Gorge Games are coming up. Better start training! Come out for some mt. biking in Forest Park. We'll ride for 1-1.5 hours. Popular vote at the start determines our route. Favorite options are the double track on Leif Erikson and up Saltzman and then down Firelane 3 and back to the cars. Or we'll head south of Germantown on Firelane 10, Newton, BPA, Firelane 12 and 15 and back on Skyline.

Required Gear:

Here's an all-on-foot (plus public transportation) 2-5 hour race in downtown Portland. It is one of those wacky races where you run to checkpoints and then do some Survivor-esque challenge. You are given a new Blackberry phone to use during the race. Sounds like a fun way to get some running in with a friend! Plus there are really good prizes!

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Come out for some mt. biking in Forest Park. We'll ride for 1-1.5 hours. Popular vote at the start determines our route. Favorite options are the double track on Leif Erikson and up Saltzman and then down Firelane 3 and back to the cars. Or we'll head south of Germantown on Firelane 10, Newton, BPA, Firelane 12 and 15 and back on Skyline.

Required Gear:
Helmet
Water
Headlamp (in your pack)

Come out for some mt. biking in Forest Park. We'll ride for 1-1.5 hours. Popular vote at the start determines our route. Favorite options are the double track on Leif Erikson and up Saltzman and then down Firelane 3 and back to the cars. Or we'll head south of Germantown on Firelane 10, Newton, BPA, Firelane 12 and 15 and back on Skyline.

Required Gear:
Helmet
Water
Headlamp (in your pack)

Come out for some mt. biking in Forest Park. We'll ride for 1-1.5 hours. Popular vote at the start determines our route. Favorite options are the double track on Leif Erikson and up Saltzman and then down Firelane 3 and back to the cars. Or we'll head south of Germantown on Firelane 10, Newton, BPA, Firelane 12 and 15 and back on Skyline.

Required Gear:
Helmet
Water
Headlamp (in your pack)