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Jeff Browning

USA
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Ultra Win

THE STORY

**Jeff Browning**, known throughout the ultrarunning community as "Bronco Billy," is one of the most durable 100-mile runners in the sport's history. Based in Flagstaff, Arizona, he has finished more than 200 ultramarathons and collected over 40 career wins, the majority of them at distances of 100 miles or longer.

His breakthrough at the sport's most demanding race came at the 2018 Hardrock 100, which he won at age 46 in 26:20:21 on the clockwise course through the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. That win made him the oldest Hardrock champion in the event's history at the time and cemented his reputation for late-career mountain form. He is a seven-time Hardrock finisher.

Browning's record at the 100-mile distance is built on consistency across very different courses. He won the HURT 100 in Hawaii in 2016 (21:22:00), the Hardrock 100 in 2018, the Bear 100 in Utah in 2019 (19:55:00), and the Moab 240 in 2022 (57:27:57), a 240-mile race through the Utah desert. He has also won the Bighorn 100 four times across his career.

He is the only man over 50 to be ranked in the top ten of UltraRunning Magazine's North American Ultrarunner of the Year, an honor he has received eight times. Outside of racing he coaches endurance athletes through his Go Bronco Billy platform.

PERSONAL BESTS

100 Mile
19:55:00
Bear 100Sep 27, 2019
100 Mile
21:22:00
HURT 100Jan 16, 2016
100 Mile
26:20:21
Hardrock 100Jul 20, 2018
240 Mile
57:27:57
Moab 240Oct 7, 2022

CAREER TIMELINE

2022
Moab 240 Win
Won the 240-mile Moab 240 in 57:27:57, extending his range to the 200-mile distance.
2019
Bear 100 Win
Won the Bear 100 in Utah in 19:55:00.
2018
Hardrock 100 Win
Won the Hardrock 100 at age 46, becoming the oldest champion at the time.
2016
HURT 100 Win
Won the HURT 100 in Hawaii in 21:22:00.
2002
First 100 Mile Finish
Finished his first 100-mile race at the Western States 100 in 23:38.

RACE HISTORY

4 results across 4 races
2022
57:27:57
2019
19:55:00
2018
26:20:21
2016
21:22:00

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