Ben Fletcher
QT: 2:16:48
Residence: Albuquerque, NM
Hometown: Santa Fe, NM
College: University of Pennsylvania
Age on Race Day: 33
Qualifying Race: California International Marathon 2018
Marathon Best: 2:16:48
Social Handles: Instagram - @ziarunner
Favorite inspirational quote: “I Would Rather Be Ashes Than Dust! I Would Rather Be A Superb Meteor, Every Atom Of Me In Magnificent Glow, Than A Sleepy And Permanent Planet. The Proper Function Of Man Is To Live, Not To Exist. I Shall Not Waste My Days In Trying To Prolong Them. I Shall Use My Time.”- Jack London
Favorite vacation spot: Mexico
Favorite book: The Old Man and the Sea
Of Note:
- As a "solopreneur," Created One World Athletics, where he coaches and manages several elite runners from the UK and Kenya; heads Jackrabbit Race Productions, where he coaches runners of all ages and abilities while producing and timing endurance events; founded Adobe Strategies
- Took part in a persistence hunting documentary called "A Fair Chase"
- Since age of 17 has trained with Kenyan marathoners and in 2013 spent 4 months living in Kenya for a running training camp
