Welcome back or welcome to the Single Track podcast.

I am your host, Finn Melanson, and in this episode we talk with Tom Evans, a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrix and Red Bull based outside of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

Tom has become one of the very best mountain ultra trail runners in the world over the past three to four years with notable results at

some of the most important races in our sport including a win at ccc in 2018 and a sub 15-hour

podium finish at western states in 2019 what stands out to me though is tom's level of

commitment to the sport in the depth

to which he prepares for each event. In my humble opinion, his lifestyle and his overall

approach represents the cutting edge for athletes in our sport, and I do think it will become

the norm, especially for those that are fully professional by the end of the decade.

Specifically, we talk about how Tom navigated the rehab process and return from a significant

knee injury in 2021. His 22 racing schedule, which revolves around UTMB, the day-to-block

training playbook for professional ultra runnersrunners, why so few professional

athletes in our sport have made the jump to full-time that he has, his thoughts on trail running

teams, how he creates an environment where success is inevitable, and much more.

Let's get started.

Welcome, Tom.

Thank you. and much more. Let's get started. Welcome, Tom. Tom Evans, welcome to the single track podcast.

Finn, thank you very much. Thanks for having me. Super excited to be on.

So I think most folks who listen to this show know who you are. You're one of the better athletes in our sport for sure, not just in Europe, but internationally. That said, if there are

any folks that might not know who you are, can you just give a little bit about your background,

who you run for, and what events you specialize in on our scene?

So, yeah, of course.

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