Andrew "Andi" Jones (born 10 October 1978, in Ashton-under-Lyne[1]) is an English athlete who specialises in road, cross country, and mountain/fell running, and has competed for England and Great Britain. In 2003, he finished fourth in the World Mountain Trophy in Alaska.[2] Closer to home, he competes for Stockport Harriers.[3] Although one of the UK's leading distance runners, Andi chooses to work full-time alongside his running career and was employed as head of Design and Technology at Falinge Park High School, Rochdale.[4][2] In 2014, Jones emigrated to Qatar.[5]
Andi became the first athlete for twelve years to retain the senior men's title at the 2007 English Northern Cross Country Championships at Heaton Park, Manchester. The last runner to win back-to-back crowns was Rossendale Harrier, Dave Lewis, in 1994 and 1995.
In July 2009, Jones became the first male to win the Snowdon Race four times in a row. He missed the 2010 Snowdon Race to concentrate on the European and Commonwealth Marathon Championships, but returned in 2011 to record a narrow win over Scottish athlete Murray Strain, and won for a sixth time in 2013. He finished tenth in the 2010 London Marathon, the second best performing European man after Andrew Lemoncello.[6]
Early in his career, Jones ran for East Cheshire Harriers, later moving to Salford Harriers and then to Stockport Harriers.[2][7]
Jones has also worked at Falinge Park High school as a resistance material teacher.
Personal bests edit
Major achievements edit
- 2003 World Mountain Running Trophy, Alaska – 4th[2]
- 2006 North of England Cross Country Championships – 1st[2]
- 2006 Liverpool Half Marathon – 1st
- 2006 European Mountain Running Championships – 7th
- 2008 English National Cross Country Championships – 4th
- 2008 World Cross Country Championships – 80th
- 2008 Birmingham Half Marathon – 1st
- 2011 European Mountain Running Championships – 6th[8]
- 2014 Greater Manchester Marathon – 1st[9]
References edit
- ^ Neil Shuttleworth, "Andi Jones Reflects, on Gravy Day", The Fellrunner, Autumn 2014, 24.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Runnerslife: Andi Jones Profile". Runnerslife.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Andi Jones wins Greater Manchester Marathon". Manchester Evening News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Design and Technology | Falinge Park High School". Falingepark.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "wordpress-231953-953672.cloudwaysapps.com – Just another WordPress site".
- ^ Brown, Matthew (25 April 2010). Commanding victories for Kebede and Shobukhova – London Marathon report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-28.
- ^ a b c Andi Jones at Power of 10
- ^ "WMRA – World Mountain Running Association". wmra.ch.
- ^ "All Races". racetecresults.com.
- ^ Andi Jones at ARRS
External links edit
- Andi Jones at World Athletics
- Andi Jones at Power of 10
- Andi Jones at ARRS
