Sunday April 13, 2025 | 20-mi, Trail Marathon, & 40-mi trail runs

Sisters Middle School, 15200 McKenzie Highway, Sisters, OR

Peterson Ridge Rumble

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Results for the 2024 Rumble are now posted on UltraSignup: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=103692

Registration for the 2025 Rumble will open in November, 2024; exact date tbd. All registration will be handled through UltraSignup.

The Rumble is is a fun, low-key event utilizing the Peterson Ridge and Metolius-Windigo multi-use trails near Sisters, OR. Bring a great sense of adventure and you’ll enjoy it! There are three distances to choose from: 40 miles, marathon (27.8 miles – hey, it’s a trail marathon, so what’s an extra 1.6 miles???), and 20 miles. All races start and finish at Sisters Middle School.

The Rumble is a fundraiser for the Sisters High School Cross Country team. Many of the volunteers are cross country team members. The Rumble also make a generous annual donation to Sisters Trails Alliance, who builds the beautiful Rumble trails that wouldn’t exist without them. You can make a donation to either of these great organizations as part of your registration.

The total number of entrants allowed in the Rumble will be 500, all distances combined.

40-mi starts at 7 a.m. (No Early Start)
Trail Marathon starts at 8 a.m.
20-mi starts at 9 a.m.

Entry Fees

Register by February 1

  • 40 mile: $75
  • Marathon: $75
  • 20 mile: $60

Register February 2 – April 10

  • 40 mile: $85
  • Marathon: $85
  • 20 mile: $70

Register at packet pickup, April 11 & 12 at Blazin Saddles (If spots are still available, Cash or Check only)

  • 40 mile: $90
  • Marathon: $90
  • 20 mile: $75

Race Day Registration (If spots are still available, Cash or Check only)

  • 40 mile: $100
  • Marathon: $100
  • 20 mile: $80

Rumble Training Plan Add-On: We offer an optional training plan for all distances. They are Rumble-specific 16-week plans designed by Rumble founder and race director, and long-time coach, Sean, and available during registration as an add-on for an additional $50.

No refunds, transfers to other runners, or transfers to other years. Please do not ask. Even if or Whatabout. You will be disappointed with my non-response. If you cannot run for any reason, please know your entry is going to a good cause. It’s a donation to the Sisters High School Cross Country Team. They thank you for your support.

Check-In & Packet Pick-Up

We will have two days of pre-race packet pickup at Blazin Saddles bike shop in Sisters. Blazin Saddles is located at 413 W Hood Ave. Please do your best to pick up your packet at Blazin Saddles, as this will help alleviate lines on race morning. The packet pickup volunteers, i.e., my parents, greatly appreciate your help with this.

Blazin Saddles: Friday, April 11, 3 – 5 p.m.; Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sisters Middle School Track, inside the Field House, April 13, starting at 6 a.m.

Race Start & Finish Location

Sisters Middle School, 15200 McKenzie Highway, Sisters, OR

Directions to Start: 1/2 mile west of Sisters on Hwy 242, on the south side of the highway. The start is actually in a small parking area at the corner of Hwy 242 and Edgington (just west of the Middle School parking lot).

Parking: Please park in the two main Sisters Middle School parking lots off of Hwy 242.

Post Race

We will have a post-race feast featuring Longboard Louie’s catering with their excellent burritos (from full-on carnivore to full-on vegan, gluten-free, and everything in between), Sisters Bakery treats, and other food and drink starting about 11:30 a.m., with an awards ceremony about 12:30 p.m. for the 20-mi, 1 p.m. for the marathon, and 1:30 p.m. for the 40-mi. All human participants will be able to shower in the Field House locker rooms.

Left Coast Lodge is also going to be the venue for our first ever off-site post-race gathering. First of all – don’t worry! The Rumble’s epic post-race hang-out on the track infield, complete with stuffing your face with burritos and bakery treats while cheering on your fellow Rumblers as they take their victory laps, is still going to happen! Left Coast Lodge just wanted to offer a few amenities that we are unable to provide at the school, such as:

  • -Recovery Zone
  • -Cold Plunge
  • -Outdoor Cold Shower Rinse
  • -Hot Tub
  • -Massage
  • -Yoga Mats
  • -Dog washing Station
  • -Fenced dog run

This will be going on from 12 – 4 p.m., and it’s a short 2 minute drive from the race finish. 511 W Cascade Ave, Sisters, OR

Awards

Top 3 overall female and male, top masters female and male (45-59), and top veteran female and male (60+) in all races will receive some cool schwag. Also, the top dogs in all of the races will receive a bag of doggy goodness!

All finishers will receive a super cool pair of stylin’ Rumble finisher’s socks. Yes, this is the sock that started the whole finisher-sock craze! Some of you may wonder, why socks instead of shirts? Well, I figure that most runners have lots and lots (and lots and lots…) of race shirts, many of which never get worn. I also figure that most runners go through socks pretty quickly. So I thought it would be fun to award something that runners wear-out fairly quickly, not something that runners tend to already have too many of. Plus, the socks are really cool (partially because they have the cool Rumble logo – a likeness of Sascha, my Siberian husky who helped create the Rumble and design the course – that was designed way back in 2003 by Bronco Billy).

Sponsors

The Rumble simply could not happen without the support of these wonderful sponsors: Blazin Saddles, Sisters Trails Alliance, Nuun, Gu, Run Wild Adventures, Longboard Louie’s, Cascade Lakes Brewing Company, USDA Forest Service – Deschutes Natl. Forest – Sisters Rangers District. Please support them when you can.

The Course

The 40-mile is mostly trail with some dirt road sections. The first quarter is gentle uphill, second quarter is gentle downhill, third quarter is a mix of gentle downhill, flat, and long 2-mile uphill grinder, and the final quarter starts with another uphill grinder before a nice, gentle (mostly) downhill (with some sweet views!), making for a fast finish. Mud and snowy sections are possible. Total vert for the 40-miler is about 2,700′.

The trail marathon is mostly trail with some dirt road sections. The first half is mostly gentle uphill and the second half is mostly gentle downhill. This distance shares the same course as the 40-miler to mile 25, where it then finishes the last 2+ miles with the 20-miler, giving you a bonus mile+ because hey, it’s a trail marathon. Total vert is about 1700′.

The 20-mile is gentle uphill for the first half, and gentle downhill for the second half. Upon reaching the ridge, there are beautiful views of many of the Central Oregon Cascades peaks. Total vert for the 20-miler is about 1200′.

Course Maps

40-mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37640800

Trail Marathon: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42451162

20-mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37642734

Aid Stations and Drop Bags

The 40-mile will have 5 full aid stations and 2 limited stations; the marathon will have 3 full aid stations and 2 limited aid stations; the 20-mile will have 4 full aid stations. Aid stations are located approximately every 3-7 miles. For the 40-mile, you can leave drop bags for AS 3/4 and AS 6 outside the tennis courts on race morning. Full aid stations will serve water, Nuun, cola, gels (limited), fruit, pb&j, candy, chips, pickles, etc.

No crewing allowed outside of crew-allowed aid stations for 40-mile and marathon; no crewing allowed at all for 20-mile.

40-mi AS Mileages & Cutoffs:

  1. 1. 4.1 mi; No Crews
  2. 2. 6.8 mi; No Crews
  3. 3. 9.8 mi (limited aid) Drop bags; No cups at this aid station! Crew allowed
  4. 4. 16.3 mi (limited aid) Drop bags; No cups at this aid station! Crew allowed
  5. 5. 23.2 mi; No Crews
  6. Whychus Creek Footbridge Cutoff 25.2 mi: 12:45 p.m.
  7. 6. 29.3 mi; Drop bags; No cups at this aid station! No Crews; 2:15 p.m. cutoff
  8. 7. 35.9 mi; No cups at this aid station! Crew allowed. 3:45 p.m. cutoff
  9. Finish: 40.1 mi, 5 p.m. cutoff

At approximately mile 25, just after crossing the Whychus Creek foot bridge where the 40-milers turn off the long, straight road to run their second big loop, you need to be there by 12:45 p.m. That is 5 hours and 45 min. from the start. If you are a 40-miler and arrive there after 12:45 p.m., volunteers will direct you straight to finish the marathon. If you get there before 12:45 p.m., you will be directed to the 40 mile loop.

Absolute finish cutoff for 40-mile is 5 p.m. This is a 15:00 min/mi average. Please realize this is for the benefit of the many Rumble volunteers so they aren’t out there longer than what is reasonable. Thank you for your understanding on this.

40-mi Crew Directions

Start to AS 3/4: Drive east on McKenzie Hwy toward Sisters. Turn right at “T” onto Cascade Ave. Turn right on Elm / Three Creek Rd. Go a little over 5 miles to the top of the steep hill. The aid station is on the left; please park across the street in the parking lot for the Whychus Creek Overlook Trail.

Start to AS 7: Go west on McKenzie Hwy / Hwy 242 about 1/2 mile. Turn left on Pole Creek Rd / FS 15. Drive approx. 2.5 miles to FS 100, turn left. Drive another 1/4 mile and you’re at the Cow Camp Aid Station.

No Crews allowed at Aid Stations 1, 2, 5, 6 in the 40-mi

Trail Marathon AS Mileages & Cutoffs:

  1. 1. 4.1 mi; No Crews
  2. 2. 6.8 mi; No Crews
  3. 3. 9.8 mi (limited aid); No cups at this aid station! Crew allowed
  4. 4. 16.3 mi (limited aid); No cups at this aid station! Crew allowed
  5. 5. 23.2 mi; No Crews; 2:15 p.m. cutoff
  6. 6. Finish: 27.8 mi, 4 p.m. cutoff

Trail Marathon Crew Directions

Start to AS 3/4: Drive east on McKenzie Hwy toward Sisters. Turn right at “T” onto Cascade Ave. Turn right on Elm / Three Creek Rd. Go a little over 5 miles to the top of the steep hill. The aid station is on the left; please park across the street in the parking lot for the Whychus Creek Overlook Trail.

20-mi AS Mileages & Cutoffs:

  1. 1. 4.1 mi
  2. 2. 6.8 mi; 11:30 a.m. cutoff
  3. 3. 11.4 mi; 1 p.m. cutoff
  4. 4. 15.1 mi; 2:15 p.m. cutoff
  5. Finish: 20 mi, 4 p.m. cutoff

If you arrive at any of these aid stations after the cutoff time, arrangements will be made to drive you back to the finish area. Thank you for your understanding.

20-mi – No crews allowed at your aid stations! They are extremely busy aid stations and don’t need your crew to get in the way.

Peterson Ridge Rumble operates under a special use permit with the Deschutes National Forest, and is an equal opportunity outdoor recreation service provider.

The 40 mile was part of the Oregon Trail Series (RIP OTS).