2: James Ellis - 5 x Spartathlon Finisher

Dad of 11-year-old twins Martha and Gracie, James Ellis is a nutritionist and health coach who left behind a career in newspapers in 2009. At the time, he started a challenge to run three miles a day, every day for a year. What started as a slog became a journey of self-discovery and James quickly migrated to ultramarathons when he realised if he couldn’t go fast, he’d go far. He’s ran the historic 153-mile Spartathlon in Greece six times with five finishes to his name. In 2020 when the race was cancelled at the last minute due to Covid 19, he and two other runners, Ian Thomas (UK) and Ekotoras Agathokelous (Cyprus) went ahead and still completed the distance in a one-off event that became known as SpartathlOFF.

Pic credit: Camino Ultra

Opening and closing music - 'Go Not Gently' - by audionautix.com.