Jez Bragg

Jeremy Bragg (born 13 April 1981)[1] is a British ultramarathon runner.

A notable performance early in Bragg’s running career was at the West Highland Way Race in 2006 which he won in a time of 15:44, then a course record.[2] The next year, he was the United Kingdom 100k champion[3] and finished in eighteenth position at the IAU 100 km World Championships in Winschoten.[4]

In 2009, Bragg was victorious at both the Anglo Celtic Plate 100k, where he finished in a time of 6:58,[5] and in the 100k race at the Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships in Keswick.[6] The same year, he competed in the 100 mile Western States Endurance Run, finishing in third place. He returned to the latter event in 2011, when he was fourth in a time of 15:55.[7]

Bragg won the UTMB in 2010 when it was restarted over a shortened route after the initial race was cancelled due to inclement weather and a mudslide.[8]

In 2011, he set a course record of 10:06 at the Fellsman in the Yorkshire Dales.[9]

Bragg set the fastest known time for Te Araroa in New Zealand in late 2012 and early 2013, completing the route of approximately 3,050 kilometres (1,900 mi) in fifty-three days.[10] The record was broken in 2020 when George Henderson completed Te Araroa in forty-nine days. However, the completions were not strictly comparable as Henderson used powered transport around breaks in the trail whereas Bragg's entire journey was self-powered, including paddling across the Cook Strait.[11]

Bragg ran Ramsay's Round in 2015 in a time of 18:12, which stood briefly as the record until it was beaten by John Ascroft.[12]

References
  1. The North Face: Jez Bragg, Ultra Runner.
  2. Sidetracked: Where The Mind Leads - An Interview with Jez Bragg.
  3. UK Athletics: UK 100k Championships.
  4. Ultrarunning World: 100km World Championships 2007.
  5. ARRS: Anglo Celtic Plate.
  6. IAAF: Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Running Champs – Report.
  7. Grough: Bragg Slips to Fourth in Western States 100.
  8. iRunFar: UTMB 2010 Results and Report: Bragg and Hawker Win!
  9. Grough: Jez Bragg Takes the Fellsman Title in Record Time.
  10. iRunFar: Jez Bragg Completes 3,054-Kilometer Te Araroa Trail Expedition.
  11. Fastest Known Time: George Henderson - Te Araroa.
  12. Jonny Muir, The Mountains are Calling (Dingwall, 2018).
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