Are You Tough Enough? The 2017 AUBURN TRIATHLON (Known for the World s Toughest Half) Sponsorship & Partnership Opportunities AUBURN TRIATHLON IS LOCATED IN AUBURN, THE ENDURANCE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, SET IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA
Are You Tough Enough? Tahoe Peak Endurance, LLC will present the 15 th Annual Auburn Triathlon May 21, 2017 The Auburn Triathlon takes place in Auburn, located in the Sierra foothills gold rush country of California. The town of Auburn proclaims itself as the Endurance Capital of the World, with many world renown events such the Western States 100 Mile Run; the Tevis Cup Ride; Cool Mountain Bike Race and more; Auburn Triathlon ranks right up there with these events offering an honest test of endurance skills, on a safe, rural route and trails with tremendous volunteer and community support. While triathlons have become a dime a dozen, Auburn Tri sets itself apart as one of the sport s legendary grass roots events with the Auburn s World Toughest Half being proud to be notarized as one of the toughest half distances out there, living up to our brand Are you Tough Enough?. Along with the World s Toughest Half, the Auburn Triathlon has three other events: the International (.9m -40k-10k); the Mini (500mtr-8mile- 2.6mile) and The Long Course Aquabike. For more details www.auburntriathlon.com; www.tahoepeakendurance.com
Become a sponsor today and support a true Northern California grass roots event. Sports-event promotion and marketing has been shown to be effective at making a very finely target audience aware of your business, products, and services. Triathletes represent a high demographic. They are not only high achievers in sport, but in life. Triathletes have a high level of commitment to their sport. Where as a 10k runner on average has a light financial investment and, really, so (potentially) is the training investment. They need only to buy a pair of running shoes and they are ready to go. Not so for a triathlete. Position your Organization with Healthy Living! By sponsoring the Auburn Triathlon you will join Tahoe Peak Endurance, LLC in their goal to help and encourage others to pursue and live an active healthy lifestyle. your peak is our goal Like no other, triathlon embraces the concept of maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle. You can often see participants at local races that range in age from 10-85 years old! All three sports require aerobic power, excellent endurance and tactical thinking. Your contribution level will assist in providing an awesome experience for those that participate. Sponsoring such events can also be a great way for you and your business to 'give back' to the community you serve. We pride ourselves on developing long-lasting relationships with our sponsors and will do everything we can to ensure your experience meets the goals of your sponsorship. Choose from the levels below or let Tahoe Peak Endurance build a customized package to meet your business goals. Terms will vary according to your need and budget.
SPONSORSHIP Title $10,000 Presenting $5,000 Gold $2,500 Silver $1,000 Bronze $500 Partners & Friends $250 Over $5000 of proceeds go to benefit local non-profit organizations that volunteer to help to make this event a success. 49er Lions Club - Meadow Vista Lions Club CCC - Auburn Kiwanis- UC Davis Tri Team -Sacramento Tri Club -Placer High Band- Running school- Sierra Academy; Placer High Swim Team
Sponsorship Levels TITLE PRESENTING GOLD SILVER BRONZE PARTNERS & FRIENDS EXPO/ RAFFLE DONOR Cash $10,000 $5,000 2,500 $1,000 500 $250 $100 In-kind Or $20,000 in Or $10,000 in Or $5,000 in Or $2,000 in Or $1000 in Or $500 in Or $200 Reference to the event name, preceded by your company name When ever and where ever Auburn Triathlon name is mentioned/ written Logo Exposure Prominent exposure on Race/volunt eer shirt- FRONT; print ads; posters; newsletter; awards; start and finish transitions Sponsor banner largest; See website Race shirt- SLEEVE; Print ads; posters newsletters start /finish; Sponsor banner; See website Race shirt- BACK; newsletters; start/finish; Sponsor Banner smaller; See website Race shirtback smaller; 1 newsletter; finish only; Sponsor banner smaller still; See website Race shirtback even smaller; finish only; Sponsor Banner smallest; See website Race Shirtback Smallest; See website At Expo Raffle table Website Every Page with link/ Details on sponsor page Every Page with link Details/link on sponsor page Every Page Details/link on sponsor page Sponsors Page only w/ description and link Sponsors Page only w/ link Sponsors page Logo only
TITLE PRESENTING GOLD SILVER BRONZE PARTNERS & FRIENDS EXPO/ RAFFLE DONOR Media/FB 10 x 7x 5 x 3x 1x Course Presence Logoed fencing at start & finish Transitions; multiple Banners start finish 4 Banners at start & finish/ Transitions 3 Banners at finish transition 2 banners at finish transition 1 banner @ finish transition Placement Race bags/expo Race Bags/Expo Race Bags/Expo Race bags/expo Race bags/expo Race bags/ Expo At Announced at Race 10 x 7x 5x 3x 1x 1x 1x Expo Finish line /Expo 20x20 Also at Start Expo 20x20 Also at start Exp o at 20x20 Expo 20x10 Expo 20x10 Expo 10x10 Expo 10x10 Entries 4 individuals 2 relays 2 individual 1 relay 1 individual 1 relay 1 individual or 1 relay 1 Individual Discounted entry
AUBURN TRIATHLON 2016 RACE REPORT TOTAL REGISTERED 450 TOTAL RACED 383 WORLD S TOUGHTEST HALF 163 INTERNATIONAL 164 MINI 89 AQUA 21 WTH RELAY TEAMS 2 INTERNATIONAL RELAY TEAMS 3 AQUA RELAYS 0 TOTAL MALES 265 TOTAL FEMALES 185 AVERAGE AGE 42 MEDIAN AGE 43 AGE RANGE 11-75
AUBURN TRIATHLON 2016 RACE REPORT PAST PARTICIPANTS 171 1 X 72 2-4 X 76 5-9 16 10+ 6 FIRST TIMERS TO AT ~282 FIRST TRIATHLON ~50 LODGING CAMPING ~36 MOTEL ~105 FRIENDS ~82 FOR THE DAY ~213 RACE DAY TEMPS WATER TEMPERATURE 66 AIR TEMPERATURE 51-77
WORLD S TOUGHEST HALF OVER ALL WINNERS Jesse 4:58:31.6 Moore Tina Eakin 5:27:41.7 (5 th overall) WTHALF FASTEST SWIMMERS Scott 28:22 Goddard Kelsey 25:18.3 Withrow WTHALF FASTEST CYCLISTS Jesse 2:50:59.2 Moore Tina Eakin 3:10:26.6 WTHALF FASTEST RUNNERS Jesse 1:34:34.5 Moore Tina Eakin 1:40:05.7
INTERATIONAL WINNERS Cody Forman 2:26:10.5 Elise Winter 2:46:39.6 MINI TRI WINNERS Konnor Van Worth 0:56:13.0 Sydney Lewis 1:07:18.2 AQUABIKE WINNER Jeremy Barnes 3:18:14.4
Tentative Schedule for 2017 Sunday April 30th, Training Day (sponsorship opportunity) Saturday May 20 th, 2-5:00 Registration and Expo at American River Canyon Overlook Raffle Tickets for sale- all proceeds benefit the local clubs and teams volunteering 3:00 Mandatory Race Meeting 4:00 Free pasta Dinner with Team FCA with guest speaker TBD 2:00 pm -7:00 pm -T2 setup at American River Canyon Overlook Sunday May 21 st RACE DAY 5:00am: T2 shoe dropoff at American River Canyon Overlook 5:30am - Late Participant Check-In at 6:45am Rattlesnake Bar State Park at Folsom Lake 6:45 am Boat Ramp closes to swimmers 6:50 am T1 closes for all events!!!!! 7:00 am World s Toughest Half - Men's wave and LC Aquabike 7:05am- World s Toughest Half Women's, Relays 7:15 am International Men s wave 7:20 am International Women s and Relay 7:30am- Mini Tri Men s Wave 7:35- Mini Tri Women s Wave 9:00-3:30 Expo - Post race athlete fiesta- food available for purchase for spectators Official Presentations of awards and announcing of winners of Silent Auction and Raffle throughout afternoon ~3:45pm official WTHalf time cutfoff (8:30 after final wave)
Tahoe Peak Endurance, LLC s mission your peak is our goal Tahoe Peak Endurance, LLC specializes in sports performance and event promotions. Colleen Conners-Pace founded Tahoe Peak Endurance in 2009 with an emphasis in Sports Performance Testing and Coaching. Colleen has her masters in Exercise Physiology, is certified USAT Race Director; a USAT Level 1 Coach; and ACSM Exercise Physiologist. Joe Pace, a General Building Contractor of 21 years, joined her business and they formed Tahoe Peak Endurance, LLC. Both Colleen and Joe are very passionate about health and fitness. They are seasoned endurance athletes with several Ironman and ultra distant running event finishes between them. Colleen has finished 3 rd woman in WS 100 and finishing 19 th in her age group at the Hawaii World Championships in Kona. Joe has competed several Ironmans as well as competed two times in the Xterra World Championships, finishing well in his age group. Joe is also an accomplished endurance Mt Biker completing The Point to Point 78 mile endurance ride in Park City. Tahoe Peak Endurance, LLC s goal in promoting events is to share their passion for health and fitness and provide others like themselves the opportunity to live and enjoy a healthy active challenging lifestyle. TAHOE PEAK ENDURANCE, LLC AUBURN TRIATHLON PO BOX 874 TAHOE CITY, CALIF. 96145 530-583-1806 www.auburntriathlon.com www.tahoepeakendurance.com konaleen@tahoepeakendurance.com Kona 2009 Maui 2012
Race Directors Colleen And Joe Are You Tough Enough?