PORTLAND TRACK 2020 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Oregon enjoys a rich track & field history and has been recognized as a hot bed for outstanding competition since 1921 when Hayward Field was constructed in Eugene. From the legendary biographies of and to the current dominance of teams that live and train in Portland, the state of Oregon is thriving as a destination for runners and track enthusiasts.

Who is Portland Track? Portland Track is embarking on our thirteenth year of bringing together fans, athletes, and coaches to celebrate the sport and enrich the community. Through a variety of events, including our flagship Track Festival, Portland Track is committed to elevating competition in the Pacific Northwest and across North America. 2020 EVENTS Portland Track Youth Meet May 30 -31 Portland Track Festival June 4-5 Stumptown Twilight June 12 The Soundtrack TBD PDXC TBD The Year Ahead

2020 promises to be an exciting year for Portland Track as athletes will be looking to hit qualifying marks for the IAAF World Championships in Doha, and with Hayward Field under construction in Eugene, Portland Track is poised to ofer the premier racing opportunities in the Pacific Northwest.

Steadfast in our pursuit to elevate competition across the region, Portland Track is committed to putting athletes first. This means that not only do we make every efort to provide an ideal racing environment, but we also strengthen the athlete’s personal brand by featuring them in our Tracklandia speaker series and building out a new event in 2019 that will introduce a whole new fan base to the excitement of racing on the oval. 2019 BY THE NUMBERS

980 Participants at the Portland Track Youth Meet

821 High Performance Athletes compete at the Portland Track Festival

153 Athletes Prepare for the USATF Championship at the Stumptown Twilight

THREE Men added to the top 10 American 5,000m performance list

613 Competitors travel to Portland for the Track Festival & Stumptown Twilight

1,000+ Middle School Harriers run PDXC

81 Flotrack Videos and Articles Streamed to fans around the globe

TWELVE Olympians mixing it up with locals and signing autographs for kids

40,400 Unique visitors at PortlandTrack.com

101 Tracklandia videos now broadcast by RunnerSpace at tracklandia.com

ONE Meeting to unite the Portland clubs and plan a circuit for 2020 Portland Track in the Press

“Honestly, if that crowd wasn’t here, I run 13:20” -LetsRun.com’s coverage of re-writing the history books with his 12:58 finish at the Portland 5,000

“It’s fun. It has a low-key, unpretentious atmosphere. Winners were ushered to a couch for interviews conducted over the stadium’s public address system. Those over 21 were presented with a local micro-beer.” -Ken Goe of The Oregonian reporting on the 2019 Portland Track Festival

“The top athletes come to secure World Championship and Olympic standards, while rising stars get a chance to run with the best, even if it is just for a post-race jog.” -The Tempo Journal’s recap of the 2019 Portland Track Festival

“The teammates’ times from Tuesday are especially stunning, given the low-stakes setting they ran them in. They managed to run faster than the 2016 Rio Olympics final" -Runner’s World’s recap of the Portland 5,000 Portland Track Festival History 2008 / The inaugural Portland Track Festival brings the first prize money track event to Portland since the former Oregon Track Classic. 2009 / Lewis and Clark College became the new home of PTF and the meet featured one of the deepest high school mile fields of all time, including several future NCAA champions and 2016 Olympian . 2010 / 2012-16 Olympian won the Women’s 5000 in a breakout season and Ed Moran turned in the meet’s first sub-13:30 in the men’s race; a record that lasted until 2014. 2011 / The Women’s 5000 was the highlight again with four Olympians – , , Kim Conley, and leading seven women under 16 minutes, including Cragg’s world championship qualifying time of 15:19.61. 2012 / The Olympic year increased the spotlight on the PTF as newcomers and veteran athletes used the meet as final preparation for the Olympic Trials in Eugene and in . 16 women qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 10,000. From there it only got better with OT qualifiers in nearly every event. 2013 / This was the breakout year for high school phenom who selected the PTF as the best opportunity to add a qualifying mark for the World Championships in the 5000m. Cain hit the mark and set a National High School Record in the process. 2014 / Dozens of Olympians from the US, Canada, Australia, and beyond dazzled the PTF crowd, including double gold medalist who won the Men’s 5,000m High-Performance race and was swarmed by fans. 2015 / Momentum for the PTF swelled with 528 athletes competing. Meet records fell in the Women’s 800m (1:59), Women’s (9:45), Men’s steeplechase (8:26), Women’s 1500m (4:07), and Women’s 5,000m (15:07). However, the show stopper was a 1500m duel between and Garett Heath that ended with Jager taking the victory with a world-leading time of 3:32.97. 2016 / On the Road to Rio, 37 athletes qualified for the Olympic Trials at the Portland Track Festival and 16 hit the automatic qualifying time for the Games. The bittersweet moment of the meet came when Akron Zips standout, , missed the Olympic Standard for the men's 1500m by three- hundredths of a second. This heartbreaking moment set Murphy on a fascinating new path to victory as he switched to the 800 and stunned fans and competitors alike by earning a Bronze Medal in London. 2017 /The Portland Track Festival qualified 43 athletes to the USATF Championships and 16 of those also achieved the qualifying times required to toe the line at the World Championship in London. 2018 / This has been an exciting year as we debuted a speaker series dubbed Tracklandia in March and then welcomed a record 821 athletes to the Portland Track Festival. Hot of his Silver medal performance at the World Indoor Championship, Drew Windle delighted the Portland fans by winning a star-studded men’s 800. 2019 / Craig Engles charged in the final 200m for a close win in the men’s 1500, securing the World Championship standard and dazzling friends that watched from his RV parked on the second turn. Konstanze Klosterhalfen won the women’s 1500 in dominating fashion before going on to run a German national record of 14:21 in the 5,000 later in the summer. Portland Track is pleased to offer a variety of sponsorship opportunities for 2020. Please read through the following pages carefully and contact us if you are as excited for this line up as we are.

Portland Track is leading a community- driven effort to establish an annual race circuit with the goal to elevate racing and improve the overall experience for runners of all levels in the greater Portland area. Circuit-selected races of varied distances commit to upholding a set of standards that promote exemplary racing conditions and quality competition throughout the year, while incentivizing local club involvement and growing camaraderie within the running community.

Criteria for Participating Races: - USATF certified course - Prize money offered to open and masters - Closed course, not subject to train interference - Willingness to promote the Circuit - Links to Series information (hosted on the Portland Track website)

The circuit will kick off in 2020 with eight local races that meet the series criteria. The Soundtrack

Based off the overwhelming success of the Portland 5,000, Portland Track will host two high performance 5,000 meter races in the summer of 2020. The event will feature an exciting musical accompaniment and dramatic atmosphere.

Sponsorship opportunities for The Soundtrack will be released in the spring of 2020. Tracklandia is late night comedy meets skinny distance runners. As the first interview series of its kind within the sport of track and field, Tracklandia seeks to tell the athletes’ story and introduce their fun side to fans.

The series was picked up by RunnerSpace in June of 2019, exposing the niche series to a world-wide audience of running enthusiast.

Sponsorship of individual Tracklandia episodes is available, starting at $1,500. Join the Tribe!

Contact Michael Bergmann, Board of Directors President, to discuss how you can help support Portland Track events while elevating your own brand.

[email protected] 503-730-2239