# Buzz Burrell

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{{Short description|American ultra runner}}
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| nationality    = American
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1951|10|31}}
| birth_place     = Michigan
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| country        = {{USA}}
| sport          = Ultramarathon 
| coach          = Self
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'''Buzz Burrell''' (born October 31, 1951) is an American [ultrarunner](/source/ultramarathon), outdoor athlete, and businessman.<ref name="USATF"/> 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](/source/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](/source/Fastest_Known_Time) concept and associated website with Peter Bakwin.<ref name="trailrunnermag">{{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](/source/Trail_Runner_Magazine) }}</ref> He personally set a wide array of fastest times and first attempts at routes such as the [Colorado Trail](/source/Colorado_Trail) and [John Muir Trail](/source/John_Muir_Trail).<ref name="trailrunnermag"/><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>  In addition to trail running as a [USATF](/source/USATF) Masters Trail Champion,<ref name="USATF">{{citation |url=http://oldserver.usatf.org/athletes/bios/MountainUltraTrail/Burrell_Buzz.asp |title=Buzz Burrell |work=Athlete Bios |publisher=[USATF](/source/USATF) }}</ref> he has set speed records in other outdoor sports such as climbing routes in the [Flatirons](/source/Flatirons).<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.climbing.com/news/new-flatiron-speed-records/ |date=October 28, 2003 |title=New Flatiron Speed Records |work=[Climbing](/source/Climbing_(magazine)) }}</ref>

Professionally, Burrell has managed the [La Sportiva](/source/La_Sportiva) mountain running team, owned an [organic farm](/source/organic_farm), and was a brand director for outdoor clothing and equipment retailer [Ultimate Direction](/source/Ultimate_Direction).<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Chase |first=Adam |date=December 2007 |work=Running Times |title=Tarzan of the Plains }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref> Burrell is the host of The Buzz podcast sponsored by UltraSignup.<ref>{{citation |url=https://news.ultrasignup.com/all-podcasts/ |title= UltraSignup Podcasts |work=UltraSignup }}</ref>

Burrell was inducted into the inaugural TrailCon Hall of Fame in June, 2025. 

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