Pole Pedal Paddle

First-timers seminar Wednesday — A seminar for first-time Pole Pedal Paddle participants will be held at the SELCO branch on 137 SW Century Drive in Bend from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Veteran racers will share tips and discuss in detail each leg of the race — downhill and cross-country skiing, cycling, running and kayak/canoe — including what not to do and how to handle transitions. The talk will be free, but attendees are asked to RSVP to molly@mbsef.org by Monday. Those who cannot attend can watch a livestream of the event at the SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle Facebook page. More information about the seminar and race is available at www.pppbend.com/faq.

Running

COCC to host two races — Two popular races hosted by the Central Oregon Community College sports and recreation program are on the schedule again this spring: the COCC Jungle Run/Walk, on May 24, and the 23rd annual Storm the Stairs Run/Walk, on June 7. Both events will start on the track at COCC in Bend at 5:30 p.m. The Jungle Run is a 4-mile and 2-mile trail run across different terrains, and the Storm the Stairs is a 2-mile course through the COCC campus that includes climbing more than 450 stairs. Both runs are free for COCC students and staff and $5 for other participants. Registration forms will be available at the COCC Sports and Recreation Office and at local running outlets and athletic clubs, and registration will be available at Mazama Gym from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. on race days. For more information or to obtain an entry form by email, contact Bill Douglass at bdouglass@cocc.edu.

Table Tennis

BTTC tournament to be held May 26 — Bend Table Tennis Club will host the eighth annual Central Cascades Table Tennis Tournament at the downtown Boys & Girls Club of Central Oregon location on May 26. The event will be in a round-robin format, meaning all participants will be placed in a group and play all members of their group on the morning of the tournament. The winners and runners-up will advance to the A Division and all others will compete in the B Division in the afternoon. Players of all ability levels and ages are welcome to sign up, though players must have a Ratings Central or estimated rating of less that 1,600. A casual doubles tournament will be held after the singles tournament if time allows. Entry costs $15 before May 21 and $20 afterward. Signing in will begin at 9 a.m. on the day of the tournament, and play will begin at 10 a.m. To learn more or download an entry form, visit www.bendtabletennis.com.

Weekly open play hours adjusted — Hours for Bend Table Tennis Club open play, which is held every Monday and Wednesday evening, have been adjusted to 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Players of all ages and abilities are welcome to attend the regular sessions at the Boys & Girls Club of Bend. Entry is $4 or $3 for players 17 and under or 65 and older.

Triathlon

Corbin third at Ironman African Championship — Bend’s Linsey Corbin finished third in the women’s pro field at the Ironman African Championship, held April 15 at Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. Corbin, 37, finished the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run in 9 hours, 7 minutes, 10 seconds, finishing behind Lucy Charles of Great Britain, who won in 8:56:06, and another Brit, Susie Cheetham, who was second in 9:02:58.

RUGBY

Bend Blues win second straight — Four Bend players scored three tries apiece Saturday in Albany as the Blues high school team notched its second consecutive victory, an 89-5 romp over the Linn Benton Lions. Riley Toman, Max Rastivich, Haaken Kjellesvik and Nate Denney all scored three tries, and Jacob Lehnherr, Kobe Flood and Jorge Roma scored one apiece for Bend, which improved to 2-3. Roma made five conversions for the Blues, whose next game is at 2 p.m. this Saturday against the Eastside Tsunami of Portland at Pine Nursery Park in Bend.

— Bulletin staff reports