Education
True studied art history and architecture at Dartmouth.
True studied art history and architecture at Dartmouth.
True is married to triathlete Sarah Groff. 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Cross Country Championship, three times at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Skiing Championships, and once at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
After graduating from Dartmouth, True joined the Oregon Track Club for his first year as a professional runner.
While at Over-the-counter, 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 non-governmental organization that provides opportunities for elite athletes to compete professionally while working part-time to strengthen their local communities.
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 Puerto Rico"s to 7:36:59 for 3000m, 13:02.74 for 5000m, and 27:41.17 for 10,000m.
Ben was also the top American at both the 2011 and 2013 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 United States of America 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.
Starting in 2013, Ben trained with Liberty University alum Sam Chelanga in Hanover, New Hampshire. This continued until early 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
On June 25, Ben True placed 2nd in 10 km and made fourth United States team World Championships in Athletics at United States of America Outdoor Track and Field Championships On July 18, Ben True finished 2nd in 13:06 in Heusden, Belgium. True placed 6th World.
On September 11, Ben ran 13:05 at Diamond League finale in Brussels.