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Lauren Puretz

RunnerTrail ultrarunner

Lauren Puretz competes in trail ultras, with recorded Western States and UTMB finishes. In a 2024 interview, she also introduced herself as a gynecologist living in Colorado Springs.

Discipline
Trail ultrarunningExplicit completed-distance results.Source
Work background
GynecologistHer description in an April 2024 interview.Source

3 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

3 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Lauren Puretz — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 1 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 0 editorial issuesOct 2024: 0 editorial issuesNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 0 editorial issuesApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 0 editorial issuesAug 2025: 0 editorial issuesSep 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: 0 editorial issuesJun 2026: 0 editorial issuesJul 2026: 1 editorial issueAug 2026: 0 editorial issuesSep 2026: 1 editorial issueOct 2026: 0 editorial issuesNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 1Nov 2026

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

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Published in TUM

Run Rabbit Run’s results and prize plans

TUM covered Ryan Sullivan and Hannah Allgood’s wins, the changed-course record comparisons, race accounts and an announced 2027–28 winner-prize increase.

Published in TUM

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.

Published in TUM

The remaining women’s podium

TUM reported eighth at UTMB 2025 in 24:54:57, top American woman.

Connections

2026 100-mile result

Run Rabbit Run

TUM covered Ryan Sullivan and Hannah Allgood’s wins, the changed-course record comparisons, race accounts and an announced 2027–28 winner-prize increase.

Source

17:24:37 · second-fastest masters women’s time

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.

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Sources & notes

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

  • Freetrail / Ellie Pell Published April 19, 2024; exact publication time unstated · Checked Oct 20, 2026
  • UTMB World Undated official runner results; inspected October 20, 2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

Career context from two original public sources. 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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