A select rare one who can claim “Native to this Place”, meet Incline Village local Conor Drewes. One of DPMR’s young guns, Conor ran his first 100-miler at age 20, has finished our own Castle Peak 100K twice and last month placed first overall at the Marlette 50K. A fan of French Toast, neon shirts […]
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Recovering from COVID for athletes
By Dr. Andrew Pasternak, Silver Sage Sports & Fitness Lab As more people, unfortunately, get infected with COVID-19, the medical community is learning more and more about the disease. Now that we’re over six months into the pandemic, researchers are discovering more about the long-term effects of COVID. While we initially focused on how COVID affected […]
Video: A conversation with Tahoe Rim Trail FKT superstars Adam and Helen
DPMR’s own Chris Cloyd hosted a virtual conversation with Helen Pelster and Adam Kimble, two club members who both set FKTs (Fastest Known Time) on the Tahoe Rim Trail in July 2020. Watch this wonderful and inspiring chat as we celebrate their accomplishments and hear them share their experiences, detail their planning and run execution, […]
Member Highlight- Erica Mertens
Erica and I met during a Newbies Run last spring. As the pack of runners settled into a rhythm, we found we had a similar pace and also realized we had similar goals. Erica had run the Tahoe 100K the previous September and qualified for Castle Peak 100K in August. I had just signed up […]
DPMR July 2020 Virtual Challenge
20 / 7 / 2020 Virtual Challenge With so many races already cancelled in 2020, many of us are looking for opportunities for solo or small group challenges, and virtual adventures. Clara Castellar and Helen Pelster kicked things off with the amazing 2020 Truckee Tahoe Peak Project, which many of you are already enjoying. And […]
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
Donner Party Mountain Runners: We exist to inform, inspire and connect mountain runners in Truckee-Tahoe. Let’s take a minute to talk about one of those ideals: To Connect. I think we can all agree that things are pretty rough right now. We’re unsettled, unsure, anxious and maybe even afraid. We’re being told to keep our distance […]
At-Home Sanity Workouts
Hello Donner Party Mountain Runners! In light of the reality that we’re all limited on what training tools we have access to, I wanted to offer a few bodyweight workouts that will help keep our fitness up, elevate our moods a bit, and put us all in a better position to hit the ground running […]
Looking ahead with 2020 vision… DMPR’s upcoming season
Our mission at DPMR is to inform, inspire, and connect mountain runners in the region. We hope that you will agree that whether you are looking to hit the trails for a long day, get out for some speedwork, or just socialize with like-minded folks, we have the events to get you out and keep […]
Racing Gnome 2020: A test for the Unafraid
The Racing Gnome 5k & 10k snowshoe races, put on by the Donner Party Mountain Runners at Auburn Ski Club, took place on a very cold and blustery Sunday, February 9, 2020. The event was organized by Helen Pelster and Peter Fain as co-Race Directors, and Peter once again designed the course, with optimal suffering in […]
DPMR Newbies Run Club co-hosted by Tahoe Mountain Sports
WHEN: Tuesday evenings for 6 weeks, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm, May 5th, 2020 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 with other runners, but either feel intimidated by experienced runners or not up for […]
