WHEN: April 9, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm WHERE: Legacy Trail East River St Trailhead initially, future locations TBD COST: Free CONTACT: Steve Buelna (530) 414-4264 Have you been wanting to get out and run, but not up for a super long intense session? Come out and join Steve Buelna and crew for 8 weeks of […]
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Deep Discounts from Desert Sky Adventures
The DPMR Membership Benefits just keep coming…. Our friends at Desert Sky Adventures in Reno would like to extend a very generous 20% discount to all paid DPMR Members for all of their 2019 races. (Click here to learn join DPMR now!) Desert Sky Adventures is a women-owned and family-operated race management company dedicated to […]
Member Highlight – Abigail Drake
(Introduction by Sean Flanagan, Interview by Renee Elsdon Jacobs) I am 97% sure Abbey Drake, our March Member Highlight, has an identical twin. Besides being the backbone and co-race director for all of Epic Endurance Events races, Abbey somehow finds the time to do a bit of running herself. That’s of course after her additional […]
Freshies for the Racing Gnome
The 2019 version of our beloved Racing Gnome Snowshoe Races was full of fresh snow fun on Sunday, February 3, 2019. That was before we were all so buried in the stuff that many are now “over it.” Ahhh, but just a few weeks ago we were relishing in the excitement of the first of […]
March Audio of the Month – “You’ve Got Time” and “Carbohydrates for Ultra Athletes”
If you’ve tried running with a soundtrack from time to time, you’ve probably discovered that it can help give you a kick in the butt and improve your ability to withstand the grind. Studies show that running with music at a tempo slightly higher than your default cadence will actually speed you up! If you […]
DPMR Aid Stations for 2019
The biggest debate in our running community: “Which side of the start line is more fulfilling to be on race day?” Not sure you have the answer to that question? Then take a look at our Donner Party Mountain Runner sponsored Aid Stations and participate in one (or all of them) to help you come […]
Dispatch from the Polar Vortex
The cold snap being felt throughout the Midwest is brutal. Here in the Keweenaw Peninsula we are ‘lucky’ to be buffered by Lake Superior, and our coldest temps this week are in the teens below zero, much preferred to 30 or 40 below, as our inland neighbors are experiencing. But being surrounded by Lake Superior […]
Member Highlight – Marilyn Oberhardt
Marilyn Oberhardt is another of our members who hails from outside the Tahoe Basin, in her case Eastern Massachusetts. Despite the fact that she lives nearly 3,000 miles away, she annually carves out time to spend on the trails and at the races many of us hold near and dear. Read on to learn about […]
Winter River Celebration
I felt the excitement of adventure as I snowshoed through the forest hidden in plain sight of Downtown Truckee. After brush-whacking across a creek, I started to see stakes with orange ribbons marked “TRL.” Truckee River Legacy (Trail,) I presume! I was scoping out the route of the future extension of the Legacy Trail, the paved […]
Changing of the Guard
As we enter our 5th year (whoa!!) my focus as DPMR President is on longevity and succession planning for our club and programs. Our founding board members are progressively handing off the reigns, and this is a great time to capture new energy, but requires planning and training as well! First, a huge thank you […]
