Ben True

Ben True

True at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1985-12-29) December 29, 1985[1]
North Yarmouth, Maine
Residence Hanover, New Hampshire
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg)[2]
Sport
Event(s) 3000m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, Cross country
College team Dartmouth
Coached by Tim Broe[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 3000 meters: 7:36.59[1]
5000 meters: 13:02.74[1]
10,000 meters: 27:41.17[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Cross Country Championships
2013 Bydgoszcz Team

Ben True (born December 29, 1985) is an American track and field and cross-country athlete, who competed for Dartmouth College and currently trains in Hanover, New Hampshire, while competing for Saucony and In the Arena. True was the top American at both the 2011 and 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, as well as the 2011 USATF Road Running Circuit Champion, winning the 5k and 10k Road Championships along the way.[4][5]

True is married to triathlete Sarah Groff.[6]

Early career

Born and raised in North Yarmouth, Maine, True competed as a Nordic skier and runner throughout his time at Greely High School and Dartmouth College. He earned All-American honors twice at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships while in high school, twice at the NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship, three times at the NCAA Skiing Championships, and once at the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.[7] True studied art history and architecture at Dartmouth.

Professional career (2009- Present)

After graduating from Dartmouth, True joined the Oregon Track Club for his first year as a professional runner. While at OTC, he was Top Mainer at the Beach to Beacon 10k in 2009, finishing 10th overall, and represented the Ivy League Alumni Select team at the Izumo Ekiden in Izumo City, Japan.

2010

In the summer of 2010, True returned to Hanover, New Hampshire, to train with the Arena Track Club, an NGO that provides opportunities for elite athletes to compete professionally while working part-time to strengthen their local communities.[8] True coaches and manages a cross-country and track team at Indian River Middle School in Enfield, New Hampshire.

2011

True joined the Saucony Elite Racing team in 2011. Since joining Saucony, True has lowered his track PR's to 7:36:59 for 3000m, 13:02.74 for 5000m, and 27:41.17 for 10,000m.[9] On the roads, he has won four national championships ranging from 5k to 15k, as well as the 2011 United States Road Circuit Championship.

Ben was also the top American at both the 2011[10] and 2013[11] IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 35th and 6th. His 2013 performance was the highest finish for an American since 1995 and led the American team to a second-place finish behind Ethiopia, defeating Kenya for the first time since 1984.

2013

At the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, True finished 4th in both the 5000m and the 10000m. A top-three finish in either event would have qualified him for the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.[12]

Starting in 2013, Ben trained with Liberty University alum Sam Chelanga in Hanover, New Hampshire. This continued until early 2015 when Chelanga announced he would be moving to Tucson, Arizona to train with Coach James Li and his group of legendary athletes including the likes of Bernard Lagat, Lawi Lalang and Abdihakem Abdirahman among others.

2014

Ben won the 2014 Manchester Road Race, out-kicking Sam Chelanga during the last half-mile.

2015

On April 18, 2015, Ben True won the BAA 5K in a new American 5k road record, 13:22.[13][14][15][16]

In June 2015, Ben won the New York Diamond League 5000 meters and ran 27:43.79 in a 10 km at 2015 Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, CA earning a qualifying time[17] for Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2015 World Championships in Athletics and Ben can earn a US roster spot if he placed top 3 at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships or United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics trials.

On June 25, Ben True placed 2nd in 10 km and made fourth US team 2015 World Championships in Athletics at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

On July 18, Ben True finished 2nd in 13:06 in Heusden, Belgium.

True placed 6th 2015 World.

On September 11, Ben ran 13:05 at Diamond League finale in Brussels.[18]

US Teams

World team place
2009 road 13th[19]
2011 12 km xc 35th
2013 12 km xc 6th
2015 10 km outdoor
2015 5 km outdoor

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IAAF. "Athlete profile for Ben True".
  2. ↑ http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/big-ben
  3. ↑ "Ben True Thinks He Can Medal at World Championships". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/Championship/USA-10-km/Men.aspx
  5. ↑ "Ben True | Saucony Athletes". Athletes.saucony.com. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  6. ↑ Groff, Sarah (12 March 2014). "Taking the Plunge". ESPN.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "True-ly an Impressive Career Wearing Green - DartmouthSports.com—Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics". Dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  8. ↑ "Athletes". In the Arena. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  9. ↑ Athlete Profile Ben True. "Athlete profile for Ben True". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  10. ↑ "Senior Race Result - 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2013 | iaag.org". Iaaf.org. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  11. ↑ "Senior Race Result - 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships | iaag.org". Iaaf.org. 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  12. ↑ "Ben True Locked & Loaded For US 10K Team | Ben True Videos". Flotrack. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  13. ↑ http://production001.nyrr.org/media-center/2015/airbnb-brooklyn-half/press-releases
  14. ↑ https://twitter.com/nyrrnews/status/589403668404969472/photo/1
  15. ↑ http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/ben-true-molly-huddle-set-american-records-to-win-baa-5k
  16. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/News/Huddle-and-True-set-pending-American-records-at-B-.aspx
  17. ↑ http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/iaaf-approves-entry-standards-for-rio-2016-olympic-games-21054/
  18. ↑ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/display-article?arId=117105
  19. ↑ http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/gitau-delivers-another-izumo-ekiden-win.html
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