Monday, December 31st, World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon St. Party begins at 10:00pm. Run and walk begin at midnight.

It's a Tradition! Make it yours! The First Run & Walk will start at the stroke of Midnight. What better way to bring in the New Year than to celebrate with hundreds of your family, friends, and neighbors. Enjoy a fitness run and walk along with a celebration of food, beverage (non-alcohlic), music, dancing, and fun!

DISTANCES: 5k & 1-1/2 Mile Run & Walk (1-1/2 Mile is a Timed but Non-Competitive Event)

2008 FIRST RUN & WALK Fee 5k Run/Walk Entry Only (Pre-Registered) $20.00 1-1/2 Mile Run/Walk Entry Only (Pre-Registered) $20.00 5k Run/Walk Entry Only (Day-of-Race) $25.00 1-1/2 Mile Run/Walk Entry Only (Day-of-Race) $25.00 Commemorative Long Sleeved T-shirt $10.00

POST RACE FESTIVITIES

Starting at 10:00 pm, a New Years Eve Celebration complete with food, beverage, music, dancing, and great door prizes await you at the World Trade Center Plaza, located at the corner of SW 1st and Salmon St. Downtown Portland, Oregon

Commemorative Long Sleeved T-shirts will be sold through On-Line & mail in Registration, as well as on the day-of-race (while quantities and sizes last). T-shirts guaranteed to those who have purchased them by December 22nd.

Mail-in Registrations must be post-marked by Saturday, Dec. 22nd. Make check payable to The First Run, mail to:

AA Sports, Ltd.
4840 SW Western Ave, #400,
Beaverton, OR 97005

REGISTER ONLINE	CLICK HERE
PRINT DOWNLOADABLE ENTRY FORM	CLICK HERE
REGISTERED PARTICIPANT LIST	CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Packet Pickup & Registration will be available at Foot Traffic Downtown, 824 SW 2nd St. (SW 2nd & Yamhill), Portland on Monday, Dec. 31st from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Packet Pickup & Registration will continue at the Start/Finish area from 10 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. T-shirts will remain $10 as long as quantities and sizes last. T-shirts guaranteed only to those who purchased them by December 22nd.

COURSE CHANGE FOR 2008! The First Run & Walk will still have two distances to choose from: 5K or 1-1/2 Mile Run / Walks. In 2007 the 5K was comprised of two loops which made it difficult for the faster runners as they would overlap both the slower 1-1/2 Mile participants as well as the slower 5K participants. The courses have changed to the following to remedy this problem:

5K COURSE: The start / finish line is located on Salmon St approximately mid-block between 1st & Naito Pkwy. Begin by running east to Naito and turn left (north) into the two near lanes (the southbound lanes) of Naito Pkwy. Continue north past Davis St, across the RR tracks, past the Yards at Union Station apartments and Ninth St. The Turn-Around is located approximately 800 ft north of Ninth St past the Mounted Police Horse Stables. The Turn-Around will be marked with an arc of cones and a water table. After making the Turn-Around continue south (in the north-bound lanes closest to the river) along Naito back to Salmon St and turn right (west) to the finish line.

1-1/2 MILE COURSE: The start / finish line is located on Salmon St approximately mid-block between 1st & Naito Pkwy (same location as the 5K course). Begin by running east to Naito and turn left (north) into the two far lanes (the northbound lanes closest to the river) of Naito Pkwy. You will be running in the same direction as the 5K event, but in the opposite lanes. Continue north past Davis St to the Turn-Around located at the intersection of Naito Pkwy & Everett St (marked with both a water table and an arc of cones). Both the northbound and southbound lanes will be coned for you beginning at Ash St (in the northbound lanes) and Stark St (in the southbound lanes) all the way to the Turn-Around at Everett St. When you reach Ash you will be directed into the lane closest to the median between the north and south bound lanes of Naito Pkwy. After making the Turn-Around you will again continue in the lane closest to the median all the way to Stark St. This will prevent the fast runners from the 1-1/2 Mile Race possibly mixing with the slower walkers from the 5K race and the fast runners in the 5K race mixing with the slower walkers in the 1-1/2 Mile Race. Finish the event by continuing along Naito Pkwy back to Salmon St and turn right (west) to the finish line.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW COURSE MAP

Free on Street Parking is available. The Max Line is located two blocks from the World Trade Center. Please check the MAX Lightrail schedule for final arrival & depature times going to your destination. The website is www.trimet.org/max

• All rides free after 6pm on December 31.
• Blue Line and Red Line: every 15 minutes until 1am
• Blue Line will continue to run every 30 minutes til 3am (last train leaves downtown at 3am)
• Red Line service ends at 1am, with shuttle buses between Gateway Transit Center and the airport continuing until 3am.
  

This race will be timed using the ChampionChip Timing System. All runners and walkers will be assigned a Timing Chip (small black disk found in your packet) to be worn on the running shoe. You MUST wear a Timing Chip to receive results. All Timing Chips must be returned at the finish line. If you do not wish to be timed please turn in your Timing Chip when you pick up your packet. Results will be posted at the finish party and on the AA Sports, Ltd. website: www.racecenter.com on New Year's morning.

Prizes and awards will be presented to the Overall Male & Female, and Masters Male & Female. Medals will be presented to the top three in each of the five year age divisions beginning with 15 & Under through 80 & Over.

If you would like to volunteer, please call Carol Andersen at AA Sports, Ltd. (503) 531-3140. All volunteers will receive a complementary T-shirt, food, and an invitation to the festivities.