John Towers
ID 187832
Born : 1943 Cat. M80 Ultrarunner since 1978 GBR
22
DUV-index ?Largest integer N such that the runner has at least N credited races of at least N km.
61
DUV-index+ ?Largest integer N such that the race distances provide at least N complete segments of N km in total. A single long race may therefore contribute several segments. See the DUV-Index tab for the detailed calculation. calculation details
2
Countries visited ?FRAFranceGBRUnited Kingdom
38,9%
Rank quotient ?This runner's calculation uses 22 eligible race(s): Σ(rank − 1) = 410; Σ finishers = 1 053. 410 / 1 053 × 100 = 38.94%. A win adds 0 to the numerator. Lower is better.

Totals

Ultras completed22
Km — ultra races4 351 km
> 100 km10
> 160 km9
> 200 km6
> 24h8
> 48h4
Longest race745,8 km
2nd Charles Rowell Six-Day Track Race — 22/8/1982

Km per year (ultra races)

2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Race types (share of distance)

Road85,1%
?14,9%

Wins & podiums (ultra)

🏆 Win1
🏆 Win M1
🏅 Top 32
🏅 Top 3 M3
Longest winning streak1
Current streak0

Records

100 km7h45'20100 mi14h21'0112 h100,40 km24 h244,30 km48 h331,21 km6 d745,76 km

HISTORY

25 race(s) · 4 split(s) nested
DateRacePerf.Rk
1982
07.10 6d FRALes Six Jours de La Rochelle 646.140 km7
26.09 86.1km GBR32nd London to Brighton Road Race 7:32:36 h60
22.08 6d GBR2nd Charles Rowell Six-Day Track Race 745.759 km5
10.07 12h GBR12 Hour Track Race Nottingham 100.400 km5
06.06 100km FRA100 km de la Division Leclerc 7:45:20 h11
22.05 50mi GBRGloucester 24 Hour Track Race - 50mi Split 6:44:24 h6
22.05 100km GBRGloucester 24 Hour Track Race - 100km Split 8:35:35 h5
22.05 100mi GBRGloucester 24 Hour Track Race - 100mi Split 14:50:46 h5
22.05 24h GBRGloucester 24 Hour Track Race 173.200 km12
08.05 24h GBR24 hour road race Preston 244.300 km1 🏆
10.04 48h GBR48 Hour Track Race Nottingham 331.214 km3 🥉
1981
08.11 6d GBR1st Charles Rowell Six-Day Track Race 605.400 km6
27.09 86.1km GBR31st London to Brighton Road Race 7:24:57 h64
11.04 100mi GBRGloucester 100 mile road race 14:21:01 h5
1980
11.10 24h GBRBlackburn 24 Hours Track Run 211.243 km7
28.09 87.3km GBR30th London to Brighton Road Race 6:42:51 h31
23.08 36mi GBRTwo Bridges race 4:05:56 h22
12.07 40mi GBR16th 40 mile road race - Woodford to Southend 4:30:13 h9
22.06 100km GBR100K road race Grantham 8:06:12 h13
25.05 39.5mi GBR26th Isle of Man TT course 40 miler 4:37:19 h8
1979
24.11 24h FRA1ère 24 heures de Niort 191.840 km11
30.09 87.3km GBR29th London to Brighton Road Race 7:04:52 h52
25.08 36mi GBRTwo Bridges race 4:14:26 h30
27.05 39.5mi GBR25th Isle of Man TT course 40 miler 5:03:03 h10
1978
01.10 86.1km GBR28th London to Brighton Road Race 7:46:34 h60