It turns out that third time running the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc – the fabled UTMB – really is the charm for the UK’s Tom Evans, even if the weather was decidedly not charming.

The 33-year-old former British Army Officer battled rain, snow and sleet, a strong field of international runners and about 9,500m of elevation gain and loss on the weather-shortened 103-mile race around the Mont Blanc massif on Friday and Saturday, en route to winning in 19 hours, 18 minutes and 58 seconds.