Tom Evans | No Stone Left Unturned | Episode 1

Last year Tom Evans attempted to win both Western States 100 Endurance Run and UTMB in the same year. It was an ambitious goal, and regretfully a risk that didn't pay off for Tom.
No Stone Left Unturned, a film by Santara Studious in partnership with Maurten, Garmin, SunGod and Shokz, tells the story of Tom's grit, determination and bravery through the highs and lows of a turbulent year, as he gives absolutely everything he has, in pursuit of the coveted UTMB title.
Partners:
Maurten
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Garmin
IG: @garminuk
SunGod
IG: @we_are_sungod
Shokz
IG: @shokzuk
Produced by Santara Studios
IG: @santarastudios
Producer
IG: @laurenwills
Directed, shot and edited by Rowan Greenwood and Alex Robertson
IG: @barstudios1
Opening Footage from WSER 2023 by Matt Shapiro
Website: www.matthew-shapiro.com

[@juliettebisset2633]

I'm so sorry you were mugged in Cape Town Tom - I can't imagine the trauma and shock that must have come with it, and I'm glad you received therapy and you're back in the game. However, your comment about 5 people being killed is simply untrue, and upsetting to listen to. I hope that you'll come back to Cape Town when you feel ready, and experience the warmth and support amongst the trail runnning community, who are always willing to advise other runners on safe areas to explore. I know you left town soon after, but I hope you felt the outpouring of love and support from the locals, who were mortified about what happened to you. It's truly a magical place to be on the trails, and I'm sorry that incident tainted your experience here. Best of luck at UTMB.

[@tomevansultra]

I’m sorry as this has obviously offended you. My facts came direct from the police in South Africa. It is not a subject that I have meticulously researched for obvious reasons. I am only going off what I have been told by the police. I have removed it from the video as I don’t want to miss lead anyone, I am just going off what I have been told?! I hope you understand

[@connorgray2896]

@@tomevansultra Nice decent reply. If you were told by the police then thats obviously a reliable source tbf.

[@annika4606]

I was in Cape Town when this happened and remember that I felt very bad for you. However it is simply not true that 5 people were killed. Yes, there have been lots of muggings but nobody was killed! It'd be great if you could correct that, as it sheds a bad light on Cape Town. Not sure why you felt the need to add something that is not a fact to your story.

[@tomevansultra]

I’m sorry as this has obviously offended you. My facts came direct from the police in South Africa. It is not a subject that I have meticulously researched for obvious reasons. I am only going off what I have been told by the police. I have removed it from the video as I don’t want to miss lead anyone, I am just going off what I have been told?! I hope you understand

[@annika4606]

​@@tomevansultra Thank you for your reply and for removing that part ❤

[@lukepowers474]

Tom, firstly I can only imagine how traumatic it must have been, the mugging you experienced, hectic. Good to hear you are back on the trails again. Secondly, you really should check your facts before making statements about people being murdered on those same trails. I work in the tourism industry, as do many South Africans, and to hear stuff like this being put out in the public without being accurate, can be hugely damaging to public perception of Cape Town as a destination. Yes, Table Mountain is tricky to police as it is any fenced reserve on the urban fringes, that is our reality. But we as a community are doing everything we can to make it safe for all trail users.

[@tomevansultra]

I’m sorry as this has obviously offended you. My facts came direct from the police in South Africa. It is not a subject that I have meticulously researched for obvious reasons. I am only going off what I have been told by the police. I have removed it from the video as I don’t want to miss lead anyone, I am just going off what I have been told?! I hope you understand

[@realadp]

Really glad you are ok and terrible to have to go through a mugging. But making a statement about 5 people being killed on the trails is simply not in true at all and spreading this as a fact hugely unfair to a community and country as a whole. Really leaves a bad taste and detracts from what otherwise would have been a great episode, including the lows of being a victim of a mugging had it been told with factual context.

[@tomevansultra]

I’m sorry as this has obviously offended you. My facts came direct from the police in South Africa. It is not a subject that I have meticulously researched for obvious reasons. I am only going off what I have been told by the police. I have removed it from the video as I don’t want to miss lead anyone, I am just going off what I have been told?! I hope you understand

[@jeremyboesmans]

So good to see you're back Tom! Can't wait to see you running again at UTMB, you will do great Champ!

[@parkscapelowertokai1952]

Tom, really sorry about what happened to you in Cape Town. It should never have happened and we hope you are able to get past it and move "onwards and upwards" to great success. Your stats on crime, as reported in the clip, are, however, incorrect and untrue. There may have been seven muggings on various trails that month but five people were not murdered in the trails in that month, or even in that year. There have been five murders in the Park but over a 20 year period. You will do trail running and tourism in Cape Town no end of damage with such inaccurate reporting.

[@tomevansultra]

I’m sorry as this has obviously offended you. My facts came direct from the police in South Africa. It is not a subject that I have meticulously researched for obvious reasons. I am only going off what I have been told by the police. I have removed it from the video as I don’t want to miss lead anyone, I am just going off what I have been told?! I hope you understand

[@parkscapelowertokai1952]

Thanks ​@@tomevansultra - appreciated. We would hate to see tourism suffer as the result of misinformation. Here's to loads of successful racing to you!

[@tomevansultra]

@@parkscapelowertokai1952 I completely agree. SA is a beautiful place with even better people.

[@TheUltraRoundup]

0:31 Didn't Kilian win Western and UTMB in 2011?

[@kimaboe]

Yes, yes he did :p The man was so far ahead of his time, people today have forgotten what he was doing a decade ago.

[@AnthonySluissi]

​@@kimaboe Absolutely ! We live in an era where a decade feels like a century ! In trails 10 years ago feels like a crazy long time. The sport has evolved so much.

[@dastolh]

Very weird they didnt give a correction lol

[@herremadave]

100% correct

[@tomevansultra]

Yes - my mistake!! Before I started running. Will triple check next time!

[@Arisafari77]

Thank You God for keeping Tim safe . ! This actually made me tear up. And yes I was fuuuuuking worried when we didn't see you. We love our professional ultra runners.

[@AntonChigurh989]

Dear Tom, sorry to hear of your ordeal. If you would be so kind as to edit the video, as Zero individuals were killed on the mountain that month or since not 5.

[@tomevansultra]

I’m sorry as this has obviously offended you. My facts came direct from the police in South Africa. It is not a subject that I have meticulously researched for obvious reasons. I am only going off what I have been told by the police. I have removed it from the video as I don’t want to miss lead anyone, I am just going off what I have been told?! I hope you understand

[@BrunoMorphet]

Great to see you've made a full recovery after your experience in Cape Town Tom, but please, spreading false information is not the way to improve the situation there. The statement about 5 people being killed is demonstrably false and any law and order official from the City of Cape Town would be happy to give you the actual statistics if you so requested.

[@tomevansultra]

I’m sorry as this has obviously offended you. My facts came direct from the police in South Africa. It is not a subject that I have meticulously researched for obvious reasons. I am only going off what I have been told by the police. I have removed it from the video as I don’t want to miss lead anyone, I am just going off what I have been told?! I hope you understand

[@lostsoulparty]

Jesus what a year you've had, glad you're ok and still smashing it

[@ArabicaTrails]

Go well @ UTMB Tom 💪 will be there cheering you on 🇬🇧

[@herremadave]

Kilian won WSER and UTMB in 2011

[@tomevansultra]

I know - my bad! 🐐

[@aidanoc19]

UTMB is my post Paris 2024 viewing focus. Great to see you back at this beautiful race.

[@jonrichpen]

First time I've heard some details about what happened in Cape Town. Wow. Scary stuff. Rooting for you Tom.

[@kingkobra4909]

Buzzing for utmb Tom. You have our support from ireland! No backing down go and win!!! We will be tracking your every move 🤟.

[@thuggoe]

who was killed on the trails ?

[@realadp]

There was no one killed on the trails in that time.

[@tomevansultra]

I’m sorry as this has obviously offended you. My facts came direct from the police in South Africa. It is not a subject that I have meticulously researched for obvious reasons. I am only going off what I have been told by the police. I have removed it from the video as I don’t want to miss lead anyone, I am just going off what I have been told?! I hope you understand

[@AnthonySluissi]

This was way to short !!! I could spend hours with Tom's episodes !! Thanks Tom for sharing your story about UTMB & Cape Town.

[@garyh8315]

Good to see you back and also looking strong. Keep the PMA and the legs turning over. We got your back.

[@peterm5877]

Good luck Tom. Looking forward to this series.

[@JR-ft3uo]

Good luck Tom, youre going to crush it! Soo much golden info in these podcasts. However, they are starting to sound a bit like interviews. It would be great to hear more about Brett and his journey. More fun questions, stories and banter. Perhaps talk about topics in general instead of a list of questions. The journey through you coaching brett for a race would be a great series for the listeners.

[@tomevansultra]

Yes this is the plan for season 2. We wanted to establish the podcast and give tips first then move onto the fun stuff!

[@JR-ft3uo]

Looking forward to future episodes!

[@rodriquez01]

This year s utmb titel is yours Tom!!!!!

[@HenryCatchpole]

Really nicely produced! Great stuff, Tom.

[@gixxer9156]

Forgot to mention your big win at Turkey Trot

[@StewTri]

Good luck Tom, great honest video. Great bounce back from two awful events.

[@pete801]

Absolute gladiator..... And nice kitchen by the way

[@AndreaDAgostino1972]

Grande Tom! , qualsiasi cosa succedera' rimani un campione lo stesso!

[@letsrunthis3824]

I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I am a South African, sorry to hear about the Cape Town incident and that it left a bad taste. Bloody criminal elements are everywhere😡 Glad to hear that you are on a positive path now. All the best at UTMB🎉🎉

[@mikew6840]

As a local I was also devastated when this happened. He must've got terrible advice to think that it was "considered relatively safe" to run alone there! At that stage it was a known crime hotspot. They have since stepped up security and surveillance, but it's a big area to police and is after all, an urban park, despite feeling like wilderness - drug addicts finding unsuspecting prey 😡. Go Tom.

[@JamesHamlyn-ke9nu]

Same here. But I don't think 5 people were killed during muggings on the mountain, so that's misleading....

[@badrbassadien4891]

Weren't you warned not to run alone in Cape Town. Shame, must hurt to be a pussy

[@stuartwallis-brown2818]

@@JamesHamlyn-ke9nu 5 people were NOT killed

[@parkscapelowertokai1952]

Absolutely untrue that five people were killed in that time.

[@RuthMcNerney2]

I'm sorry you were attacked and had your valuables stolen despite fighting the two assailants. Stay safe and enjoy where ever the trail may take you in the future.

[@tomevansultra]

I’m sorry as this has obviously offended you. My facts came direct from the police in South Africa. It is not a subject that I have meticulously researched for obvious reasons. I am only going off what I have been told by the police. I have removed it from the video as I don’t want to miss lead anyone, I am just going off what I have been told?! I hope you understand

[@RuthMcNerney2]

@@tomevansultra thanks for the edit.

[@tomevansultra]

@@RuthMcNerney2I’m sorry if I had the wrong facts. Never meant to cause any trouble

[@ArabicaTrails]

Ps love the rocket ☕️ 👌

[@GR71-95]

Isn’t it you that I saw earlier today in Tignes?

[@DerekVanWyk]

Everyone went out of their way to take care of you after what happend in CPT, and then say false things like people were killed? Not right Tom. Good luck at UTMB

[@tomevansultra]

I’m sorry as this has obviously offended you. My facts came direct from the police in South Africa. It is not a subject that I have meticulously researched for obvious reasons. I am only going off what I have been told by the police. I have removed it from the video as I don’t want to miss lead anyone, I am just going off what I have been told?! I hope you understand

[@DerekVanWyk]

@@tomevansultra understand. Thanks for reply. All the best.

[@tomevansultra]

@@DerekVanWykthanks for understanding. Sorry for causing any upset.