Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007
Clackamas Print
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Racing against time for a cure
Melanie Fisher
The'Clackamas Print
Imagine the adrenaline
oipg through your body
ecause you know that you
re helping find a cure and
ght for the cause.
On Sept. 23, 43,000
rlggonians experienced this
<act feeling, having par-
cipated in the 16th Annual
usan G. Komen Portland
ace for the Cure.
The race consists of a five-
iile walk and a five-mile
in.
This year, Portland was
ale to reach its goal of rais-
lg $3 million.
Kyle Chambers, who orga-
ized the race, attributed its
lccess to having “a great team
f local volunteers, donors
ad sponsors that continually
rovide a tremendous amount
of support to Komen.”
Chambers added that so
many people are willing to
do the race because “Oregon
and Washington are number
one and two in the country
for breast cancer incidence.
So, due to the high incidence
in the Northwest, the com
munity is more inclined to
participate.”
It doesn’t stop there.
Festivities for the cause
start the weekend before
the event. The Friday and
Saturday before the race,
there is an annual health expo
to help people learn valu
able information, and to bring
some fun to the gloomy topic
of cancer.
The expo includes food,
games, raffles and memora
bilia to help support the Susan
G. Komen Foundation.
In addition, Portland offers
support by having a cancer
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survivor luncheon
before the race.
Following the
race, participants
can head over to
the after-party.
This year, the
after-party took
place in the Pearl
District,
and
included a fashion
show.
LIVESTRONG
Challenge
On Sept. 30, a
man who has lived
a
particularly
strong life visited
the Nike headquar
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ters in Beaverton.
It was none Participants in the Portland Marathon cross the starting line Oct.
other than Lance 7. 9,000 people turned out to run despite the weather problems.
Armstrong.
Armstrong Oregon and Washington rank number one and two in the nation
came to Portland for breast cancer patients.
to support his
LIVESTRONG Challenge mile marathon.
non-profit organizations.
This marathon is known as
Foundation. He was diag
Get involved
nosed with advanced tes the Portland Marathon.
It isn’t your typical mara
ticular cancer 11 years ago,
on Oct. 2, and has a soft thon. The race includes a five-
If you wish to get involved
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been treated at OHSU for and if you don’t like to run, are a great way to become an
some time.
you are also allowed to walk. advocate. Even if you aren’t
On the 30th, 2,500 peo
The winners for this year’s an athlete, you can always
ple participated and volun Portland Marathon were a volunteer.
teered in the day’s activi man from San Jose, Calif, and
Remember: The best way
ties, which brought in more a woman from Tokyo.
to live a strong life is to get
than $1.6 million for can
To make the experience involved.
cer research.
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on Nov. 25.
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With hopes dashed,
will the Blazers
land on their feet?
Simpson
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Sports Editor
The
Portland Trail
Blazers were once a mighty
force to be reckoned with.
Think of the Blazers of
yesteryear: Clyde Drexler,
Bill Walton and Buck
Williams.
This year, we added to
that great list with the addi
tion of the number one draft
pick, Greg Oden.
However
promising
Oden may have been, Trail
Blazer fans were delivered
the heartbreaking news that
he would not play his rook
ie year due to a serious knee
injury.
Blazer fans, listen close
ly: Put down the sharp
objects, step away and take
a deep breath.
Let’s face it: Even with
2006 Rookie of the Year
Brandon Roy and Greg
Oden, the Trail Blazers
probably weren’t going to
win the championship.
This year was all about
team-building - . develop
ing chemistry between old
players and new, as well as
developing the young play
ers like LaMarcus Aldridge.
Oden may have contributed
to that, but by no means
was he going to be the sav
ior of the Trail Blazers.
With the news of Oden
being sidelined for the
season, some have started
to compare him to former
Blazer Sam Bowie. Bowie
was picked by the Blazers
over Michael Jordan in the
1984 NBA Draft. He then
proceeded to have multiple
injuries for four seasons,
before he eventually tucked
his tail between his legs
and slunk off to play for
the New Jersey Nets where,
ironically enough, he had a
fairly good career.
Bowie has been giving
interviews to multiple news
sources about Greg Oden,
saying how much guilt ath
letes have when they are
sidelined for an injury. He
has stated that he can under
stand the shared sense of
embarrassment that comes
from being paid to sit and
watch your teammates play
due to serious injury.
In my opinion, that is
where the comparison
between Oden and Bowie
ends. Bowie was plagued
with multiple injuries that
stemmed from his college
days at the University of
Kentucky. Although Oden
did have a minor wrist inju
ry last year, the knee injury
seems to be an isolated inci
dent.
I think Oden is more like
Amare Stoudemire, who
underwent microffacture
surgery after the 2005 NBA
Playoffs. During the ’O5-’O6
season, he played sporadi
cally, but with no remark
able games. However, he
made a comeback as he was
All-NBA first team selec
tion for the 2006-2007 sea
son.
Both Stoudemire and
Oden are young and should
have completely successful
careers post-injury.
So, Portland fans, come
down off the ledge, turn on
the tube and support your
Blazers sans-Oden, because
next season he will be back
with a roaring vengeance.
Sportsed@clackamas.edu