“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 […]
General
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 […]
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 – 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 […]
Member Highlight: Javier Castellar
It’s a huge honor to introduce my favorite DPMR member, Javier Castellar. Without a doubt, his support from day one has been essential in both the founding of the club and the creation of our signature race, the Castle Peak 100k. It’s not always easy being “Mr. Helen Pelster,” but he bears it well, always […]
TRAILS & VISTAS Signature Art in Nature Events: Art Hikes & World Concert
WHAT: Trails & Vistas Art Hikes WHERE: Art Hikes: Donner Summit, Sierra Club’s Clair Tappaan Lodge, (10 minutes from Truckee, CA) WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 8 & Saturday, Sept. 9, 2018 TICKETS: $45 adult/$15.00 Child, available through Trails & Vistas website: www.TrailsAndVistas.org Trails & Vistas World Concert: A Peace Project of Truckee Tahoe September 8, 2018 music […]
Inaugural Donner Party Half Marathon & 10k
The Inaugural Donner Party Half Marathon & 10k took place on Saturday, July 14, 2018, and drew a great cross-section of runners from first-time trail racers to runners training for 100-mile races. This free event was a full race experience designed to introduce newer runners to the trail experience, and it seems that we did just […]
Introducing Connie
Connie, short for Conestoga, is the new wagon of the Donner Party Mountain Runners. She was named by founding member Paul Sweeney as he was reading “The Hunger,” a fantasy novel based around the historical Donner Party story. The reinforced storage trailer will serve as a base for race and group run gear throughout the […]
