by RBR Admin
The Portland Track Festival is now in its 17th year! I attended in 2021 and loved the meet! Great to see iconic company Bandit Running sponsor the meet once again!
Portland Track announces renewed partnership with Bandit Running for the 2025 Portland Track Festival!
Friends of the sport,
Portland Track is electrified to announce our renewed partnership with Bandit Running for the 2025 Portland Track Festival, the 17th staging of the event. Bandit is a leader in connecting with runners on a grassroots level in a soulful way, which jives perfectly with Portland Track’s mission to not only put on a world class meet, but do it in a way that is tied to community, packing the stands with rowdy fans and bringing meaning to athletes’ performances in the Electric Forest.
Free Live Stream
With Bandit Running’s support, the entirety of the Portland Track Festival live stream will once again be free to view at TRACKLND.com. In 2024, fans from over 100 countries tuned in to watch 31 Olympians representing 23 countries race in Portland. In 2025, we will once again welcome the world to race in an atmosphere unique to our city and unlike any other.
Portland Track and Bandit Running are committed to growing the sport, reaching new audiences, and putting athletes on a stage that is viewed by the largest possible audience. In a world where more and more meets are limiting access to viewership through pay-walled live streams, we are committed to breaking down the barriers between athletes and fans, and creating more of both.
Bandit Unsponsored Project
Through their Unsponsored Project, Bandit Running has committed to paying the way to Eugene for unsponsored athletes who hit USATF Outdoor Championship auto qualifying marks at the Portland Track Festival and providing them with a Bandit Running Unsponsored kit*.
“Bandit Running is excited to continue our partnership with Portland Track and PTF. Our mission is to evolve the full experience of running, and we believe that PTF is driving the sport forward by providing world class opportunities to athletes of all levels to chase their dreams. Simultaneously, PTF understands the need to connect fans with athletes and are leading the charge globally in providing easy access for fans to follow along, via initiatives like their free live stream.”
-Tim Rossi, Bandit Running Head of Brand and Experiential Marketing
PTF will take place on June 14th & 15th at Lewis and Clark’s Griswold Stadium in Portland, Oregon. More info at Portlandtrack.com/ptf
Track For All!
Keep Portland Running!
Come on out to the Electric Forest. Where the trees shake, the legs ache, and the stands quake.
Jeff Merrill
President I Portland Track
*Unsponsored Project financial support will be a flat amount of in-or-around $1,000 regardless of athlete’s location, and support will be provided via a formalized 1-week contract outlining Bandit’s commitment to provide said cash & kit. Please note this contract will also include a release clause to provide unsponsored athletes with maximum flexibility. You can contact timrossi@banditrunning.com with any questions.
