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'{{Infobox athlete |name = Ben True |image = BenTrue2013.jpg |imagesize = 140px |caption = True at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships |nationality = [[Americans|American]] |event = [[3000m]], [[5000 m]], [[10,000 m]], [[Cross country running|Cross country]] |residence = Hanover, New Hampshire |alias = |club = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|29}}<ref name="IAAF" /> |birth_place = [[North Yarmouth, Maine]] |height = {{convert|6|ft|2|in|m}} |collegeteam = [[Dartmouth Big Green|Dartmouth]] |weight = {{convert|165|lb|kg}}<ref>http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/big-ben</ref> |coach = [[Mark Coogan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/ben-true-ready-world-cross-country |title=Ben True Is Ready for World Cross Country |deadurl=no |accessdate=19 July 2013}}</ref> |pb = '''[[3000 meters]]''': 7:36.59<ref name="IAAF">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/ben-true-234389|author=IAAF|title=Athlete profile for Ben True}}</ref><br> '''[[5000 meters]]''': 13:02.74<ref name="IAAF"/><br> '''[[10,000 meters]]''': 27:41.17<ref name="IAAF"/> | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]]}} {{MedalCountry| the {{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2013 Bydgoszcz]]|Team}} | show-medals = yes }} '''Ben True''' (born December 29, 1985) is an [[United States|American]] [[track and field]] and [[Cross-country running|cross-country]] athlete, who competed for [[Dartmouth College]] and currently trains in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]], while competing for Saucony and In the Arena. True was the top American at both the 2011 and 2013 [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]], as well as the 2011 USATF Road Running Circuit Champion, winning the 5k and 10k Road Championships along the way.<ref>http://www.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/Championship/USA-10-km/Men.aspx</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://athletes.saucony.com/athlete/ben-true/ |title=Ben True &#124; Saucony Athletes |publisher=Athletes.saucony.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-26}}</ref> True is married to triathlete [[Sarah True|Sarah Groff]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/athletes-life/blog/post/10987/taking-plunge |title=Taking the Plunge |last1=Groff |first1=Sarah|date=12 March 2014 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref> ==Early career== Born and raised in North Yarmouth, Maine, True competed as a [[Nordic skier]] and runner throughout his time at [[Greely High School]] and [[Dartmouth College]]. He earned All-American honors twice at the [[Foot Locker Cross Country Championships]] while in high school, twice at the [[NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship]], three times at the [[NCAA Skiing Championships]], and once at the [[NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=3734793&SPID=6287&SPSID=57737 |title=True-ly an Impressive Career Wearing Green - DartmouthSports.com—Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics |publisher=Dartmouthsports.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-26}}</ref> True studied art history and architecture at Dartmouth. ==Professional career (2009- Present)== After graduating from Dartmouth, True joined the [[Oregon Track Club]] for his first year as a professional runner. While at OTC, he was Top Mainer at the [[Beach to Beacon 10k]] in 2009, finishing 10th overall, and represented the Ivy League Alumni Select team at the Izumo [[Ekiden]] in Izumo City, Japan. === 2010=== In the summer of 2010, True returned to Hanover, New Hampshire, to train with the Arena Track Club, an NGO that provides opportunities for elite athletes to compete professionally while working part-time to strengthen their local communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in-the-arena.org/Athletes.aspx?id=2036 |title=Athletes |publisher=In the Arena |date= |accessdate=2013-07-26}}</ref> True coaches and manages a cross-country and track team at Indian River Middle School in Enfield, New Hampshire. ===2011=== True joined the [[Saucony]] Elite Racing team in 2011. Since joining Saucony, True has lowered his track PR's to 7:36:59 for 3000m, 13:02.74 for 5000m, and 27:41.17 for 10,000m.<ref>{{cite web|author=Athlete Profile Ben True |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/ben-true-234389 |title=Athlete profile for Ben True |publisher=Iaaf.org |date= |accessdate=2013-07-26}}</ref> On the roads, he has won four national championships ranging from 5k to 15k, as well as the 2011 United States Road Circuit Championship. Ben was also the top American at both the 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/2013/40th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-2-5096/men/senior-race/final/result |title=Senior Race Result - 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2013 &#124; iaag.org |publisher=Iaaf.org |date=2013-03-24 |accessdate=2013-07-26}}</ref> and 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/2011/39th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-4527/men/senior-race/final/result |title=Senior Race Result - 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships &#124; iaag.org |publisher=Iaaf.org |date=2011-03-20 |accessdate=2013-07-26}}</ref> [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]], finishing 35th and 6th. His 2013 performance was the highest finish for an American since 1995 and led the American team to a second-place finish behind Ethiopia, defeating Kenya for the first time since 1984. ===2013=== At the [[2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]], True finished 4th in both the 5000m and the 10000m. A top-three finish in either event would have qualified him for the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flotrack.org/speaker/9522-Ben-True/video/710039-Ben-True-The-Unbeatable-one-Stepper |title=Ben True Locked & Loaded For US 10K Team &#124; Ben True Videos |publisher=Flotrack |date=2013-06-14 |accessdate=2013-07-26}}</ref> Starting in 2013, Ben trained with [[Liberty University]] alum [[Sam Chelanga]] in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]]. This continued until early 2015 when Chelanga announced be would be moving to [[Tucson, Arizona]] to train with Coach [[James Li]] and his group of legendary athletes including the likes of [[Bernard Lagat]], Lawi Lalang and [[Abdihakem Abdirahman]] among others. ===2014=== Ben won the 2014 [[Manchester Road Race]], out-kicking [[Sam Chelanga]] during the last half-mile. ===2015=== On April 18, 2015, Ben True won the [[Boston Athletic Association|BAA]] 5K in a new American 5k road record, 13:22.<ref>http://production001.nyrr.org/media-center/2015/airbnb-brooklyn-half/press-releases</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/nyrrnews/status/589403668404969472/photo/1</ref><ref>http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/ben-true-molly-huddle-set-american-records-to-win-baa-5k</ref><ref>http://www.usatf.org/News/Huddle-and-True-set-pending-American-records-at-B-.aspx</ref> In June 2015, Ben won the New York Diamond League 5000 meters and ran 27:43.79 in a 10&nbsp;km at 2015 [[Payton Jordan]] Invitational in [[Palo Alto, CA]] earning a qualifying time<ref>http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/iaaf-approves-entry-standards-for-rio-2016-olympic-games-21054/</ref> for [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] and [[2015 World Championships in Athletics]] and Ben can earn a US roster spot if he placed top 3 at [[2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] or [[United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] trials. On June 25, Ben True placed 2nd in 10&nbsp;km and made fourth US team [[2015 World Championships in Athletics]] at [[2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] On July 18, Ben True finished 2nd in 13:06 in [[Heusden, Belgium]]. True placed 6th [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres|2015 World]]. On September 11, Ben ran 13:05 at [[Diamond League]] finale in [[Brussels]].<ref>http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/display-article?arId=117105</ref> ===US Teams=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! World team !! place |- | [[Ekiden#Izumo_Ekiden|2009 road]] || 13th<ref>http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/gitau-delivers-another-izumo-ekiden-win.html</ref> |- | 2011 12&nbsp;km xc || 35th |- | 2013 12&nbsp;km xc || 6th |- | 2015 10&nbsp;km outdoor || |- | 2015 5&nbsp;km outdoor || |} == References == {{Reflist|2}} <!-- Be sure to cite all of your sources in <ref>...</ref> tags and they will automatically display when you hit save. The more reliable sources added the better! See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:REFB for more information--> <!--Do not include any categories - these don't need to be added until the article is accepted; They will just get removed by a bot!--> {{Persondata | NAME = True, Ben | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American distance runner | DATE OF BIRTH = December 29, 1985 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[North Yarmouth, Maine]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:True, Ben}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American long-distance runners]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Maine]] [[Category:World Championships in Athletics athletes for the United States]]'