The digital publication, Epicurious, announced recently that they will no longer be posting recipes containing beef, stating that they “think of this decision as not anti-beef but rather pro-planet.” This got me thinking… I have never been much of a red meat eater, aside from the occasional burger (and beer!) after a big day out […]
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DPMR partners with Keep Tahoe Blue for clean-up days at Brockway Summit!
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 […]
Book Of the Month: Bravey, by Olympian Alexi Pappas
I love to run, I love to read… I love to read about running! Plus so many RRRs, it make me feel like a pirrrate which is even better! In the next months, I’ll be sharing some short reviews of books that I’ve enjoyed. I’ll also share some books that may not have resonated with […]
DPMR Members Only Newbies Run Club Co-hosted by Tahoe Mountain Sports
WHEN: Tuesday evenings for 4 weeks, 5:15 pm – 7:15 pm, starting April 20th, 2021 (may be extended to 8 sessions, TBD)WHERE: locations vary each week, TBDCOST: FreeCONTACT: Steve Buelna (530) 414-4264 We are all excited to announce that group runs are coming back! Come out and join Steve Buelna and crew for introductory running […]
Getting back to Racing during COVID
It is exciting to see trail races returning to our area after so many cancellations due to the COVID pandemic. Over the past few months, race directors and medical directors are working with public health officials to figure out ways to bring racing back without creating superspreader events. While numbers are looking good in Nevada […]
Milking the Options
When you venture down the milk aisle of any grocery store, you will likely notice an overwhelming number of options. And those are just the dairy options! For those of us that avoid dairy for any reason, the alt mylks are nearly as overwhelming: sweetened or unsweetened, vanilla, coconut, chocolate, stabilized, natural… it is dizzying. […]
Member Highlight – Tara DelloIacono-Thies
Introduction by Renee Elsdon Jacobs Along with my fellow DPMR Board Member Meggie Inouye, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tara earlier this month for the DMPR webinar series, to discuss “Fueling for Your Next Adventure.” She is an accomplished nutritionist that used to craft food and drink for Clif Bar but now runs her […]
Recipe of the Month – Sourdough Whole Wheat Beet Waffles/Pancakes
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of interviewing local nutritionist Tara DelloIacono Thies as part of the DPMR webinar series (if you missed it live, you can watch it here). There were a number of valuable nuggets regarding fueling for running adventures, including some discussions on the use of real food as fuel during […]
Video Webinar: Fueling for Your Next Adventure
Recorded Sunday, March 14, 2021 Confused about how, when and what to eat while planning your days running on the trails? Us too. DPMR Board members Renee Elsdon Jacobs and Meggie Inouye sat down in conversation with active-lifestyle nutritional advisor Tara DelloIacono Thies, and dug into planning and problem-solving your way to eating with purpose […]
Eating Intuitively
We are innately intuitive eaters. If you have ever watched a child eat, you have seen this in practice: eat nothing but a slice of cheese for one meal and the next eating as much as the adults at the table. They are naturally listening to their hunger and satiety cues and ultimately balancing their […]
