Save the Date: October 10, 2020 Donner Party Mountain Runners is happy to announce a new Fall event- the Donner Summit Challenge. We are planning a full day of events at Donner Ski Ranch including a 1/2 marathon, hill climb, 10K and kid’s fun run. Plus our end-of-season party for all our members – more […]
Training
2020 Truckee Tahoe Peak Project
Explore our local trails and summit new peaks with the 2020 Truckee Tahoe Peak Project. Challenge yourself to visit 10, 15, or 20 peaks from our curated list between June 1 and September 20, 2020. This project is designed for Truckee Tahoe locals of all ages who can walk or run uphill at altitude. Most […]
DIY Energy Products
Races are canceled, going to the grocery store requires planning comparable to an ultra, but running is more available than ever. Make sure you are fueling yourself on your runs to ensure great recovery and maintain a strong immune system. In the early days of my career, I worked at PowerBar as a product developer. […]
30 days of 10 milers
By: Jesse Ellis “the Trailwhisperer” I have been honored to represent the Club at TRT 100 Miler & have been training hard to ensure a healthy solid performance at TRT. My two prep events have been canceled or moved. With the uncertainty of the next 60-90 days I have decided to challenge myself to completing […]
At-Home Sanity Workouts
Hello Donner Party Mountain Runners! In light of the reality that we’re all limited on what training tools we have access to, I wanted to offer a few bodyweight workouts that will help keep our fitness up, elevate our moods a bit, and put us all in a better position to hit the ground running […]
DPMR Newbies Run Club co-hosted by Tahoe Mountain Sports
WHEN: Tuesday evenings for 6 weeks, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm, May 5th, 2020 WHERE: Legacy Trail East River St Trailhead initially, future locations TBD COST: Free CONTACT: Steve Buelna (530) 414-4264 Have you been wanting to get out and run with other runners, but either feel intimidated by experienced runners or not up for […]
DPMR’s 3rd Annual Casual Season-Ending Pub Run, October 27th at 9 AM
You’re probably going to run in the rain and drink beer this weekend anyway – you might as well do it with us. Donner Party Mountain Runners presents our 3rd annual season-ending pub run on October 27, 2018. We’ll be running from Tahoe Mountain Brewing Company in Tahoe City to the Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. – Truckee Brewery, Barrel Cellar, […]
Highlights from the 5th Annual Congress on Medicine and Science in Ultra-Endurance Sports
Since 2013, a group of medical professionals and researchers have come together annually to discuss the best science and research regarding ultra endurance sports. I have been fortunate to attend four of the 5 meetings (I am still kicking myself for missing two years ago in Chamonix.) On the upside, this was the first year […]
Breaking Up with Running – Injury to Opportunity
On Wednesday, August 2nd at precisely 6:07AM, I pulled my right calf. Yes, I know the exact date and time because I was running with my friend, Cortney and we were heading up a hill just outside of the Donner Picnic Site to meet more friends, Audrey, Tiffany and JP, for a run on Drunken […]
Steps to Recovery and How to Recognize Signs of Overtraining
Today we will present some science, (thanks in part to US Military exercise physiologists), some experience and some gut feelings to know that it just works. Training is habitual, maybe two times per day you focus on fitness and forget about the greater part of training; that of recovery. Recovery is equally as important as […]
