All Comer Track Meets Return to Portland This Summer

(5-28-09) From Press Release - Portland Parks and Recreation and Foot Traffic are pleased to announce that there will be five all comer track meets at U.S. Grant High School in Portland this summer beginning Tuesday, June 16. The meets start at 6 p.m. and end at approximately 8:00 p.m. with the running of the 4k park run and family 4x100 relays. Field events include the high jump, long jump, softball throw, and shot put. The running events are the 60 meters for kids 10 and under and 100 meters for athletes 11 and older. All athletes are welcome to run the 200, 400, 800, and 1500 meter distances. The featured event is the predict mile in which the winner is not the first person across the line, rather the person who comes closest to their predicted time. Cost is $2 per athlete or $5 per family. For information call David at (503) 206-1071 or Foot Traffic at (503) 284 0345 or visit www.foottraffic.us.