There’s a funny saying that’s been circulating around our area for awhile now, that I learned by making the mistake of attempting to introduce Steve Woo to an acquaintance of mine. As I started to introduce them, the person immediately responded back at me, “Oh, I know Steve!” followed by the now commonly repeated joke, […]
Member Highlights
Member Highlight-Karen Kimble!
I met Karen a couple of years ago when she and her husband Adam attended a Donner Party Mountain Runners kickoff season event. We got to talking about running (of course, what else?) and that she had never run anything further than a marathon and neither had I. We both wanted to run our first […]
Member Highlight – Michele Thomas
I am not so sure introductions are needed here since Michele has volunteered or captain’d an Aid Station at nearly every race within a 100 mile radius. For those of you who don’t get out much, meet Michele Thomas, our February Member Highlight. A recent Reno/Tahoe transplant, Michele and her husband Chris are familiar faces […]
Member Highlight – Jack Macy
New Years is a time for reflection and to set goals for the year to come. If you’re looking for some inspiration to add to your list of running resolutions, let me introduce you to Jack Macy, our first Member Highlight to kick off 2020! Originally from Nebraska, Jack and his family heard the calling […]
Member Highlight: Jon Murchinson
Jon Murchinson has been an active club volunteer since 2014, DPMR Board Member since 2017, the main force behind the DPMR Instagram page for the past few years, and is also going on three years of serving as chair of our Retail Committee (thanks for all the awesome swag, Jon!). When not volunteering for the […]
Member Highlight – Robert Schwartz
Introduction by Renee Elsdon Jacobs: Robert has been increasingly involved with DPMR over the past couple of years, so if you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting him yet on a group run, at a DPMR social event, or in a race, it probably will not be long before you do. Although his love affair […]
Member Highlight: JoAnn Ellero
If you’ve spent any time in the medical tent at the Tunnel Creek aid station of the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs OR at the Peachstone/Cal 2 Aid Station at Western States, you may have been on the receiving end of the superstar medical treatment of Dr. JoAnn Ellero or her husband Dr. Andy Pasternak. […]
Member Highlight – Lauren Snead
Meet your Group Stroller Run leader, introduction by Renee Elsdon Jacobs If you spend much time on the local bike paths, you probably have seen Lauren and her adorable toddler Killian, as they spend a lot of time running together! The next time you do, make sure to introduce yourself, particularly if you are another […]
Member Highlight: Dan Brounstein
Meet Dan Brounstein, our August Member Highlight!
Member Highlight – Meggie Inouye
Introduction by Renee Elsdon Jacobs: Meggie and my friendship is a testament to the “connect” element of the Donner Party Mountain Runners mission (“to inform, inspire, and connect mountain runners in Truckee-Tahoe”). I was so very fortunate that both Meggie and I were metaphorically in the same place at the same time last fall, looking […]
