If you’ve ever run with Betsy, you probably experienced a bit of excitement mixed with terror after she grunted “good Hardrock training” right around the time you realized the trail was long gone, you were almost certainly lost, and the manzanita had only grown more ominous. Last fall, Betsy led a group of us on […]
Member Highlights
Member Highlight – Simone Winkler
Simone’s enthusiasm for life, friendship, running, Truckee, and all things Austrian are contagious. I recently watched a video of Simone explaining her career path (biomedical engineering) to Austrian school children and even though I couldn’t understand anything she was saying, I was enchanted by her passion and gusto. I’m proud to introduce you to our […]
Member Highlight – Steve Rowbury
Steve Rowbury is one of our members who lives “down the hill” but is fortunate to spend a lot of time in Truckee. This year, you may have seen him volunteering at the Julia Millon Memorial Aid Station at High Camp during the Broken Arrow Skyrace, pacing Western States 15th place overall finisher Jo Thery […]
Member Highlight – Renee Elsdon Jacobs
(Intro by Chris Cloyd) Renee Elsdon Jacobs is a Truckee-based mountain runner/mama bear/engineering superhero. She’s been a huge influence on me, personally, and helped me push my mountain skills to better serve my own playtime in the mountains. Renee’s a talented runner, mountaineer, splitboarder, and climber – her versatility is as impressive as her character. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Member Highlight: Margaret Skillicorn
Meet Margaret Skillicorn, our DPMR Member Highlight for the month of July. Originally from Marin, you may have met Margaret happily running on the trails around Sawtooth and Martis Valley, at a morning speed workout, or at a local half-marathon trail race. Her story on how she got into running is pretty inspiring, and her […]
Member Highlight – Holly Ryerson
You might recognize our June Member Highlight, Holly Ryerson, from her many hours of volunteering at the Cal 2 Aid Station during the Canyons Endurance Runs, or serving food at the Memorial Day Picnic. We are very excited to welcome Holly to our DPMR family, and super grateful for the energy and enthusiasm she puts […]
Member Highlight – Greg Dering
Last week, while running with the new DPMR Pacers team, I met a friendly new member, Greg, and his sweet dog Jin on the trail. Although it was our first time meeting, we quickly realized we’d been in email contact for the May Member Highlight, and I already knew his condensed life story! Introducing Greg […]
Jackie Clark – Member Highlight
(Introduction by Annie Rutledge) I first meet Jackie Clark as part of the 2014 Tahoe Trail Babes team for the Reno Tahoe Odyssey. Jackie was fast, she was competitive, she had great hair, but most of all she was genuine. During the event, she and her husband Bernie opened their rad A-frame home to our […]
