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Ultra Marathon LEGEND | Tom Evans #364

Posted on 7 August 202310 August 2023 by Chris Thrall

Ultra Marathon LEGEND, features Tom Evans who is a former captain in the British Army and a record breaking ultra runner.

Ultra Marathon LEGEND | Tom Evans

Ultra LEGEND, features Tom Evans, who is a former Welsh Guards British Army Captain. He first made his mark on the ultrarunning world in 2017, when he came third in the 251km desert ultra Marathon des Sables. Tom amazed once again in 2018, when he won the 101km CCC race at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, which also saw him take the top spot. He broke course records at the Coastal Challenge Costa Rica and the South Downs Way 50. At 2023’s Western States, the athlete took first place and even broke the record for the fastest overseas time at the Californian race. In 2020, Tom continued his great form at New Zealand’s Ultra Trail World Tour Tarawera, setting a new course record and laying down another marker for the year ahead.

Transcript from ‘Ultra Marathon LEGEND’ podcast

Tom – Veterans typically do much better than they should do on paper, just through to a shared mindset. Those who are military and they’ve got some understanding, it’s like being on exercise for five or six days. It’s miserable but the fun bits are fun and the miserable bits are miserable. It’s definitely up there as one of my favourite races and I will be going back at some point. Probably not in the too distant future. Probably not next year but after that, who knows?