Personal information | |
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Born | Concord, Massachusetts, United States | 4 May 1990
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
Website | https://www.tylercandrews.com |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Event(s) | Marathon, ultramarathon, trail running, mountaineering |
College team | Tufts University |
Team | La Sportiva |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) |
5000m: 14:22.93 10,000 m: 29:06 ½-marathon: 1:03:38 Marathon: 2:15:52 50km: 2:42:56 50 miles: 5:43:26 |
Tyler C. Andrews (born May 4, 1990) [1] is an American long-distance runner. A trail running, ultra-marathon, and mountaineering specialist, he earned a silver medal at the 2016 IAU 50 km World Championships [2] and, in 2019, he won the USA Track and Field 50 Mile National Championship by winning Tussey Mountainback 50 Miler. [3] As of 2024, Andrews competes for La Sportiva's professional team. [4]
Andrews has set more than 65 Fastest known time running records, including the speed records for ascent and descent of Mt. Kilimanjaro [5] and Mt. Aconcagua [6] in 2023, the Mt. Everest Base Camp Trail [7] in 2024, and Ojos del Salado in 2021. [8]
In addition, Andrews qualified for and ran in the 2016 and 2020 United States Olympic Trials Marathon, qualifying with a 10th place, 2-hour, 16-minute, 59-second finish at the 2014 California International Marathon [9] and a 2-hour, 17-minute, 44-second finish to win the 2018 Vermont City Marathon. [10]
Andrews is also a survivor of Aplastic Anemia and an advocate for research and support via the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation. [11]
Andrews grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and was diagnosed with Aplastic anemia, a rare and often fatal blood disease, at age 6 in January, 1997. [12] He was treated successfully throughout 1997 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and has been in remission ever since. [13]
Andrews attended Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts. He ran cross country, but showed little promise as a national caliber runner, with a personal best of only 18:30 for 5km. [14]
Andrews attended Skidmore College for one year [15] before transferring to Tufts University where he ran NCAA Division III Cross Country and Track and field and studied mechanical engineering. [16] He qualified for the 10,000m race at the 2012 NCAA Division 3 Track & Field National Championship, where he placed 11th and the 2012 NCAA Division 3 Cross Country Championship, where he placed 104th. [17] He graduated in 2013 with personal best times of 14:45.89 for 5,000m and 30:22.82 for 10,000m. [18]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
2013 | Boston's Run to Remember Half Marathon | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 1st (Course Record) | Half-marathon | 1 h 7 min 3 s [19] |
2014 | Vermont City Marathon | Burlington, Vermont, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2 h 20 min 26 s [20] |
2015 | USA Track & Field 50km Road Championships | Islip, New York, United States | 2nd | 50 km | 3 h 5 min 33 s [21] |
2015 | STRIVE Treadmill 10K | Arlington, Virginia, United States | 1st | 10km | 29 min 6 s [22] |
2015 | Boston Marathon Expo Treadmill Half Marathon | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 1st | Half-marathon | 1 h 3 min 38 |
2016 | US Olympic Team Trials Marathon | Los Angeles, California, United States | 83rd | Marathon | 2 h 33 min 30 s [23] |
2016 | Mad City 50K | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | 1st (Course Record) | 50 km | 2 h 56 min 1 s [24] |
2016 | Hudson Mohawk River Marathon | Albany, New York, United States | 1st (Course Record) | Marathon | 2 h 15 min 52 s [25] |
2016 | IAU 50km World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 50 km | 2 h 56 min 4 s [26] |
2017 | Mainichi Biwako Marathon | Otsu, Japan | 22nd | Marathon | 2 h 16 min 7 s [27] |
2017 | Vermont City Marathon | Burlington, Vermont, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2 h 19 min 41 s [28] |
2018 | Vermont City Marathon | Burlington, Vermont, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2 h 17 min 44 s [29] |
2019 | Valentine Invitational 5,000m | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 12th | 5,000m | 14 min 22.93 s |
2019 | Salkantay Inca Trail | Soraypampa, Cusco, Peru | World Record | 60 km | 6 h 13 min 02 s [30] |
2019 | Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile ( USATF 50 Mile National Championship) | Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | 1st (Course Record) | 50-mile | 5 h 43 min 26 s [31] |
2020 | US Olympic Team Trials Marathon | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 82nd | Marathon | 2 h 22 min 51 s [32] |
2020 | Chaski Challenge Treadmill 50K | Concord, Massachusetts, United States | 1st | 50 km | 2 h 42 min 56 s [33] |
2020 | Everest Base Camp Trail (Round Trip) | Lukla, Nepal | World Record | 110 km | 23 h 42 min 13 s [34] |
2021 | Ojos del Salado (Ascent and Descent) | Copiapo, Chile | World Record | 54 km | 9 h 29 min 46 s [35] |
2021 | Cotopaxi (Ascent and Descent) | Cotopaxi, Ecuador | World Record | 5 km | 1 h 36 min 35 s [36] |
2021 | Javelina Jundred 100K | McDowell, Arizona, United States | 1st | 100 km | 8 h 49 min 9 s [37] |
2022 | Leadville Trail Marathon | Leadville, Colorado, United States | 1st (Course Record) | Marathon | 3 h 22 min 24 s [38] |
2022 | Mt Fuji (Sea to Summit to Sea) | Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan | World Record | 75 km | 9 h 50 min 38 s [39] |
2023 | Aconcagua (Ascent and Descent) | Aconcagua, Mendoza Province, Argentina | World Record | 65 km | 11 h 24 min 46 s [40] |
2023 | Kilimanjaro (Ascent and Descent) | Mweka, Moshi District, Tanzania | World Record | 43 km | 6 h 37 min 57 s [41] |
2023 | Mount Washington Road Race | Gorham, New Hampshire, United States | 3rd | 12 km | 1 h 02 min 6 s [42] |
2023 | Three Passes Loop | Namche, Khumbu, Nepal | World Record | 85 km | 19 h 50 min 55 s [43] |
2024 | Cerro Provincia (Ascent and Descent) | Las Condes, Santiago, Chile | World Record | 24 km | 3 h 09 min 06 s [44] |
2024 | Ojos del Salado (Ascent) | Copiapo, Chile | World Record | 7 km | 2 h 22 min 52 s [45] |
2024 | Rucu Pichincha (Ascent) | Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador | World Record | 9km | 1 h 42 min 45 s [46] |
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Personal information | |
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Born | Concord, Massachusetts, United States | 4 May 1990
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
Website | https://www.tylercandrews.com |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Event(s) | Marathon, ultramarathon, trail running, mountaineering |
College team | Tufts University |
Team | La Sportiva |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) |
5000m: 14:22.93 10,000 m: 29:06 ½-marathon: 1:03:38 Marathon: 2:15:52 50km: 2:42:56 50 miles: 5:43:26 |
Tyler C. Andrews (born May 4, 1990) [1] is an American long-distance runner. A trail running, ultra-marathon, and mountaineering specialist, he earned a silver medal at the 2016 IAU 50 km World Championships [2] and, in 2019, he won the USA Track and Field 50 Mile National Championship by winning Tussey Mountainback 50 Miler. [3] As of 2024, Andrews competes for La Sportiva's professional team. [4]
Andrews has set more than 65 Fastest known time running records, including the speed records for ascent and descent of Mt. Kilimanjaro [5] and Mt. Aconcagua [6] in 2023, the Mt. Everest Base Camp Trail [7] in 2024, and Ojos del Salado in 2021. [8]
In addition, Andrews qualified for and ran in the 2016 and 2020 United States Olympic Trials Marathon, qualifying with a 10th place, 2-hour, 16-minute, 59-second finish at the 2014 California International Marathon [9] and a 2-hour, 17-minute, 44-second finish to win the 2018 Vermont City Marathon. [10]
Andrews is also a survivor of Aplastic Anemia and an advocate for research and support via the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation. [11]
Andrews grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and was diagnosed with Aplastic anemia, a rare and often fatal blood disease, at age 6 in January, 1997. [12] He was treated successfully throughout 1997 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and has been in remission ever since. [13]
Andrews attended Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts. He ran cross country, but showed little promise as a national caliber runner, with a personal best of only 18:30 for 5km. [14]
Andrews attended Skidmore College for one year [15] before transferring to Tufts University where he ran NCAA Division III Cross Country and Track and field and studied mechanical engineering. [16] He qualified for the 10,000m race at the 2012 NCAA Division 3 Track & Field National Championship, where he placed 11th and the 2012 NCAA Division 3 Cross Country Championship, where he placed 104th. [17] He graduated in 2013 with personal best times of 14:45.89 for 5,000m and 30:22.82 for 10,000m. [18]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
2013 | Boston's Run to Remember Half Marathon | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 1st (Course Record) | Half-marathon | 1 h 7 min 3 s [19] |
2014 | Vermont City Marathon | Burlington, Vermont, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2 h 20 min 26 s [20] |
2015 | USA Track & Field 50km Road Championships | Islip, New York, United States | 2nd | 50 km | 3 h 5 min 33 s [21] |
2015 | STRIVE Treadmill 10K | Arlington, Virginia, United States | 1st | 10km | 29 min 6 s [22] |
2015 | Boston Marathon Expo Treadmill Half Marathon | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 1st | Half-marathon | 1 h 3 min 38 |
2016 | US Olympic Team Trials Marathon | Los Angeles, California, United States | 83rd | Marathon | 2 h 33 min 30 s [23] |
2016 | Mad City 50K | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | 1st (Course Record) | 50 km | 2 h 56 min 1 s [24] |
2016 | Hudson Mohawk River Marathon | Albany, New York, United States | 1st (Course Record) | Marathon | 2 h 15 min 52 s [25] |
2016 | IAU 50km World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 50 km | 2 h 56 min 4 s [26] |
2017 | Mainichi Biwako Marathon | Otsu, Japan | 22nd | Marathon | 2 h 16 min 7 s [27] |
2017 | Vermont City Marathon | Burlington, Vermont, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2 h 19 min 41 s [28] |
2018 | Vermont City Marathon | Burlington, Vermont, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2 h 17 min 44 s [29] |
2019 | Valentine Invitational 5,000m | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 12th | 5,000m | 14 min 22.93 s |
2019 | Salkantay Inca Trail | Soraypampa, Cusco, Peru | World Record | 60 km | 6 h 13 min 02 s [30] |
2019 | Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile ( USATF 50 Mile National Championship) | Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | 1st (Course Record) | 50-mile | 5 h 43 min 26 s [31] |
2020 | US Olympic Team Trials Marathon | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 82nd | Marathon | 2 h 22 min 51 s [32] |
2020 | Chaski Challenge Treadmill 50K | Concord, Massachusetts, United States | 1st | 50 km | 2 h 42 min 56 s [33] |
2020 | Everest Base Camp Trail (Round Trip) | Lukla, Nepal | World Record | 110 km | 23 h 42 min 13 s [34] |
2021 | Ojos del Salado (Ascent and Descent) | Copiapo, Chile | World Record | 54 km | 9 h 29 min 46 s [35] |
2021 | Cotopaxi (Ascent and Descent) | Cotopaxi, Ecuador | World Record | 5 km | 1 h 36 min 35 s [36] |
2021 | Javelina Jundred 100K | McDowell, Arizona, United States | 1st | 100 km | 8 h 49 min 9 s [37] |
2022 | Leadville Trail Marathon | Leadville, Colorado, United States | 1st (Course Record) | Marathon | 3 h 22 min 24 s [38] |
2022 | Mt Fuji (Sea to Summit to Sea) | Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan | World Record | 75 km | 9 h 50 min 38 s [39] |
2023 | Aconcagua (Ascent and Descent) | Aconcagua, Mendoza Province, Argentina | World Record | 65 km | 11 h 24 min 46 s [40] |
2023 | Kilimanjaro (Ascent and Descent) | Mweka, Moshi District, Tanzania | World Record | 43 km | 6 h 37 min 57 s [41] |
2023 | Mount Washington Road Race | Gorham, New Hampshire, United States | 3rd | 12 km | 1 h 02 min 6 s [42] |
2023 | Three Passes Loop | Namche, Khumbu, Nepal | World Record | 85 km | 19 h 50 min 55 s [43] |
2024 | Cerro Provincia (Ascent and Descent) | Las Condes, Santiago, Chile | World Record | 24 km | 3 h 09 min 06 s [44] |
2024 | Ojos del Salado (Ascent) | Copiapo, Chile | World Record | 7 km | 2 h 22 min 52 s [45] |
2024 | Rucu Pichincha (Ascent) | Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador | World Record | 9km | 1 h 42 min 45 s [46] |
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