Running

I run competitively with the Battle Road Track Club in West Cambridge, at distances from the mile to the half marathon. Before moving to Cambridge, I ran for the Georgetown Running Club in Washington, D.C., where I was 2019 rookie of the year, and before that I ran Division I cross country and track at Dartmouth.

Personal bests

Distance	Time	Race
Mile	4:11	Loudoun Street Mile (road), 2022 (on the track: 4:13.18 at the USATF Club Championships in July 2022 and 4:13.80 indoors in February 2026)
5k	14:30	BMC 5000m, Loughborough, 2022
10,000m	29:48	GSTC Spring Opener, Edison, NJ, 2021
10 miles	49:31	Broad Street Run, 2023

Races

Ben racing 1500m on a wet track at the Battle Road Twilight Series — Running 3:57.15 for 1500m in the rain at the Battle Road Twilight Series, 2026. Photo by Ari Silverfine.

Ben crossing the finish on Boylston Street — Racing in the pro field at the B.A.A. 5K in Boston, 2026.

Ben and his eleven teammates at the Hood to Coast finish line — With my team at the end of the 2026 Hood to Coast Relay: 12 of us, three legs each, about 18 hours from Mt. Hood to the Oregon coast.

Ben in a black singlet leading a pack up a tree-lined hill — The Kensington 8K, September 2025, which I won in a narrow sprint finish.

Ben breaking the finish tape at the Covered Bridges Half Marathon — Winning the Covered Bridges Half Marathon in Vermont, June 2025. It was my second win there (I’ve also finished second twice), and it meant a lot after a difficult year living and running in Florida.

Ben finishing the Broad Street Run with his arms out — Finishing 7th overall at a hot Broad Street Run, 2025.

Ben smiling with his Broad Street Run medal — After Broad Street, 2025.

Ben finishing the Broad Street Run in a Georgetown Running Club singlet — Broad Street Run, 2023, where I ran my 10-mile best of 49:31.

Ben smiling on the track at night — The Tracksmith Twilight 5000, July 2022.

Results board showing Ben second in a 5000m race in 14:30.65 — Second in the BMC 5000m in Loughborough, England, June 2022, in 14:30.65, still my 5k best.

Ben and the women's winner holding trophies and wine after the CK10 — Winning the CK10 night race in Čakovec, Croatia, June 2022, in a course record of 30:56 (how I ended up there: runners at a race in Slovenia two days earlier told me about it, so I took a train to the border and found a ride the rest of the way. The prizes included Croatian wine). The local paper covered it.

Ben finishing a night 10k under a race clock — A 10k in Škofja Loka, Slovenia, June 2022.

Writing about running

More Tech Isn’t Always Better (The Dartmouth, 2018, winner of the Mecklin Prize)
Running to be Surprised (2023)
Blink: An Essay on Running in the Dark (2019)

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