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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | St George Athletics Club [AUS] / Melbourne Track Club [AUS]: |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Exercise Science - Charles Sturt University: Australia |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Travelling. (Twitter profile, 15 Jul 2016) |
| Injuries | He missed the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, People's Republic of China, after suffering a 14cm tear in his hamstring. He required surgery on the injury. (rio2016.olympics.com.au, Apr 2016) In 2015 he suffered an injury to his right Achilles. He took a couple of weeks off but soon after his return he slipped and fell down a hill, dislocating ribs. (runnerstribe.com, 31 Oct 2015) In 2011 he missed three weeks of training because of an Achilles injury. (trizone.com.au, 31 Aug 2011) Earlier in his career he dislocated his shoulder in a cycling accident. He has also sustained a torn calf muscle and sprained back. (runnersworldonline.com.au, 07 Dec 2011) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Sean Williams [personal], AUS, from 2006 |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Coach |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Saint, Benny, Benson (benstlawrence.com, 10 Dec 2011) |
| Other information | COACH He and Gary Howard founded the coaching group Run Crew. "We offer coaching, programming, training sessions, and running camps to bring like-minded people together, both in person and online. They can then experience all the great things that running has to offer." (runnerstribe.com, 31 Oct 2015) |
| Hero / Idol | Australian middle distance runner Herb Elliott, Australian wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley, US basketballer Michael Jordan. (olympics.com.au, 26 Jun 2012) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "Humans were born to run, and I feel most alive when running at full speed. I love to compete and there is no truer competition than a bunch of runners from all across the globe lining up to see who is able to get to the line first. No subjectivity at all, just a test of supreme fitness, speed and tactics." |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (rio2016.olympics.com.au, Apr 2016) |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (runnerstribe.com, 31 Oct 2015) |