One run can change your day. Many runs can change your life.
–Anonymous
Well… most of the McKenzie River Trail anyway. The plan was to run the entirety of the trail, which according to All Trails, is 24.1 miles point to point. However, things didn’t quite go according to plan. The McKenzie River Trail is well known among mountain bikers as a great ride. It’s generally downhill with…
Endless waterfalls seemingly emerge around every corner on the first half of this magical 7 mile loop trail, which follows Tumalo Creek as it plunges it’s way through the eastern Cascades toward Bend, Oregon and the Deschutes River twenty miles away. The spring fed creek emerges from just below picturesque Tam McArthur Rim on the…
Like all recent races, the Bend Marathon and Half was cancelled this past April due to the Corona virus. The race directors gave entrants a choice between postponing entries to next year or running a virtual race this year before May 31. My wife and I chose to run the virtual half and we chose…
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