PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: A photo finish at the Bon Jon Pass Out

Published 1:45 pm Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Editor’s Note: The Why-Not-Chee gravel bike race originally scheduled in July has been canceled.

QUILCENE — For one of the few times in recent memory, Bon Jon Pass Out Gravel Unravel competitors didn’t end up caked in mud.

The weather was dry and warm for this weekend’s race, which went high into the Olympic Mountains between Quilcene and Blyn. A total of 245 riders took on the passes above Quilcene, some of them coming from as far away Utah, California, Montana, Oregon and British Columbia.

The Bon Jon Pass Out is put on by Peninsula Adventure Sports.

The Bon Jon Pass Out began and ended at Worthington Park in Quilcene with a 32-mile short course with 4,000 feet of elevation gain, a 55-mile medium course with 6,000 feet of cumulative elevation gain and an 80-mile-long course with 9,000 feet of cumulative elevation gain. The high point on all three courses was 3,591 feet in elevation, with the starting line in Quilcene at 39 feet above sea level.

There was an exciting photo finish in the overall short course winner. For the first time ever, the finish was so close, Gavin Gamble of Port Angeles and Douglas Liedle of Issaquah were declared co-winners with identical times of 2 hours, 10 minutes, 53 seconds.

“It was just too uncertain with the way the timing system works and the angle of the camera shot,” said race director Lorrie Mittman.

The overall medium course winner was Alder Threlkeld of Seattle (3:22:44), while the long course winner was Ben Schauland of Seattle in 4:39:30.

The women’s long course winner was Rebecca Book of Seattle (5:37:33), the women’s medium course winner was Alyssa Carr of Seattle (3:31:24) and the women’s short course winner was Jamie Rogers of Mercer Island in 2:28:20.

For full results, go online at https://tinyurl.com/BonJonResults2026.

The next race to be put on by Peninsula Adventure Sports is the Great Olympic Adventure Trail run on Sept. 12, a half-marathon, marathon and 50K trail run in the mountains west of Port Angeles.

Full category winners include:

Bon Jon Pass-Out

Saturday

Long Course

Overall — Ben Schauland, Seattle, 4:39:30.

Women — Rebecca Book, Seattle, 5:37:33.

Masters 45-plus — Cory Forrest, Vancouver, B.C., 5:08:39.

Women’s Masters 45-plus — Mailusa Bai, Port Angeles, 7:12:36.

Super Masters 60-plus — Christian Zauner, Silverdale, 5:36:29

Women’s Super Masters 60-plus — Carla Wigen, Ravensdale, 7:56:31.

Medium Course

Overall — Alder Threlkeld, Seattle, 3:22:44.

Women — Alyssa Carr, Seattle, 3:31:24.

Masters 45-plus — Joe Holmes, Bainbridge Island, 3:34:24.

Women’s Masters 45-plus — Sally Moore, Seattle, 4:10:22.

Super Masters 60-plus — Kempton Baker, Seattle, 3:53:43.

Women’s Super Masters 60-plus — Carol Kester, Sequim, 4:45:22.

Single Speed — Craig Isenberg, Port Townsend, 4:09:30.

Juniors under 18 — Teo Gaffney, Bainbridge Island, 3:45:21.

Short Course

Overall — Gavin Gamble, PA; Douglas Liedle, Issaquah (tie), 2:10:43.

Women — Jamie Rogers, Mercer Island, 2:28:20.

Masters 45-plus — Dwayne Dabbs, Gig Harbor, 2:44:20.

Super Masters 60-plus — John Nilssen, Bainbridge Island, 2:41:46.

Women’s Super Masters 60-plus — Robin Long, Seattle, 2:47:52.

Non-Binary — Austen James, Silverdale, 2:54:08.