DOB: June 24, 1983
Hometown: Kansas City, MO (Brookside)
Residence: Kansas City, MO (Waldo)
Personal Bests:
Mile – 5:00 (Metro Mile Championships 2024)
5K – 17:18 (Sunglasses Run 2024)
10K – 35:55 (Spring Break 5k/10k 2024)
Half Marathon – 1:22:41 (Hospital Hill 2024)
Marathon – 2:57:35 (Garmin Olathe Marathon 2024)
Personal Bio:
Other than playing recreational sports growing up, Ben was never really much of a runner. He started running in April 2023 a few weeks after his son was born. He was out on an early morning walk when he got a call from his girlfriend saying she needed help with the baby. His walk turned into a run, and from then on, he was hooked. 2 months later, he participated in his first half marathon, Hospital Hill, where he ran a time of 1:36. That opened up the floodgates for multiple 5ks, half marathons, and, eventually, the Kansas City Marathon in October of ‘23 with a debut time of 3:07:02. After that, Ben started training for his next marathon with the goal of getting a sub 3 time. He participated in the Garmin Olathe Marathon in April of ‘24 with a finishing time of 2:57:35 to qualify him for the 2025 Boston Marathon. Ben’s goals as a runner are to keep improving his times, while also enjoying the sport and having fun with the process.