Benji Durden

Quick Facts

Full Name	Benji Durden
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Aug 28, 1951(1951-08-28)
Age	73
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

Benji Durden Biography

Benji Durden is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on August 28, 1951 in United States.

Durden ran track in Sacramento, California as a youth, aspiring to become a miler. After moving to Georgia, he attended the University of Georgia, in Athens (UGA), where he ran the mile in 4:15 as a freshman. He graduated from UGA in 1973.

Durden’s marathon career debuted at the 1974 Peach Bowl Marathon. After he dropped out, he told friends, “Anyone who runs a marathon is sick.”

Benji Durden Net Worth

Benji Durden is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Benji Durden 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Benji Durden (born August 28, 1951) is a Boulder, Colorado based coach of elite runners who came to prominence as a distance runner in the early 1980s, at the height of the American running boom. Durden was a member of the titular 1980 Summer Olympics United States marathon team, placing second against what to that point was perhaps the deepest field of American marathoners ever assembled. With a personal record of 2:09:58, Durden recorded 25 sub-2:20 marathons in less than a decade. He ranked among the top ten US marathoners six straight years, reaching seventh in the world in 1982.

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In 1980, on a course running from Buffalo, New York, to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Durden finished second in the symbolic US Olympic Trials (the boycott had already been announced by the time the Trials were held in May) against one of the deepest field of American marathoners ever assembled. Durden surged into the lead at the 19 mile mark and built up a ten second advantage over the lead runners until Anthony Sandoval caught him in the 23rd mile. Sandoval pulled away in the 24th mile and went on to win the race. Durden finished second in a time of 2:10:40.3, a personal best by over three minutes.

Facts & Trivia

Berdymyrat Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Benji Durden celebrates birthday on August 28 of every year.

After college, Durden moved to Stone Mountain, becoming a fixture on the Atlanta-area running scene while working at Jeff Galloway’s Phidippides running shop.

Top Facts about Benji Durden

1. Benji Durden is a former American long-distance runner.
2. He competed in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games.
3. Durden set his personal best marathon time of 2:09:57 in 1983.
4. He won the Peachtree Road Race twice, in 1979 and 1980.
5. Durden was a member of the Atlanta Track Club for many years.
6. He has coached numerous successful runners, including Amy Begley and Shalane Flanagan.
7. In retirement, Durden works as a motivational speaker and writer.
8. He is known for his outspoken views on doping in athletics.
9. Durden was featured prominently in the book “Running with the Buffaloes.”
10. His running career spanned from the late 1970s to early 1990s.