May 16, 2009 4:00 am
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
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
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
May 14, 2009 4:00 am
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
May 13, 2009 4:00 am
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
May 12, 2009 4:00 am
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
May 16, 2009 4:00 am
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
May 15, 2009 4:00 am
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
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
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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May 17, 2009 4:00 am
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
May 17, 2009 4:00 am
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
May 17, 2009 4:00 am
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
May 17, 2009 4:00 am
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
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
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
May 17, 2009 4:00 am
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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