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2009 * POLE * PEDAL * PADDLE

It’s time to race! Is your boat in a good place?

May 16, 2009 4:00 am

It’s time to race! Is your boat in a good place?, The Pole Pedal Paddle race will dominate Bend’s Old Mill District and Century Drive today. 
Detours, closures, parking and the best spots for viewing are detailed below.

Pole Pedal Paddle participants race to place their boats close to the Deschutes River at the boat corral Friday at Riverbend Park in Bend. An advantageous placement can mean a quick transfer from the ....MORE

Complete PPP race results are in

May 16, 2009 4:17 pm

Former champions Marshall Greene and Sarah Max win again in the elite divisions of the annual Pole Pedal Paddle multisport race. View the complete race results.....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle sets a record for number of entrants

Saturday’s event will include the most participants in the PPP’s 33-year history

May 15, 2009 4:00 am

Mobs of skiers, cyclists, runners and paddlers — some elite athletes, most weekend warriors — will converge on Central Oregon Saturday for the 33rd annual U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle.....MORE

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Magnificent 7

A field of seven women will vie for the title in the elite race this year, with three former champs

May 14, 2009 4:00 am

Magnificent 7, The Pole Pedal Paddle elite women competitors from left, Mary Wellington, Serena Bishop, Muffy Roy, Zoe Roy, Taylor Leach, Sarah Max and Amy Lundstrom. Wellington, Muffy Roy and Max are previous PPP champions.

They say seven is a lucky number, bad things happen in threes, and it takes two to tango. In this year’s U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle, seven Bend women make up the elite class, three of them are ....MORE

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Olympic competition

Cross-country skiing standouts Torin Koos and Lars Flora are racing in the men’s elite division

May 13, 2009 4:00 am

Olympic competition, Olympic cross-country skiers Torin Koos, left, and Lars Flora, both living in Bend, will compete for the men’s individual Pole Pedal Paddle title on Saturday. They will try to challenge three-time defending champion Marshall Greene.

It has been called the “Bend Olympics.”Well, perhaps there is cause for that moniker. The U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle, Central Oregon’s wildly popular annual multisport event, has ....MORE

Backstage for the main act

Pole Pedal Paddle volunteers have helped make history

May 12, 2009 4:00 am

Up to 600 volunteers will follow the lead of 20 captains in helping stage this Saturday’s Pole Pedal Paddle in Bend. These captains are wearing PPP T-shirts from throughout the years.

When the Pole Pedal Paddle was in its early years, back in the late 1970s, the multisport race from Mount Bachelor to Bend was more about the costumes and less about the competition. At least,....MORE

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Doing it for Guy

A dominant PPP male pairs team pays tribute to a late friend each year

May 16, 2009 4:00 am

Eric Martin, left, and Paul Parsons have been competing as a pair in the Pole Pedal Paddle since 2001.

In years past, while Eric Martin and Paul Parsons paddled along the Deschutes River during the boat stage of the U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle, they would decide which of them would spring from their....MORE

Getting ready!

2009 * POLE * PEDAL * PADDLE

May 15, 2009 4:00 am

From left to right, Sens. Jackie Dingfelder, D-Portland; Jason Atkinson, R-Central Point; Bruce Starr, R-Hillsboro; Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem; Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene; Chris Telfer, R-Bend; Frank Morse, R-Albany and Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day. Sen. Mike Hass, D-Beaverton, is not pictured. Prozanski, who planned to participate, had to pull out because of a work commitment.

Pole Pedal Paddle, the region’s premier sporting event, attracts all kinds of competitors, and this year’s field is even bigger than last year’s. Some will use antique equipment or run the course....MORE

RACE TO THE FINISH

Festivities abound for Bend’s annual Pole Pedal Paddle

May 15, 2009 4:00 am

Pole Pedal Paddle is a celebration of the type of community athleticism that the region is known for. This yearly spring event is the place to see and be seen in Bend, even for those of us who prefer....MORE

Hot weekend

Weather will warm for PPP activities

May 14, 2009 4:00 am

A high-pressure system is due to arrive in Central Oregon on Friday, boosting temperatures just in time for the Pole Pedal Paddle on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Today in Bend, ....MORE

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PPP: Behind the scenes

A look at some of the stories and faces from the crowd at this year’s race.

May 17, 2009 4:00 am

PPP: Behind the scenes,

Dressed to impress: Tutu-Licious teammates Lori Fletcher, 45, left, and Beckie Scott, 34, of Bend, share a laugh at the finish line of Saturday’s PPP at Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend.....MORE

PPP is family affair for Redmond team

Lochner dad won’t ever forget the day he turned 47

May 17, 2009 4:00 am

PPP is family affair for Redmond team, The Lochner family (from left, Alex, Nick, Lucy, Barb, Tony, Joey, Honouré and Jake) gathers at the finish line of the Pole Pedal Paddle at Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend on Saturday afternoon. The family of eight did the race as a team.

When all that remained from the bales of hay that had lined the bike-to-run transition area were scattered scraps on the pavement, when the dust had settled after hundreds of runners had trod over....MORE

Women s elite race

Sarah Max outpaces mother-daughter duo for back-to-back wins

May 17, 2009 4:00 am

Sarah Max outpaces mother-daughter duo for back-to-back wins, Sarah Max, left, takes off on the cross-country ski portion of the 2009 Pole Pedal Paddle at Mount Bachelor on Saturday morning. Max went on to win the elite women’s race after winning her first PPP title last year.

By Wednesday of last week, Sarah Max hit what she called the “PPP wall.”Organizing all the gear and handling all the logistics for an individual racer in the U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle ....MORE

>> 2009 Pole Pedal Paddle Results

May 17, 2009 4:00 am

>> 2009 Pole Pedal Paddle Results, Competitors race from the start of the 2009 Pole Pedal Paddle at Mount Bachelor on Saturday morning.

ELITE MEN1 Greene, Marshall, Bend 1:43:292 Boone, Andrew, Bend 1:46:503 Violett, Zachary C, Bend 1:48:564 Koos, Torin, Bend 1:49:245 Osgood, Brayton, Bend 1:49:506 Condon, Michael, Bend 1:51:317....MORE

Pole Pedal ... Paddle!

May 13, 2009 4:00 am

Pole Pedal ... Paddle!, With only a few days left before Saturday’s Pole Pedal Paddle, Mike Ryan, 50, of Bend, braves Tuesday afternoon’s cool temperatures and wind to get in a training session on the Deschutes River, just downstream from the Bill Healy Memorial Bridge. Pole Pedal Paddle, the multisport race that runs from Mount Bachelor to Bend, features six legs, including skiing, biking and running. For a preview of the men’s elite PPP race, see Sports, Page D1.

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PPP by the numbers

May 17, 2009 4:00 am

2,925The number of participants in Saturday’s race, the most ever in the event’s 33-year history.1:41:58The fastest time overall Saturday, posted by Team Guy, a male pairs team. It was....MORE

Greene’s victory is big, but not the biggest ever

May 17, 2009 4:00 am

Marshall Greene’s margin of victory Saturday in the elite men’s division of the 33rd annual U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle was so impressive that he had the win all but sewed up even....MORE

Men s elite race

Marshall Greene uses a fast cycling leg to claim his fourth straight title

May 17, 2009 4:00 am

Marshall Greene uses a fast cycling leg to claim his fourth straight title, With Mount Bachelor behind him, Marshall Greene climbs a hill on Century Drive during the cycling portion of the 2009 Pole Pedal Paddle on Saturday morning. Greene went on to win the elite men’s race by 3 minutes and 21 seconds.

For the last four years, Bend’s Marshall Greene has put the pedal in the U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle. He did it again on Saturday. Flying away from any would-be contenders on his time-trial bike ....MORE

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