<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bend Racing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bend Racing]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:24:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.americastoughestteam.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Raid du St-Laurent AR in beautiful Rimouski, QC]]></title><description><![CDATA[2 Day Stage Race  by Alex Provost Destined to race with a legend Raid du St-Laurent has become an important rendez-vous on the AR scene in the north-east, it’s where the season begins in Québec and It’s always great to connect with this vibrant adventure racing community.  I have mixed emotions with stage racing. It’s great, you sleep in a bed at night and rest for the next day. But then you have to fool redo the logistics and live the start line anxiety over again. Got to choose your poison....]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/raid-du-st-laurent-ar-in-beautiful-rimouski-qc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a162b1ece062e4a09f1f2c0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 23:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_1c68f9f96ffc440a84c8f17b8bf13f45~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everesting Close to Home: 150 Miles Down the Willamette]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s something about big efforts that usually feels… far away. At least for me. For the last many years, my big efforts have meant lots of gear, plane tickets, scheduling grandparent help, layers of logistics, and at least a week away from normal life. But every once in a while, I get to do something that feels just as big, right in my own backyard. My most recent one was 150 miles down the Willamette River, which turned out to be a record-breaking paddle. And in its own way, the...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/everesting-close-to-home-150-miles-down-the-willamette</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e8e5e2bbc0f3ff74460a71</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:16:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_6380dff40d3d4973a4086ab7954b74ec~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Yukon 1000 Race: How to Get Nearly Everything Wrong and Still Break a Record ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winning isn’t clean. Turns out, you can stack an embarrassing number of mistakes and still come out ahead, as long as you nail the essentials. Jason pitched me the Yukon 1000 way too late. Our yearly schedule was already pretty packed, but the race had finally returned after a multi-year break. Somehow, we had just enough space to wedge it into our lives. Jason had two weeks— two —to recover from the Endless Mountains Expedition Race, a 5–6 day sufferfest that usually earns you six weeks of...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/our-yukon-1000-race-how-to-get-nearly-everything-wrong-and-still-break-a-record</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691cdf8a9ea679da43954792</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:08:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_4fbce0bdf7344c39886769f31d7ce2d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating Between frustration and Acceptance ]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Karine Corbeil Pics by Guillermo Guiterrez and Darren Steinbach Navigating between frustration, disappointment, and the enduring belief that we can do it. We came into this race knowing we had a great team. We were ready. We usually perform well on this type of terrain, and we had high expectations. This was our shot to break into the top five at a World Championship. But even before the race began, uncertainty set in. Pre-race information was scarce, and we were navigating into the...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/navigating-between-frustration-and-acceptance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fcf68749fb0f7021602f3d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:21:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_99ef932729314db8be2a3a48a238e9df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5th at Worlds: The Race That Tested Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 130 hours of racing through the wilds of British Columbia, Team BendRacing/4HourFuel secured 5th place at the 2025 Subaru Expedition Canada Adventure Racing World Championships. Here’s the inside story—gear that held up, moments that challenged us, and what it took for us to chase a dream across 800km of wilderness. - Written by Chelsey Magness - also posted on www.endurancemama.com . It’s always hard to start writing a race recap, especially an expedition-length one. So many things...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/5th-at-worlds-the-race-that-tested-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68eabb754bab99a0463fa537</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 20:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_2267cb8459ab46418b513d0008a0153f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainier Raid 34-Hour Adventure Race: Lessons From the Hurt]]></title><description><![CDATA[This one’s a bit overdue, but some races stick with you in a way that keeps coming back. The Rainier Raid 34-hour adventure race  was one...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/rainier-raid-34-hour-adventure-race-lessons-from-the-hurt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a4b49a1797dd082881ccc4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:32:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_9065b8b18dc7440b99b34d6431627231~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wa Seventy48: Boogie Barge Beats, Midnight Pedals, and the Most Fun Race of the Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine this: It’s pitch black. You’re pedaling in a tight formation, except you’re not on pavement or on a trail—you’re on water...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/wa-78-boogie-barge-beats-midnight-pedals-and-the-most-fun-race-of-the-season</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689e783c81e6ee2fae4eaecf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:01:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_8669cdbaf1d44afcba09f4167424a8a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racing La Ruta Madre: A Journey of Teamwork, Terrain, and Top Gear - By Chelsey Magness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vibrant, warm, welcoming, and full of life—those were my first impressions of Nuevo Leon, northern Mexico. After hearing about Jason and...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/racing-la-ruta-madre-a-journey-of-teamwork-terrain-and-top-gear</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ec2f2ef9329bec87a9c444</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:23:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_a6e2ac0122ea48908c091c016be2b504~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnificent Race Report! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi all. It’s Mel here with the Team Bend Racing race report from the MAGNIficent Adventure Race. A little bit about me…I did my first...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/magnificent-race-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b65041936f54c025a2359a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:52:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_f77d94fe2c7b4c61a6691c7d60315092~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARWC Ecuador World Championships Recap! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It had been a while since the four of us raced together. The last time was a few years ago in Panama—a grueling five-day event in very...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/arwc-ecuador-world-championships-recap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">675c792703456be097d1262b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:17:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_97e0fd05981a4177b0d44a53ad7c8a3e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humbled and Inspired by the ROCK - Adventure Race Croatia]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I’ve never wanted a race to start so badly as I do this one,” said Karine as we biked back from check-in with yet another gear problem....]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/humbled-and-inspired-by-the-rock-adventure-race-croatia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">664b850edcc3e7f93d2deb47</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 18:14:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_e9ef76e2103544eda6aa6b6977c68f44~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 things I fell in love with in 2023 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Jason Magness As an aging professional athlete and busy parent - I find myself sometimes getting stuck in my ways. I’ve figured...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/13-things-i-fell-in-love-with-in-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660c49dc6c500e0eb9ea0eac</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_3b45aefb833d48d29330e20174c430ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quand toutes les lumières sont allumées                                  When all the lights are flashing on the dashboard! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Jean Yves Dionne Three of our main teammates are French Canadian, and they are amazing. They speak both english and french, but when...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/quand-toutes-les-lumi%C3%A8res-sont-allum%C3%A9es-when-all-the-lights-are-fla</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d504bff7afb0604a2b6363</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:16:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_69e06bc1afc64458ba87992a4909bde3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_168,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expedition Africa 2023- A True Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Emily Caseria What an adventure! The race took us 140hrs, which was one of our longest races yet! This was one of the most challenging...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/expedition-africa-2023-a-true-test</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65556596f0f99c5e36fe20a1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:57:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_2194c0f8755742e5a9fb647c4fe16af0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_682,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Into the Arena" Aka The Wembo 24 Hour Mountain Bike World Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chelsey Magness For a fun podcast on this event, By Jason Magness where you can be IN the action,  check out our BendRacing Podcast...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/into-the-arena-aka-the-wembo-24-hour-mountain-bike-world-championships</link><guid isPermaLink="false">654dc3a65ed1bd8a75c6217a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 05:48:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_c35c2ecd21fa4f06884cd2b8e1aa0704~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endless Mountains Race Report - By Jean Yves Dionne]]></title><description><![CDATA[WE KEPT SAYING … PRETEND THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING With a completely new squad, team Bend Racing took off to Rocksylvania for the...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/endless-mountains-race-report-by-jean-yves-dionne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">652f60bfc16a76a25a62ac12</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:49:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_9bfda9fa5c1f41a0b5830e065254fd59~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons Learned ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simplicity By Emily Caseria It is easy to get bogged down by details that don’t have to have a major impact on your race. 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We've been racing...]]></description><link>https://www.bendracing.com/post/do-s-and-don-ts-for-beginner-adventure-racers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64cd3e6c31f818cda75007f3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:08:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add43d_a28114037f1a4168aaebf83d04f535aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bend Racing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foot Care is Faster ]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Daniel Staudigel We recently won a very foot-intensive race - the Endless Mountains race in central PA. 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