A blog by Campbell Consulting Group, based in Bend, Oregon.

Showing posts with label Portland Oregon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portland Oregon. Show all posts

Monday, May 9, 2011

Merrell Oyster Adventure Races Teams with Campbell Consulting

From the Beard and Moustache National Championship to Bend WinterFest, if there’s a fun, zany event being held in Bend, Campbell Consulting Group wants to be ahead of the race—that’s why Campbell is pleased to announce it will be the public relations agency for the Merrell Oyster Adventures Races, to be held in Bend, Portland and Seattle this summer.

The Merrell Oyster Racing Series is introducing the Oyster Off Road Adventure Race to Bend on June 25. This one-of-a-kind, mountain town race has the uncanny ability to combine pure athleticism with thought-provoking strategy, requiring each team of 2-4 to run, bike, paddle, climb and perform other crazy athletic stunts while answering clues and completing tasks.

The Off Road is similar to its sister race, the Oyster Urban Adventure, an exceptional, high-caliber urban adventure race produced by Team Player Productions, currently held in ten markets across the country and on its fourth successful year in Portland and its fifth year in Seattle. Year after year, the race has remained unparalleled in its athleticism as well as its innovative courses that continue to challenge its growing following of racers.

Campbell will be promoting all three of these adventure races. Already, we've posted information to calendars and sent out press releases. But with races as unusual as these, there are all sorts of opportunities for fun PR campaigns to get the word out about Oyster. Stay tuned to the Campbell blog and Facebook Page for updates!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Celebrate Tour de France in Style

What better way to enjoy the Tour de France than sampling French cuisine while watching all the action on a big screen TV? La Musette  is an excuse to celebrate delicious food and cycling-as-sport at once. They'll be serving multi-course meals inspired by the regions along this year’s tour, Friday, July 23 to Sunday, July 25 at $85 a ticket. The dinner will be held at Grochau Cellars in N.W. Portland.

The event post on Travel Oregon suggests going for a good, hard ride before dinner, and also dressing appropriately for a cool evening. So, does that mean we should arrive looking like MC SpandeX? After all, if we want to be considered serious cyclists (and not hipsters), it’s spandex all the way.

Speaking of wearing spandex to dinner, consider traveling down to Eola Hills Wine Cellar near Salem for their Bike Oregon Wine Country Sunday rides. After a 45 to 70 mile ride through countryside and vineyards, cyclists dig into a BBQ, with of course, a glass of wine. Cost is $65 per rider.

After watching the Tour de France, be sure to watch Commuter Dreams, a short film by a Portland cardiologist. According to the Oregonian, this film will be shown at the Canadian film festival, Bike Shorts. It portrays one cyclist's Tour de France daydream that I'm sure many people can relate to. Personally, my cycling daydreams run more along the line of a cycling version of Speed Racer.

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