Kitsap County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census,its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard;its largest city is Bremerton. The county,formed out of King County and Jefferson County on January 16,1857,is named for Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish Tribe. Originally named Slaughter County,it was soon renamed.
An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of 42.195 kilometres. The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running.
Scott Gordon Jurek is an American ultramarathoner,author,and public speaker. Throughout his running career,Jurek was one of the most dominant ultramarathon runners in the world,winning the Hardrock Hundred (2007),the Badwater Ultramarathon,the Spartathlon,and the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run (1999–2005). In 2010,at the 24-Hour World Championships in Brive-la-Gaillarde,France,Jurek won a silver medal behind Shingo Inoue and set a new US record for distance run in 24 hours with 165.7 miles. In 2015,Jurek set the Fastest Known Time running record for the 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail.
The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is the world's longest certified footrace. In 1996 Sri Chinmoy created this event as a 2,700-mile (4,345 km) race. At the award ceremony that year he declared that the 1997 edition would be extended to 3,100 miles (4,989 km).
The Bainbridge Island Review is a weekly newspaper distributed in Bainbridge Island,Washington. The Review is primarily focused on Bainbridge Island and its surrounding communities.
Hal Koerner is an American distance runner specializing in ultramarathon running. Hal won the HardRock 100 and has back to back victories at Western States 100 in 2007 and 2009.
Anton Krupicka is an American ultra-runner. He has won the Leadville 100 twice,the Miwok 100K,the Rocky Raccoon 100 Miler,the Collegiate Peaks 50 Miler,the White River 50 Miler twice,the High Mountain 50k and the Estes Park Marathon.
Drew Derrick Hansen is an American lawyer,author,and politician serving as a member of the Washington Senate from the 23rd district since 2023. He previously represented the same district in the Washington House of Representatives.
Toe Jam Hill,425 feet tall,is the high point on Bainbridge Island,Washington and one of the highest points in Kitsap County,Washington.
Max King is an American ultra-marathoner. He was the winner at the 2014 IAU 100 km World Championships and the 2011 World Mountain Running Championships. King earned the bronze medal at the 2016 NACAC Cross Country Championships / Pan American Cross Country Cup.
Sage Clifton Read Canaday is an American long-distance runner and ultramarathoner.
Oz Pearlman is an American mentalist,magician and athlete who lives and works in the United States. He performs as a mentalist under the name "Oz the Mentalist",and has successfully appeared on America's Got Talent,winning third-place in Season 10 (2015).
Jim Walmsley is an American long-distance runner. An ultra-trail specialist,his wins include the JFK 50 Mile in 2014,2015 and 2016,the Lake Sonoma 50 in 2016 and 2018,the Tarawera Ultramarathon in 2017,and the Western States 100 in 2018,2019,2021,and 2024. He holds several course records,including the Western States 100,set in 2018 and further improved by 21 minutes in 2019. In 2023,he became the first American man to win the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.
John Wade Kelly is an American endurance athlete who specializes in ultrarunning.
A Fastest Known Time (FKT) is the speed record for a running,hiking or cycling route. Unlike most endurance sports competitions such as marathon world records,FKTs are self-organized and done alone or in small groups. FKTs are most popular on long trails suitable for thru-hiking or ultramarathon trail running such as the Appalachian Trail,the Pennine Way,and the John Muir Trail.
Buzz Burrell is an American ultrarunner,outdoor athlete,and businessman. Burrell began trail running and ultramarathons during the infancy of the sport in America during the late 1960s and early '70s at events such as the Pikes Peak Marathon.
Blackbird Bakery is a bakery on Bainbridge Island,in the U.S. state of Washington. Established in 1999,the business is owned by Jeff Shepard and Heidi Umphenour. The menu includes various pastries and desserts,as well as coffee and other drinks. Blackbird has garnered a positive reception.
Sandra Villines is an ultramarathon runner most well known for breaking a world record for fastest time for a woman to complete the 3000 mile coast-to-coast crossing of the United States by foot,as of November 2017. Villines finished in 54 days,16 hours,and 24 minutes,breaking South African Mavis Hutchinson's time of 69 days,2 hours,and 40 minutes. This record was broken again in November 2023 by Jenny Hoffman who completed the Trans America Run in 47 days,12 hours,and 35 minutes.
Tyler C. Andrews is an American long-distance runner. A trail running,ultra-marathon,and mountaineering specialist,he earned a silver medal at the 2016 IAU 50 km World Championships and,in 2019,he won the USA Track and Field 50 Mile National Championship by winning Tussey Mountainback 50 Miler. As of 2024,Andrews competes for La Sportiva's professional team.
