Ben True

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Repping that northern attitude out in the wilds of New Hampshire, Ben True is a decorated runner across various distances who took 7th place in the 2021 New York City Marathon in his first race at that distance. He currently runs Northwood Athletics, a grassroots effor to grow the next national running hub for all distances, all surfaces, and all abilities. We had a great conversation about his career, training solo, and why the East Coast has our hearts on lock.
Learn more about Northwoods: https://www.northwoodsathletics.com/
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We did a Livestream Live from the ASICS Run Shop on Newbury St. in Boston over Boston Marathon Weekend! We had regulars from the livestream in the audience along with two of the fastest marathoners in America, ASICS pros Ben True and Nico Montanez!

I ordered this so long ago, I forgot what was in it. I hope it's Maurten.

Boston is coming up. Here are some shakeouts we can run together:

Saturday 2pm: Puma shakeout https://www.eventbrite.com/e/594741506857

Saturday 6pm: Livestream Live at ASICS Shop. Join me and special guests, American marathoners Ben True and Nico Montanez for a live taping of the Kofuzi Run Club livestream. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asics-athlete-meetup-tickets-615213047787

Sunday 9am: Rabbit x Kofuzi Run Club https://strava.app.link/tiLRuEpwLyb

Monday after the race: Bandit Portrait Photos https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bandit-x-boston-marathon-post-race-medal-portraits-tickets-602826990757

If you have footage that you'd like to send me, upload clips to me at https://kofuzi.wetransfer.com

Got a package from my friends at For the Run. I was very pleasantly surprised.

Boston is coming up. Here are some shakeouts we can run together:

Saturday 2pm: Puma shakeout https://www.eventbrite.com/e/594741506857

Saturday 6pm: Livestream Live at ASICS Shop. Join me and special guests, American marathoners Ben True and Nico Montanez for a live taping of the Kofuzi Run Club livestream. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asics-athlete-meetup-tickets-615213047787

Sunday 9am: Rabbit x Kofuzi Run Club https://strava.app.link/tiLRuEpwLyb

Monday after the race: Bandit Portrait Photos https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bandit-x-boston-marathon-post-race-medal-portraits-tickets-602826990757

If you have footage that you'd like to send me, upload clips to me at https://kofuzi.wetransfer.com

Got some colorful new pieces from Janji. We talked about Boston and also some other races

Boston is coming up. Here are some shakeouts we can run together:

Saturday 2pm: Puma shakeout https://www.eventbrite.com/e/594741506857

Saturday 6pm: Livestream Live at ASICS Shop. Join me and special guests, American marathoners Ben True and Nico Montanez for a live taping of the Kofuzi Run Club livestream. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asics-athlete-meetup-tickets-615213047787

Sunday 9am: Rabbit x Kofuzi Run Club https://strava.app.link/tiLRuEpwLyb

And while there isn’t a specific event I’ll be hosting, I will be spending some time at the Bandit Popup as well https://banditrunning.com/blogs/the-b-mail/boston-marathon-pop-up-itinerary

If you have footage that you'd like to send me, upload clips to me at https://kofuzi.wetransfer.com

Ben True joins us to reflect on his marathon debut at the NYC Marathon (2:12, 7th overall), his 4th place finish at the US Olympic Trials 10k (he holds a 27:14 10km PB), and his future racing plans. We also dive into just about every aspect of his career and life, including his decision to go to Dartmouth, choosing to train solo for several years, eventually paying Dan Curts $20,000 to train with him, making ends meet when Saucony didn't renew his contract, his upbringing in XC skiing, becoming a father, eating 6 bagels before races, his love for coffee, his views on anti-doping, and a whole lot more. Ben isn't much of a social media guy, but give him a follow on Insta anyway because when he does post, it's all gold (@BenJTrue)

Video version: https://youtu.be/GJ7u4DFl-4Y

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“If you get me talking about things that happened in college or I think about races in college I can just spiral in my own head and get frustrated and kind of disappointed with myself in the way things turned out. It’s definitely in the back of my mind. I would like to prove to myself that I do belong, whether it be at the NCAA level or the professional level, I just believe inherently that I am talented enough to do it. I just have to be patient and let it kind of come to me rather than go searching for it…I think Peachtree, although it’s just one result and doesn’t mean all that much in the grand scheme of the running world, it has meant a lot for me and validating what I’ve been doing for the last year and half, two years.” This is Fred Huxham’s first podcast and I am super excited to introduce him to you. Fred, who is 25 years old, just placed second at the Peachtree Road Race on July 4 in 28:45. That race was the 10K national championships and he finished just two seconds behind Sam Chelanga and a few places ahead of Galen Rupp, Jake Riley, and Abdi Abdirahman, the three men who will represent the United States at the Olympic Marathon in Tokyo. In this conversation, we talked about Peachtree, how it went down, and what that performance means to Fred at this point of his career. He told me how he ended up in New Hampshire, training with Ben True and Dan Curts, and what the next few months look like for him from a competitive standpoint. We talked about his high school career at Redwood in California and his relationship with coaches Laura and Jake Schmitt—both of whom I’ve had on this podcast, so check out those episodes if you haven’t already. Fred described the process of overcoming periods of frustration and disappointment during his collegiate career, explained why he’s got a chip on his shoulder, how he uses that to his advantage, and a lot more.Complete show notes: https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-169-with-fred-huxham/Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

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Ben True joins The CITIUS MAG Podcast with Chris Chavez to discuss his win at the 2018 United NYC Half. He takes us through how the race played out since I finished 33 minutes behind him and haven't been able to watch a replay yet. With his 62:39 winning time, Ben became the first American male open division winner in the event's history. He finished ahead of Dathan Ritzenhein and Chris Thompson on a chilly and windy morning in New York City. Ben immediately dismisses any marathon plans and talks but shares a quick story about how he's actually covered the marathon distance before and what his thoughts are toward the 26.2 mile distance.  Among the questions discussed: - Feelings about the race now that he's had time to process it. - The decision to race a half marathon - How and why he started working with Ray Treacy (also Molly Huddle's coach) - The Lone Wolf mentality and how he stays motived through solo workouts - What does he consider his best race ever? - Funniest interaction and story with a drug tester Listener questions include:  - What does he do to stay healthy? - Are oats part of his pre-race go-to? What's his favorite post-race meal? - Beer Mile: Hassan Mead vs. Ben True - What's the best place to run in Lebanon? - Favorite form of cross training when it's not skiing season? -  Responding to allegations from his neighbor on why the neighborhood smells of home-brewed coffee - Will he ever make a return to posting his workouts on Strava? We also play two Ben Truths and a Ben Lie (h/t Evan Schwartz of the 1609 Podcast for the idea) ----- The CITIUS MAG Podcast is presented by MAURTEN. Try the world's most carbohydrate rich sports drink. CITIUS MAG PODCAST LISTENERS GET 20% OFF THEIR NEXT ORDER: Use promo code CITIUS20 at checkout.

Jason and Kevin discuss Ben True’s victory in the New York City Half Marathon, Emily Sisson’s marathon potential, Clarence Munyai’s surprising 19.69 in the 200m, a pair of world records in the indoor...



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