The Lighthouse Project is inviting both athletes and casual fitness buffs of all ages to participate in the Run the Bear Big Bear Lake Marathon in just three weeks on Saturday, September 12. More than just a marathon, the event offers a cycle tour around Big Bear Lake, as well as a full marathon, half-marathon, 5K and a ‘Kids' Kritter Run,’ sponsored by our local Sierra Club. … [Read more...] about You Don’t Have to Be a Supreme Athlete to Participate in Run the Bear; September 12 Marathon Event Also Includes Cycle Tour, 5K, and Kids’ Kritter Run
Biking
Cassidy Bennett, BBHS Graduate and Bicyclist Who Passed on Saturday, to Be Celebrated at B’s on Sunday
Friends of Sugarloaf resident Cassidy Bennett have said that he died doing what he loved when, on Saturday evening, he and a friend were bicycling on Maple Lane when a wind gust knocked his hat in front of his face, prompting him to drift to the roadside and fall into a drainage ditch, striking his head. Bennett, a 1993 graduate of Big Bear High School, had a passion for … [Read more...] about Cassidy Bennett, BBHS Graduate and Bicyclist Who Passed on Saturday, to Be Celebrated at B’s on Sunday
Eighteen-Year-Old Connor McCutcheon Rides in International Invitational Cycling Race, Following Strong Showing at Lance Armstrong Camp
Big Bear High School senior Connor McCutcheon had a long road to ride before reaching Kentucky last week for the invitational 2009 Tour of the Red River Gorge cycling race. Prior to being invited to participate in the Red River Gorge competition, 18-year-old McCutcheon first had to earn his place at the Lance Armstrong Junior Development Camp for young cyclists. McCutcheon, the … [Read more...] about Eighteen-Year-Old Connor McCutcheon Rides in International Invitational Cycling Race, Following Strong Showing at Lance Armstrong Camp
40+ Athletes Compete in Saturday’s Intense Multisport; Devitos Lead in Conquer the Bear Series
Saturday’s California Multisport competition made for arguably the most intense of the four Conquer the Bear events, given steep terrain for running and mountain biking under the mid-day sun which, as it turns out, was a record high for the year at 85.5 degrees. The event started with a 9K run, followed by an intense 20K bike ride, then a 4K run and—the big surprise for … [Read more...] about 40+ Athletes Compete in Saturday’s Intense Multisport; Devitos Lead in Conquer the Bear Series
“Beloved Sugarloaf Resident” Cassidy Bennett Identified as Cyclist in Saturday’s Fatal Accident
A bike ride turned fatal in the East Valley over the weekend. At approximately 7pm on Saturday (July 18), Sugarloaf resident Cassidy Bennett, age 35, was riding his bicycle on the 500 block of Maple Lane a couple hundred feet south of Barton Lane when, per the San Bernardino County Coroner’s report, a gust of wind knocked his hat in front of his face. Bennett drifted to the … [Read more...] about “Beloved Sugarloaf Resident” Cassidy Bennett Identified as Cyclist in Saturday’s Fatal Accident