Dear Friends,

I am writing to ask for your assistance once again. This time in helping me support competitive racing opportunities for Oregon’s open and masters men and women. If you have not already, please visit the USATF-OREGON ROAD RACE GRAND PRIX website at http://www.runnerspace.com/ORRGP for all information pertaining to this year's Grand Prix.

USATF-Oregon has partnered with Road Runner Sports to launch a dramatically new and improved Grand Prix Road Race series.  Road Runner Sports has stepped up to offer prize money for each series race. However, the contract with Road Runner Sports is for one year. In order to sustain this relationship beyond 2010 we, the Oregon running community, need to support this series as best we can. From USATF-Oregon’s point of view this means becoming a USATF member. For the race directors of the series races this means participating in those races. And finally, from Road Runner Sports’ perspective this means attending in-store registration events.

One such event will be happening this Saturday, January 30^th 2010 at Road Runner Sports in Tualatin from 11:00am to 3:00pm. There is an in-store registration opportunity for the kick-off race of the series, the RED LIZARD 5 MILER. Red Lizard and Road Runner Sports would like to meet a goal of 40 sign ups in that 4 hour window. Registration fee is $20. Proceeds for this race will be donated by TRL to in-need high school track and field teams and athletes. Also, you will receive a race tech t-shirt. Plus you will receive either free goodies from RRS and/or discounts on merchandise. Here is link to facebook event page http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=285793945954&ref=nf

I hope you can find the time on your busy Saturday to come to Road Runner Sports in Tualatin to support competitive running opportunities for Oregon distance runners. I will register on that day, so we now need only 39 more registrants!

Please share this information with any party you think would be interested.

Thank you! If you have any questions please call or email me.

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Best Wishes,

Jonathan Marcus
971.344.4469

USATF-OREGON Open Track & Field Athlete Advisory Committee

runnerspace.com/ORRGP
oregonlive.com/running