Ambassadors 2026

Our Ambassadors

Meet the athletes and adventurers who represent our brand

Hugh Chatfield

Hugh Chatfield

Trail Runner
Hugh is the British Middle distance Trail Champ, and was the first Brit and 12th overall at the World Mountain Trail Running championships 20205 (long course)m, after winning SkyRun Eyri earlier in the year. Hugh , was 2nd at Arc50 2025 and won the Dragons Back in 2023. Hugh is also a member of the Elite Trail Team and team Altra.
Holly Wootten

Holly Wootten

Trail Runner
Holly is a member of the Elite Trail Team and is the Dragons Back Course Record Holder and was the 1st female and 2nd overall in a very wet 2025 race.
Dawn  Nunes

Dawn Nunes

Trail Runner
2025 was a big year for Dawn, completing UTS 100mile, Val d'Aran 100km and Tor330. Dawn is now in training for her UTMB Finals race later this year.
Poppy Collingwood

Poppy Collingwood

Trail Runner
Poppy is a member of the Elite Trail Team and had a fantastic season in 2025 with a second place at the Arc 50 and a 2nd place at Julian Alps by UTMB.
Keith Wigley

Keith Wigley

Trail Runner
Keith is a Pro Trail Runner with Altra and a member of the Elite Trail Team. Keith started his 2026 season with a 2nd place podium at Arc50. Keith represented Team GB at the World Trail Running Championships following a podium finishes at Ultra Trail Snowdonia and Arc50 earlier in 2025.
Tom Joly

Tom Joly

Trail Runner
Tom is a Pro Trail Runner with team Kailas Fuga. 2025 saw Tom podium at Ultra Trail Snowdonai 100miler, Trail Verbier St Bernard and Festival Des Templiers. Tom will be back at UTS, in prep for Ultra Trail du Month Blanc in August.
Sean Merryweather

Sean Merryweather

Trail Runner
Sean had a strong 2025 with a win and course record at Chester Ultra 100, followed by a podium at the Summer Spine Sprint South. Sean hen kicked of his 2026 with he Spine Challenger South and a top 30th finish at Mallorca by UTMB.
Gareth Jones

Gareth Jones

Trail Runners
Gareth is a Trail Runner that leaves it all out there on the trail (in a good way). 2025 was a bit of a bucket list year for Gareth with MDS, UTS, the Spine (Jan 2026) and many more. Gareth is using trail running as a force for good.
Rebecca Hormann

Rebecca Hormann

Trail Runner
2025 was a rampage for Rebecca: Winner of the West Highland Way Race (96 miles), Winner of the Dragon 100, and 2nd at Winter Spine Challenger North. Rebecca also brings serious multi-day grit from competing on Team Switzerland at Backyard Worlds. 2026 has already seen her set a Course Recors at teh 200mile Terra de Gigantes in Portugal, winning in a ridiculous 46:15:35.
Charlotte Logie

Charlotte Logie

Trail Runner
Charlotte is an unstoppable force on the Trails kicking of 2026 with The Spine Challenger North, after completing the Lakeland 100 earlier in the year. Charlotte loves an adventure and has completed MDS as well as treks & summits in the Himalaya.
Jon Shield

Jon Shield

Mountain Athlete
Jon has taken on many of the UK's toughest races, The Montane Spine, the Dragon's Back, Cape Wrath and UTS, he was also the first person to win all four Beyond the Ultimate's Global Race Series as well as founding The Pain Cave head wear. https://www.paincaveheadwear.com/
Veronika Gill

Veronika Gill

Trail Runner
Veronika had an impressive 2025 season with wins at Centurion Wendover Woods 50, and 2nd place finishes at Centurion Chiltern Wonderland and Serpent Trail 75k, and a 3rd place podium at Centurion North Downs Way 50. She kicked her 2026 season off with a top 15 finish at the Arc 50
Catherine Thompson

Catherine Thompson

Trail Runner
Cath is a true force of nature, a legend on the trails who embodies the very heart of the ultra running community. 2025 saw her racing at the Tokyo Marathon and completing Wild Horse 200, which she is returning to in 2026.
Sara Eydmann

Sara Eydmann

Trail Runner
Charlotte is an unstoppable force on the Trails kicking of 2026 with The Spine Challenger North, after completing the Lakeland 100 earlier in the year. Charlotte loves an adventure and has completed MDS as well as treks & summits in the Himalaya.
Alex Welch

Alex Welch

Trail Runner
Alex is another multi-day specialist , having completed MDS in 2024, and is working his way through the Beyond the Ultimate Series with wins at teh 2025 Ice Ultra, and Desert Ultra and 2nd at the BTU Mountain Ultra. Alex started his 2026 season witha top 20 finish at the Arc 5
Kelly Staunton

Kelly Staunton

Trail Runner
Kelly Staunton is an accomplished British ultra runner who has established herself as one of the UK's rising talents in trail and endurance racing. Competing across challenging 50 km to 100 km+ mountain ultras, she has earned outstanding results, including 1st Female at the 2023 Snowdon Ultra, 1st Female and 9th Overall at the GB Ultras Ultra Scotland 57 Miler, 2nd Female at the Chester 50 Mile, 2nd Female at the Pennine Barrier 50 (2024), 2nd Female Overall at the Montane Winter Spine Sprint,
Jack Chamberlain

Jack Chamberlain

Trail Runner
Jack Chamberlain is an elite British ultrarunner and coach based in Austria, specializing in mountainous, long-distance trail races. Jack’s no stranger to the long miles. With impressive finishes at some of Europe’s and the UK’s most challenging ultras, he has earned multiple podium finishes, including: Win at the Mozart 100 by UTMB (2024) and 5th in 2025, 4th at Arc of Attrition 2025 and 5th at KAT100 by UTMB.
Fiona Cook

Fiona Cook

Trail Runner
Fiona is off to a flying start in 2026, with a win at Chester Ultra 50, and a call up to the represent England at the upcoming ACP 100K. This comes off the back of an outstanding 2025, which saw Fi take a win at the Cheshire Ring Ultra 100, and 2nd place at Race to the Stones. It was Fiona's chafing during Race to the Stones that made us contact Fi to see if TrailSkin could help solve her chafing problems, ad happily it has.
Tom Smith

Tom Smith

Tom Smith
Tom is a rising star on the UK trail scene, with a win at the 13 Valleys Ultra 7 Valleys race, and numerous UK Podiums.
Ioana Barbu

Ioana Barbu

Trail Runner
Ioana is a true adventurer, first British woman to complete all four of the Beyond the Ultimate Global Race series in a single year, winning the Ice Ultra and podius at other races along the way
Oliver Burto-Taylor

Oliver Burto-Taylor

Trail Runner
After winning the Ridgeway Challenge at the end of Ma, Oliver transitioned into the mountains with Cice Cote d'Azur and the Rab Helvellyn Sky Ultra, and kicked his 2026 season of with the Arc 25. Oliver, like myself, re-found running after life got in the way. Now in his 6th year running, Oli is a stronger runner now than ever.
Robin Leathley

Robin Leathley

Trail Runner
Robin has been having a stellar year so far with some big plans for the future. Whether it's putting on events for Kailas Fuga, co-hosting podcasts with RunUltra or smashing out his own trail races, Robin is always eager to soak up everything running. Expect to see him involved with something big at the end of 2026....
Josh Baker

Josh Baker

Trail Runner
Josh started the year with the Arc of Attrition and has gone from strength to strength with some big plans for 2027.
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