Point Mariah Trail Marathon is the best race. If you haven’t participated yet (as a runner, volunteer or supporter), I can only recommend you do next year. Mark your calendars for August 3rd 2024!! Seriously, what are other races where you get to go on a swing over stunning canyons?!? Photo: Riley Bathurst Team “Never Hike” […]
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Book of the Month – The Race that Changed Running: The Inside Story of UTMB by Doug Mayer
As this newsletter is being published, the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) is in full swing in Chamonix, France, drawing thousands of runners and supporters to the small village and millions following online. Let’s take this opportunity to cheers the multiple members of the Donner Party Mountain Runners who are currently in Europe to […]
Vall de Boi 62k Race Report
Finally, our summer plans were set to visit Spain and visit my wife’s family, and explore more of the region that we hadn’t seen on previous visits. This trip has been 7 years in the making, as our 2020 trip was (of course) cancelled. But that gave me plenty of time to also be cataloging […]
Member Highlight – Jay Vacca
Like a setup to a joke, “What do you call a guy who is always wearing a brightly colored hoodie and goes by the name of a bird?”… meet this month’s DPMR member Jaybird Vacca! Where are you from and where do you live now?I’m originally from Hot Springs, Arkansas, and I currently live in […]
TRT 50-mile Race Report
By Bri Jaskot I’m someone who likes to go somewhere new to race. My logic – if I’m going to be putting my body through some pain & suffering, I may as well see some new and beautiful things along the way. Having quit my job last October, I decided to keep some of my […]
TRT 60K Race Report
By Angela Stark I arrived in Carson City just past 5 am, missing the send-off for the 100-mile runners by a whisker. The atmosphere at the start area was serene, with only a few runners trickling in for the commencement of the 60k race. Accompanied by my husband Dane, we cherished some peaceful moments until […]
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 a clean-up day 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 again adopting the Brockway Summit parking area and the […]
Book of the Month: The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle
Moving a bit from the running theme, while sticking to endurance sports, with Tyler Hamilton’s memoir: The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs. The book is co-written with NYT Bestselling author and contributing editor for Outside magazine, Daniel Coyle. I acknowledge that I […]
Pt Mariah Q&A with Race Director Chris Cloyd
Chris Cloyd has worked tirelessly to make a reality out of the dream to bring a new, sustainable trail event to our area, which would be approachable to all level of runners. I sat down to dig deep into the evolution of the Pt Mariah Trail Marathon and all that it represents. What were the […]
Book of the Month: Choosing to Run by Des Linden and Bonnie D. Ford
Another running memoir! I can’t get enough of these inspiring stories!! This one if from Boston Marathon Champion and Olympian Des Linden, co-written with ESPN journalist Bonnie D. Ford. The story follows her race at the 2018 Boston Marathon. She alternates chapters re-living that victorious race and looking-back through her childhood and running career leading […]
