Health/Fitness

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Bend Bulletin: Local Athletes, Acclimated to Altitude, Have Leg Up

Bryan Lewis, who won the High Cascades 100 mountain bike race on July 21, felt nauseous and dizzy during the highest point of the 100-mile course, which is nearly 7,000 feet.

Lewis, a professional racer who lives and trains in Charlottesville, Virginia, is more accustomed to exerting himself at 600 feet — an altitude where the air’s oxygen is denser.

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Bend Bulletin: La Pine Bodybuilder Fueled by Plants

Mark Chapman is a professional bodybuilder. The La Pine resident is also a health- and ethics-minded animal lover, which means he fuels his body sculpting solely using plant-based protein.

Put another way — Chapman is vegan.

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Bend Bulletin: Central Oregon’s Favorite Sports Take a Toll on Shoulders

Elite multisport athlete Sarah Max was competing in a multiday mountain bike race in Colorado when a competitor jockeying for position clipped her handlebars. Max crashed onto her shoulder with almost all of her body weight. She felt a pop.