Group runs are open to anyone. For official club runs, you must sign the waiver and follow the Code of Conduct. This calendar also includes “no-host or unofficial” runs as an additional opportunity to get out and run, but there may not be a club leader present. Also check our Facebook group for ad hoc running opportunities.
Come out and join Steve Buelna and crew for introductory running on a variety of local dirt and paved trails for a fun group run specifically designed for the beginning/mellow runner. Whether you are looking to learn some new places to run and meet some new running buddies or have plans to race your first half marathon, the DPMR Newbies Run Club is for you! The primary focus for these runs is to offer an inviting run option that can help to get newer runners stoked on running.
Training sessions will be on Tuesday evenings, starting at 6pm. The fourth and final session will be at the Donner Summit Train Tunnels. Meet at the dirt parking lot at the start of the Train Tunnels just off Sugar Bowl Road, south of Donner Pass Road (39.316507480427546, -120.33065277789852).
Check the DPMR calendar and/or the DPMR Facebook page for location updates as we get closer to the event.
5:15pm – Shoe Demo
6:00pm – Run starts
In order to make these runs fun and safe for everyone, we need all participants to follow current state and county guidelines. In particular, these runs are limited to current DPMR members (to ensure a “stable cohort”). For those that are not vaccinated, face coverings are required before and after the run at the trailhead/parking areas, and 6-feet of physical separation will be necessary during the run. Also, please note that this is a DPMR sponsored group run subject to the DPMR Code of Conduct, so please leave furry friends at home. If guidelines change, we may be able to invite non-members.
What to bring (other than a face covering)? Running shoes and a desire to have fun! If you have a watch and a water bottle, you can bring that too. Be laced up and ready to go as the run starts at 6:00 PM sharp! The first run will be exactly 30 minutes, regardless of how fast you run. And if you have the time, hang out afterwards to socialize over beverages at an acceptable social distance of 6 feet or more (beverages compliments of DPMR).
Shoe Demos
Demos from our sponsor, Tahoe Mountain Sports, starting at 5:15pm:
- July 6: Altra
- July 13: Dynafit
- July 20: On Running and Darn Tough
- July 27: Salomon
Donner Party Mountain Runners is a grassroots non-profit running club with a mission to inform, inspire, and connect mountain runners in Truckee-Tahoe. The Newbie Run Club is free to members and membership is required to attend. Join online today at https://
See you there! Any questions, feel free to give Steve a call or text (530) 414-4264
DPMR is excited to partner with the Lake Sonoma Race Series and Tahoe Mountain Sports to bring you a day on the trails! Whether you are doing a final shakeout run before the Castle Peak 100K or just wanting to log a long Saturday run with new friends- join us for a your choice of 8 or 15 miles on the Donner Rim Trail and Warren Lake Trail starting from Johnson Canyon.
Meet up at 6:30 am for pre-run snacks, a shoe demo and GIVEAWAY from Salomon and products from GU to fuel your day on the trail. Stick around after the run for refreshments courtesy of Healdsburg Running Company. And a special head’s up: there will be a raffle for a FREE ENTRY to the 50-mile and 100K Lake Sonoma events!
This run is self-supported so please bring enough water (or filter) and fuel for the distance you plan to run.
Date: Saturday, August 7th
Time: 6:30 am meetup, run starts promptly at 7am
Location: Johnson Canyon Trailhead (Please carpool!)
Suggested routes: https://caltopo.com/m/ES68
Join Coach Peter Fain Wednesdays at 6:30am sharp for a “no-host unofficial” morning speedwork session. Each week, check our Facebook page and/or the DPMR calendar a day or two prior for any location updates.
This run is brought to you by Run On Dirt Coaching
Donner Party Mountain Runners is a grassroots non-profit running club with a mission to inform, inspire, and connect mountain runners in Truckee-Tahoe. Join online today at https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/join-now/
On Saturday, August 21, 2021, at 6:00 pm, Donner Party Mountain Runners will honor our friend Lucas Horan with a Full Moon Howl and Whiskey Toast on Tinkers Knob, preceding a party in the parking lot at the Old 40 Bar and Grill on Donner Summit. This run is a self-supported fat-ass-style adventure outing on the Pacific Crest Trail. There is no cost to attend, and there will be no aid stations. Please register here for free.
We will meet in the parking lot of the Old 40 Bar and Grill (Donner Ski Ranch) to begin the run at 6:00 pm. The suggested route is an out and back on the PCT to Tinkers Knob, approximately 16 miles total distance. There will be a full moon, but you’ll still want to bring a headlamp for the shady sections of the trail (Lucas would bring one, but probably wouldn’t turn it on). If you’d like to participate in the Whiskey Toast on Tinkers Knob, please bring a small vessel to carry your whiskey.
Runners can go shorter or longer – Lucas would run all the way to Olympic Valley and back…
Celebration to follow in the parking lot at Old 40 Bar and Grill- pizza, salads, and one beer ticket (more available for purchase). (reminder to register for the event so we can order food appropriately)
Overnight parking is ok if you want to sleep in your car afterward.
This is a free group run to celebrate and honor our friend Lucas Horan. If you feel like contributing to one of these two nonprofit organizations in Lucas’s memory, here are the links to make your tax-deductible contribution:
Bay Area Ridge Trail Fund (Help us connect a beautiful section of the Ridge Trail in Lucas’ honor)
Truckee Donner Land Trust (general donation)
Join Coach Peter Fain Wednesdays at 6:30am sharp for a “no-host unofficial” morning speedwork session. Each week, check our Facebook page and/or the DPMR calendar a day or two prior for any location updates.
This run is brought to you by Run On Dirt Coaching
Donner Party Mountain Runners is a grassroots non-profit running club with a mission to inform, inspire, and connect mountain runners in Truckee-Tahoe. Join online today at https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/join-now/
Join Coach Peter Fain Wednesdays at 6:30am sharp for a “no-host unofficial” morning speedwork session. Each week, check our Facebook page and/or the DPMR calendar a day or two prior for any location updates.
This run is brought to you by Run On Dirt Coaching
Donner Party Mountain Runners is a grassroots non-profit running club with a mission to inform, inspire, and connect mountain runners in Truckee-Tahoe. Join online today at https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/join-now/
We’re feeling the need to get together; so save the date and plan to join us for a return to the tradition of the DPMR Picnic! The party is on Labor Day this year- a different holiday but we promise the same good fun!
Date: Monday, September 6th, 2021
Location: “Chaz Camp” in Kingvale. Stay for the weekend! Reservations here.
Plan to join us- full details to follow!
Join Coach Peter Fain Wednesdays at 6:30am sharp for a “no-host unofficial” morning speedwork session. Each week, check our Facebook page and/or the DPMR calendar a day or two prior for any location updates.
This run is brought to you by Run On Dirt Coaching
Donner Party Mountain Runners is a grassroots non-profit running club with a mission to inform, inspire, and connect mountain runners in Truckee-Tahoe. Join online today at https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/join-now/
Stewardship is at the core of who we are at Donner Party Mountain Runners so please join us for 3 separate clean-up days this summer and help keep the trailheads we all use litter-free. In partnership with Keep Tahoe Blue and the Tahoe Blue Crew, DPMR is adopting the Brockway Summit parking area and the Tahoe Rim Trail connector trails– an area that sees an especially high number of users during the summer months.
Come early and run the Rim Trail with your friends before the clean-up. No-host out-and-back runs will start at 7am!
Location: Brockway Summit parking- the top of HWY 267 on the north side of the highway. Also known as the site of the old Aid Station for Tahoe 200, UTLT and the snowmobile area. [MAP]
Clean-up dates:
Sunday, May 2nd at 10am
Sunday, July 11th at 10 am
Sunday, September 12th at 10am
We will provide all your clean-up supplies, you bring water, snacks and sunscreen. Please bring a pair of gloves if you have them so we can keep our disposable litter to a minimum.
Sign up for 1, 2 or all 3 days and join with DPMR in being part of the solution!
Join Coach Peter Fain Wednesdays at 6:30am sharp for a “no-host unofficial” morning speedwork session. Each week, check our Facebook page and/or the DPMR calendar a day or two prior for any location updates.
This run is brought to you by Run On Dirt Coaching
Donner Party Mountain Runners is a grassroots non-profit running club with a mission to inform, inspire, and connect mountain runners in Truckee-Tahoe. Join online today at https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/join-now/
