8.6 mile course, begins and ends on pavement, in between it's a dirt path no more than 3 feet wide. Elevation gain of more than 2,100 feet. Turnaround point is at Orchard Camp, 4.3 miles from race start. Much of the race is on the Mt. Wilson Trail, with occasional vertical drop-offs of several hundred feet. Emergency support is stationed along the course to provide aid, if needed. Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops provide water at two locations, the 2.3 and the 4.3 (turnaround) mile marks.
Results (click the "List" button for a list of results).
Winner: 20 year old male 1:01 (I heard it was his 21st birthday)
Last : 80 year old male 4:09
HikeUp wrote:Results (click the "List" button for a list of results).
Thanks for the link. I've run this one many times although not the past couple of years. I find it about dead equal in toughness with the annual Labor Day Mt. Baldy Run-to -the -Top (8 miles on service road and Devil's Backbone to summit from Ski Lift parking lot) despite the fact that there is less elevation gain in the Mt. Wilson race.
Thanks for the info on the Race - 1.01 is fast. I'm going to go try that 8.6 miles on my own sometime - I know it will take me over 2 hours and maybe even close to 3 to do it, but it will be interesting to find out.
KathyW wrote:Thanks for the info on the Race - 1.01 is fast. I'm going to go try that 8.6 miles on my own sometime - I know it will take me over 2 hours and maybe even close to 3 to do it, but it will be interesting to find out.
I agree KathyW. Always amazing how fast these people go. 8mph is insane fast anyway you go even in the flats let alone on an uneven uphill/downhill roller coaster! I bet you would go faster though if you were in race conditions. So don't feel THAT bad with your time.
Always amazing how fast these people go. 8mph is insane fast anyway you go even in the flats let alone on an uneven uphill/downhill roller coaster! I bet you would go faster though if you were in race conditions. So don't feel THAT bad with your time. 