DEC/JAN 2018
MENDOZA AND METIVIER WIN 2017
USATF TRAIL MARATHON
CHAMPIONSHIP
Bend residents Mario Mendoza and Renee
Metivier both won national titles on Novem-
ber 4th. They traveled to Moab, UT for the
2107 USATF Trail Marathon Champion-
ships. Mario’s time was 3:13:55. Renne’s
time was 4:08:03. It was the fifth year in a
row for this location fifteen minutes outside
of Moab village. Temps were balmy at 70
degrees and very dry. The trail ran 26.5
miles and was very technical. The course
was a tricky mix of smooth dirt roads,
single track, climbs, cliffs, and loose rock.
There was a ladder climb up and down, two
rope sections where the runner needed to
hold on in order to safely negotiate a cliff
area. A true tail running race bordering on
Spartan style.
In the end, Bend runners Mario and Renee took home a small check, but more impor-
tantly, an automatic invite to the 2018 World Mountain Running Championships in Poland
this spring.
BEA HOSTS OPEN HOUSE AT
NEW FACILITY
Bend Endurance Academy opened it
doors to the public on November 2nd. The
new facility is located on 3rd street near
the Franklin intersection. A large crowd
gathered to eat some delicious food, tour
the new facility, listen to a few speeches
from the program heads, and catch up with
friends. Inside the building you will find a
main workout area, lounge, shop for work-
ing on bikes and skis, bathrooms, offices
and the climbing gym.
The new BEA Climbing Training Facil-
ity was opened with a ribbon cutting. The
space is the dream and years of hard work
of climbing program director Mike Rougeux.
The climbing area is 3000 square foot
and has a bouldering wall, campus board,
DAKINE CAFE OPENS ON
GALVESTON WITH A HAWAIIAN AND
BOARD SPORTS THEME
Galveston on the Westside now has its first coffee shop. The owners of Dakine Grindz
have opened Dakine Cafe, with a Hawaiian and board sports theme. The walls are filled
with surfboards, snowboards and skateboards and surf artwork.
Their menu includes coffee, espresso, fancy toast with healthy toppings, banana breads,
and acai bowls. Unique to Dakine are R.E.E.D energy bars, Earnest Superfood Oatmeal,
Happy Mountain Kombucha and more. Dakine Grindz will re-open in the Spring.
Dakine Cafe is located directly across from 10 Barrel, is open every day and will have a
bike share station on the property. The building has a full wrap-around deck that is sure to
be packed in the warmer months.
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CARSON STORCH 7TH AT RAMPAGE
(Middle Schooler Finn Keene reporti ng from the race site) Red Bull Rampage is located in
Virgin, Utah, just outside of Springdale. I camped Thursday night and woke up early on Fri-
day, October 27th. When I got to the venue there was about 2,000 people there watching
this one of a kind freeride event. There were 20 pro athletes who showed up the week
before to start building their lines. Two athletes crashed in practice and could not attend,
so eighteen pro athletes competed in the event. This was streamed live on October 27th
on ESPN, RedBull TV, and PinkBike.
As some of you may know, Carson Storch is a local shredder who competed in the com-
petition. Last year he got 3rd place and best trick, which gave him a guaranteed spot to
compete this year. His first run he did pretty well, stomping a big 360 on his biggest drop.
He continued down his run tricking some jumps, but he missed a couple trick-able jumps
on the bottom section, this run put him in 4th place. His second run, he was doing better
on the top section, and then came his big drop; he set up nicely but did not have enough
speed, so he cased the 360. He went over the handlebars, and was luckily okay. I believe
that if he would have stomped that 360 he would have been on the podium. On another
note, another local rider, Cam McCaul has been announcing for rampage for a couple
years, and he did a really good job keeping online watchers very entertained. Don’t forget
about Kurt Sorge, for sending a huge backflip off a one of a huge drop, and taking the
win at Rampage I had a great time at RedBull Rampage 2017, I hope to go next year.
systems wall, treadwall, and monkey space
by Entreprise. The plan is to have around
twenty climbers per session, but will still
use BRG for practice as well.
When BEA started years ago it only had a
few cyclists and nordic skiers. Today, the
athletic non-profit academy has a thou-
sand people it serves from six years old to
adults programs.
Bill Warburton, cycling program direc-
tor, made a passionate speech about the
importance BEA in the Bend community
and how youth members can have life en-
hancing experiences through athletics and
healthy lifestyles. Warburton told the large
audience, “this is just the next step, we
have big dreams here, just wait to see what
comes next and we will need your help”