SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025

VOLUME 19 NO.41VOLUME 19 NO.41


2025 MOUNT WILSON TRAIL RECOVERY RACE 

Winners from Start to Finish 

From beginning to end, last Saturday’s Mount Wilson Trail Recovery Race and related events were a triumph. The annual Mount Wilson Trail 
Race usually held on Memorial Day weekend each year was renamed, rescheduled and rerouted in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire. This year’s 
race, named the MWT Recovery Race, was so named because of the extensive damage to the Trail and Bailey Canyon. The trail remains 
closed, however the spirit of the race and the will to recover resulted in an amazing turnout for the Recovery Race. For this year’s event the 
racecourse was a 5K (3.1 miles) on SM City streets.

Attendees included 600 5K Race and 100 Kids’ Fun Run participants, along with their friends, families, neighbors, local residents, children, 
students, and visitors. 

Saturday’s events included the 5K Race, a free Kids’ Fun Run, special MWT Recovery Run merchandise available for sale, fun Kersting Court 
booths, and a free photo booth. Proceeds from both the Sierra Madre Pizza sales and the RT Rogers Beer Garden sales benefited the Sierra 
Madre Search & Rescue team, who have been saving lives in the wilderness for almost 75 years. 

The Fletcher Trail Maintenance Fund booth featured an 
outstanding photo display and photo book showing the 
devastating damage to the Mount Wilson Trail following 
the Eaton Fire. The display also included pictures of 
the Trail Maintenance Crew volunteers working on the 
MWT. All of the pictures were taken by Tom Walker, a 
trail crew volunteer. Thanks goes to Jim Moran, Sierra 
Madre resident, who coordinated the photo display, as 
well as the RT Rogers Beer Garden. 

Bob Spears, Russell Mix, and many of the Trail Maintenance 
Crew volunteers were on hand to serve as our 
5K Race starters. In addition, the MWT Crew volunteers 
assisted at the event with Kerting Court set-up/
take-down and aided 5K runners at the Mount Wilson 
Trailhead and Bailey Canyon Trailhead turnarounds.

All labor on Mount Wilson Trail and Bailey Canyon 
Trail is done by community volunteers, who work tirelessly 
and continuously to repair and maintain the trails 
to keep them open and safe for public use. It is important 
to note that, while the Trail Maintenance Crew volunteers 
are working regularly on Mount Wilson Trail, 
the amount of damage is extensive and the repair work 
is expected to last until the end of the year. After that, 
repair work on Bailey Canyon Trail will begin. Without 
the work of the Volunteer Trail Maintenance Crew, 
both trails would become permanently impassable.

Sierra Madre VFW Post 3208 and Boy Scout Troop 1 in 
Altadena proudly Posted the Colors, as Maggie Moran 
of Chantry Flat’s Adams Pack Station beautifully sang 
the National Anthem. Sierra Madre’s Boy Scouts and 
Cub Scouts Troop 110 members served water at the aid 
station along the 5K racecourse. 

The 5K race event and T-shirt logo was designed by Sierra 
Madre artist Kait Walsh. The winning Kids’ Fun 
Run T-shirt design was done by Luna Sanchez, a 5th 
grade student at Sierra Madre Elementary School. 

This year’s exciting 5K race High School Challenge 
included teams from Flintwood Preparatory HS (La 
Canada), La Salle Preparatory HS (Pasadena), Monrovia 
HS (Monrovia), and Pasadena HS (Sierra Madre & 
Pasadena). Team scoring was determined by the placement 
of the top five runners (male and female) from 
each high school. Pasadena HS was the overall winner 
of the Boy’s High School Challenge. Monrovia HS was 
the overall winner of the Girl’s High School Challenge. 
David Pejsa, Sierra Madre resident, deftly coordinated 
the HS Challenge. (Continued on page 3)


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