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Friday, September 28, 2012

Thrilla #3 Bend, Oregon 2012

Went out to watch a dusty evening of cyclocross racing last night. All I could think about was how glad  that I wasn't partaking in the inhalation of Bend's strata. Kudos to the racers, though. And to Webcyclery for putting on the weekly series every September.















Monday, September 24, 2012

2012 Marathon Mountain Bike National Championship

For the second year in a row, the Marathon Mountain Bike National Championship came to town and again we were treated with down to the wire racing. A trio of Bend locals were out to try and repeat last year's 1-2 performance, but instead swept the 2-4 spots on the podium, only to be outdone by a flying Todd Wells. He did just come off of finishing 10th in the Olympic XC race though, so his fitness prevailed over some local trail knowledge. I saw them with about 5 miles (out of 53) of mostly climbing to go and everyone from top to bottom looked absolutely wasted. Bravo to the course designers for making this a memorable race.


















Saturday, September 22, 2012

Tumalo Waterfall Trail

If you've never been on the trail up past Tumalo Falls, then you are missing out on one of the nicer hikes anywhere near Bend. Not only is it a good workout, but the numerous waterfalls that keep appearing around the next bend are a thing to behold. A few of them you'll see down below required a little extra off trail maneuvering, but all in good fun.