Any info about Ben True? Have barely seen him active on Strava (his only social media) but don't think he's racing either
Is Ben True update?
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He’s retired. Spoke about it on a podcast sometime in 2024, can’t remember which one.
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Coaching at Dartmouth, his alma mater
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Did he say reason for retirement?
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Couldn't find anyone willing to pay him what he wanted
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His track career effectively ended after placing 4th at the 2021 Oly Trials. 2:12 at NYC, 2:16 at Boston and 62 half pb during 2021-2023 probably didn't satisfy him or warrant the sponsorship deals he commanded when he was making national teams. True turns 40 this month.
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2013 World Cross in Poland will always be his finest hour. 6th place overall, the best American senior men's finish since the glory days of Pat Porter, Al Sal, and Craig Virgin. And Team America nipped Kenya to take the team silver.
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Ben retired and took some secrets with him. Ask him about Des Linden and what he knows. He once told us that there is not another athlete that has fooled the public more than Des.
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It's true... he's update.
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who knows wrote:
Did he say reason for retirement?
Uh, getting old 😂
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ben true was one of the most underrated guys in the sport. what a track career for his era. He also always chased the low hanging fruit money that NYRR dangles for the pros, rather than go for a fast time in the marathon.
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He transitioned ... to false.
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Does he still think his wife is a drug cheat?
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Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
Does he still think his wife is a drug cheat?
More info requested...
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Race1 wrote:
Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
Does he still think his wife is a drug cheat?
More info requested...
Unclear if they are still together. Neither has appeared in the other's Instagram for several years.
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True said: "My wife usually drinks beetroot juice, which I know a lot of athletes do leading into a competition and she has taken bisodium carbonate (I think True meant sodium bicarbonate) leading into races, both of which are completely legal and fine. But myself, I would never do that because I feel that that is the gray area. I can’t push that belief onto my wife and other people that I know do the same thing because I know that that is perfectly legal and perfectly fine in WADA's rules"
See this article for more
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Ask Ben what happened with the coffee company that he and Des started together? Great stories of entitlement.
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