. So a few things before we get started. You don’t need a mat. Just find a clear space […]
Memorial Day Picnic & Runs presented by Tahoe Mountain Sports
CLICK HERE to learn more and RSVP to the 3rd Annual Donner Party Mountain Runners Memorial Day Picnic & Runs! This year we are lucky to have Tahoe Mountain Sports as our presenting sponsor! In addition to the group runs, kids race and picnic, Tahoe Mountain Sports will be on site with representatives from The […]
Workout of the Month: “The Butt Class”
“I love The Butt Class!”, as our very own Betsy Nye has coined it. “The Butt Class” is a cheeky way of referring to The Bar Effect. While The Bar Effect is designed as a whole-body, strength workout, there is significant concentration on the core and “butt” or more scientifically – the gluteus. As runners, we’re […]
Member Highlight – Rich Molsby
Pete Broomhall and I had the pleasure of interviewing Rich Molsby for this month’s Member Highlight. Rich is the “Mo” of MOBO Law here in Truckee. He also happens to be a triathlete and a loyal DPMR member – in fact he was one of the first ten members to join the club after its […]
Recipe of the Month – Breakfast Polenta
This recipe has been adapted from a recipe by Liz Applegate, PhD as published in The Runner’s World Cookbook. It’s a go-to breakfast in our house, and is fairly quick, easy and quite delicious. The measurements below make two very large servings (about 11 ounces each). We get two adult-size servings and one kid-size serving out […]
