Jonathan Albon

British

Age

Shoes

The North Face

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1×

World Championship Medal

3×

Ultra Win

THE STORY

Jonathan Albon is a British trail and ultra runner born on 19 April 1989 in Great Dunmow, Essex. Based in Bergen, Norway, he has collected world titles across obstacle course racing, skyrunning, and trail running, competing at distances from 40 to 100 kilometers.

Albon won six consecutive OCR World Championship titles from 2014 to 2019 and back-to-back Skyrunner World Extreme Series titles in 2016 and 2017. He won the IAU Trail World Championships in 2019, the UTMB CCC in 2023 in 10:14:25, and has taken wins at Transvulcania (2024, 7:03:10), Marathon du Mont-Blanc (2022), and Transgrancanaria (2026). He holds a UTMB Index of 921.

Albon worked as a building surveyor at London Underground stations before turning professional in 2014. He is self-coached and runs the AlbonApp, an online training platform for trail and ultra runners.

PERSONAL BESTS

CCC (101km)UTMB CCC win

10:14:25

Courmayeur-Champex-ChamonixSep 1, 2023

Transvulcania (74km)

7:03:10

La Palma, Canary IslandsMay 11, 2024

CAREER TIMELINE

2024

Transvulcania Win

Won Transvulcania La Palma in 7:03:10, continuing consistent podium performances into his mid-30s.

2023

UTMB CCC Win

Won the UTMB CCC in 10:14:25 at his strongest-ever showing on the Chamonix circuit.

2019

Sixth OCR World Title and Trail World Championship

Defended his OCR World Championship for a sixth consecutive year and won the IAU Trail World Championships, holding world titles across two disciplines simultaneously.

2016

Skyrunner World Series Extreme Title

Won the Skyrunner World Extreme Series overall, adding a skyrunning world title to his OCR credentials.

2014

Turned Professional, First OCR World Title

Left his job as a building surveyor to compete full-time and won the OCR World Championship in Ohio in 1:21:28.