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September 21, 2008: Bend’s oldest10K road race.† Starts at SeventhMountain Resort and continuesdownhill to McKay Park. DefinitePR potential.†XTerra Trail Run National Championships(www.xterraplanet.com/xduro/nationals.html): September27, 2008: Compete on some of thebest trails in the nation against thetop runners in the nation!www.arworldseries.comthe pinnacle of adventure racingCynthia Engel lives in Bend, Oregonand loves playing outside. Whenshe’s not traveling the world orworking with her university studentsabroad, you’ll find her skiingin circles on the Nordic trails of MtBachelor. Or, riding through thelodge pole pine and Manzanita onher mountain bike (with map andcompass) while training for adventureraces.Dirt Divas...continued from page 26flat on the mat, spine curled overlegs and arms long and parallel tothe floor (shoulder height). Withoutany other change, roll to the back ofthe sitz bones, as far as you can andkeep the feet on the mat, pause fora moment, and then roll back up.Repeat ten times. This strengthensall of the abdominal muscles, pelvicfloor, hip flexors and extensors andscapular stabilizers.I will be back in a few months to upthe ante and throw a whole new setof exercises out there to keep youmoving towards a stronger ‘core’.Elise Partridge is a certified personalfitness trainer through ACEand AFAA in Mobile, AlabamaXPD AustraliaSouthern TraverseEstoril Portugal XPDBergson Winter ChallengeBaja TraversiaThe Raid in FranceBimbache ExtremWilderness ARCThe Turas IrelandBull of AfricaExplore SwedenARWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ‘08Ecomotion Brazilwww.arworldseries.comAdventure World Magazine is a GreenZine49