It took some flexible training and a plane trip from Minnesota, but last Saturday, Santi Ocariz achieved his longtime goal of racing (and winning) the Pole Pedal Paddle in Bend, Ore., while women's runner-up and Bend native, Zoe Roy, challenged the winner.
Four XC Oregon skiers are capping their international marathon season with the Norwegian Birkebeiner on Saturday.
On May 15, competitors stood at the start line of the The 34th U.S. Bank Pole, Pedal, and Paddle in Bend, Oregon. After a cold and wet spring, the weather cooperated with 76 degrees and an overcast sky. The race started at Mt. Bachelor, with a moderate Grand Slalom alpine run, followed by a five mile cross country skate race, a 23 mile road ride down into the town of Bend, OR, a 5 mile...
Andrew Johnson and Marshall Greene recently returned from Switzerland, where they placed 31st and 34th, respectively, in the Engadin Ski marathon. The Engadin, a 42km skate race, is a Worldloppet which is part of the FIS Marathon Cup series and therefore draws a very competitive field. This year’s winner was the Vancouver Olympic 15m skate champion, Dario Cologna, from Switzerland. Johnson, former Olympian and U.S. Ski team member, now competes for Steinbock Racing out of...
Birthdate: 11/03/1981 Hometown: Spokane, WA Current Residence: Bend, OR Ski Club: XC Oregon Height: 5’10” Weight: 173 Best Results: 1 Super Tour Win, Several Super Tour Podiums, 1st: 2008 Great Race, 3rd: 2007 Boulder Mt Tour, 2008 Canmore World Cup qualifier Full Interview When did you start ski racing, and what were some highlights of your young skiing career? Started skiing as cross-training for running my freshman year of high school and ending up liking...