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John Paul Pet XTERRA K9 Challenge

John Paul Pet, creators of salon quality products for your pet, are the title sponsor for the XTERRA K9 Challenges being held at the XTERRA Trail Run Nationals in Bend, Oregon on September 13 and the XTERRA USA Championship off-road tri in Ogden, Utah on Sept. 25.

The K9 Challenge is for dogs and their owners and consists of a time-trial obstacle course featuring a short sprint, tunnels dogs crawl through, box jumps, step-overs, s-turns, and even a teeter-totter crossing.  Fastest time wins, but all participants get a great doggie swag bag with John Paul Pet samples and a guaranteed good time.

Registration and more information at these websites:  Bend.  Ogden.

XTERRA.TV UPDATE

XTERRA's free 24/7 web TV network has added highlights of the XTERRA South Central Cup in Arkansas, XTERRA Italy, and several other new videos to its line-up.  See them now at www.xterra.tv.

SHONNY V CAMP IN COLORADO

NORBA's all-time best turned XTERRA's greatest female American rider Shonny Vanlandingham is hosting a four-day mountain bike camp in her backyard of Durango, Colorado from August 5-9.  The "Shonny V Basecamp is open to 12 riders, men or women, and features low-and-high country single track in the "American Alps" San Juan Mountain Range.  Discover the details and register at www.hermosatours.net.

JOCELYN WOOD - A RISING STAR

XTERRA caught up with one of the fastest rising amateur racers in the sport - Jocelyn Wood of Tulsa, Oklahoma (pictured) to see what makes her tick, where she came from, and what her ultimate goal is.  Get to know Jocelyn here.

XTERRA PORTLAND PREVIEW

The inaugural XTERRA Portland off-road triathlon at Hagg Lake is a little more than a month away on August 15, and features a .62-mile swim, 16-mile mountain bike and 4.3 mile run in the lush Coggins Valley Park.  Mr. XTERRA Will Kelsay pre-rode the course with fellow pro Erin Kummer and the pair documented their adventures with video and posted them on erinandwillsadventures.blogspot.com.

XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR STANDINGS

Franky Batelier from France and Renata Bucher from Switzerland are at the top of the XTERRA European Tour standings after two events.  Batelier won both XTERRA Italy and XTERRA Czech, while Bucher won in Italy and was 2nd at Czech.  See complete standings (For age group athletes as well) at www.xterraeurope.com.