Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2006 > April > 07 > Desert marathon is no mirage

Desert marathon is no mirage

Former Bend resident to race across Sahara

By Mark Morical / The Bulletin
April 7, 2006

You'd have to be crazy to run for days on end through one of the most inhospitable places on earth.

A place where temperatures exceed 100 degrees and scorching sand dunes dominate the landscape.

But Heath Westcott, a man about to take on such a challenge, seems utterly sane.

In fact, the....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.