The North Face has signed a sponsorship agreement with Timothy Olson, an ultra-runner from Oregon. The 29-year-old will be part of TNF's global athlete team of about 75 sportspeople including top athletes in running, snowboarding, skiing, rock climbing and mountaineering. Some of the well-known members of the team are, among, others, Jez Bragg, Sébastien Chaigneau, Lizzy Hawker, Tsuyoshi Kaburaki, Dean Karnazes, Nikki Kimball, Hall Koerner, Kami Semick, Diane Van Deren, Michael Wardian and Mike Wolfe.