Steve Rowbury is one of our members who lives “down the hill” but is fortunate to spend a lot of time in Truckee. This year, you may have seen him volunteering at the Julia Millon Memorial Aid Station at High Camp during the Broken Arrow Skyrace, pacing Western States 15th place overall finisher Jo Thery […]
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2018 Year End Party presented by Tahoe Mountain Sports & On Running
Save the date! Saturday, November 10, 2018! Please mark your calendar for our final event of the year. Our plan is to meet up at 4pm for 2 group runs, 1 will be through the train tunnels for about 5 easy miles, the other will tour Donner Summit and the PCT for about 7-8 miles […]
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, […]
Member Highlight – Renee Elsdon Jacobs
(Intro by Chris Cloyd) Renee Elsdon Jacobs is a Truckee-based mountain runner/mama bear/engineering superhero. She’s been a huge influence on me, personally, and helped me push my mountain skills to better serve my own playtime in the mountains. Renee’s a talented runner, mountaineer, splitboarder, and climber – her versatility is as impressive as her character. […]
Brockway 2018, Unfiltered* (Tahoe200 clockwise edition)
Tahoe 200 (Tahoe 206.7 is just not as catchy) is back in our ‘hood again. This year, the race is going in the opposite, clockwise direction — which gives something to do for those who have run counterclockwise previously, gets in the loneliest farthest afield crewless miles – last (right as you’re 2- to 4-days […]
A Race Directing Perspective – Castle Peak 100k
“The hardest race you didn’t know you wanted to do!” -2018 Castle Peak tagline I have often suggested that the Castle Peak 100k could possibly be the toughest 100k in the country. We’ve had several participants that have run both Canyons and Castle Peak in the same year, and you would find me eagerly asking […]
Overlook 50mi/50k/25k
Epic Endurance Events is excited to bring you a new 50 mi distance to Overlook Endurance Runs on Saturday September 29th. The 50mi/50k/25k run Point to point from Foresthill or Drivers Flat to Overlook Park in Auburn with a crossing of the middle fork American River. With a 60/40 split of Women to Men, we […]
Volunteers needed- Brockway Aid Station, Tahoe 200
What: DPMR’s Tahoe 200 Aid Station Where: Brockway Summit, Hwy 267, in between Truckee and Kings Beach When: Friday, Sept 7-Sat, Sept 8 Time: 3-11pm Friday- 1st shift and 11pm Fri-7am Sat 2nd shift Who: email Mike to sign up: irontebby@gmail.com (he will respond after September 2) It’s that time of year again and while […]
Member Highlight – Chris Smallcomb
You may have seen some of Chris’s helpful pre-race weather forecasts on our FB page, or you may already follow Chris’s Instagram account, @nvsunriserunner, for his beautiful, inspiring photos – but there’s much more to his story. I hope you enjoy getting to know Chris and his lovely family as much as I did. Where are […]
Todd Vogel TRT #5 Report July 2018
After a week of outdoor education work north of Lake Tahoe I reported, only slightly tardy, to Carson City for the pre race meeting for my sixth start of the TRT 100. The weather was hot, windy and threatening a thunderstorm. Hundreds of us gathered in the grass near the capitol building as RD George […]
