Tom Evans (runner)

Tom Evans, born 3 February 1992, is a British long-distance, trail and ultramarathon runner and a former British Army captain who is best known for winning the Western States Endurance Run in 2023 and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2025. He also won the CCC race at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc festival in 2018 and an individual bronze medal at the 2018 Trail World Championships. He grew up in Sussex, joined the British Army at 18, trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served as an officer in the Welsh Guards. He first gained international attention in 2017 at the Marathon des Sables, finishing third overall in 19:49:33 after entering on a bet with friends, and he won The Coastal Challenge in Costa Rica and the South Downs Way 50 in 2018.