SIERRA MADRE
Mt. Wilson Trail Race
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Applications for the race are available March 1, 1999 and may be obtained from the Sierra Madre Recreation Department, 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024. Race is limited to 300 runners. Entry fee is $22.00 with a t-shirt, $20.00 without a t-shirt & $20.00 for Youth entrants. Awards will be given to the 1st overall male and female finishers, as well as the top three finishers in each age group. This year's sponsors included Calistoga Mineral Water, Sierra Madre News, Sierra Madre Brewing Company, Sierra Madre Civic Club, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue and local Sierra Madre businesses. For more information call (626) 355-5278.
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On
Saturday, May 29, 1999 the City of Sierra Madre and Mt. Wilson Trail
Race Committee hosted
the 33rd Annual Mt. Wilson Trail Race. The race began in 1908 and ranks
the second oldest race in California. The race starts on the pavement
and makes a transition to a dirt hiking trail no more than three feet
wide. It features an elevation gain of nearly 2,100 feet in 4.3 miles
to the turn around point at Orchard Camp on Mt. Wilson Trail. The total
distance of the race is 8.6 miles.