Portland Track

THE CLOCK IS TICKING ⏰

🚨All Flash 2024 submissions due by October 20th, 2024 at 12AM PT🚨

Visit PortlandTrack.con/Flash to submit NOW!

Thank you again to our Flash 2024 partners

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Only one week left to submit for Flash 2024!

Submit your photos now to have a shot at being crowned Flash 2024 Photo of the Year and earn over $500 in prize money.

Categories
- Action
- Portrait/Still
- Abstract/Landscape

Submissions close Sunday, October 20th at midnight.

Visit PortlandTrack.com/Flash to enter today!

Thank you again to our Flash 2024 partners

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Bringing the competitive edge…

In addition to our 4 photographer judges, 2 world-class athletes round out our Flash 2024 judging panel.

Athlete Judges:

📸 Isaiah Harris ( )
Isaiah is 4x World Championship qualifier at 800m and represents the world-famous . In 2018, Harris won the 800m NCAA title while competing for .

📸 Kara Winger ( )
Kara is a 4x Olympian, World Silver medalist, American record holder, Diamond League Champ, and 8x US Champ in the javelin. Winger was the 2020 Tokyo Olympic closing ceremony flag bearer for Team USA and is debatably the most accomplished American javelin thrower in history.

Both Isaiah and Kara will be present at the Flash 2024 live event on December 5th to help announce this year’s winners.

All photo submissions due October 20, 2024.
Tickets available at PortlandTrack.com/Flash

Thank you again to our Flash 2024 partners

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Meet our Flash 2024 judging panel!

The panel includes 4 of track and field’s most experienced and connected creatives, as well as 2 world-class athletes.

The Photographer Judges:

📸 Cortney White ( )
Cortney is a freelance photographer and founder of who has worked with Nike, Salomon, Adidas, Bowerman Track Club, and Lululemon. She is known for her masterful Portraits & Stills.

📸 Howard Lao ( )
Howard is a freelance photographer and serves as Portland Track Festival’s Photo Chief. He has covered 4 World Championships and his award winning work has been published around the world. He is known for his captivating Action photos.

📸 Jake Willard ( )
Jake is the Director of Brand Marketing and Engagement for TrackTownUSA. He has served as photography coordinator for Hayward Field’s most prestigious meets as well as photographing for TrackTown.

📸 Matt Parker ( )
Matt is a freelance filmmaker and photographer who has worked with Nike, Hoka, and Arc’teryx. He is the former creative director for and now serves on the board. He’s know for his use of emotion to tell character-driven stories.

Stay tuned for our athlete judges announcement!

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Flash Photo Contest & Auction
December 5, 2024
Irving Street Studio - Portland, OR

All photo submissions due October 20, 2024
Tickets available at PortlandTrack.com/Flash

Thank you again to our Flash 2024 partners

Get em while they’re hot!

Tickets to attend Flash 2024 in-person are available now! Come celebrate a banner year in athletics as we honor the photographers that captured its peak moments. The evening will feature a live auction, iconic Portland food and bev, one-of-a-kind raffle items, and you may just see a few Olympians present.

Grab your tickets now at PortlandTrack.com/Flash

Thank you again to our Flash 2024 partners

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Flash Photo Gallery and Auction
December 5th, 2024
Irving Street Studio
Portland, OR

Our final highlight of 2023 Flash categories - Abstract + Landscape

Category Description: [Scenic views of surrounding area where an athlete is competing/training, alternative photography techniques (ie. panning shots, tilt shift, multiple exposure), photography incorporating multimedia artistry.]
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The 2023 winner of this category selected by our judging panel was Johnny Pace’s “Hometown Hero.” Pace’s image shows a bird’s-eye-view of world record pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis storming down a runway with an uncanny similarity to his home nation’s flag.

Check out the full gallery of our 2023 portrait & still shortlist images above.
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The winner of the 2024 FLASH Portrait & Still Category will receive $250 + 50% of auction proceeds on their photo. If the photo is selected as FLASH Photo of the Year, the photographer will receive an additional $250.

Photo submissions for FLASH 2024 are due by October 20th.

Submit photos at Portlandtrack.com/flash

Thank you again to our partners

Next up in our highlights of 2023 Flash category winners is - Portrait & Still

Category Description: [Studio portraiture or candid imagery of an athlete during practice or competition.]
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The 2023 winner of this category selected by our judging panel was Anderson Bobo’s “19”. Bobo’s image shows an up-close and personal view of Erriyon Knighton’s celebration following his 200m silver medal performance at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.

Check out the full gallery of our 2023 portrait & still shortlist images above.
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The winner of the 2024 FLASH Portrait & Still Category will receive $250 + 50% of auction proceeds on their photo. If the photo is selected as FLASH Photo of the Year, the photographer will receive an additional $250.

Photo submissions for FLASH 2024 are due by October 20th.

Submit photos at Portlandtrack.com/flash

Thank you again to our partners

All week we’ll be revisiting Flash 2023 winning images from our 3 categories. Up first - ⚡️ACTION⚡️

Category Description: [A frame from competition of an athlete in motion or a reaction of their mark, time, etc. capturing peak action at an event.]
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The 2023 Action category winner as well as our 2023 Flash Photo of Year was Solene DeCosta’s “Falling to Victory”. The image shows Bahrain’s Winfred Mutile Yavi mid-fall in the women’s steeplechase prelim at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. Yavi would go on to win gold and the steeplechase world title just days later.

Check out the full gallery of our 2023 action shortlist images above.
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The winner of the 2024 FLASH Action Category will receive $250 + 50% of auction proceeds on their photo. If the photo is selected as FLASH Photo of the Year, the photographer will receive an additional $250.

Photo submissions for FLASH 2024 are due by October 20th.

Submit photos at Portlandtrack.com/flash

Thank you again to our partners

🚨CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS🚨

Portland Track’s yearly photo competition and auction is back!! Last year saw our biggest event yet with over 100 submissions and this year we want to go bigger!

Of all the submissions, 8 images per category will be selected for our shortlist and printed for auction at live show in Portland, OR.

Enter now at portlandtrack.com/flash!

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📣 BREWERY 2 BREWERY RUN!

Sunday, Sept 22nd at noon!

START: Great Notion on Division

FINISH: Great Notion Alberta

In honor of the limited edition ‘Tame the Trail’ NIKE x GREAT NOTION collab beer, we’re running about from miles from brewery to brewery.

You’ll have the opportunity to try out the new Nike Pegasus Plus

Music and After Party at Great Notion Alberta!

👕 Get a tshirt with purchase of Tame the Trail 4-pack

Stickers, Koozies, patches, a Photo Booth await you at the completion of the jog.

Rally your people and let’s jog the streets and toast to the running culture in our fair city!

RSVP link in Bio

KEEP PORTLAND RUNNING

Cleveland Rocks!

Last Portland Track Summer Series Meet this Thursday, 6pm at Cleveland High School.

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Track for All!

There are 2.2 million people in the Portland metro area.

Let’s get every one of us out there!

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The Last Portland Track All Comer’s Meet of the Year!

August 1st at Cleveland High School
6pm start time

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Event schedule on slide 2

Registration Link in Bio

Come one, come all!

The series has been a resounding success, with newcomers, avid racers, people who are reacquainting themselves with the sport all coming together to play track.

We’ve had around 150 participants in the last couple events and we want to crack 200 to send the track season off in style.

Bring your friends! Don’t be shy, play whatever distance you like and we’ll high five you at the end!

The sport belongs to those who try!

Keep Portland Running!

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We are removing this year’s Stumptown Twilight from the calendar.

It is our mission to provide athletes with high level, quality competition with a purpose… as well as community-focused events for all.

For high level racing to take place, we believe it’s best when athletes are able to race in the same place. For that reason, we encourage athletes who are interested in high performance racing to head to ’s Sunset Tour. They do a great job and are offering an opportunity to gain valuable WA points.

For athletes in and around Portland, we encourage you all to sign up for our two remaining All Comer’s meets on July 11th at Roosevelt HS and August 1st at Cleveland HS. Sign up at Portlandtrack.com.

Drafting off the success of Portland Track Festival, we are digging in to planning for 2025 and are very excited to roll out our plans to raise the bar again for PTF as well as introduce some very cool programming in and around the city.

Be on the lookout for new focused-events, gatherings, races, shows and runs, and some very cool things coming to Portlandtrack.com.

Thank you all for being a part of the things we do!

Keep Portland Running

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Let’s Play Track Again!

Portland Track All Comer’s Meet #3!
Hosted by the whirlpool bath Boys AC 🏴
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📍Roosevelt HS
⏰6pm
🗓️July 11th

Registration at Portlandtrack.com/summer-series

$5 for under 18
$10 for adults

*Registration allows you to run as many events as you like.

The second All Comer’s meet saw 🔥 800m running and a 4x100m relay with sombrero and tie dye wearing teams.

The All Comer’s meets are for everyone- all abilities and all levels. It’s a no stress environment where you can meet up with friends, get your competitive juices flowing, have a good time and celebrate with each other.

Invite your buddies and let’s absolutely get after it on 7/11.

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🚨 All Comers Meet #2 on Thursday!

Catlin Gabel School

6pm start time. Schedule on 2nd slide ➡️

$10 for adults
$5 for under 18

Your entry fee allows you to participate in as many events as you like.

We started these All Comers events to welcome more people into the sport and to provide opportunities to get out and have some fun in a low stress, casual and inviting environment (with fully automatic timing).

Marathoner is going to run a 200m!

Marathoner , miler .c.palmer , marathoner and washed up has been are going to run a 4x100m.

Come out and bring your friends, bring your kids and your land lord. It’s a great way to spend a Thursday evening, get a good workout in and play the game of track.

All are welcome!

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🚨LIMITED TIME ONLY🚨

Get your 2024 PTF Meet Tee now at PortlandTrack.com!

Shipping available in the US while supplies last.

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Get back out to the track!

😎 The 2nd All Comer’s meet of the Summer is happening next Thursday, June 20th!

Hosted by West Coast Speed Shop

All Comers means everyone! Bring your neighbor, your grandma and your dentist!

Everyone is a runner and all are welcome!

🗓️Thursday, 6/20
6pm Start

📍Catlin Gabel Track

$5 for under 18
$10 for adults

Entry price allows you to participate in as many events as you want.

Sign up at Portlandtrack.com. Link in Bio.

AC Meet #2 Events:
Kids 100m
200m
800m
1 mile
5k
4x100m relay

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The Forest Shook

In front of a raucous crowd, a supported livestream & KGW showing of the Hot Window locally, athletes turned up the voltage in the Electric Forest.

Champions were crowned, battles were waged and good times had by all.

A tradition unlike any other.
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If Eugene is the Frontierland of Track and Field, Portland is the Fantasyland.

Where fantasy and reality are blurred by the turned-up performances that electrify the crowd.

The Portland Track Festival takes place in a city that is home to running history, heritage, culture, creatives, innovators, professionals and individualists and weirdos. It is the industry center.

Walking into the stadium, you are surrounded by legends of the sport, past and present, and members of clubs in the city of all levels, all intertwined, mingling and celebrating the beauty of the sport as members of a society collaboratively constructed.

Walking out of the stadium, you are greeted by a creative, complex culture, arts scene and a top 10 food city in the world, a work in progress, nestled in the forest in one of the most beautiful natural settings in the United States.

The city is known for being weird, quirky, eccentric and original, and it loves people who are not afraid to put themselves out there, stepping into the unknown and testing the waters to produce something great.

We remember those things. The performances that take place in the Electric Forest become part of lore and the people who produce them become legends of the forest.

PTF is put on by people in the city who love the sport and belong to all parts of the running community. The meet belongs to the people of Portland. The United States needs meets like this. Community based meets that hold and build a cultural legacy.

This isn’t some fly by night organization that touches down to pop up a meet and leave the next day. We’re here, with deep roots, growing it year-round, to elevate running in the city and to use running to elevate the city.

There is weight to that. It means something to compete in PTF, to take a win at PTF and to move up in the heats from year to year.

The city remembers.

There are 2.2 million people in the Portland metro area. If they’re not already, one day they’ll all be rabid track fans.

Come one, come all.

We’ll see you next year in the Electric Forest

Where the legs ache, the tress shake and the stands quake.

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The PTF 2024 Meet Tee

Available for purchase in person at the press conference (Great Notion NW) and both days of competition. Only while supplies last.

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Portland Track Festival 2024
June 8th - Mt. Hood CC
June 9th - Lincoln HS

Tickets available at portlandtrack.com
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Portland Track Festival 2024
“Where the legs ache, the trees shakes, and the stands quake.”

June 8th - Mt. Hood CC
June 9th - Lincoln HS

Tickets available at portlandtrack.com
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The Women’s 800m will be an all-timer in the Landia this year with precious champions and talented contenders flying in.

Brush up on your PTF history before we release the fields…

They’re as deep and accomplished as they’ve ever been in the meet’s 16 year history.

In Portland, we value high level competition between the unique personalities that come to put on a show.

Athletes come from far and wide to make statements and challenge for victories.

Come one, come all!

Portland Track Festival
June 8th & 9th

Gateway to Championship Season

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We’ve got high caliber athletes demanding high octane fuel. Shout out to our partner Maurten for allowing athletes to finish tired but not empty.”

How are you fueling today?

A big thank you to Maurten for supporting the Portland Track Festival this year.

Fuel up with Maurten trackside in the vendor village on June 9th at Lincoln High School.

Portland Track Festival
June 8th & 9th

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It’s a yearly ritual to load up the kids in the RV and head to the Portland Track Festival.

You’ll want to commemorate the journey with a one-of-a-kind meet tee.

There are a limited amount, so get there early.

Tees will be sold at Mt Hood Community College on Saturday & Lincoln High School on Sunday for $35.

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Come on out to the Electric (City) Forest

PTF
June 8th & 9th

“Gateway to Championship Season”

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