Ben decided early on after graduating university in physics that he'd rather be re-writing the record books than reading them. Ben found his niche in running up mountains and technical terrain going on to represent Australia as a junior at two consecutive World Mountain Championships in 2010/11 with podium finishes at the state and national level. It wasn't long before Ben jumped head first into his first 100k and although it wasn't successful, Ben didn't have to wait long before his first win over the distance in Victoria in 2013. Ben continued that form into 2014 where he competed at three world championships over varying distances in Europe and the US with an incredible third place in France at the 80k du Mont Blanc Sky Running World Championships. Since then Ben has been very consistent in his performances winning many races over varied distances and terrain including consecutive Australian Mountain Running Titles and most recently the iconic Six Foot Track Marathon in the incredibly scenic but extremely challenging Blue Mountains. Ben will be competing at the Buffalo Stampede 75k Ultra Marathon next week and then backing up for another assault on the UTA 100k in May where he would love to improve on his previous two second place finishes. A great chat with Ben that I know you will enjoy, thanks Ben!     Follow Ben:  Instagram Strava Coaching @ Mile27 Hoka One One Infinit Nutrition Australia   Greatly appreciate your support for the podcast on Patreon -www.patreon.com/therunningguypodcast   The Running Guy Podcast Singlet -www.therunningguypodcastsinglet   The Running Guy Coaching Website - therunningguy.com.au   Instagram - Instagram.com/therunningguypodcast   Facebook - therunningguypodcast   Join The Running Guy Podcast Strava Club -  therunningguypodcast   YouTube Channel youtube.com/channel/UCAvM0q11KzHkLBoL0LX_9lw   Opening music - Artist: Dan Henig Song: Flames Closing music -  Artist: Dan Henig Song: Wood   DanHenig.com   Hey guy's if you are enjoying listening to the show and would like to make a small donation of support then follow this PayPal link https://paypal.me/astonduncan?locale.x=en_AU