Rik Vercoe (born 1970 or 1971)[1] is a British ultramarathon runner from Walton on Thames, Surrey, England.

[2] At the end of 2013, while running 16 marathons in Long Beach, California, Vercoe picked up the world record for the fastest aggregate time for 10 marathons in 10 days.

[5] After completing the race he said: I have to say that running dressed in blue jeans and leather chaps was not the best of ideas on one of the hottest days of the year so far.

[4]Previously, Vercoe competed in the 2010 North Pole Marathon, representing Great Britain and finishing in second place in a time of 5:07:30 behind Joep Rozendal of the Netherlands.

[6] In April 2013, he ran the Marathon des Sables, often billed as the toughest race on earth, finishing in 39th place out of 1,024 runners, then a few days later ran the London Marathon in his desert attire to raise more funds for his chosen charity, the Brathay Trust.