March 28, 2009 Mtn-X (aka 4-X)
sign ups and practice: 8 -10am
Racing starts at 11am
(Note: Races are always run in youngest to oldest order, so
we start with 15 and under, and end with Pro. Race length
depends on how many riders show up.)
Details, Directions and more Pictures
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An exotic icon known throughout Baldwin Park as the skateboarding parrot has gone missing.
The bird-napping occurred about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday as Gordo – a green Malaysian parrot from Guatemala – played in his cage on the front porch of his owner’s Bess Street home.
“My mother was at home and she heard somebody trying to break into the cage,” said Fred Mireles. “When she went out there, the guy was already (running away).” …Â
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He’s no stranger to observing overwhelming challenges, but by his own estimation, “This is the most daunting physical thing I have ever attempted,” Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan tells PEOPLE about his own amazing race – a 40-day, 39-city cycling tour from Los Angeles to New York.
Starting this Saturday, Keoghan, 41, plans to average 100 miles a day in pedal power. “Riding a bicycle is about getting back to basics,” he says. “It’s good for the waistline and it’s good for the wallet, is what I’m saying.” … Details
It’s not even April, yet the May 2009 issue of Mountain Bike Action magazine is out, and so is the secret about Bend’s mountain biking scene.
In a feature story titled, “America’s Top Mountain Biking Town: 35 reasons why Bend, Oregon, rules,” Mountain Bike Action (circulation 66,239) editors praised everything from access and lodging, to weather and friendly locals as reasons why they made their ultimate decision.Â
“To prevail over such respected mountain biking destinations as those we were up against is a perfect example of Bend’s business community rallying together to …Â Details