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Francesco Puppi

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Francesco Puppi is a trail ultrarunner whose first 100-mile race was the 2026 Western States 100. In his July 2 account, he described finishing second in 13:51:08 and reflecting on imperfect preparation.

100-mile debut
2026 Western States 100Athlete's July 2 account.Source

38 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

29 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Francesco Puppi — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 5 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 1 editorial issueOct 2024: 2 editorial issuesNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 4 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 3 editorial issuesMar 2025: 3 editorial issuesApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 2 editorial issuesJun 2025: 1 editorial issueJul 2025: 2 editorial issuesAug 2025: 1 editorial issueSep 2025: 1 editorial issueOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 1 editorial issueJun 2026: 5 editorial issuesJul 2026: 2 editorial issuesAug 2026: 0 editorial issuesSep 2026: 0 editorial issuesOct 2026: 1 editorial issueNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 5Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 1; Oct 2024: 2; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 4; Feb 2025: 3; Mar 2025: 3; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 2; Jun 2025: 1; Jul 2025: 2; Aug 2025: 1; Sep 2025: 1; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 1; Jun 2026: 5; Jul 2026: 2; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.

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In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

Published in TUM

Młynarczyk’s Templiers record and Puppi’s late win

Men’s winner: 6:32:20; one second outside the record at Grand Trail des Templiers.

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Sugden’s alternative Western States team scoring

Named in Sugden’s author-created Hoka men’s scoring grouping.

Published in TUM

Two Western States recap perspectives

Puppi reflected on his 13:51:08 runner-up debut and preparation after injury. Mogavero described early trouble and recovering to seventh; these are retrospective race accounts.

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Western States media and culture

Trappe covered race-week industry and storytelling; Glandorf’s linked publication covered gear culture; Hilary Ann Yang described photographing the top ten men and women while pregnant, and Case compared weather and field depth. These are dated media accounts.

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Western States course-record wins

Bouillard won in 13:46:15 and Lichter in 15:28:05. The race narrative distinguishes earlier leaders, old record benchmarks and final wins. The source’s record-margin wording is not silently corrected or adopted as a new calculation.

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Western States men’s top ten

Francesco Puppi: Second ·13:51:08. Dated June 29 reporting; other editions and later outcomes remain distinct.

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Western States post-race interviews

iRunFar published winner and podium interviews with Bouillard, the published Jenn Lichter, Puppi, Montgomery, Brady and Hogan. Media appearances remain separate from independently researched biographies.

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Freetrail’s Western States previews and interviews

Freetrail linked ten pre-race athlete interviews, a champions show with Schide, Olson, Kimball and Gallagher, and a named 100-mile debutants list. These are dated previews and media appearances.

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Western States pre-race interviews

Francesco Puppi: Western States pre-race interview.

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Puppi’s pre-debut Singletrack conversation

Francesco Puppi: Pre-debut conversation with Finn Melanson.

Earlier coverage (28)
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Puppi’s Going Further episode

Puppi released a Going Further episode reflecting on his path toward Western States, a prior Black Canyon setback and Chianti win. His discussion of injuries and confidence remains a dated personal account, not a present diagnosis or race-readiness finding.

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Puppi and Electric Cable Car discuss the sport

Francesco Puppi reflected on how 200-mile racing challenged his view of trail running, and Electric Cable Car responded with an argument for the sport’s breadth.

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The 2025 CCC men’s results

TUM reported his 2025 CCC win in 10:06:02.

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CCC’s reported Golden Tickets

TUM reported Francesco Puppi earning a Western States Golden Ticket from CCC 2025; acceptance was explicitly unconfirmed.

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Further 2025 Sierre-Zinal finishes

TUM reported Francesco Puppi finishing tenth at Sierre-Zinal in 2025.

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The July 2025 PTRA antidoping talk

TUM announced a PTRA talk led by Tim Tollefson, Ida Nilsson and Francesco Puppi for July 23,2025. It is a dated event announcement, not an allegation about any participant.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 19, 2025

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Lavaredo’s 2025 results and a future plan

TUM reported the 2025 Lavaredo 50 K men’s win in 4:02:31.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 4, 2025

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Puppi’s Lavaredo 50 K aspiration

TUM reported Francesco Puppi targeting sub-four hours at Lavaredo 50 K, against his 2023 mark of 4:02:16. The later 2025 result of 4:02:31 qualifies this unachieved goal.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 24, 2025

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A pregnancy-policy discussion

Called for a UTMB pregnancy-policy review after Case’s 2025 win; TUM identified him as a founding PTRA board member.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 23, 2025

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Puppi’s 2025 Canyons record

Francesco Puppi won the 2025 Canyons 100K in 08:04:36, improving the reported course record by about 40 minutes.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 2, 2025

Published in TUM

Puppi’s changing race information

Puppi described pushing under mistaken gap reports at the 2025 Canyons 100K before learning he had an eight-minute lead and winning by about 22 minutes.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 2, 2025

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Puppi declines his 2025 ticket

Puppi declined his 2025 Western States Golden Ticket after winning Canyons 100K, focusing instead on CCC and Worlds.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 2, 2025

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Montgomery gains the final men’s ticket

Puppi’s declined 2025 Western States ticket helped the Canyons roll-down reach fifth-place Ryan Montgomery.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 2, 2025

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Puppi and Wyder win Chianti 46K

Francesco Puppi and Judith Wyder won the men’s and women’s Chianti Marathon Trail 46K races, respectively.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 28, 2025

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Puppi reflects on Chuckanut 2024

Ahead of the 31st Chuckanut 50K, TUM linked Francesco Puppi’s reflection on winning the previous year’s race and calling it his most rewarding race experience of 2024.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: March 13, 2025

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Lichter narrates her Transgrancanaria Marathon win

TUM recalled his men’s Transgrancanaria Marathon win and crew traffic delays.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 5, 2025

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Transgrancanaria Marathon podiums

Won the 2025 Marathon after a late pass; TUM linked his post-race essay.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 27, 2025

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Cornell grades 2025 sponsorship moves

Cornell’s post covered his reported move from Nike to HOKA.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 14, 2025

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Puppi’s tentative 2025 Canyons plan

Tentatively planned his 2025 100K debut at Canyons.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 14, 2025

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PTRA announces a training discussion

PTRA announced a February 10,2025 training discussion with Kilian Jornet and Francesco Puppi at 7 p. m. CET, with free member entry and a€10 non-member donation. An announcement does not establish attendance or occurrence.

Event date: February 10, 2025 · TUM publication: February 7, 2025

Published in TUM

Boulder Boys’ January discussion

Eli Hemming appeared on the Boulder Boys Show to discuss upcoming racing. The episode also discussed Francesco Puppi’s Nike departure, a Black Canyon preview including Seth Ruhling, and Stian Angermund’s return.

Published in TUM

Puppi announces a three-year Hoka deal

Francesco Puppi announced a three-year Hoka contract in January 2025 after leaving Nike in 2024. His explanation of the move and criticism of a Nike advertisement remain attributed views.

Published in TUM

Puppi explains his Nike departure

Francesco Puppi discussed leaving Nike after five years and criticized the message of a Paris Olympics advertisement. His account emphasized respect and empathy; the quotation is his opinion, not proof of the brand’s intentions.

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Running Long discusses The Trail Team

Francesco Puppi interviewed Andy Wacker on Running Long about The Trail Team, its mentoring work and future plans. The source explicitly identified Wacker as its founder.

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Puppi’s dated Nike departure

Francesco Puppi announced the end of his Nike relationship as he looked toward 2025. His account of the split remains attributed and does not establish his current sponsor or a later contract.

Published in TUM

Puppi questions performance-index transparency

TUM linked his explanation and critique of how ITRA and UTMB performance indexes are calculated and represented.

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Puppi interviews Bouillard after UTMB

Interviewed Vincent Bouillard on Running Long about race strategy and life after UTMB.

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Julian Alps Sky Trail results

Won the Sky Trail in rounded 4:31; his earlier OCC runner-up finish was background.

Repeated links & other mentions (2)
Repeated link

Puppi’s Western States recap — repeated link

Repeated recommendation of Francesco Puppi’s Western States recap, distinct from new reporting and from Fraioli’s two companion links.

Repeated link

Canyons’ 2025 men’s ticket recipients

Puppi was identified as declining his 2025 Western States Golden Ticket.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 2, 2025

Latest win and earlier Western States debut

Publication dates order the accounts; race editions and previews stay separate.

Reported 2026-10-20

Templiers win

Won in 6:32:20, one second outside the course record.

TUM · Oct 20, 2026

Reported 2026-07-03

Western States runner-up

Finished his 100-mile debut second in 13:51:08.

TUM · Jul 3, 2026

Reported 2026-06-25

Earlier debut-list preview

Named in Freetrail’s 100-mile debutants list before the race.

TUM · Jun 25, 2026

Reported 2026-06-19

Earlier Western States debut preview

Finn Melanson interviewed him before his first 100-mile start; later runner-up and Templiers results remain above.

TUM · Jun 19, 2026

Connections

Men’s winner: 6:32:20; one second outside the record

Les Templiers

Francesco Puppi — Men’s winner: 6:32:20; one second outside the record at Les Templiers. Reported October 20, 2026.

Source

Personal recap, repeated recommendation

Western States 100

Repeated recommendation of Francesco Puppi’s Western States recap, distinct from new reporting and from Fraioli’s two companion links.

Source

Named in HOKA storytelling project

Hoka

Trappe covered race-week industry and storytelling; Glandorf’s linked publication covered gear culture; Hilary Ann Yang described photographing the top ten men and women while pregnant, and Case compared weather and field depth. These are dated media accounts.

Source

Post-race interview

iRunFar

iRunFar published winner and podium interviews with Bouillard, the published Jenn Lichter, Puppi, Montgomery, Brady and Hogan. Media appearances remain separate from independently researched biographies.

Source
Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

  • Francesco Puppi July2,2026; exact publication time unavailable · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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