Introduction by Aude Hofleitner, DPMR Board Member I think I first met Tracy at the bottom of Johnson’s Canyon, which I later learnt was her favorite trail. She was just starting as I was finishing her run, training for Broken Arrow. What struck me from that interaction was her love for the trails and the […]
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Book Club extends to a Potluck around Podcasts
Article by Kelly Fuson, DPMR member Book Club went audio this month with a list of 5 podcast episodes to dissect in lieu of a traditional book. Each episode explored a performance related theme that sometimes also made interesting parallels to leadership in business. They include: Our cozy group of six people gathered on the […]
Join the Tahoe Mountain Trail Experience
Explore Truckee/Tahoe trails all July with the Tahoe Mountain Trail Experience, organized by Tahoe Mountain Sports! 🥾 Complete as many segments as you can between July 1–31. Free to join, open to all levels, with fun prizes from local partners (and a community raffle at the After-Party 🎉). Find people to explore trails and post […]
Fueling Runs with Homemade Food
For many runner’s tackling longer events (such as 100k’s and multi-day events, but even shorter ultra-marathons sometimes!), performance is frequently limited by fueling and digestion issues (loss of appetite, vomitting, diahhrea, etc.). Some people do not tolerate (or enjoy!) prolonged intake of gels, chews, or high-carb drink mixes. For older runners, especially women around menopause, […]
Let Me Run Club: How a Boys’ Run Club United Our Community
Article by Bruna Bradford, DPMR President I am a wellness specialist at Kings Beach Elementary and a Girls on the Run coach. For seasons, whenever I visited classrooms to announce Girls on the Run registration, the boys would get legitimately upset that there wasn’t a program for them. Driven to find a similar curriculum for […]
Caltopo Presentation Recap
On May 14th, Tahoe Mountain Sports converted their store into a presentation space, where DPMR settled in to learn about the online mapping tool, Caltopo.com from me, Renee Elsdon Jacobs, who happens to be the founder’s wife! As you might imagine, I use Caltopo extensively for everything from training runs to multi-day adventures. As always […]
Member Highlight – Will Pringle
Intro by Andrei Soroker, DPMR MemberThe Newbies run on April 30, 2024 (along Alder Creek and 89) had one of those switchbacky routes where you occasionally get to encounter the folks running wa-a-ay ahead of you on their way back, and that’s exactly what Will was doing when I first saw him, and he waived!It […]
Canyons 100M Volunteering and upcoming opportunities
What’s a better way to get excited about the trail season than to volunteer at a 100Miler?? The DPMR Aid Station at Deadwood brought all the energy and community one can hope for. And on top of that… Ryan got an entry to next year’s race which was raffled among all the volunteers, and everyone […]
Member Highlight – Pamela Sinclair
Intro by Bruna Bradford, DPMR President I can’t pinpoint the exact moment I met Pam, but I’ll never forget the energy she brought to our post-run socials on Tuesday nights. Pam is the definition of a “Tuesday Social” athlete. While many are focused on ultra-marathon PRs or lightning-fast splits, Pam is there for the pure […]
Thursday, April 16: Trail Running Film Festival
Come on down to Alibi this Thursday 4/16 for the annual Trail Running Film Festival hosted by DPMR and Tahoe Mountain Sports! The night will feature a handful of inspirational short films to help build the stoke for the upcoming trail running season! Stay until the end as we will be giving away prizes including […]
