Last time I interviewed Steven for our “thumpista” article, he interjected into the conversation that he was giving us six months notice to take two months off from thump to tour Eastern Europe on his bike. “Just a heads up!” I filed that information away and pondered this ambitious goal. Lo and behold, he and his friend Brett traveled for nine weeks and almost 2,000 miles, while we held a job for his return.

Kent and I love welcoming back staff after they have taken time away to explore the world. So many of us dream of doing something like taking several months to travel throughout South America during their winter to snowboard and study Spanish, but we don’t manage to make it happen.

We have received numerous comments from you all on how welcome Kerani makes you feel at thump!

In less than three months since joining us at thump, Stephanie has competed in seven running races, ranging from 5K to half marathon (placing 1st in two half marathons!), a 13-hour adventure race and her first-ever cycling race (placing 3rd). She said, “I would have done more, but I had a broken foot.”

A Bend native is sometimes hard to come by, but after graduating from Bend High and Lewis & Clark College, Alex has returned home. If graduating from college in three years with Magna Cum Laude honors is any indication of Alex’s drive, we’re guessing

meet our thumpistas: Anna & Steven

“I play guitar like Eddie Van Halen, I climb like Ed Viesturs, I look like Matthew McConaughey, I make coffee like world barista champ Gwilym Davies, and I run like Dean Karnazes.”

We thumped it up at Pole Pedal Paddle this year, shaving off 5 minutes from last year’s time and taking 8th place in the Open Division!  Meredith, Kent, Steven, Sheena, Amy, Hazel and Natalie definitely had there Thump on, felt good about how many competitors they passed and how much fun they had!  Go Team [...]

Meredith is one of our original staff. She recently celebrated her birthday in Vegas with thumpistas Sheena and Elspeth. Sure, there was the climbing outing to Red Rocks and Cirque du Soliel, but the other details aren’t as clear – something about dancing until they had blisters and . . . ? You know the [...]

This month we decided to give you a quick rundown on some thumpista happenings instead of featuring just one person.

A poem about our thumpistas who work so hard, are dedicated to the bean, and bring thump to life!
T – talented at work and in life
H – humorous and witty
U – unwavering devotion to quality
M – managing endless mountains of dishes with a smile
P – people who are the heart of thump
I – intelligent, interesting [...]

Check out photos from the thump holiday party!

Wonder Twins activate! (A flashback phrase for those of you who watched cartoons in the ’70s.) Thump is most fortunate to have Elspeth, Sheena’s twin sister, join our crew. After returning to the States from 6+ months of traveling and visiting family with Sheena in Peru and South America, Elspeth decided to make Bend her [...]

This month’s Thumpista is Natalie, one of the rare people in this town who can say they were born and raised in Bend!

Hopefully you got to see the short lived pumpkin patch at the shop — a display of artistry from our recent pumpkin carving party.