Hugh Jones (runner)

Jones was born in London, and attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, where he began competing in long-distance running both for the school and for Ranelagh Harriers,^[1] and the University of Liverpool.

Jones became the British marathon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1981 AAA Championships.^[2]

In 1982 Jones won the London Marathon, finishing in a time of 2:09:24. His personal best is 2:09:24, set in London 1982.^[3] In 1983 he finished a close second to Joseph Nzau in the Chicago Marathon and won the Stockholm Marathon with a time of 2:11:37, for twenty years the course record.

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he represented Great Britain in the men's marathon and finished 12th, with a time of 2:13:57.^[4] Jones was the British champion again as the highest placed British athlete in both the 1986 London Marathon and the 1987 London Marathon.^[5]

He won the Stockholm Marathon again in 1992 (2:15:58) was second in 1993 (2:17:29) and seventh in 1994 (2:18:20).

Jones became the Secretary of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) in July 1996, succeeding Andy Galloway. Jones currently holds this position as well as the editorship of AIMS' Distance Running magazine which he started in 2000. Jones was president of the Road Runners Club from 2007 to 2011.^[6] Jones lives in London with his wife, Cheryl, his son, Nathan, and his three daughters, Holly, Coral and Ella.^{[citation needed]}