Our goals for this event:
1) To produce a fun, safe, and top rated Half Marathon in Ojai to promote better health
    and fitness.

2) Pro-actively help the local economy grow through working with local businesses as co-    sponsors by highlighting their businesses during race promotion, course selection, 
    and race day activities.

3) Make enough money to stay in business so that we can continue to bring high quality
    events to the County of Ventura of of year after year.

Sponsor benefits:

Events like this have been the direct cause of increased tourism, resulting in hotel
sell-outs and repeat visitors!  By encouraging community service groups to volunteer
with race organization, the Boys & Girls Club, local high schools and small businesses
have benefited in increased exposure through local and national media presence.  Our
2008 events have attracted over 30% of its athletes from outside of Ventura County . 

The pre race and race day health and fitness expo will draw hundreds of athletes and spectators to your location for this event.  Other sponsor benefits are listed below.

Event Listed on major local race websites: Raceplace.com, MarathonGuide.com, VenturaRaceInfo.com, RunnersWorld.com, USATF official website. These sites have a combined  web visitor count of over  500,000 impressions per month.

Sponsors listed on all local News print event  ads and (diamond level and above)

Sponsors mentioned on Local Cable T.V and  Radio event spots (diamond level and
above)

Your company logo and link on event website; depending on level of sponsorship

Event Featured event on Active.com with over 90,000 impressions per month.

Large logo on all print and web advertising (gold level and above)

Booth space at race expo ( see sponsorship grid)

Complimentary race entries (see sponsorship grid)

Large logo on event t-shirts (gold level and above

Large banner at finish line and or stage (gold level and above)

Race day announcements during expo

Estimated attendance for this event: Lake Casitas Half Marathon

Athletes 500 – 800              Spectators 400    Volunteers 150

Based on our past performance we estimate that 30% of all athletes and visitors will
come from outside of Ventura County

Race day vendor parking:
we will have vendor parking right next to the expo inside the paid parking area.

Please arrive no later than 7:00 a.m. for best parking and ample time to get set up. 
we will have thousands of people trying to get into the park at the same time so please come early.  we will be present at 5:00 a.m. so feel free to come earlier than 7:00 a.m. if you can.