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Podcast: Athletics Ontario Running Podcast
Episode: EP 188: Ben Preisner - Tokyo-Bound: An Elite Runner's Path to 2025 World Marathon Championships
Description: You'll want to lace up for this one! In this episode of the Athletics Ontario podcast, we sit down with elite marathoner Ben Preisner to unpack his remarkable journey from an athlete in Milton, Ontario, to a national and international competitor. Ben shares candid insights on his transition from a team sport to running and his time as a collegiate athlete at the University of Tulsa, where he balanced a demanding chemical engineering degree with grueling training. Ben also dives deep into his mental approach to high-level competition and reveals his intense preparations for the ultimate test...