Beautiful Bend, bountiful beer and relay running combined to make the inaugural Bend Beer Chase Relay a memorable event put on by the Cascade Lakes Race Group. Run Oregon put together a five-person team and had our readers vote on our team name. Under Beer Pressure to Run Oregon was the winning name that we ran under. Three of our team members left earlier on Friday at noon from Portland to get to Bend. On our way,…
Back on September 8, Matt Rasmussen wrote a preview for the Beer Bend Chase that is being held on Saturday, October 11. Run Oregon has decided to field a team for this event and will blog about our experience running this new one-day relay in Central Oregon. Why are we running this race? I have done a number of relay races over the years including Hood to Coast and Cascade Lakes Relay which were great experiences. Back in May I got a…
Like most avid runners, I’ve run my share of relays, including Rainier To Pacific three times, Cascade Lakes Relay five times, The Prelay, Epic Oregon Relay, and 16 Hood to Coasts. I’ve run on fast teams, slow teams, competitive teams, “fun” teams, teams that have been meticulously assembled, and teams that have been thrown together at the last minute. Every team and every relay was a great experience, but I’ve decided it’s time to end…
