Rhys Jenkins (runner)

Rhys Jenkins is a Welsh male ultramarathon runner who held the record for the fastest completion of the Wales Coast Path, from Chester to Chepstow. In 2015 he completed a 270 mile run across Death Valley, California, in a total of 107 hours. On 10 August 2020, having started on 21 July during the COVID-19 pandemic, he finished the 870 mile, 1,400 kilometre Wales Coast Path in 20 days 10 hours, beating the previous mark of 20 days 12 hours 55 minutes set by James Harcombe of New Zealand in 2017. Alan Bateson later beat his time in 2023. He is also a goodwill ambassador for the mental toughness fitness brand Rokman.