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Chasing Adam on the TRT

July 27, 2020 by Helen Pelster Leave a Comment

My great admiration for mountain running phenom Kilian Jornet is no secret. After all, I’m married to a (slightly slower) Spanish trail runner. So, when our friend and local DPMR runner Adam Kimble said he was aiming to beat Kilian’s Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Tahoe Rim Trail last year, I quietly thought to […]

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Squaw Valley to Sugarbowl: An Epic Winter Adventure

February 24, 2020 by Luke Garten 1 Comment

Every season in the Sierra has its perks and challenges.  Routes in the summer are mostly predetermined by the usual trails or above treeline scrambling. In the winter there is something truly magical about exploring. The routes are only determined by the level of your imagination and comfort level. The normal modes of travel include […]

Filed Under: General, Trip Reports Tagged With: squaw to donner, squaw to sugarbowl, winter running

Top 10 DPMR stories of 2019

December 29, 2019 by Jenelle Potvin Leave a Comment

Every year DPMR’s accomplish great feats, overcoming internal challenges and pushing through, listening to that quiet inner voice that urges “you can do this”. And after it’s all said and done, we look back at our personal successes and rejoice. Here are a few of your favorite tales of triumph in 2019.

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Run the Alps

September 28, 2018 by Carol Patterson 3 Comments

I had good intentions – notes to self every day, cogent reflection on my Alps ‘runcation’ experience in periodic posts to Facebook (FB) with photos of the day so everyone at home could vicariously experience the Alps with me. That lasted 2 days – maybe 3. I’ll tell you why: I found no words to […]

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Trip report- Winter Study

February 26, 2018 by Lynette Potvin Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: I asked my sister Lynette (this month’s Member Highlight) to share some stories and photos from her experiences at winter study on Isle Royale –  she’s not doing any running up there currently, but definitely getting the cross training in. I plan to join her there this summer when the trails are more […]

Filed Under: General, Member News, Trip Reports Tagged With: isle royale national park, isro

Breaking Up with Running – Injury to Opportunity

August 31, 2017 by Mone' Haen 8 Comments

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 […]

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Bryce Canyon Photo Essay

June 29, 2017 by Chaz Sheya

My Bryce 100 mile race ended at mile 29 with back pain sharp enough to slow me to a slow hike. With near record high temps, I decided to end the suffering early and just enjoy the beauty that is Bryce Canyon NP. Abbey and I drove out on Tuesday with the RV in tow […]

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Cold Feet!

October 31, 2016 by Matt Eastman Leave a Comment

11:54am ME: “Hi! What are you up to today, want to grab a coffee? Weather’s terrible but I’ve got to get out of the house! Cabin fever, man…” 11:56am JP: “I’m running on Donner Summit in 15, wanna join? It might be brutal rain & wind” 11:57am ME: “I haven’t run in months, got sick, […]

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Mellow Fellow to Mellow Fellow – 1st annual

October 31, 2016 by Diana Schlaff Leave a Comment

“Nobody got lost, nobody got hurt, Salomon and Mellow Fellow hooked it up with a few beers, and we’re definitely doing it next year!” – Chris Cloyd, Event Chair A great day for a 50k on trail from Mellow Fellow in Crystal Bay, NV to Mellow Fellow in Truckee, CA. Holly Nord and I had […]

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Camino de Santiago

July 24, 2016 by Marisa Ellero Leave a Comment

This spring, long held dreams and plans finally came together, and I was able to complete my journey of 780 km/500 miles:  the Camino de Santiago in Spain. My goal was do to the traditional camino from St. John Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The first three days my […]

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