For 30 hours starting the morning of Friday, July 14, 24 runners representing the Assessor, DES, DNRP, FBOD, RALS, KCIT, WLRD, King County Council, DCHS, the Regional Homelessness Authority, DAJD, the Environmental Lab, DHR, and the Executive Office took to the roads in the annual Ragnar Northwest Passage, an approximately 200-mile relay from far north Blaine to Whidbey Island’s Langley.

This is the first year King County fielded two full teams in this legendary annual run. 

Running through the night, the King County Ragnariffics (pictured above) and King County Bureaufasts (pictured below) scored 9th and 12th respectively in their division, surviving sweltering temperatures and cloudless skies to arrive at the Island County fairgrounds finish line Saturday afternoon. 

Since 2019, King County’s team(s) have also managed the Leg 34/Mutiny Bay aid station, offering water, electrolytes, and oranges to runners at the top of one of Whidbey’s sun-baked steep hills. The station has earned universal praise from runners, teams, and Ragnar support staff. 

Ragnariffics captain Consuelo Norris and Bureaufasts captain Al Dams look forward to 2024. If you want more information about King County’s Ragnar teams, contact Consuelo Norris, Al Dams, or Seth Watson.