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 […]
Group Runs
Just a Little Pub Run
Some clubs do pub runs. DPMR does pub marathons, at minimum. The 3rd Annual Pub run featured Tahoe Mountain Brewing Company from their Tahoe City location to a fun finish at the Truckee location. Almost all dirt trails! Here are a few shots from the festive finish by Helen Pelster.
2018 Year End Party presented by Tahoe Mountain Sports & On Running
Save the date! Saturday, November 10, 2018! Please mark your calendar for our final event of the year. Our plan is to meet up at 4pm for 2 group runs, 1 will be through the train tunnels for about 5 easy miles, the other will tour Donner Summit and the PCT for about 7-8 miles […]
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, […]
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 […]
Pace your way to your first half marathon!
Introducing the Donner Party Pacers ~ a new group for trail runners with an audacious but attainable goal: run your first trail half marathon with us on Saturday, July 14, 2018. In trail running, a pacer is someone who helps a racer keep safe in the later parts of an ultra marathon. Urban Dictionary offers […]
DPMR Snowshoe Run :: Family Edition
We didn’t plan it that way, but it turned into one of those fabulous family events where I couldn’t put my camera away. DPMR member Ben let me know that his teen daughter would be joining us. Then, the night before, I heard that Ryan and Amber were planning to join with their little one. […]
Rewards of snowshoe running
Biting cold wind at the trailhead didn’t deter the dozen souls who showed up to initiate DPMR’s brand new Atlas Run snowshoe fleet (compliments of Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City!) We met up at Van Norden, first crossing the frozen meadow to access the snowy forest. There, out of the wind, Coach Peter helped everyone […]
Snowshoe Running in Truckee-Tahoe
Experience the fun of running through the snowy forest on snowshoes! Join the Donner Party Mountain Runners for a snowshoe group run or race this winter, and we’ll set you up with a pair of Atlas Run snowshoes from our brand new fleet donated by Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City. We have four FREE 8:30am Sunday […]
Train Tunnels Run – DPMR Member Party
First of all, I’m what could best be described as a “casual runner.” If I’m totally honest with myself, most of the runs I attempt in life are at the behest of my wife (now an official ultra-runner), and involve some pushing and prodding, or in some cases a simple “you’re doing this,” and off […]
