Bend’s Max King won the 2011 XTERRA Trail World Championships this past weekend on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

King is the King of trail running and continues to add titles to his amazing collection.

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This is what COA is all about! The reason I started this website was because of how many incredible athletes we have here in Central Oregon. Below are some of the COAs who are getting it done in September:
Max King – The Bend resident won the World Mountain Running Championships… as in best in the world!
Ashton Eaton – The Mountain View graduate took 2nd in the World Track Championships in the decathlon… OK, so it was @ the end of August, but I’m counting it!
Linsey Corbin – The Mountain View graduate was third in the Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
Jacoby Ellsbury – The Madras graduate is third in all of Major League Baseball in hits and runs… basically one of the best baseball players in the world!
Ryan Longwell – The Bend graduate was two for two on point-after kicks and one for one with a 33-yard field goal for the Minnesota Vikings on opening weekend in the NFL.
Chandler Oliveira - The Summit freshman reached the semifinals in 16 boys singles at the Spokane Club Champs tennis tournament.
Joel Skotte – The Mountain View senior committed to Oregon State and has led the Cougar football team to a 2-0 start.
JC Grim – The Bend high football player has caught 9 passes for 195 yards and 4 touchdowns in two games, leading the Lava Bears to a 2-0 record.
Dakota Thornton – The Mountain View freshman finished 4th in the Marist XC Invite with a time of 17:12.
Hayati Wolfenden - The Mountain View senior finished 2nd in the Marist XC Invite with a time of 20:07.
Tawnie McDonald – Finished 23rd in the Ironman Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
William McDonald – Finished 48th in the Ironman Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
Lew Hollander - Finished 2nd in the Ironman Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
Matt Lieto – The Bend resident was 14th in the Ironman Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
Jesse Thomas – The Mountain View graduate was 17th in the Ironman Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.

Please add athletes I didn’t mention… there are lots of them!

TOP 50 of 185
PLACE BIB NAME PLACE IN DIVISION TOWN TIME
1 1061 Max King 1 M3034 Bend 58:46
2 1057 Mario Mendoza 1 M2529 Bend 59:49
3 212 Mike Condon 1 M2024 Bend 1:00:42
4 1051 Scott Wolfe 1 M3539 Bend 1:01:44
5 206 Peter Christoff 2 M2529 Bend 1:03:35
6 202 Scotty Carlile 3 M2529 Bend 1:05:12
7 274 Chris Manfredi 1 M4044 Bend 1:05:13
8 224 Jon Fitch 4 M2529 Bend 1:06:11
9 474 Kami Semick 1 F4044 Bend 1:06:26
10 1054 Cathal Ridge 2 M3539 Bend 1:06:56
11 251 Jj Howard 3 M3539 Bend 1:06:57
12 465 Mark Robins 4 M3539 Salem 1:08:12
13 663 Katie Caba 1 F3539 Bend 1:08:53
14 469 Zach Rowland 2 M2024 Bend 1:09:23
15 219 Ron Deems 1 M5054 Bend 1:09:35
16 493 Gary Thompson 5 M3539 Sisters 1:09:52
17 1056 Lee Randall 6 M3539 Bend 1:10:35
18 237 Allie Gruner 1 F2529 Lake Oswego 1:10:49
19 226 Amy Freeman 1 F3034 Bend 1:10:58
20 264 Kevin Lair 7 M3539 Bend 1:11:09
21 464 Richard Rendon 1 M4549 Bend 1:13:35
22 215 Jody Davis 2 F3034 Bend 1:13:48
23 480 Riley Smith 5 M2529 Bend 1:14:26
24 647 Eric Wright 2 M4044 Bend 1:14:28
25 476 Matt Simeti 6 M2529 Bend 1:14:51
26 182 Ryan Altman 8 M3539 Bend 1:15:14
27 677 Scott Hubbs 2 M3034 Bend 1:15:21
28 250 Ken House 3 M4044 Bend 1:15:58
29 622 Jill Waskom 2 F4044 Bend 1:16:39
30 481 Mark Spencer 2 M5054 Bend 1:16:43
31 208 Chris Clark 3 M3034 Bend 1:16:44
32 228 Christopher Gassner 3 M5054 Bend 1:16:47
33 1060 Kari Strang 2 F3539 Bend 1:17:30
34 178 Scott Abrams 4 M5054 Bend 1:17:46
35 298 Kevin Nibur 4 M3034 Bend 1:18:52
36 491 David Taylor 4 M4044 Bend 1:18:59
37 673 Kathy Fecteau 1 F4549 Bend 1:19:25
38 1050 Shelley Tozer 2 F4549 Bend 1:19:26
39 204 Adam Carter 5 M4044 Bend 1:19:41
40 294 Karly Nash 3 F4549 Bend 1:19:59
41 1072 Rod Thompson 1 M6064 Bend 1:20:51
42 625 John Weinsheim 2 M4549 Redmond 1:21:13
43 241 Grant Hanson 5 M3034 Bend 1:21:18
44 277 Jay Mathisen 9 M3539 Sunriver 1:21:24
45 231 Darcy Gilbert 3 F4044 Bend 1:21:37
46 220 Allison Dubenezic 3 F3034 Eden 1:22:08
47 1059 Troy Snyder 6 M4044 Bend 1:22:18
48 193 Laura Blossey 4 F4044 Bend 1:22:19
49 253 Kevin Hurzeler 6 M3034 Bend 1:22:54
50 649 Jerry Zhu 1 M1519 Prineville 1:22:55

FULL RESULTS.

• “Oregon women repeat as NCAA indoor champions”
• “Oregon mens tennis: Ducks Fly Past Pilots, 7-0″ – Goducks.com
• “Boys Basketball:
Class 6A boys championship: Jesuit 60, Westview 46 (video)”
• “Class 6A girls basketball: Jesuit withstands Clackamas surge to win first state title”
• Max King wins two local races in one weekend. St. Patrick’s Day & The Grin and Bear It.
• Bend boys basketball finishes 5th @ Class 5A state tournament.
• Corvallis beats Benson for 5A boys basketball title despite 41 points from Andrew Andrews.
• Bend’s Taylor Raterman & Hayden Crook named 2nd-team All tournament and Bend wins “Sportsmanship Trophy.”

Bad Ass 50k Results

2010 50k Results
Jan. 2, 2010

1. Max King, 29 3:48! (course record)
2. Joe Grant, 26 3:59
3. Bronco Billy, 38 4:11
4. Yassine Diboun, 31 4:15
5. Ian Sharman, 29 4:25
6. Josh Nordell, 32 4:29
7. Andre Paul Michaud, 38 4:35
8. Ashley Nordell, 30 4:47! (course record)
9. Geof Donovan, 41 4:49
10. Fatboy Trahern, 47 5:14
11. Chip Collins, 46 5:29
12. Josh Marks, 34 5:30
13. Ken Ward, 49 5:53
14. John Liebenskind, 49 5:53

Max King ran a 2 hour, 15 minute marathon in Baltimore on Saturday.

I’m not a big fan of when people say “No big deal” or “NBD” when describing something that is a big deal. But it seems appropriate to say, Max King won two races this weekend… NBD. King followed up his XTERRA win by winning the Big Foot 10K. What a stud!

Top 10 Big Foot:
1 Max King 1 M3034 Bend 32:54
2 Timothy Badley 1 M2529 Bend 33:01
3 Andy Young 2 M2529 Bend 35:05
4 Doug Lange 1 M4044 Bend 35:24
5 Frans Alajoki 2 M3034 Bend 35:38
6 John Rosswog 3 M3034 Bend 36:44
7 Ryan Ness 1 M3539 Bend 36:51
8 Bill Bliss 2 M4044 Bend 37:04
9 Jason Townsend 4 M3034 Bend 37:41
10 Mercy Ray 1 F2529 Applegate 38:06

XTERRA TRAIL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 Bend, OR September 18, 2010

• Cyclocross bike racing in Bend
Local races kick off the season in Central Oregon – By Heather Clark/The Bulletin
• Account of Max King and Andy Martin’s recent race.
• New York’s Kellen Clemens (Burns, U of O) wanted shot as the No. 2 QB
• New Bleachers in Elkton – Oregon Hoops History

The XTERRA Trail Running National Championships are scheduled for Saturday September 18th in Bend, Oregon. Bend’s Max King won the event last year.