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Tyler C. Andrews
Personal information
Born (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34)
Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Websitehttps://www.tylercandrews.com
Sport
Country United States
Event(s)Marathon, ultramarathon, trail running, mountaineering
College teamTufts University
TeamLa 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) 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 and, in 2019, he won the USA Track and Field 50 Mile National Championship by winning Tussey Mountainback 50 Miler. As of 2024, Andrews competes for La Sportiva's professional team.

Andrews has set more than 65 Fastest known time running records, including the speed records for ascent and descent of Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Aconcagua in 2023, the Mt. Everest Base Camp Trail in 2024, and Ojos del Salado in 2021.

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 and a 2-hour, 17-minute, 44-second finish to win the 2018 Vermont City Marathon.

Andrews is also a survivor of Aplastic Anemia and an advocate for research and support via the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation.

Career

Youth and Aplastic Anemia Treatment

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. He was treated successfully throughout 1997 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and has been in remission ever since.

High school

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 5 km.

College

Andrews attended Skidmore College for one year before transferring to Tufts University where he ran NCAA Division III Cross Country and Track and field and studied mechanical engineering. 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. He graduated in 2013 with personal best times of 14:45.89 for 5,000m and 30:22.82 for 10,000m.

Achievements and records

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
2014 Vermont City Marathon Burlington, Vermont, United States 1st Marathon 2 h 20 min 26 s
2015 USA Track & Field 50 km Road Championships Islip, New York, United States 2nd 50 km 3 h 5 min 33 s
2015 STRIVE Treadmill 10K Arlington, Virginia, United States 1st 10 km 29 min 6 s
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
2016 Mad City 50K Madison, Wisconsin, United States 1st (Course Record) 50 km 2 h 56 min 1 s
2016 Hudson Mohawk River Marathon Albany, New York, United States 1st (Course Record) Marathon 2 h 15 min 52 s
2016 IAU 50km World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 50 km 2 h 56 min 4 s
2017 Mainichi Biwako Marathon Otsu, Japan 22nd Marathon 2 h 16 min 7 s
2017 Vermont City Marathon Burlington, Vermont, United States 1st Marathon 2 h 19 min 41 s
2018 Vermont City Marathon Burlington, Vermont, United States 1st Marathon 2 h 17 min 44 s
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
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
2020 US Olympic Team Trials Marathon Atlanta, Georgia, United States 82nd Marathon 2 h 22 min 51 s
2020 Chaski Challenge Treadmill 50K Concord, Massachusetts, United States 1st 50 km 2 h 42 min 56 s
2020 Everest Base Camp Trail (Round Trip) Lukla, Nepal World Record 110 km 23 h 42 min 13 s
2021 Ojos del Salado (Ascent and Descent) Copiapo, Chile World Record 54 km 9 h 29 min 46 s
2021 Cotopaxi (Ascent and Descent) Cotopaxi, Ecuador World Record 5 km 1 h 36 min 35 s
2021 Javelina Jundred 100K McDowell, Arizona, United States 1st 100 km 8 h 49 min 9 s
2022 Leadville Trail Marathon Leadville, Colorado, United States 1st (Course Record) Marathon 3 h 22 min 24 s
2022 Mt Fuji (Sea to Summit to Sea) Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan World Record 75 km 9 h 50 min 38 s
2023 Aconcagua (Ascent and Descent) Aconcagua, Mendoza Province, Argentina World Record 65 km 11 h 24 min 46 s
2023 Kilimanjaro (Ascent and Descent) Mweka, Moshi District, Tanzania World Record 43 km 6 h 37 min 57 s
2023 Mount Washington Road Race Gorham, New Hampshire, United States 3rd 12 km 1 h 02 min 6 s
2023 Three Passes Loop Namche, Khumbu, Nepal World Record 85 km 19 h 50 min 55 s
2024 Cerro Provincia (Ascent and Descent) Las Condes, Santiago, Chile World Record 24 km 3 h 09 min 06 s
2024 Ojos del Salado (Ascent) Copiapo, Chile World Record 7 km 2 h 22 min 52 s
2024 Rucu Pichincha (Ascent) Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador World Record 9 km 1 h 42 min 45 s
2024 Polichaski Vertical Kilometer (Ascent) Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador World Record 5 km 49 min 41 sec
2024 Quito Trail Ecuador by UTMB, Oso 82K Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador 1st, Course Record 82 km 8 h 32 min 45 sec
2024 Manaslu (Ascent) Mansiri Himal, Nepal World Record 14 km 9 h 52 min 0 sec

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