Former British Army Captain Tom Evans first announced himself to the ultra-running world with a third-place finish – and the best result ever achieved by a European – at the 2017 Marathon des Sables: a brutal 251km desert marathon widely regarded as one of the toughest races on the planet.
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Since then, he’s claimed a heroic last-gasp victory at the 101km CCC (part of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc weekend), third place at the iconic Western States 100-mile race – recording the fastest ever overseas time – and bagged multiple other course records at home and further afield.