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 […]
Races
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 […]
Donner Summit Challenge
Save the Date: October 10, 2020 Donner Party Mountain Runners is happy to announce a new fall event- the Donner Summit Challenge! We’re planning a full day of events at Donner Ski Ranch including a 1/2 marathon, hill climb, 10K and kid’s fun run. The new Donner Summit Challenge will be open to anyone who’d […]
COVID Thoughts
By Dr. Andrew Pasternak, Silver Sage Sports & Fitness Lab One of the biggest questions I’ve been getting in the past few weeks is what ultrarunning is going to look like once we start racing. My short answer: I have no idea. We still have way more questions about COVID 19 than we have answers. We […]
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 Member Race Recommendations
As DPMR members plan their race calendars for 2020 (and beyond), we are assembling a list of favorite races from around the Sierras, the country, and the world to share with each other – trail or road, short or long – all are welcome. And, we plan to keep adding to this list over time. […]
Freshies for the Racing Gnome
The 2019 version of our beloved Racing Gnome Snowshoe Races was full of fresh snow fun on Sunday, February 3, 2019. That was before we were all so buried in the stuff that many are now “over it.” Ahhh, but just a few weeks ago we were relishing in the excitement of the first of […]
Brockway 2018, Unfiltered* (Tahoe200 clockwise edition)
Tahoe 200 (Tahoe 206.7 is just not as catchy) is back in our ‘hood again. This year, the race is going in the opposite, clockwise direction — which gives something to do for those who have run counterclockwise previously, gets in the loneliest farthest afield crewless miles – last (right as you’re 2- to 4-days […]
A Race Directing Perspective – Castle Peak 100k
“The hardest race you didn’t know you wanted to do!” -2018 Castle Peak tagline I have often suggested that the Castle Peak 100k could possibly be the toughest 100k in the country. We’ve had several participants that have run both Canyons and Castle Peak in the same year, and you would find me eagerly asking […]
From our friends: Salomon Trail Running Festival
September 8th @ Sierra at Tahoe September 9th @ Homewood Resort Race in the Tahoe 100K/25K (Register on ultrasignup: https://ultrasignup.com/entrants_event.aspx?did=56826) Don’t want to race? We’ll also have trail running clinics, demo opportunities, Salomon TV viewings, and community games happening all weekend long! More info at: https://www.salomonrunningfestival.com/races/tahoe200/
