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 y

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 navigatin

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. S

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...

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...

Vibrant, warm, welcoming, and full of life—those were my first impressions of Nuevo Leon, northern Mexico. After hearing about Jason and...

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...

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...

“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....

By Jason Magness As an aging professional athlete and busy parent - I find myself sometimes getting stuck in my ways. I’ve figured...

By Jean Yves Dionne Three of our main teammates are French Canadian, and they are amazing. They speak both english and french, but when...

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...

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...

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...

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. This raced...

In recent years, gear lists for Expedition races have been fairly straightforward. Ever since the last Patagonian Expedition Race, we...

Welcome to the best sport in the world! Adventure Racing can be a pretty complex sport, and it can be quite daunting. We've been racing...

By Daniel Staudigel We recently won a very foot-intensive race - the Endless Mountains race in central PA. We won the race on foot,...

*Note: at the time of writing this, I was dealing with a very bad case of poison ivy from this race. So I apologize for any typos! -...

Hi all. It’s Mel. I’m back! Well, we’ll see how much of me is back, but here we go! I’m sitting on a plane right now with Chelsey,...