12/10/2026
Ben’s first marathon! ✅ Perth Marathon 2026 - here’s his wrap up:
That was tough! Finished in 3:13:07, and I spent all my bikkies. Would have loved to get in under 3:10, but it wasn’t to be. However - loved the race, the supporters (both known and unknown!), the challenge and the little moments of awesome amongst it.
Got a rough start behind too many slow runners and won’t be doing that again.
First challenge hit around 26km, but was holding pretty well to 30km. Then turned into the wind at 32km, and things got really tough - working into the wind, I knew the legs couldn’t push that hard and just had to hold on. Stepped up the last 2km, but the time was out of reach already.
Super grateful for so many people’s support in the lead up and on the day 🙏
Proud of my effort, learnt lots, enjoyed it (😵💫) and will be back.