January Newsletter

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INFORM | INSPIRE | CONNECT

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Every Week: Tuesday Social Runs @ Alibi Truckee
  • Racing Gnome: Sunday February 11th, 2024 Registration now open!
  • Summer Picnic:  Saturday June 8th, 2024 (NOTE DATE CHANGE!)
  • DPMR Aid Station at Canyons:  April 26-27
  • DPMR Aid Station at Broken Arrow: June 21-23 
  • DPMR Aid Station at TRT Diamond Peak: July 19-21
  • Point Mariah Trail Marathon: Aug 3, 2024. Registration opens in January.
 

Welcome New Board Members! 

In December, the DPMR board welcomed five new board members: Martin Benes, Bruna Gusmao, Kimberly Boyd Yamauchi, Lynn Tsai, and Dave Cahill, four of which have member highlights you can read (we'll be making one for Lynn soon):

Martin Benes
Bruna Gusmao
Kim Yamauchi
Dave Cahill
 

Member Highlight -  Dave Cahill

Dave, a regular at DPMR group runs, just became one of our new DPMR board members. Check out this month's Member Highlight to learn more about this "solid runner and all around good guy" who you might also run into at TDXC!

Dave Cahill
 

Ask the Board - Race/adventure goals for 2024?

Happy New Year! We don't know about you, but we've been daydreaming about things to do in 2024...

2024 Goals
 

Race Report - CIM 2024

Jenelle Potvin recently got back from running the California International Marathon (“CIM”) in Sacramento. "I hadn’t run a marathon (or any road race) since 2014. Since then, each time I considered entering another road marathon, the fear of not coming close to my old finish times stopped me." Read about her journey, which helped her find her pace. 

CIM 2024
 

Coach's Corner with Martin Benes

'Tis the season for... treadmill running?! That's right, this month Coach Martin Benes talks about everyone's "favorite" - the treadmill. 

More Treadmill Please?
 

Book of the Month: Outlive by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford 

"This month’s book focuses on the topic of health and how to extend the healthful part of your life... Dr. Peter Attia argues for the value of what he calls “Medicine 3.0” which focuses on preventing rather than curing..."

Read On!
 

Snowshoe Loaner Program

Now that it's winter again, we wanted to remind our members about the DPMR snowshoe loaner program. Our members can rent a pair of snowshoes for a week, free of charge!

Running Showshoes Rental
 

Connect with us at our weekly Group Runs

Join social runs from Alibi Truckee on Tuesday nights continuing through winter as weather permits. Keep an eye on the calendar and DPMR Facebook page, Instagram or our Strava group for last minutes changes and new running opportunities! 

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