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Jeff Browning

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Jeff Browning, also known as Bronco Billy, is an ultrarunner, endurance coach and designer. His personal website describes a long career in trail ultras alongside one-to-one endurance coaching.

Roles
Ultrarunner and endurance coachSelf-described.Source

26 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

23 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Jeff Browning — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 4 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 1 editorial issueAug 2024: 2 editorial issuesSep 2024: 1 editorial issueOct 2024: 0 editorial issuesNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 1 editorial issueJan 2025: 2 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 3 editorial issuesMar 2025: 0 editorial issuesApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 1 editorial issueJul 2025: 0 editorial issuesAug 2025: 0 editorial issuesSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 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: 2 editorial issuesJun 2026: 1 editorial issueJul 2026: 1 editorial issueAug 2026: 2 editorial issuesSep 2026: 4 editorial issuesOct 2026: 2 editorial issuesNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 4Nov 2026

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

Sponsor mentions, repeated links and polls are excluded. Credits within editorial items may count. Read the supporting timeline ↓

In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

Published in TUM

Browning reflects on gratitude after TDS

Jeff Browning shared a reflection on happiness, melancholy and gratitude 54 days after his cardiac arrest at TDS. The personal reflection is attributed to his own account; no new family biography or medical inference is added.

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A return-to-running update

TUM linked Jeff Browning’s first hike-jog update following the health event he had publicly disclosed.

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Browning home with family

TUM linked Browning’s return home to Flagstaff. This was a personal recovery update as of September 14.

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Browning’s journey home

TUM linked Jeff Browning’s grateful update as he began travelling home from Geneva.

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Browning’s Monday update

TUM linked Browning’s expectation of another surgical appointment and further healing before travel. This remains a dated first-person update.

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Browning checks in from France

TUM linked Browning’s own account of leaving hospital for an apartment after procedures and surgery, with more recovery time in France expected.

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Browning’s family and Jurek updates

TUM linked reports of successful surgeries and early progress while explicitly noting further care and recovery ahead.

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Browning’s family statement

TUM linked the family’s report of Browning’s TDS emergency and medical care. It is a dated attributed statement.

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Western States masters performances

Puretz ran 17:24:37 at 43, behind Nilsson’s 2024 masters benchmark of 16:56:52. Browning, explicitly called Bronco Billy, ran 18:03 for the men’s 50–59 record seven weeks after Cocodona.

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Western States runners beyond the usual spotlight

Jeff Browning was among the runners discussed in Ultra Uncovered’s Western States preview.

Earlier coverage (16)
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Browning debriefs Cocodona

Jeff Browning described difficult late miles at Cocodona and named Western States as his next race. The first-person debrief and forward plan remain separate from later results.

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Brown’s Sedona record and earlier Black Canyon win

TUM cited Browning’s 2023 Sedona Canyons record as the earlier benchmark.

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Browning’s Colorado Trail Film

Skin in the Game revisited Browning’s earlier Colorado Trail FKT in a documentary newly released when TUM linked it in June 2025.

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Browning and Nordell at LOViT 100

Won LOViT 100 with a reported course record, his 31st 100-mile win; TUM described solo running from drop bags.

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

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Coury and Harris discuss The Chase

Named as an athlete subject of The Chase, an upcoming film about the 2024 Cocodona 250 in this February 2025 report.

Published in TUM

The Chase trailer revisits Cocodona 2024

Was named as a subject of The Chase’s 2024 race account.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: February 14, 2025

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Browning’s Coldwater DNF and later target

Jeff Browning withdrew from 2025 Coldwater 100Mile at mile 42 and then targeted a Western States 50-plus age-group record later that year. The plan is not a record achieved.

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

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Browning’s six-hour win

Jeff Browning covered43.7 miles to win Across the Years’ six-hour event, describing it as preparation for Coldwater Rumble100. A completed six-hour result and a later race plan are separate.

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Free Outside’s month of Jeff interviews

TUM highlighted Jeff Garmire’s December guest series with Jeff Mogavero, Jeff Colt, Jeffrey Binney, Jeff Browning andJeff Pelletier. Guest discussion topics do not establish new finishes, coaching or personal relationships.

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Altra’s The Lifer film about Browning

Altra Running released The Lifer, a film about Jeff Browning.

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Browning completes the west-to-east Collegiate West route

TUM reported his west-to-east Collegiate West completion in 7 days, 9 hours and 35 minutes, a directional FKT short of the overall mark.

Event date: August 25, 2024 · TUM publication: August 26, 2024

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Browning starts his Colorado Trail attempt

TUM reported his start from Durango and intended Collegiate West route; no completion or recognition decision was reported in this update.

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Browning discusses the attempt on Freetrail

His Freetrail appearance discussed the Colorado Trail attempt; no completion follows from the interview.

Published in TUM

Browning’s Freetrail episode link

Named in the linked Freetrail episode, whose title includes his Colorado Trail FKT attempt and other race topics.

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Mountain Outpost covers Browning’s attempt

His Colorado Trail attempt had Mountain Outpost preview and daily coverage links in TUM.

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High Lonesome’s 2024 podiums and fourth places

TUM reported Jeff Browning as fourth man at High Lonesome 100 in 2024, without giving a finish time.

Repeated links & other mentions (4)
Repeated link

Repeated Browning reflection

The most-viewed module repeated Browning’s previously linked reflection; it supplied no new medical development.

Repeated link

Prior-issue link highlight

The most-viewed module linked earlier coverage. This is a repeated link, rather than new reporting.

Repeated link

Jeff Browning’s Monday update

The issue repeated this link from earlier coverage. It is not a new report.

Repeated link

Scott Jurek’s Jeff Browning update

The issue repeated this link from earlier coverage. It is not a new report.

Connections

18:03 · men’s 50–59 record

Western States 100

Puretz ran 17:24:37 at 43, behind Nilsson’s 2024 masters benchmark of 16:56:52. Browning, explicitly called Bronco Billy, ran 18:03 for the men’s 50–59 record seven weeks after Cocodona.

Source

Named subject in Western States preview

Ultra Uncovered

Ultra Uncovered’s preview discussed seven named runners beyond the usual Golden Ticket and returning-top-10 spotlight.

Source

2025 winner and reported course record

LOViT 100

Jeff Browning won LOViT 100 with a reported course record in his 55th career 100-miler, running alone from drop bags. Ashley Nordell was second overall and first woman; Karl Meltzer completed his 88th career 100-miler.

Source

Named athlete subject of the upcoming film

The Chase

Jamil Coury and filmmaker Dylan Harris discussed the upcoming film The Chase about the 2024 Cocodona 250. TUM identified Michael Versteeg, Joe McConaughy, Mike McKnight, Jeff Browning and Arlen Glick as athlete subjects whose lives and training the film explores.

Source
Sources & notes

Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.

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

The January 2025 live-report distances differ from the organizer’s retained Across the Years index. Interim leads and apparent records are not promoted to final ratified outcomes.

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.

    This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 20, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.

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