Race Report by Christie Jackson CIM was a wonderful reminder that I really love racing. Unfortunately, I have only felt mildly prepared for the few races I have entered during the past 6 years. Between starting a business, growing and giving birth to two babies, Covid and poor air quality, running has been more of […]
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TOR de Lucas Scholarship
This month marks the one year anniversary of losing the legendary Lucas Horan – and we hope that you will join us in honoring his legacy. Lucas Horan was a dedicated ultra-runner with a seemingly ceaseless curiosity and openness to meeting new people and sharing wild adventures. He was also a brilliant biologist that spent […]
Castle Peak 100K Race Report- Meggie Inouye
I awoke extra early on race morning to check the Air Quality Index and was pleased to find a number under 150. Smokey air was coming from wildfires from the north and the south putting the race at jeopardy. Favorable winds meant that 2021 Castle Peak 100k would run. The Castle Peak 100k course starts […]
Race Report: Leadville Trail 100 Run – My First Hundred Miler
By Rebekah McWin Running a hundred miler had been on my bucket list since getting into trail running back in 2018, but living in the flatlands of Memphis with only 3 or 4 trail running options left me with feelings of inadequacy in regards to distance, vert and terrain. Even with the limitations I felt, […]
Broken Arrow Skyrace: Pancake Breakfast & Aid Station Volunteers Needed!
One of our favorite fall events is back and scheduled for 3 days of running fun on Oct 1-3!Come lend a hand at the Broken Arrow Skyrace- we have 2 unique volunteering opportunities to choose from. New this year is a pancake breakfast and DPMR will be flipping flapjacks and earning tips. Or head on […]
Race Report: Western States 2021, by Steve Rowbury
June 27, 3:50am This is it. The culmination of more than 18 months of anticipation and preparation. I can’t quite believe it but I’m climbing out from Robie Point and feeling strong. 18 days earlier I had run this section, visualizing this moment with 3 main hopes: that it will still be dark, that I […]
My First Ultra – TRT 55K
One of my earliest memories is of my mom yelling at me “ Carol, don’t run in the house!!” At some point, I took it out to the streets, and eventually to the trails, and have been out there ever since. It’s almost religious although I prefer to refer to my time on the trails […]
Getting back to Racing during COVID
It is exciting to see trail races returning to our area after so many cancellations due to the COVID pandemic. Over the past few months, race directors and medical directors are working with public health officials to figure out ways to bring racing back without creating superspreader events. While numbers are looking good in Nevada […]
Castle Peak 100K Registration is now open!
Mark your calendar and start training for one of the most epic races out there- the Castle Peak 100K. Proudly produced by Donner Party Mountain Runners; race date is set for August 14th, 2021. Your finish will earn you 4 UTMB Points and a WSER qualifier for 2022! There’s a new course for 2021, more […]
2020 Halloween Hill Climb
Holy Hill Climb Batman- that’s a whole lot of vert! DPMR members racked up an amazing 150,000 collective vertical feet of climbing at the 2020 Halloween Hill Climb! Congratulations to the woman’s winner Dia Davis with an impressive gain of 9,193 feet and men’s winner Caleb Armstrong, the true monster of climb, with an amazing […]
