11TH annual team race

The Portland Track Festival - City Race will return to its roots in 2026 where Portland and Seattle (and San Francisco) will battle head-to-head for pride and prize. A combined team of men and women from each city will start separately but converge on the finish line together to decide whether Seattle holds on to the Battle Axe it won last year in 2025.

Check out the team structure below and contact the captains if you you’d like to defend your city’s honor.

  • TEAM STRUCTURE

    • Each team will consist of up to 14 athletes

    • 5 Men (min)

    • 5 Women (min)

  • competition

    • All competitors will race 3000m

    • The women’s field will start approximately one minute ahead of the men. All will finish at the same finish line.

    • The First 10 team members across the line will determine the scoring regardless of gender.

  • What You Get

    • $100 per runner for the winning team

    • The traveling axe trophy

  • Team Captains

RECORDS + RESULTS

individual REcords

Women | 9:24.55 | Amelia Keyser-Gibson | Seattle | 2023

Men | 8:05.28 | Tom Anderson | Seattle | 2022

Team Championships

Portland | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024

Seattle | 2017, 2022, 2025