Mt. Wilson Trail
Race 36 - Sierra Madre, May 25, 2002
TIME: SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2002 AT 7:30 AM SHARP.
CHECK-IN TIME IS FROM 6:30-7:15 AM. THE RACE CONCLUDES AT 10:30
AM. RUNNERS NOT CROSSING THE FINISH LINE BY 1
0:30 AM WILL NOT RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL TIME.
COURSE
:
THE RACE STARTS ON PAVEMENT, UPHILL, TO A DIRT PATH NO MORE THAN 3 FEET
WIDE. IT FEATURES AN ELEVATION GAIN OF OVER 2,100 FEET; APPROXIMATELY
4.3 MILES TO THE TURNAROUND POINT AT ORCHARD CAMP. MOST OF THE RACE
TAKES PLACE ON THE MOUNT WILSON TRAIL, WHERE SOME SECTIONS HAVE VERTICAL
DROP OFFS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. EMERGENCY SUPPORT IS STATIONED AT
STRATEGIC POINTS ALONG THE COURSE TO GIVE ANY NECESSARY AID. BOY AND
CUB SCOUT TROOPS PROVIDE WATER AT TWO LOCATIONS: THE 2.3 MILE MARKER AND
THE TURNAROUND POINT.
PLACE
:
WITH ITS CHARMING VILLAGE ATMOSPHERE, THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE SITS AT THE
BASE OF MOUNT WILSON IN THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS OF LOS ANGELES. THE TRAIL
RACE BEGINS AND ENDS IN THE CENTER OF TOWN, AT KERSTING COURT, LOCATED AT
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SIERRA MADRE BOULEVARD AND BALDWIN AVENUE.
HISTORY
:
THE MOUNT WILSON TRAIL RACE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST RACES IN CALIFORNIA;
FIRST HELD IN 1908 WHEN RUNNERS RACED TO MOUNT WILSON, RESTED 1/2 HOUR, THEN
RACED BACK DOWN. ONLY A HANDFUL OF INTREPID RUNNERS DARED TO ATTEMPT
SUCH A GRUELING TEST. THE RACE WAS HELD SPORADICALLY FROM THE FIRST
YEAR UNTIL THE LATE 1940’S AND EARLY 1950’S WHEN IT WAS ABANDONED COMPLETELY.
IN AUTUMN OF 1965 IT WAS REVIVED AND HAS GROWN OVER THE YEARS TO ITS PRESENT
FORMAT. TO PROMOTE THE SIERRA MADRE VOLUNTEER TEAM, THE RACE WAS HELD
IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEARCH AND RESCUE DAYS IN THE SPRING OF 1987. ORGANIZED
BY A VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE, THE CURRENT RACE IS 8.6 MILES IN LENGTH.
THE EXACT COURSE HAS CHANGED BY EROSION, FIRES, AND EARTHQUAKES. FOR
THIS REASON NO OFFICIAL RECORD IS RECOGNIZED. SINCE THE REVIVAL IN
THE 1960’S, TODAY’S COURSE IS CONSIDERED THE MOST DIFFICULT.
CAUTION
: DEHYDRATION
IS THE WORST PROBLEM THAT A RUNNER MAY FACE DURING THE EVENT. IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT PARTICIPANTS PREPARE PROPERLY BY CONSUMING ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE
FLUIDS AS A PART OF THEIR TRAINING. RUNNERS WITH SENSITIVITY TO BEES
ARE ADVISED TO BE CAUTIOUS, AS THERE IS AT LEAST ONE RESIDENT HIVE NEAR THE
TWO MILE MARKER.
ENTRY FORM
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO “CITY OF SIERRA MADRE”. SEND A SELF-ADDRESSED
STAMPED ENVELOPE TO RECEIVE CONFIRMATION.
NO SHIRT
$20.00 ADULT WITH SHIRT $25.00
YOUTH WITH SHIRT $20.00
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LAST NAME
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NAME
CITY
STATE
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T-SHIRT SIZE SM MED
LG X-LG
ZIP CODE
AREA DAY PHONE
MALE FEMALE AGE
AGE DIVISION
10-14 15-19 20-29
30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69
70+
SOUVENIR
ORDER ADULT T-SHIRT $10.00
SM MED LG X-LG
RELEASE WAIVER
: INTENDING
TO BE LEGALLY BOUND, AND ASSUME ALL RISK IN CONNECTION WITH OR IN ANY WAY
RELATED TO MY PARTICIPATION IN THE MOUNT WILSON TRAIL RACE, I CERTIFY THAT,
TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, MY TRAINING AND HEALTH ARE ADEQUATE FOR ME
TO COMPETE SAFELY IN THIS RUN. IN CONSIDERATION OF YOUR ACCEPTING MY
ENTRY I ASSUME ALL RELATED RISKS AND DO HEREBY FOR MYSELF, EXECUTORS AND
ADMINISTRATORS, WAIVE AND RELEASE FOREVER ANY AND ALL RIGHTS AND CLAIMS OR
DAMAGES I MAY HEREAFTER OCCUR TO ME AGAINST THE PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS
AFFILIATED WITH THE RACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CITY OF SIERRA
MADRE, RACE CHAIRPERSON AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THE ATHLETIC CONGRESS, AND
ANY AND ALL SUPPORTERS OF THE RACE, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, FOR ANY INJURIES SUFFERED BY ME WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE MOUNT
WILSON TRAIL RACE.
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