Cline Buttes 3/6/12hr, Last Person Standing, & 5k Event
Saturday, May 24th 2025 @ 6PM
Cline Buttes in Redmond, Oregon
Register HERE
Welcome!
Welcome to the unique landscape of Cline Buttes which offers stunning views of the Three Sisters Wilderness to the west and the central Oregon desert to the east! This location often has breathtaking sunrises, sunsets, and night sky. We will offer race participants to choose a time-duration of their liking (3/6/12hr, last person standing option, or 5k).
Route Description
This race will involve a 3 mile loop-style course where runners will repeat the loop as many times to their liking in their time-duration event. Don't be fooled though, the loop will consist of a .5mi climb of 800 feet to the top of Cline Butte and a cruisey downhill thereafter and repeat again.
Runners who opt to run the 3/6/12hr will complete as many laps as they'd like.
The Last Person Standing participants will start their loop at the top of the hour for every hour until the last person remains.
The 5k will start with all other events and complete one loop.
The estimated elevation gain for covering 50k is 9,720’; 50mi is 16,200’; and 100mi is 32,400’.
Why Nighttime?
This idea came to fruition as a means to provide runners with an overnight race/event while having the camaraderie, close aid station support, and grassroots feel. Whether you're running this race as a part of training to get ready for your first overnight event, or hungry for some steep and punchy vert, or ready to tackle your longest run yet with the last person standing, we're eager to bring you a challenging and meaningful race in the beautiful Central Oregon desert!
Fundraiser
A portion of the proceeds will go to the Cross-Country team at Mountain View High School located in Bend, Oregon. Individuals under 18 can also have sponsors for the event (e.g. making a contribution per lap or a cumulative contribution). Please contact the RD for sponsorship information.
Schedule
Saturday May 24th
3-5:30pm Bib pick-up at Cline Butte Rock Pit Trailhead (course start/finish)
5:45-6pm Race Briefing
6pm ALL events start!
7:15pm 5k race awards (awards for 1st-3rd female, male, and non-binary categories)
9pm 3-hour ends (awards for 1st-3rd female, male, and non-binary categories to follow at 9:15)
Sunday May 25th
12am 6-hour ends (awards for 1st-3rd female, male, and non-binary categories to follow at 12:15)
6am 12-hour ends (awards for 1st-3rd female, male, and non-binary categories to follow at 6:15)
Last Person Standing continues until the last person remains!
Race Location
Route link
Aid Station Supplies
There will be one aid station near the start/finish.
Food: the good stuff (chips, pretzels, goldfish, m&ms, fruit, pickles, oreos, instant potatoes, hashbrowns, quesadillas) for 3-12hr events. For the last person standing events, we will offer more meal-based foods (once the 12 hour race ends) such as pizza, burritos, burgers, pancakes, etc.
Beverages: Coca-cola, ginger ale, chicken broth, veggie broth, electrolytes, instant coffee, etc. Please indicate any dietary considerations you have in the race registration.
Misc supplies: Feminine hygiene products, vaseline, first aid supplies, sunscreen, bug spray, etc.
Land Acknowledgement
The Cline Buttes races take place upon lands of people who have called this home for thousands of years prior to colonization. Tribes with historic ties to the area include the Nuumu (Northern Paiute) people. We fully support and respect the restoration of rights of indigenous peoples from whom these lands were taken.
Coaching
If you would like running coaching for this event, please contact alpenglowendurancellc@gmail.com. Athletes who utilize Alpenglow Endurance Coaching will receive a 20% discount on a race entry in addition to 10% off for coaching services.
Volunteers
We couldn't do this without you! All volunteers will receive a meal during their shift. Volunteers to complete 8 hours will receive 100% race credit towards a future race. Volunteers who complete less than 8 hours will receive 50% race credit.
General Rules & Policies
The following actions may lead to disqualification from any of our races and/or banishment from future Wonderland Running races:
Intentionally littering.
Cutting the race course, getting in a moving vehicle, stashing supplies along the course other than official drop bags, or any other form of cheating.
Damaging or harming natural resources, including wildlife and plants, cultural resources, or the private property of others.
Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, threatening, violent, or otherwise egregiously offensive behavior.
Refusing directives or final decisions of race officials, aid station captains, course medics, or public officials, including decisions to pull a runner from a race.
Use of any mechanized transport, including but not limited to bicycles, dirt bikes, skateboards, baby joggers or strollers, roller skates or blades, are not allowed in the event.
Speakers, or pets of any kind are not allowed at any of our races. Exceptions will be made for registered service animals for runners that have & need such animals.
If you plan to use earbuds, please plan to leave 1 ear bud out to remain respectful of the other runners around you.
Willful violations of the rules and requirements set forth in our races waivers and agreements that you sign and agree to when registering for any and all of our races, and any other rules or requirements set forth by Alpenglow Endurance, any and all of our permittees and property holders, and any other enforceable rules and laws governing the lands and resources upon which our races take place.
This Is A Cupless Race
Not throwing away disposable cups at our events reduces waste, our environmental footprint, and our operating costs. We are thrilled to be joining the growing number of cupless races! Basically, this means that we will not be using disposable cups at our aid stations. The ONLY exception to this would be runners needing a hot beverage for which a collapsible cup would not be advised to use as it can melt. We will have paper cups to provide runners with soup/hot drinks for that instance.
Runners are responsible for obtaining and carrying their own drinking vessels when participating in any of our races. In addition to hydration systems sufficient to carry during their race (e.g. hydration vests and bladders), please have your own cup or flask to use for aid station use (e.g. electrolyte drinks and sodas).
Thank you for making our sport as a whole more sustainable!
Cancellation Policy:
If an athlete registers for the event and becomes pregnant or is in postpartum and decides to not compete, they may rollover their race credit to any future year. Please note that no other refunds or bib transfers will be given to race participants once registration is complete. Please understand there are no exceptions to this.
If you must cancel your registration, and you do so more than 30 days prior to the race for which you are registered , you can elect to get a 50% credit toward next race. Please note: All cancellations must be done through your Ultrasignup account to receive the 50% race credit toward the following year’s race. Any cancellations that happen 30 days or less from the date of the Cline Buttes race for which you are registered will receive no credit, no refund, and no transfer opportunity. There are no exceptions to this.
If the Cline Buttes race for which you are registered is cancelled for any other unforeseen reason (e.g. fire or fire hazard, severe weather, Acts of God, etc.), we will attempt to reschedule the race to another proximate date. In the event the race is cancelled and cannot be rescheduled in the year for which you registered, we will offer registered runners a 100% credit toward the next Cline Buttes race. Thank you for reading this and for understanding this.
Native American / Indigenous Race Entries
Starting in 2024, race registration will be free for all Native American / Indigenous runners. Any race. Any distance. Any year. This was long overdue; not just for Alpenglow Endurance and Wonderland Running, but for trail racing and sport as a whole. In a world where Indigenous rights and history are still infrequently discussed, we do find utility and educational value in land acknowledgments. But we needed to do something more than just words. This felt like an easy, correct, and just implementation.
Tribal Verification:
Each tribe establishes its own membership & enrollment requirements that serve to preserve the unique characteristics of each tribe based on shared history, practices, traditions, language, lineage, and so forth. Please note that Alpenglow Endurance and Wonderland Running offers free race registration for runners who belong to both federally recognized tribes and those tribes who are not currently federally recognized.
For the 574 currently federally recognized tribes, tribal enrollment criteria are set forth in the many ordinances, constitutions, articles of incorporation, or other governing rules. We will honor the verification methods for any tribes that are not currently recognized federally. In consideration of and respect for that, we will honor any tribal ID or written acknowledgment of any tribe, federally recognized or not, that is provided by a runner from their tribe.
Please note that we do not accept ancestry or genealogical reports or results. We require a tribal ID card, tribal enrollment document, or written verification from the runner’s tribe.
Are you a Native American / Indigenous runner? Feel free to email us about your free registration!
Veteran & First Responder Entries:
All active duty military personnel and all veterans of foreign wars are eligible for a 50% race discount. Active first responders are also eligible. Thank you so much for your service. Please email us for details!
Youth Trail Discount
The RD is a passionate high school cross-country and track coach whose mission is to encourage the younger generation to thrive, promote self-discovery, and find community in running. Individuals 18 and under can register with a 50% off discount for any event over the 5k distance. For the 5k distance, 18 and under will receive a 20% discount. Please contact the RD for the discount code. A separate waiver will be made for those under 18.
Volunteer Race Credits & Stipends:
Thank you kindly for your interest in volunteering at our race!! None of this would exist without your generous dedication, unwavering efforts, and joyous enthusiasm. Volunteering for any trail race is joyful, demanding, and born of a pure love for the sport.
All of our volunteers are eligible a free race entry from Wonderland Running! For the Dark Divide Trail Races, we also offer a stipend to our volunteers going to the remote, challenging, and lengthy nature of these crucial assignments.
We couldn't do it without you. In fact, it has become clear as I learn the art of race directing that these races & this sport would not exist as we know it without volunteers. Again, thank you kindly!
Questions?
For any questions, please contact Kelsey McGill, Race Director, at alpenglowendurancellc@gmail.com
Race Sponsors & Affiliations
We could not do what we do without our partners. We are grateful beyond measure for their support. Please click on the partner links above to find out more about who they are and what they offer!
This is a Youth Trail supported event through American Trail Running Association meaning:
-18 & under will receive 20% off any race distance, or a 50% off discount on any distance above the 5k. There are also scholarship entries as well. Please email alpenglowendurancellc@gmail.com to inquire.
Additionally, this is a Trail Sisters Approved event meaning we will have:
-Equal Podiums & Awards
-Women’s Specific Apparel & Swag
-Menstrual Products at Aid Stations
-Women On the Starting Line
-Pregnancy & Postpartum Policy
