Ironman Champ Michellie Jones Coming to Bend Bike N Sport

I received this heads up in an email: This weekend the Hawaii Ironman Champion, Michellie Jones, will be coming to Bend Bike N Sport to give a talk and take questions about her life as a professional triathlete. The event is at 7:00 pm this Saturday at the shop. Full … Continue reading

Pole! Pedal! Paddle!

Pole Pedal Paddle tomorrow! It’s Bend’s Olympics (maybe Bend’s "Iron Man" would be more accurate), and it’s sure to attract the crowds. The race starts at Mt. Bachelor and ends at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. The official site also states that the Amphitheater "area will host a day-long festival of … Continue reading

Don’t forget: Renegade Rollergirls this Saturday

Just a reminder about this Saturday, February 17th’s Renegade Rollergirls event, details I blogged here. Doors open at 6pm at the Indoor Sports Center; tickets are $10 and $15 for VIP. If you didn’t yet have plans for Saturday night, now you do!

Free Ski Day

This Friday, January 26th, is Mt. Bachelor‘s annual Free Ski Day—their 17th. From the KTVZ article I found this on: On Friday, January 26, Mt. Bachelor will host the 17th annual Free Ski Day to benefit Neighbor Impact, formerly known as COCAAN. In exchange for a minimum of three items of … Continue reading

Renegade Rollergirls: February 17

The Renegade Rollergirls are back for the new year with their first bout of 2007 coming up on February 17th (a Saturday). It’ll be at the Central Oregon Indoor Sports Center (as usual) but heads up: prices have gone up this year. It’s now $10 for general admission and $15 … Continue reading

Renegade Rollergirls review

Saturday night we attended the final bout (for this year) of roller derby, featuring the local Renegade Rollergirls. Interesting experience; the crowd was bigger and louder than I would have imagined. It was at the Indoor Sports Center, but apparently they had to turn something like 300 people away at … Continue reading