Tyler C. Andrews

{{Short description|American endurance athlete}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Tyler C. Andrews

| height = 1.73 m

| weight = 55 kg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|5|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Concord, Massachusetts, United States

| image =

| caption =

| country = {{USA}}

| collegeteam = Tufts University

| event = Marathon, ultramarathon, trail running, mountaineering

| team = La Sportiva

| website = https://www.tylercandrews.com

| pb = 5000m: 14:22.93
10,000m: 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){{Cite web |title=DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics |url=https://statistik.d-u-v.org/getresultperson.php?runner=658614 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=statistik.d-u-v.org}} is an American long-distance runner. A trail running, ultra-marathon, and mountaineering specialist, he owns multiple world records on big mountains including Manaslu, Kilimanjaro, and Aconcagua; he also earned a silver medal at the 2016 IAU 50 km World Championships{{Cite web |title=DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics |url=https://statistik.d-u-v.org/getresultevent.php?event=40264 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=statistik.d-u-v.org}} and, in 2019, he won the USA Track and Field 50 Mile National Championship by winning Tussey Mountainback 50 Miler. As of 2025, Andrews competes for La Sportiva's professional team.{{Cite web |title=Ty Andrews |url=https://www.lasportivausa.com/ty-andrews |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.lasportivausa.com}}

Andrews has set more than 85 Fastest known time running records,{{Cite web |date=2025-02-01 |title=Tyler Andrews {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/tyler-andrews |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}} including the speed records for ascent and descent of Manaslu and Ama Dablam{{Cite web |date=2024-11-03 |title=Ama Dablam {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/ama-dablam |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}} in 2024, Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua in 2023, the Mt. Everest Base Camp Trail{{Cite web |date=2024-04-05 |title=Namchee Bazar to Everest Base Camp return {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/namchee-bazar-everest-base-camp-return |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}} in 2024, and Ojos del Salado in 2021.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-20 |title=Tyler Andrews {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/tyler-andrews |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

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{{Cite web |title=California International Marathon Race Results 2014 |url=https://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?RL=1&MIDD=687141207&Gen=B&Begin=1&End=100&Max=5777 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.marathonguide.com}} and a 2-hour, 17-minute, 44-second finish to win the 2018 Vermont City Marathon.{{Cite web |last=Services (LTS) |first=Lightbox Technology and |title=Vermont City Marathon & Relay |url=http://www.iresultslive.com/?eid=3435 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.iresultslive.com |language=en}}

Andrews is also a survivor of Aplastic Anemia and an advocate for research and support via the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation.{{Cite web |title=I'm Like You: Tyler Andrews |url=https://www.aamds.org/patient-chronicles/tyler-andrews |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation (AAMDSIF) |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Playful push uncovers childhood disease, propels marathoner |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2020/02/28/playful-push-uncovers-childhood-disease-propels-marathoner/111376912/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}

= 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.{{Cite web |date=2016-02-03 |title=The Dreamer: Tyler Andrews |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20860626/the-dreamer-tyler-andrews/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}}

= College =

Andrews attended Skidmore College for one year{{Cite web |date=2014-02-19 |title=Runner Chases Record, Strives to Help Others |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20837032/runner-chases-record-strives-to-help-others/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}} before transferring to Tufts University where he ran NCAA Division III Cross Country and Track and field and studied mechanical engineering.{{Cite web |last=LetsRun.com |title=Where Your Dreams Become Reality: Tyler Andrews From 18 Minutes for 5k in High School to 50k World Record? |url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/04/dreams-become-reality-tyler-andrews-18-minutes-5k-high-school-50k-world-record/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=LetsRun.com |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=TFRRS {{!}} Tyler Andrews – Track and Field Results & Statistics |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/3237422/Tufts/Tyler_Andrews |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.tfrrs.org}} He graduated in 2013 with personal best times of 14:45.89 for 5,000m and 30:22.82 for 10,000m. While attending Tufts, Andrews was teammates and roommates with distance runner Matt Rand, with whom Andrews competed at the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (marathon).{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Paul |date=2020-02-28 |title=Tufts Alumni in the Running for U.S. Olympic Marathon Team |url=https://now.tufts.edu/2020/02/28/tufts-alumni-running-us-olympic-marathon-team |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Tufts Now |language=en}}

= Professional career =

== Road Running (2013-2018) ==

Following his collegiate career, Andrews began competing as a professional runner, beginning with his first marathon victory at the Vermont City Marathon, which he would go on to win three times (2014, 2017, 2018).

Andrews' road racing peaked in 2016 when he won the Mohawk Hudson River Marathon in a personal best time of 2:15:52, setting a course record. His record was broken by Joe Whelan in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Results |url=https://mohawkhudsonmarathon.com/results |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=Mohawk Hudson River Marathon |language=en-US}} Andrews represented the United States at the 2016 IAU 50 km World Championships in Doha, Qatar, where he earned a silver medal with a time of 2:56:04.

== Transition to Mountain and Trail Running (2019-2022) ==

In 2019, Andrews began shifting his focus toward trail and mountain running, setting his first world record on Peru's Salkantay Inca Trail, completing the 60 km route in 6:13:02. Later that year, he won the USATF 50 Mile National Championship at the Tussey Mountainback in Pennsylvania, setting a course record of 5:43:26.

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, Andrews demonstrated his versatility by setting the world record for the 50 km on a treadmill (2:42:56) during the virtual Chaski Challenge. In the same year, he established his first Himalayan record by completing the Everest Base Camp Trail round trip in 23:42:13.

== High-Altitude Mountaineering Records (2021-Present) ==

Andrews has pioneered a unique niche in the mountaineering world, focusing on speed ascents and descents of some of the world's most iconic peaks. In 2021, he set world records on Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world (9:29:46), and Ecuador's Cotopaxi (1:36:35).

His mountaineering accomplishments expanded significantly in 2022-2024, with world records on Mount Fuji (sea to summit to sea in 9:50:38), Aconcagua (11:24:46), Kilimanjaro (6:37:57), and several technical Himalayan peaks including Manaslu (9:52:00), Mera Peak (15:52:00),{{Cite web |date=2024-10-05 |title=Mera Central Peak (Nepal) {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/mera-central-peak-nepal |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}} and Ama Dablam (6:20:30).

By 2024, Andrews had established himself as one of the world’s premier mountain athletes, with over 85 world records on mountains and trails across five continents.

In March 2025, Andrews announced that he would be attempting in May the fastest ascent of Mount Everest without using supplemental oxygen.{{Cite web |last=Moye |first=Jamie |date=2025-03-21 |title=Tyler Andrews to Attempt Everest Speed Record |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/everest/tyler-andrews-everest-speed-record/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Outside Magazine |language=en}} On May 10, Andrews departed Everest base camp with the goal of breaking the speed ascent record, but he had to abandon the attempt at 23,600 feet after having a problem with one of his boots.{{Cite web |last=Benavides |first=Angela |date=2025-05-12 |title=Exclusive: Tyler Andrews on his First Everest FKT Attempt |url=https://explorersweb.com/exclusive-tyler-andrews-on-his-first-everest-fkt-attempt/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Explorers Web |language=en}}

Andrews made a second attempt beginning on May 23, this time using supplemental oxygen, but again was forced to abandon the effort. He progressed above camp 4 to approximately 26,000 feet, when his team determined it was too cold and windy at the summit for a safe ascent.{{Cite web |last=Benavides |first=Angela |date=2025-05-24 |title=The Everest Race is Over, Tyler Andrews Ends FKT Attempt |url=https://explorersweb.com/the-everest-race-is-over-andrews-ends-fkt-attempt/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Explorers Web |language=en}}

He made a third attempt beginning on May 26, as weather on the summit improved. Andrews progressed further than his prior climbs, this time to "The Balcony" around 27,700 feet, but once again he turned around short of his goal. Like his first effort, he was not using supplemental oxygen.{{Cite web |last=Benavides |first=Angela |date=2025-05-27 |title=Tyler Andrews Aborts Everest Speed Climb Less than 500M Below the Summit |url=https://explorersweb.com/tyler-andrews-aborts-everest-speed-climb-less-than-500m-below-the-summit/ |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Explorers Web |language=en}}

Achievements and records

class="wikitable"

! 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{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=Run To Remember Boston Results |url=https://newenglandruns.com/race-results/run-to-remember-boston/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=New England Runs |language=en-US}}

2014

|Vermont City Marathon

|Burlington, Vermont, United States

|1st

|Marathon

|2 h 20 min 26 s{{Cite web |title=Live Results for 2014 KeyBank Vermont City Marathon and Relay |url=https://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-5664 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=results.chronotrack.com |language=en}}

2015

|USA Track & Field 50 km Road Championships

|Islip, New York, United States

|2nd

|50 km

|3 h 5 min 33 s{{Cite web |title=Tyler Andrews' Results |url=https://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Tyler&lname=Andrews |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=ultrasignup.com |language=en-US}}

2015

|STRIVE Treadmill 10K

|Arlington, Virginia, United States

|1st

|10 km

|29 min 6 s{{Cite web |title=Andrews Tuning up with a Treadmill 10k World Record {{!}} Level Renner |url=https://www.levelrenner.com/376-2/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Level Renner {{!}} welcome to the underground |language=en-US}}

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{{Cite web |title=2016 U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials – Videos – FloTrack |url=https://www.flotrack.org/events/5009827-2016-us-olympic-team-marathon-trials |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.flotrack.org |language=en}}

2016

|Mad City 50K

|Madison, Wisconsin, United States

|1st (Course Record)

|50 km

|2 h 56 min 1 s{{Cite web |title=RunRace: Results {{!}} MadCity Ultras – 100K, 50K and 50K Relay – 2016 |url=https://runrace.net/findarace.php?id=16100WI&tab=a4&results=8951#dRlt |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=runrace.net}}

2016

|Hudson Mohawk River Marathon

|Albany, New York, United States

|1st (Course Record)

|Marathon

|2 h 15 min 52 s{{Cite web |title=2016 Mohawk Hudson River Marathon |url=https://www.albanyrunningexchange.org/results/search.php?ID=6150 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.albanyrunningexchange.org}}

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{{Cite web |title=Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon : The 72nd Race Results |url=https://www.osaka-lakebiwa-marathon.com/history_e.cgi?biwako_72nd |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.osaka-lakebiwa-marathon.com}}

2017

|Vermont City Marathon

|Burlington, Vermont, United States

|1st

|Marathon

|2 h 19 min 41 s{{Cite web |title=Vermont City Marathon Race Results 2017 |url=https://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?RL=1&MIDD=28170528&Gen=B&Begin=1&End=100&Max=1986 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.marathonguide.com}}

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{{Cite web |date=2019-08-02 |title=Salkantay Inca Trail (Peru) {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/salkantay-inca-trail-peru |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

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{{Cite web |title=2019 Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile Relay and Ultra 50 Miler – Results |url=https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=61416#id1799576 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=ultrasignup.com |language=en-US}}

2020

|US Olympic Team Trials Marathon

|Atlanta, Georgia, United States

|82nd

|Marathon

|2 h 22 min 51 s{{Cite web |title=USA Olympic Team Trials Marathon {{!}} Results {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7142010?eventId=10229634&gender=M |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=worldathletics.org}}

2020

|Chaski Challenge Treadmill 50K

|Concord, Massachusetts, United States

|1st

|50 km

|2 h 42 min 56 s{{Cite web |date=2020-06-07 |title=Eight Treadmill World Records Fall During the Chaski Challenge |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a32789758/chaski-challenge-treadmill-world-records/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}}

2020

|Everest Base Camp Trail (Round Trip)

|Lukla, Nepal

|World Record

|110 km

|23 h 42 min 13 s{{Cite web |date=2020-03-16 |title=Lukla to Everest Base Camp (Nepal) {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/lukla-everest-base-camp-nepal |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2021

|Ojos del Salado (Ascent and Descent)

|Copiapo, Chile

|World Record

|54 km

|9 h 29 min 46 s{{Cite web |date=2021-02-22 |title=Ojos del Salado (Chile) {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/ojos-del-salado-chile |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2021

|Cotopaxi (Ascent and Descent)

|Cotopaxi, Ecuador

|World Record

|5 km

|1 h 36 min 35 s{{Cite web |date=2021-12-13 |title=Cotopaxi (Ecuador) {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/cotopaxi-ecuador |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2021

|Javelina Jundred 100K

|McDowell, Arizona, United States

|1st

|100 km

|8 h 49 min 9 s{{Cite web |title=2021 Javelina Jundred 100K – Results |url=https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=81877#id1799576 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=ultrasignup.com |language=en-US}}

2022

|Leadville Trail Marathon

|Leadville, Colorado, United States

|1st (Course Record)

|Marathon

|3 h 22 min 24 s{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=Derek |date=2022-06-19 |title=Hogan, Andrews win Life Time Leadville Trail Marathon; Roberts, DeMoor win Heavy Half |url=https://www.coloradorunnermag.com/2022/06/19/hogan-andrews-win-life-time-leadville-trail-marathon-roberts-demoor-win-heavy-half/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Colorado Runner |language=en-US}}

2022

|Mt Fuji (Sea to Summit to Sea)

|Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan

|World Record

|75 km

|9 h 50 min 38 s{{Cite web |date=2022-09-27 |title=Tyler Andrews – Mt Fuji (Japan) – 2022-09-27 {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/tyler-andrews-mt-fuji-japan-2022-09-27 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2023

|Aconcagua (Ascent and Descent)

|Aconcagua, Mendoza Province, Argentina

|World Record

|65 km

|11 h 24 min 46 s{{Cite web |date=2000-02-15 |title=Aconcagua (Argentina) {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/aconcagua-argentina |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2023

|Kilimanjaro (Ascent and Descent)

|Mweka, Moshi District, Tanzania

|World Record

|43 km

|6 h 37 min 57 s{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=Tyler Andrews – Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) – 2023-03-13 {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/tyler-andrews-kilimanjaro-tanzania-2023-03-13 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2023

|Mount Washington Road Race

|Gorham, New Hampshire, United States

|3rd

|12 km

|1 h 02 min 6 s{{Cite web |last=Services (LTS) |first=Lightbox Technology and |title=Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race |url=http://www.iresultslive.com/?op=summary&eid=5660 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.iresultslive.com |language=en}}

2023

|Three Passes Loop

|Namche, Khumbu, Nepal

|World Record

|85 km

|19 h 50 min 55 s{{Cite web |date=2023-10-09 |title=Three Passes Trek {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/three-passes-trek |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2024

|Cerro Provincia (Ascent and Descent)

|Las Condes, Santiago, Chile

|World Record

|24 km

|3 h 09 min 06 s{{Cite web |date=2024-02-24 |title=Cerro Provincia from Av La Plaza (Chile) {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/cerro-provincia-av-la-plaza-chile |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2024

|Ojos del Salado (Ascent)

|Copiapo, Chile

|World Record

|7 km

|2 h 22 min 52 s{{Cite web |date=2024-03-17 |title=Tyler Andrews – Ojos del Salado (Chile) – 2024-03-17 {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/tyler-andrews-ojos-del-salado-chile-2024-03-17 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2024

|Rucu Pichincha (Ascent)

|Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

|World Record

|9 km

|1 h 42 min 45 s{{Cite web |date=2024-07-20 |title=Tyler Andrews – Rucu Pichincha (Ecuador) – 2024-07-20 {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/tyler-andrews-rucu-pichincha-ecuador-2024-07-20 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2024

|Polichaski Vertical Kilometer (Ascent)

|Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

|World Record

|5 km

|49 min 41 sec{{Cite web |date=2024-07-27 |title=Tyler Andrews - Rucu Pichincha (Ecuador) - 2024-07-27 {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/tyler-andrews-rucu-pichincha-ecuador-2024-07-27 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2024

|Quito Trail Ecuador by UTMB, Oso 82K

|Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

|1st, Course Record

|82 km

|8 h 32 min 45 s{{Cite web |title=UTMB Live - Quito Trail Ecuador by UTMB® 2024 - Tyler ANDREWS |url=https://live.utmb.world/quitobyutmb/2024/runners/3 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=UTMB Live |language=en}}

2024

|[Manaslu | Manaslu (Ascent)

|Mansiri Himal, Nepal

|World Record

|14 km

|9 h 52 min 0 s{{Cite web |date=2024-10-25 |title=Tyler Andrews - Manaslu - 2024-09-19 {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/tyler-andrews-manaslu-2024-09-19 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

2024

|Mera Peak (Ascent)

|Hinku Valley, Nepal

|World Record

|82 km

|15 h 52 min 0 s

2025

|Cotopaxi (Ascent and Descent from North Park Entrance)

|Cotopaxi, Ecuador

|World Record

|32 km

|1 h 36 min 35 s{{Cite web |date=2025-02-21 |title=Tyler Andrews - Cotopaxi (Ecuador) - 2025-02-21 {{!}} Fastest Known Time |url=https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/tyler-andrews-cotopaxi-ecuador-2025-02-21 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=fastestknowntime.com |language=en}}

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