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This picture says a lot. Take early in the race we see team Bend Racing/4 Hour Fuel standing together, poised on the edge of a challenge. This photo is of a river crossing, but it really tells the story of a race. 4 world class adventure athletes - each one of them holding at least one (or more) "world champion", "national champion" or "world record holder" title. But here they stand together - committed to blending their strengths and weaknesses into a unit - like the old Robotech anime series - where the individual parts join to make a fearsome foe.

And what a fearsome foe it was. Taking command before the first CP and never letting go. In a race where less than 25% of the teams will reach the finish line with all of the control points in under 36 hours, this foursome managed to do it in 19 hours.

Their experience, speed, focus, and ability to work together was on full display this weekend and we are excited to be sending this team (or some version of it) to the National Championships in Oct.

Rainier Raid is happening VERY SOON! This Saturday morning watch amazing teams battle it out in some epic terrain and on one of my most favorite 30 hour courses!

Live Tracking 2026 Rainer Raid - Live Event Tracking

It's officially summer for us 🤘🏼

What are you up to during this season??? Hopefully it involves a nice blend of new things that scare you, a thing or two that pushes you beyond your known limits, many silly things that make your belly hurt from all the laughter and really great friends, family and teammates!

Because... Isn't that the point???

We are gearing up for our next race -

Where we have Jason Magness helping to RD it along with and

And two / teams going head to head 💥.

Wait - what just happened? TWO new podcasts from Bend Racing just dropped on the same day?!? And 2 more will come out tomorrow? Is it Christmas or my birthday or something?
Nope - but I just got my computer back (long story) so making up for lost time with some great content that was almost ready before I went "tech free" for almost a month.

The Bend Racing Podcast Wilderness Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Adventure, humor, lots of hallucinations and plenty of failures as we explore what it is like when you step over the edge in all sorts of ways. Join a crew of eclectic endurance athletes, acrobats, yo…

Here we go!! is about to start!

Woot woot- Team rides/rows again 🤘🏼

T- minus 20 minutes!

Hot off the Bend Racing Press: gives us the low down after racing the Raid du St-Laurent- a two day stage race with OCR legend .

Here's a preview 👇🏼 (read the full thing at www.bendracing.com/blog ) amazing work you two, congratulations!

"Destined to race with a legend.

What started as a last-minute teammate change turned into an unforgettable weekend at Raid du St-Laurent. I was originally supposed to race with AR legend JY Dionne before injury sidelined him — and somehow OCR legend Ryan Atkins stepped in. One way or another, I was racing with a legend.

Two days of bushwhacks, Appalachian views, tight cutoffs, fast riding, and constant decision making. One of the biggest lessons of the weekend? Learning to let go. On Day 2 we intentionally skipped CPs early in the race to protect the overall strategy — a hard move mentally, but the right one.

Sometimes adventure racing isn’t about chasing every checkpoint. It’s about playing the long game.

We crossed the line with enough time to spare and locked in the overall win 🏆

First race with Ryan — hopefully not the last."

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