Wednesday, April 12, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Peterson Ridge Rumblers hit trail
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
Sean Meissner, long-
time director of the annual
Peterson Ridge Rumble
20- and 40-mile trail run
here in Sisters, watched the
weather reports for the past
weeks, wondering whether
the course this year would be
covered in snow.
“These runners are ready
for anything, but I am glad
the course was snow-free
and actually in really good
shape,” he said.
Below-freezing tempera-
tures greeted the participants
at the starting line, but before
long runners shed some lay-
ers and gloves and enjoyed
the perfect trail conditions.
“Many runners marveled
at the course, which should
make the local residents
proud of the development
of the trails around Sisters,”
said Meissner.
The course starts adjacent
to Edgington Road near the
intersection of the McKenzie
Highway and covers large
portions of the Peterson
Ridge Trail System. The
40-mile course also includes
stretches of the Windigo
Trail. The finish at Sisters
Middle School included an
extra challenge: an optional
hurdle 20 yards before the
line.
Meissner, who now lives
near Durango, Colorado,
started the Rumble 15 years
ago with an informal race
of 31 friends and acquain-
tances. The race has now
become among the most
popular trail runs in Oregon,
attracting runners from
throughout Oregon and
beyond.
This year’s overall field
was down a bit from previ-
ous years, with a total of 409
finishers. The race is limited
to 500 runners.
Runners in the 40-mile
race went in two waves, one
at 7 a.m. and the next at 8
a.m., while the 20-mile race
began at 9 a.m.
Christopher Enriquez of
Portland pulled away from
Thomas Morgan of Bend
to win the 20-mile race in
2:03:32. Devon Calvin, 21, of
Sisters was the top local fin-
isher in 10th place in a time
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of 2:10:05. Camelia Mayfield
of Bend topped the women’s
field in 17th place overall in
2:19:10, breaking the course
record by a full two minutes.
The fastest dog in the
20-mile race, Chap, belonged
to 2008 Olympian in the
5,000 meters Ian Dobson,
who grew up in Klamath
Falls. Dobson lost some time
in the human competition
when he had to go in search
of his canine friend during
the race.
Other runners with local
ties included Winter Lewis,
Scott Schreiner, Rikki (Glick)
Heath, Alan Dale, Andrew
Neary, Annie Winter, Jesse
Durham, and Ramon Alonso.
A total of 314 runners
completed the 20-mile race.
Sam Settlemeyer, 25,
of Cottage Grove won the
40-mile race averaging 6:56
miles to finish in 4:37:30,
exactly two minutes ahead
of the runner-up, 41-year-old
Rick Stilson of Bend.
“I loved the hurdle idea
just before the finish,” said
Settlemeyer. “I knew as the
winner I had no choice but to
get over that thing.”
The top woman, Jennifer
Love, 26, of Portland fin-
ished in eighth place overall
in 5:20:49, just ahead of Riva
Johnson of Bend, who is 54
years old and was timed in
5:21:24.
Ninety-five runners com-
pleted the 40-mile course.
“It takes a lot of volun-
teers to pull this race off in
a quality and safe manner,
so I am so thankful for all
PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG
Winter Lewis and companion on the
trail.
the people who helped make
the 2017 Rumble a suc-
cess, including members of
the cross-country and track
teams and their coaches,”
said Meissner. “I appreciate
everyone’s efforts.”