Ben is a remarkable young person as both an athlete and a coach, and a pleasure to speak with.
He represented Australia as a junior at the World Mountain Running Championships and immediately wanted more. He made a very rapid step up in distance after that, running his first ultramarathon when he was 19, and just a few years later he won a bronze medal in the Skyrunning World Championships in the Ultramarathon.
Ben completed a Bachelor of Science (majoring in Physics), and started a PhD in theoretical quantum physics, but left part-way through to pursue coaching full-time with Mile 27. As well as various coaching, personal-training, and strength-and-conditioning qualifications, he is now just a few weeks away from completing a Masters in Sports Coaching.
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April went from not being able to run 60 seconds to running the Chicago Marathon. When she was in the darkest place in her life she buckled down and got out the door. She didn’t know anything about running, she just wanted to have peace in her mind and to love life again, and she did! She is now 4 years in the game and loving what running has done for her and her life.