by Carol Patterson: I first met Usha Kreaden about 4 years ago; we were both bringing up the rear of one of the Castle Peak 100 practice runs through Euer Valley – Usha, somewhat new to trail running and me, in my usual spot – bringing up the rear. Neither of us have a 100 […]
Member Highlights
Member Highlight – Conor Drewes
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 […]
Member Highlight – Katie Hawkins
Katie Hawkins is one of DPMR’s newest members. She quickly immersed herself in the club by joining and planning group runs (albeit sidelined by weather and now the coronavirus…) Join Katie and all of us by becoming a member today ! Introduction by Katie’s friend, colleague, and running mentor the legendary ultra-runner Roch Horton. The […]
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 […]
Member Highlight – JJ Liston
Introduction by Jenelle Potvin “You’ve got a course marker – permanently!” – JJ to Peter Fain, upon finishing the 2019 Castle Peak 100k. A wrong turn 9 miles in, early-on bonus miles, and a shot stomach led to an incredibly brutal day. JJ, unable to eat or drink without puking from Devil’s Oven to the […]
Member Highlight – Jesse Ellis
I’ve known Jesse Ellis throughout my competitive running life – like most of us, my first encounter with Jesse occurred as I was turning a particularly aesthetic corner 2/3 of the way through some race with my HR pinned at something like 180 BPM. Somehow, Jesse snapped a photo that made everything look awesome, and […]
Member Highlight – Steve Woo
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 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 […]
