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Portland Marathon
Going The Distance
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SPONSORSHIP
The Thirty-Sixth Year: October 5, 2007
Includes: A marathon (9,000), a 26.2-mile marathon walk (3,000), a 5-mile run (1,400), a 10 km mayor’s walk (1,200), a kids’ marafun run (2 miles) (800), a six‑month marathon run/walk training clinic, a two-day sports & fitness expo (18,000), VIP reception, a carbo loading party, a post-event awards party, a three-day national event directors’ college, plus other activities, including fund-raising activities by 15-20 charity groups which raise over two and one-half million dollars.
Special Features of the Event
There are many exciting aspects to the Portland Marathon. Overall, it is a collection of competitive and noncompetitive runs, walks, other fitness-related activities, and community-related activities.
The events have excellent demographics. The marathon has the highest percentage of women for any event in the world (58.8%). The marathon is among the top ten largest in the United States. It has consistently been rated as one of the best in the U.S. and among either the top 10 or 20 in the world (London Runner’s World and Runners World (U.S.)); second best in all categories by Marathon & Beyond; Best in the Northwest 2003 (City Sports). We have also been rated as the marathon with the Best Entertainment on Course (City Sports - 2003) and the Most Walker Friendly Marathon in the U.S. (Runner’s World – October 2004).
Best-Organized Marathon
As noted on our letterhead, the Portland Marathon has been listed as “the best-organized marathon in North America” in both editions of the Ultimate Guide to Marathons (1996 and 1998 editions). It also was listed after London as the second best-organized marathon in the world (Ultimate Guide to World Marathons, 1998 edition).
The overall event is a family-oriented, community festival of events for all ages and skill levels. It is local, regional, national and international in terms of participants, advertising and market awareness. As Runner’s World magazine noted in its October 2004 issue, in describing the Portland Marathon as the best race among the over 50 marathons scheduled that month:
“ … With so many races (in October), it’s difficult to stand out from the pack, unless you’re the Portland Marathon … one of the friendliest, best organized, most family oriented races in the country.”
Our Goal for Sponsors
Our goal is to provide recognition, market awareness for sponsors of their goods and services and creatively assist with the sale of those goods and services. Our success in this regard has been excellent and references and details on how this has been accomplished are available upon request.
For further information, contact:
Les Smith, Event Director
1000 SW Broadway, Suite 1900
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 248-1134
2028;Fax: (503) 224-8851
E-mail: lsmith@bullardlaw.com
