Jeremy Bragg
Jeremy "Jez" Bragg (born April 13, 1981 ) is a British ultramarathon runner .
In 2001 he ran his first half marathon , in 2002 his first marathon . In 2004 he won the Marathon of Britain, a stage run over approx. 280 km over six days.
In 2006 he set the current course record in the West Highland Way Race , a 153 km race on the West Highland Way , with 15:44:50 h. In the following year he finished tenth at the Swiss Alpine Marathon and finished 18th at the 100 km World Championship held as part of the Run Winschoten . In 2009 he was British champion in the 100 km road race with his personal best of 6:58:00 h and, starting for England , Commonwealth champion over the same distance. He also finished third in the Western States Endurance Run that year .
In 2010 he won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc .
Jeremy Bragg lives in Warwick and starts for the Road Runners Club and the team from The North Face .
Web links
- Official website
- Jeremy Bragg in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
- Athlete portrait on the DUV statistics page
- 5 minutes with… Jez Bragg , interview on Mud, Sweat & Tears, April 3, 2009
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Running Champs - Report ( Memento of September 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). September 22, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bragg, Jeremy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bragg, Jez |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ultra marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1981 |