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Magnificent Race Report!
Hi all. It’s Mel here with the Team Bend Racing race report from the MAGNIficent Adventure Race. A little bit about me…I did my first...
Bend Racing
Feb 1915 min read
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ARWC Ecuador World Championships Recap!
It had been a while since the four of us raced together. The last time was a few years ago in Panama—a grueling five-day event in very...
Bend Racing
Dec 13, 20246 min read
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Humbled and Inspired by the ROCK - Adventure Race Croatia
“I’ve never wanted a race to start so badly as I do this one,” said Karine as we biked back from check-in with yet another gear problem....
Bend Racing
May 20, 202410 min read
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13 things I fell in love with in 2023
By Jason Magness As an aging professional athlete and busy parent - I find myself sometimes getting stuck in my ways. I’ve figured...
Bend Racing
Apr 2, 202414 min read
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Quand toutes les lumières sont allumées When all the lights are flashing on the dashboard!
By Jean Yves Dionne Three of our main teammates are French Canadian, and they are amazing. They speak both english and french, but when...
Bend Racing
Feb 20, 20246 min read
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Expedition Africa 2023- A True Test
By Emily Caseria What an adventure! The race took us 140hrs, which was one of our longest races yet! This was one of the most challenging...
Bend Racing
Nov 15, 20235 min read
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"Into the Arena" Aka The Wembo 24 Hour Mountain Bike World Championships
By Chelsey Magness For a fun podcast on this event, By Jason Magness where you can be IN the action, check out our BendRacing Podcast...
Bend Racing
Nov 9, 20234 min read
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Endless Mountains Race Report - By Jean Yves Dionne
WE KEPT SAYING … PRETEND THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING With a completely new squad, team Bend Racing took off to Rocksylvania for the...
Bend Racing
Oct 17, 20237 min read
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Lessons Learned
Simplicity By Emily Caseria It is easy to get bogged down by details that don’t have to have a major impact on your race. This raced...
Bend Racing
Sep 27, 20233 min read
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Faroe Islands Expedition Race- "A gear centric recap"
In recent years, gear lists for Expedition races have been fairly straightforward. Ever since the last Patagonian Expedition Race, we...
Bend Racing
Sep 7, 20239 min read
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Do's and Don'ts For Beginner Adventure Racers
Welcome to the best sport in the world! Adventure Racing can be a pretty complex sport, and it can be quite daunting. We've been racing...
Bend Racing
Aug 4, 20234 min read
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Foot Care is Faster
By Daniel Staudigel We recently won a very foot-intensive race - the Endless Mountains race in central PA. We won the race on foot,...
Bend Racing
Jul 13, 20232 min read
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Niseko Expedition puts adventure back into adventure racing
*Note: at the time of writing this, I was dealing with a very bad case of poison ivy from this race. So I apologize for any typos! -...
Bend Racing
Jul 6, 202311 min read
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A (triumphant??) return to racing after TBI
Hi all. It’s Mel. I’m back! Well, we’ll see how much of me is back, but here we go! I’m sitting on a plane right now with Chelsey,...
Bend Racing
Jul 1, 20234 min read
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7 Tips for Raising an Outdoorsy Kid
1. Start with Adventure Racing - Introduce your kids to adventure racing, a fun outdoor activity that combines various challenges. -...
Bend Racing
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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Expedition Canada 2023 Race Recap:
Day 0: Dusty and I arrived before our teammates and were able to check into our room. Thankfully it was on the first floor which made...
Bend Racing
Jun 12, 202317 min read
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Bike Care Tips from Team BendRacing!
By Daniel Staudigel We've seen our fair share of bike problems over the many years we've been racing. We've killed derailleurs, had...
Bend Racing
May 24, 20234 min read
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Adventure racing at its best: the bushwhack!
By Alex Provost] *this is an edit from “Tame the Bushwack”, an article I wrote a few year ago. Adventure racing in Canada and in the...
Bend Racing
May 10, 20233 min read
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Expedition Ozark: When the race starts 36 hours before the actual start
Below is a recap of Expedition Ozark as told by Dusty Caseria, who came on to take Jason's place at the 9th hour. It is often said that...
Bend Racing
Apr 14, 20237 min read
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Ultimate Light set up for $300 (including spare batteries!)
One of the unique things about Adventure Racing is that even "moderate" length races see us racing in the darkness. National...
Bend Racing
Mar 29, 20235 min read
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