UPDATED: Mount Wilson Trail Race Sold Out in 2.5 Hours

Updated at noon: Slots of the second oldest trail race in the nation sold out in 2.5 hours, according to the event website. A waiting list has started which as of 3:30pm Monday had 24 people on it. One staff member said that last year’s waiting list grew to one hundred people. The race was accepting 300 runners initially.

To get on the waiting list, click here, and use your Active.com account to sign up, or call Community Services at (626) 355-5278 for assistance.

- - -

Are you ready for a challenge unlike any other? If so, get those running shoes ready because registration is now open for the 2013 Mount Wilson Trail Race.

Sign-ups begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 4, and can be done online here or in person at the Community Services Office located at 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.

The 8.6-mile race will be held on May 25 at 7:30 a.m. Registration fees are $65/adult and $35/youth.

For additional information please visit the event website or call (626)-355-5278.

History of the Race

According to the event webiste, the Mount Wilson Trail Race is the second oldest trail race in the country; first held in 1908 when runners raced to Mount Wilson, rested 1/2 hour, then raced back down. 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. Organized by a volunteer committee and sponsored by the City of Sierra Madre, 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 1960s, today’s course is considered the most difficult.