Buzz Burrell

{{Short description|American ultra runner}}

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Buzz Burrell (born October 31, 1951) 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.

Burrell first gained notoriety for his variety of outdoor accomplishments, especially ultra-endurance events and backcountry travel, which eventually led to his invention of Fastest Known Time concept and associated website with Peter Bakwin.{{citation |url=https://www.trailrunnermag.com/people/profiles-people/father-of-the-fastest-known-time |title=Father of the Fastest Known Time |last=Griffith |first=Samuel |work=Trail Runner Magazine }} He personally set a wide array of fastest times and first attempts at routes such as the Colorado Trail and John Muir Trail.{{cite book|author1=Adam W. Chase|author2=Nancy Hobbs|title=Ultimate Guide to Trail Running|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0kIWPIoakWUC|date=9 February 2010|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7627-6269-9|page=56}}{{Cite web|title=Buzz Burrell {{!}} Fastest Known Time|url=https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/buzz-burrell|access-date=2021-07-09|website=fastestknowntime.com|language=en}} In addition to trail running as a USATF Masters Trail Champion,{{citation |url=http://oldserver.usatf.org/athletes/bios/MountainUltraTrail/Burrell_Buzz.asp |title=Buzz Burrell |work=Athlete Bios |publisher=USATF }} he has set speed records in other outdoor sports such as climbing routes in the Flatirons.{{citation |url=https://www.climbing.com/news/new-flatiron-speed-records/ |date=October 28, 2003 |title=New Flatiron Speed Records |work=Climbing }}

Professionally, Burrell has managed the La Sportiva mountain running team, owned an organic farm, and was a brand director for outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Ultimate Direction.{{cite magazine |last=Chase |first=Adam |date=December 2007 |work=Running Times |title=Tarzan of the Plains }}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.podiumrunner.com/events/buzz-burrell-gear-innovator-trail-sage-explorer/ |title=Buzz Burrell: Gear Innovator, Trail Sage, Explorer |date=February 14, 2015 |work=Competitor }}{{citation |url=https://www.irunfar.com/new-directions-buzz-burrell-and-the-ultimate-direction-signature-series |title=New Directions: Buzz Burrell and the Ultimate Direction Signature Series |work=iRunFar }} Burrell is the host of The Buzz podcast sponsored by UltraSignup.{{citation |url=https://news.ultrasignup.com/all-podcasts/ |title= UltraSignup Podcasts |work=UltraSignup }}