Andy Jones-Wilkins

Who is Andy Jones-Wilkins?

Andy Jones-Wilkins is an elite ultra runner and educator. He began running ultramarathons in 1996 and 100-mile ultras in 2000, and became known for frequently finishing among the top few, without ever winning a race. This included, in 2005, coming in 2nd overall in the Western States 100 Mile, the Angeles Crest 100 Mile, and the Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile, though he won the Where's Waldo 100k. This changed in 2007, when he took first place in both the Vermont 100 Mile and the Grand Teton 100 Mile, also setting a new course record in the Grand Teton 100 Mile.

Better known by his nickname, "AJW", he is a member of the Patagonia Ultrarunning Team. Jones-Wilkens is best known as being a seven-times consecutive Western States Top-Ten Finisher. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he became Head of School at Tandem Friends School in July 2011.

Mr Jones-Wilkins is also a columnist for the Ultramarathon running website, iRunFar.com, penning the weekly column, "AJW's Taproom".