Founded in 2013, Peninsula Adventure Sports was created to showcase the Olympic Peninsula as one of the premier outdoor recreation destinations in the country.
With each event, race directors aim to create healthy and fun events at reasonable prices that also benefit the community by creating partnerships, enhancing tourism and boosting the local economy. We also provide charitable donations to groups that maintain recreational assets on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Tim Tucker is a Port Angeles / Olympic Peninsula enthusiast who has always in some way been organizing people in the community to have healthy fun. He was with the YMCA for 5 years as the “minister of fun” and Athletic Director. He has worked at Peninsula College for the past 10 years as Director of Soccer Operations, Assistant Soccer Coach, teaching P.E, running intramurals and many other positions as needed. He is currently working as the Alumni and Development Manager for the Peninsula College Foundation. Tim is also a board member for the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce and a commissioner on the City of Port Angeles Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Board.
Lorrie Mittmann grew up in Wisconsin. After 8 years as a seasonal employee for the National Park Service, she fell in love with the Olympic Peninsula and decided to stay in beautiful Port Angeles. She has a passion for trails and outdoor recreation, which leads her to promote and perform volunteer trail work. For 5 years, Lorrie worked for Clallam County as the Volunteer Coordinator for the Olympic Discovery Trail, and led trail construction of the then-new Adventure Trail. She was the Stewardship Director at North Olympic Land Trust for 12 years, and during that time founded Peninsula Adventure Sports.
Some of our races are quite logistically complex, and need a whole team to direct the race. This is the case with Big Hurt. This group of people meets and works for nearly a year in order to bring the race to athletes and the community. We appreciate their dedication.
Giving Back
DONATIONS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
As a way of giving back, a portion of event registrations is donated to local organizations, with a focus on groups that construct and maintain recreational assets or encourage youth to be active in the outdoors. Below is a list of the non-profit or youth groups we donate to.
Peninsula Trails Coalition has worked tirelessly on the Olympic Discovery Trail and Olympic Adventure Trail for over 20 years. We support their mission to “promote construction, maintenance, and use of the Olympic Discovery Trail as a nationally significant, non-motorized, multi-use trail across the North Olympic Peninsula”, and their vision to “create and sustain the Olympic Discovery Trail as a world-class, multi-use, non- motorized trail system connecting communities across the North Olympic Peninsula, while serving as a catalyst for recreation, community health, transportation, and economic development.”
The Peninsula Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen of Washington is powerhouse of trail maintenance on the Olympic Peninsula. This group has few boundaries, working within Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest Service wilderness areas, Washing Department of Natural Resources, and Washington State Parks. They are often the first ones out each spring, opening trails for us all to enjoy.
Top Left Trails Co-op started in 2018. This group has spent countless hours building a new mountain bike park called Colville Trails. This facility is great for youth and adults alike to learn practice biking skills.This allows for a safer transition from beginner trails like the Olympic Adventure Trail to the technically challenging trails at Dry Hill. There is something for every rider at the park!
Port Angeles High School NJROTC (and their parents!)show up for Big Hurt every year. They carry kayaks, they help set up, they schlep bicycles - they are willing to help in any way. Their help also includes [Including] adding SPIRIT to the race!
The Sequim High School Cross Country Team really stepped up for Frosty Moss Relay. They adopted not one, not two, but THREE transition zones for the race. Long hours and cold temperatures don’t stop these runners as they support the race participants make it 80 miles across the peninsula.
STEWARDSHIP
We also take on our own stewardship work. Peninsula Adventure Sports adopts a section of the Adventure Trail and takes care of trail maintenance. In addition, we have purchased and are in the middle of installing, entirely new identification and routing signs on the whole 25 miles of Adventure Trail.
