A Platform for Access in Trail + Ultra Running.
We are the access infrastructure for BIPOC athletes entering trail and ultra running, and the distribution engine for the brands ready to build with them.
lauro@tierralibre.run
Trail access infrastructure.
Created and led by people of color.
Tierra Libre Run is a nonprofit trail access initiative built around a single goal: getting runners of color to trail race start lines.
Not a run club. Not a collective. Infrastructure. Built to be precise, durable, and led by the communities we serve.
Fifteen months in operation. We prioritize intersectionality. We center women at the forefront.
The trail race is the goal. We build everything around it.
Your Race Entry. Covered.
Select a race from our partner network. If accepted, we handle registration entirely. No fees. No barriers.
Your Mentor. Your Teammate.
Paired with an experienced BIPOC mentor from acceptance to finish line. Not coaching. A real relationship.
Race Day, Together.
At select partner races, we show up. Aid stations, finish line support, in-person community. You are not racing alone.
BIPOC runners on trail race start lines. In 15 months.
Race directors who share our commitment to expanding access.
We don't just send runners to start lines. We build the start lines.
Cielo Running is one of the first Latinx-owned trail race companies in the country. Built by the same team behind Tierra Libre Run. Hyak Passage is our first race, and race revenue helps fund our nonprofit work. Generous time limits, funding for underrepresented runners, and a culture built on the idea that the trails belong to everyone.
$30,000.
One year.
Presenting Sponsor of the BIPOC Athlete Fund.
Your brand. On our athletes.
BIPOC Athlete Fund powered by [Brand]
Your name on our flagship program. Website, application portal, campaigns, athlete communications. Every funded athlete knows who powers the fund.
In-kind gear for every funded athlete
Donate product for athlete welcome packs. Your gear on runners at races across the PNW and beyond. Product distribution at 15+ Tierra Libre Run activations and aid stations.
6 in-depth athlete stories. Full rights.
Professional photography and video from race days. Real BIPOC athletes running for the first time or competing for podium. Content for your channels featuring the community you helped build.
Your brand. At the races.
Presenting Sponsor at Hyak Passage
One of the first BIPOC-owned trail races in the country. Logo on bibs and course signage. On-site activation at start/finish. Speaking moment at the Official Shakeout.
26 events. 44 distances. One ecosystem.
This year alone, our funded athletes raced at 26 different events across 44 distances. Your brand reaches that entire partner network through the athletes carrying it.
15+ in-person activations across the PNW
Tierra Libre Run hosts aid stations at partner races where our funded athletes compete. Branded merchandise on-site. Plus brand presence at community events, shakeouts, and the races we co-host with our partners.
Your brand. For the long game.
Western States Qualifier program
Association with our mentorship and athlete development pipeline. We are building the path that gets BIPOC runners to the Western States 100, the most prestigious 100-mile ultramarathon in the world. Your brand is part of that journey from day one.
We are expanding beyond the PNW
The Athlete Fund is growing across premier and local races nationally. The presenting sponsor grows with us.
Where $30K takes us.
More entries. More start lines.
Fund more race entries. Grow the BIPOC Athlete Fund across the PNW and beyond, at premier races and local races alike.
28 mentors and growing.
Support our network, invest in their development, and fund coaching certifications for mentors ready to level up.
Where we go, your brand goes.
Premier in-person activations from Gorge Waterfalls (Oregon) to Miwok 100K (California) to Western States Week (Auburn, CA). Wherever Tierra Libre shows up, you show up.
Tax-deductible. One year. Funding the BIPOC Athlete Fund and our programs for the full 2026/27 cycle.
Let's get on a call.
30 minutes. We walk through the partnership, answer questions, and figure out if it's the right fit for your 2026/27 cycle.
Lauro Silva
Founder & Executive Director
lauro@tierralibre.run · tierralibre.run
