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Will Murray

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Will Murray is a trail ultrarunner whose results include second at Black Canyon 100K and a Javelina Jundred win in 2025. He followed those performances with ninth place at the 2026 Western States 100.

2026 Western States
Ninth · 15:23:12Matches named top-ten June coverage; no medical account added.Source
2025 Javelina
Winner · 12:10:12Original results history; separate from 2026 Western States placing.Source

20 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

13 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Will Murray — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 3 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: 2 editorial issuesMar 2025: 2 editorial issuesApr 2025: 1 editorial issueMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 2 editorial issuesJul 2025: 0 editorial issuesAug 2025: 0 editorial issuesSep 2025: 1 editorial issueOct 2025: 1 editorial issueNov 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: 3 editorial issuesJul 2026: 0 editorial issuesAug 2026: 0 editorial issuesSep 2026: 0 editorial issuesOct 2026: 0 editorial issuesNov 2026: 1 editorial issue
Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 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: 2; Mar 2025: 2; Apr 2025: 1; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 2; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 1; Oct 2025: 1; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 3; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 1.

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In The Ultra Minute

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Published in TUM

Accepted 2027 tickets and historical 2025 records

TUM retained Will Murray’s 2025 Javelina men’s record as the benchmark. Molke’s 2026 winning time was less than 90seconds slower.

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Western States men’s top ten

Will Murray: Named top10. Dated June 29 reporting; other editions and later outcomes remain distinct.

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Mogavero’s pre-Western States training account

Mogavero reflected on his training build and running around Missoula with Peterman and Murray. This is a dated pre-race account, separate from his later Western States and Run Rabbit Run finishes.

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Peterman’s longest training run

Peterman described a 42-mile, 9,200-foot Missoula run with Will Murray and Jeff Mogavero as part of his highest-volume Western States build.

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The 2025 Javelina course-record podiums

TUM reported Will Murray: Men’s win · course record 12:10:12 at the 2025 100-mile Javelina Jundred.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: October 30, 2025

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Murray’s return after missing Western States

TUM placed Murray’s 2025 Javelina win after his missed Western States debut and earlier Black Canyon runner-up finish. The return story is dated history, without a current health inference.

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Golden Tickets and a dated eligibility report

TUM reported acceptance of a 2026 Western States Golden Ticket after Javelina 2025.

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Open Fuel’s 2025 Javelina coverage

TUM reported Murray racing in Open Fuel kit, co-owner Zach Hauer finishing sixth and Addie Bracy third. These are dated race and brand observations.

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The reported Golden Ticket ledger

TUM linked the Western States Golden Ticket ledger showing Murray accepted, Roche declined and Woodward accepted. It also noted Black Canyon and Tarawera would share a date the following year; that is a dated schedule observation.

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Murray’s public social account

TUM linked Will Murray’s new Instagram account and existing Strava page as of October2025.

Earlier coverage (10)
Published in TUM

The 2025 Grand Traverse running results

TUM reported Will Murray: Men’s running win · course record 5:36:29 at the 2025 running Grand Traverse.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: September 6, 2025

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Murray withdraws and attends as a spectator

TUM reported his 2025 Western States withdrawal and spectator plans; no 2025 finish is inferred.

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

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Murray’s 2025 Western States withdrawal

TUM reported Will Murray withdrawing from Western States 2025 after dated health setbacks, planning to spectate and seek a 2026 entry. Plans do not establish a later start or finish.

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

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Coppinger joins Open Fuel

Named as already on Open Fuel’s U.S. roster in this 2025 report.

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Hauer’s recap and Open Fuel role

Open Fuel’s signing of Murray was recalled from the previous week.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 20, 2025

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Murray joins Open Fuel’s Elite team

Open Fuel announced his Elite team signing on March 13, 2025; TUM recalled his Black Canyon 100K runner-up finish and plans for Chuckanut and Western States.

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Murray discusses racing on Free Outside

Will Murray discussed his Black Canyon 100K second place and Golden Ticket on the Free Outside Podcast, along with his transition from cycling, work as a math teacher and approach to self-talk under race-day strain.

Published in TUM

Dower shares her Black Canyon weekend

TUM compared his “decision time” approach with Dower’s “going comatose” mantra.

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Murray and McConaughy complete the men’s podium

Finished second in 7:26:53, under the previous record, and secured a Golden Ticket.

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

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Murray reflects on his Golden Ticket race

Shared a Strava reflection after second at Black Canyon; TUM called him a former cyclist turned ultrarunner.

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

Repeated links & other mentions (2)
Repeated link

Murray’s earlier Western States account

TUM linked its earlier on-location Western States account about Will Murray. The repeated link is historical context.

Sponsor mention

A dated Open Fuel sponsor message

The October2025 issue carried an Open Fuel partnership message mentioning Will Murray and Addie Bracy and a discount code. This is historical sponsor coverage, not a current offer.

Connections

Named top10

Western States 100

Puppi finished second in 13:51:08, Montgomery third in 13:53:55 and Cardin fourth in 14:07:58; Miller, Peterman, Mogavero, Woodward, Murray and Kai completed the named top ten.

Source

Dated shared training account around Missoula

Jeff Mogavero

Mogavero reflected on his training build and running around Missoula with Peterman and Murray. This is a dated pre-race account, separate from his later Western States and Run Rabbit Run finishes.

Source

Shared 42-mile Missoula training run

Adam Peterman

Peterman described a 42-mile, 9,200-foot Missoula run with Will Murray and Jeff Mogavero as part of his highest-volume Western States build.

Source

Men’s win · course record 12:10:12

Javelina Jundred

Will Murray won the 2025 Javelina 100-mile in 12:10:12 ahead of David Roche and Canyon Woodward. Tara Dower set the women’s record in 13:31:47. These are 2025 edition results.

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Sources & notes

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

  • UTMB World Series Undated original source; publication time unknown · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

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

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