The Mount Wilson Trail Race is sponsored by the City of Sierra Madre – Community Services Department.
Community Services Department Office – located in the Hart Park House in Memorial Park
222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Phone: (626) 355-5278
Hours: Mondays through Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
2026 Mount Wilson Trail Race Committee
Pete Siberell, MWTR Director
Denny Barry, Sound/Music
Simon Cooper, Training Program
Chris DeLaVega, Sierra Madre Search & Rescue
Matt Gallagher, Boy Scouts Liaison
Robert Gjerde, Sierra Madre CERT, MWTR website
Allen Graves, Race Announcer
Heidi Hartman, Merchandise & Sierra Madre Civic Club
Hourig Kalajian, Pizza Sales
Linda Knowles, Race Packet Pickup
Russell Mix, Trail Maintenance
Jim Moran, Beer Gardens
Mark Moromisato, Sierra Madre Search & Rescue
Monya Moyer, Volunteer
Ramon Navarro, Social Media
Bob Nydam, Logistics
Joe Pacilio, Sponsorships & Race Announcer
David Pejsa, High School Challenge & Kids Fun Run
Peter Shair, Sound/Music
Bob Spears, Trail Maintenance Crew Leader, Logistics, Wilson the Mule
Sue Spears, Fletcher Trail Maintenance Fund, Race Day Booth Expo, Publicity
Tom Walker, Volunteer
Kait Walsh, MWTR Logo Design
City of Sierra Madre Community Services Department Staff – Ted Tegart, Ryann Lopez, & Brandon Wilson
Pete Siberell, MWTR Chair, has been a resident of Sierra Madre for some20 years, ever since he moved with his wife Marianne to take a job in management at Santa Anita Park. Ever since I moved to this wonderful village, I have run and/or organized the Mt. Wilson Trail Race every year. It has been a labor of love for me, allowing me to combine my passions for running/racing and putting together events that bring pleasure to people. The trail is a place my wife, my boys, and my dogs enjoy running and hiking. When we put together a “trail work day” to get the trail ready for the race, it is also a place to meet wonderful people with special stories about their own lives, My race times may get slower, but my love for the Mt. Wilson Trail Race grows every year. What is better than seeing people achieving their athletic potential and sharing their experiences with each other and their families, in such a unique community as Sierra Madre.
Bob Spears, Trail Maintenance – As an EMT on the Sierra Madre Fire Department in the 70’s, I worked the Trail Race in Kersting Court by providing first aid to the runners with blisters. I thought they were all nuts. In the early 80’s I began to run the LA Marathon with Students Run LA and decided to try the Trail Race. It was harder than the marathon, but I was hooked. The first time I finished the trail race all the runners got a tongue depressor with a number on it that was later matched with your time. While I continue to run the race, I am very slow, but still love the course. Since I have retired from work, I now have time to do trail maintenance and contribute what I can to the success of a wonderful Sierra Madre community tradition.
Heidi Hartman, Merchandise & Civic Club, is a mother of three, a gramma of two, wife, and friend. Being a volunteer makes my life worthwhile. It began with the Sierra Madre Civic Club and The Spero Foundation. Through Civic Club and Spero, my involvement with the Mount Wilson Trail Race began and continues. Not an accomplished runner, in fact I consider myself a “jwalker”, enjoying the benefits of being outdoors with friends. Volunteering fills my heart. Community volunteerism is giving back and supporting in the city I love. Since I have been a committee member, I see it’s more than strength and endurance. It is bravery, commitment, honor, pride, and love that I see running through the finish line. I love that part the most. The faces that come through the line, make me proud to be involved.