Second Annual Oregon Trout City of Portland Triathlon

Head downtown on Sunday, August 31 for the second edition of the critically-acclaimed Oregon Trout City of Portland Triathlon. The only triathlon ever held in downtown Portland, Oregon, the event has made headlines nationally for its revolutionary event production model and adherence to strict environmental responsibility. The event features 100% of its electrical needs from solar, a "living finish line" arch, bike racks made of bamboo, extensive recycling and composting, and participant travel completely offset by carbon-reducing projects administered by The Climate Trust.

For 2008, a sprint race has been added to the established olympic-distance race, and athletes can expect the finest amenities in the sport of triathlon: recycled, wicking, long-sleeve race shirts; local, organic food and drink; organic craft beer from Deschutes Brewery; complimentary post-race massage; embroidered mesh running hats; live music; and creative, local finisher awards to all competitors.

The triathlon will kick off RiverFest, a new 10-day festival celebrating the Willamette River with boat parades, kayak paddles, concerts, dragon boat races, bridge tours, and many more activities in and around the water. RiverFest was founded by organizers of the triathlon in the hopes of promoting renewed interest in the Willamette River and organizations that sustain it.

Registration and more information are available at PortlandTri.com. We hope to see you downtown!
 
Announcing a new Portland Triathlon Club sponsorship - Rudy Project Eyewear and Helmets

As active athletes as well as board members, we are always looking for good deals on the highest quality products we can pass on to the club. Most people familiar with professional cycling, professional triathlon or even USAT will recognize the brand Rudy Project as being of the highest quality in the name of eyewear and helmets. The Portland Triathlon Club members have been given a great opportunity to work with Rudy Project as our official eyewear and helmet sponsor. 

What does this mean for you as a member? It means you can purchase their high quality gear at a discount.  Though I can’t speak to specific discounts, in most cases the discount on one or two of their very high quality items would more then pay for your Portland Triathlon Club membership.  Read below for more information, log in to our site as a member, get the discount log-in information and order away! If you are not a member of The Portland Triathlon Club, sign up on-line (http://www.signmeup.com/54735), contact me if you don’t have the member log-in information and then you will have the keys to this great opportunity.



Portland Tri Club Athlete,


As you now know Rudy Project is our sunglass and helmet sponsor.  As ambassadors for Rudy Project we hope that you are spreading the good word on their products and if you don’t yet have their gear, consider getting some to help the cause, and train in style and performance.  Check out their casual styles and new ImpactX Polarized Photochromic lens material – they rock!


Your Rudy Project BRO Code – score big!:


Log into the Portland Triathlon Club web site as a member (the same way you would get the workout plans).  Go to the Rudy Project Sponsorship Program PDF Link under Member Resources (requires adobe acrobat reader) and in this same location on that PDF is the login information required to receive The Portland Triathlon Club membership discount.


Current Rudy Project Contests:


  • Athlete Referral Contest : Refer a friend, family member or co-worker to an authorized Rudy Project Dealer (River City Bicycles is our local retailer) and win one of a hundred other prizes, including a trip for 2 to the 2009 Tour de France (purchaser only for the TDF trip).  We have postcards to give you if you need them or you can download them at http://www.e-rudy.com/pdf/AthleteReferralCard.pdf to hand to friends, family or co-workers.

Rudy Project’s ImpactX PhotoPolarized lenses and Zyon Frame win Outside Magazines Gear of the Year


  • Have you ever tried reading your cell phone or Garmin or Heart Rate monitor with Polarized glasses and just see a giant black blob? Well Rudy Project’s ImpactX Photo Polar technology gives you polarized protection while allowing you to read any LCD readout on things like phones, heart rate monitors, etc.  It is pretty amazing. No wonder the technology won Gear of the Year from Outside Magazine.  Check it out: http://www.e-rudy.com/index_inner_detail.php?group_id=1&cat_id=30&item_id=SN228624A

Rudy Project’s ZUMA Helmet wins Outside Magazines Gear of the Year – Killer Value



Casuals, Casuals, Casuals – Rudy Expands Casual line with something for everyone



That is it for now.  Train hard, have fun and see you at the next workout!


Don Ollila, Board Member of The Portland Triathlon Club
 
Initial Gear Art Work is Here!

ImageThe art work for the 2008 Louis Garneau gear is here!  We very are happy with the design.  As you can tell from the images, there is a shadow of a very "Portland" bridge that looks to be coming out of the fog.  The silhouette of the St. Johns Bridge rises up in the middle of the jersey and our logo appears over the top of it along with our title sponsor, Therapeutic Associates.

 

Extreme Close-Up

Triathlon Top
Triathlon Shorts
Cycling Jersey Front
Cycling Jersey Back 

We plan on taking a second order in the near future.  If you are interested now that the design is complete, there will be an opportunity to own some gear.  Please stay tuned for more information.  

Thanks to those who kept the faith and ordered without finalized art work done, we hope you are as happy with the outcome as we are!!
 
Second Gear Order - Order now or miss out on the fantastic 2008 PTC gear

So, we have the final design and pricing for the 2008 Portland Triathlon Club team gear.  For those of you who have already ordered on the first round, they are in production.  We should see them in six to seven weeks.  For those of you who were waiting to know the final details, this note is for you. 

If you didn’t see the note on the design, check out this link to our Portland Triathlon web page.  The page has the design information you seek.

http://www.pdxtriclub.org/content/view/122/1/

Finalized Pricing is also in.  The pricing is about what it would cost for this gear if you were to get it in the store without a design.  With this price, you get the uniquely Portland design that will stand out in a crowd.

Mens or Womens Triathlon “Shark” top - $63.75 each
Mens or Womens Triathlon “Shark” bottoms - $58.50 each
Mens or Womens Cycle Jersey - $69.75 each

If you are interested, but still unsure, we will have pictures and sign-up sheets at the next Portland Triathlon Club meeting. (April 7th, NW Lucky Lab)

If you are ready to go, below is a link to the sign up sheet.  We will be requiring half of each item for a deposit because we have to pay that to the manufacturer in order to get the order rolling.  If they get here and you are not happy with the design or quality of the product, exceptions can be discussed on a case by case basis, but we have total confidence that will not happen. 

http://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=B42VDK7

This order form is set to close by April 28th, so we can get the gear delivered before the middle of the season so hop to it!  We do not plan on placing any more orders this year for gear after this one, so if you snooze, you loose.  Additionally, we believe the design will be different next year.  Not better, and not worse, but different so don’t wait to order next year because you may end up with something different.

Females, we were unable to place an order for you last time because there were only two of you, so convince your female friends and female family members to do a triathlon so they can wear this cool gear!! 

Finally, you do not have to be a dues paying member to get the gear, although we do encourage it.  And, yes you can order as many of each item as you like.
 
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